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30 June 2011   Moneylife Exclusive Disinvestment fiasco: The 'aam aadmi' government failed to take public interest into account Moneylife Digital Team Despite an extremely favourable market situation in 2010-11, this government's ambitious disinvestment programme did not succeed because a government of the 'aam aadmi' behaved like any other private sector issuer...     Exclusive Column     RTI activists plead with information commissioners to compel public authorities to put up mandatory data on Web Vinita Deshmukh Over 5.5 lakh RTI applications were filed in Maharashtra in 2010, but the number of appeals were lower, according to the official annual report. Last week, activists discussed with state information commissioners the ways to make RTI more vibrant and effective...       Other ML Exclusives   Blue Chip Infraprojects removes MLM plan pages from its website Following mails from Moneylife to SEBI and Tata Securities, the MLM scheme pages and ads of Blue Chip Infraprojects have disappeared from the Internet. Tata Securities has denied any association with the MLM company. Is there something seriously wrong somewhere? ................................................................................................................................................ Online term plans 'Online term plan' is a new concept that has grabbed attention due to premiums that are amazingly low compared to other plans. But, before you fall for the charms of low-priced term plans, think about the many issues that are not so apparent... ................................................................................................................................................ Daily Market Report: Share prices may move in a narrow range The Nifty may trade between 5,600 and 5,680... ................................................................................................................................................ Will the Nifty rise on Friday? What is the past record after eight days of a continuous rally? The odds favour a rise... ................................................................................................................................................ Lokpal Bill: Compromises have to be made in this unique experiment of civil society participating in governance There is no doubt that systemic changes are required to root out corruption which is at the heart of the engine of the government and politics in the country. But there is no quick-fix solution... ................................................................................................................................................ "We aim to become the WebMD of medicine" Dr Debraj Shome, who set up MediAngels along with his friend Dr Arbinder Singal, believes that super-speciality healthcare should be more widely available... ................................................................................................................................................ New India Assurance tops customer satisfaction survey; overall, survey finds decline in customer approval Decline in satisfaction is mainly in the area of interaction with customers at branch offices as well as independent agents... ................................................................................................................................................ Luxury cars: Corrupt but arrived! The crooked and the famous manage to squeeze in and out of their luxury limos while we still have barefoot managers, finds Veeresh Malik...   Personal finance today ICICI Prudential MF unveils one year fixed maturity plan L&T Mutual Fund introduces 367 days fixed maturity plan MetLife India reports net profit of Rs35 crore Max Bupa integrates with Integrated Grievance Management System Municipal Corporation Gurgaon starts call centre for receiving complaints BioQuest Sol provides healthcare services over mobile phones   At a Glance   - Food inflation falls to 7.78% for the week ended 18th June - Allow up to 49% FDI in multi-brand retail: Consumer affairs ministry - FMCG cos rule out price cut despite fall in raw material costs - NSE seeks another 3-month extension for stake sale in NCDEX - Fitch Rating predicts slowdown in financing for power projects - Committed to 9-10% economic growth: PM   Corporate Wrap-up   - Canara Bank increases base rate by 25 basis points to 10.25% - Vishal Retail to sell properties to raise Rs50 crore - Reliance Broadcast to invest around Rs200 crore in FM radio segment     Moneylife Columns     Pyramid schemes: Daylight robbery Sucheta Dalal Pyramid marketing companies are looting the public easily, while the government watches. Many countries have banned them outright...     Labour pains: How government regulations are hurting employment and businesses William Gamble The laws, far from protecting labour, many times limit competition, discriminating against foreign companies and foreign workers. Often, it is not the laws themselves, but how they are enforced...       Face 2 Face   Varun Industries aims to complete new steel, pig iron units by 2015 Kiran Mehta, chairman and managing director, says backward integration will give the company absolute control over quality and reasonably good control over cost...   Editor's Pick   The China story might be nearing the end China accounts for less than 10% of global economic activity. Yet, the country is consuming nearly half of all the steel, cement and copper used in the world. ...................................................................................................................................................... American IPOs are gaining steam IPO proceeds in the US have exceeded $11.90 billion in Q2, up from $5.20 billion a year ago. ...................................................................................................................................................... Will Lagarde help Asia? The continent's 'emerging' markets are hoping that the new IMF head will give them a helping hand. ...................................................................................................................................................... China is propping up the euro But how long will this largesse last? ...................................................................................................................................................... The 'Samsung versus Apple' battle rages on The Korean giant has filed another lawsuit claiming that Apple had infringed patents for tech used in its iPhone and iPad gizmos. ...................................................................................................................................................... Cartoon of the week Obama goes through some pullback woes...   Book Review   Pakistan: A Hard Country Devarajan Mahadevan You cannot get a better view of Pakistan   FROM the ARCHIVES   Why not make Rahul PM now? There are any number of problems to be solved, any number of new initiatives to be taken. On balance, it is a job for a young team led by a 41-year-old and not for a bunch of septuagenarians... ...................................................................................................................................................... Investors shun demat route for funds and AMCs launch schemes that don't need demat accounts Even as SEBI's move to get investors to buy mutual funds through the stock exchanges has failed to work, fund companies are floating fund-of-funds to funnel money into ETFs—which are supposed to be bought only on the stock exchanges!...   FORTHCOMING EVENT   Investor, Empower Yourself, for the first time in Bengaluru on 16th July Moneylife Foundation is holding a day-long seminar, "Investor, Empower Yourself", in Bengaluru, on Saturday, 16 July 2011. Admission is free, To register, please click here for details or message us at mail@mlfoundation.in, or call Shanti Jagadeesh at 080-41556012 (Time: 10 am to 6pm, Monday to Friday)...   To subscribe to this free newsletter log on to www.moneylife.in or email us at newsletter@moneylife.in To get FREE updates via sms click here.

 

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