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19April 2011   Moneylife Exclusive Rama Bijapurkar quietly quit the Infosys board Sucheta Dalal The only woman director on the board of Infosys Technologies quit last year, and the usually politically-correct company does not have a single woman on the board of the company or its subsidiaries...     Exclusive Columns     Caution is the buzzword as IMF warns of persistent risks Anand Datla The IMF says growth and recovery is taking root in global markets, but it advises financial policymakers to be cautious as high unemployment, rising commodity prices, inflation and increasing oil prices could slow growth in the medium term...     What's wrong with jumping on the bandwagon? William Gamble From rabid football fans to crazed nationalists, or religious fanatics, sometimes the need to be part of the group can strip us of our reason and force us to make some very irrational decisions. This is especially true of investors...       Other ML Exclusives   Behind the scenes at Infosys TV Mohandas Pai quit because of internal squabbles and not, as he said, because he wants to serve the country. Moneylife pieced together the picture from circles close to the company... ................................................................................................................................................ ONGC's mockery of investor services; it has not compensated investors yet for delay in 2004 share issue The largest government company had promised redressal of complaints from investors, during the sale of 10% equity seven years ago. It also said it would pay interest if investors did not receive refund orders within 15 days of the issue closing. But the company has not done so, and it is now on the verge of a follow-on issue... ................................................................................................................................................ Private equity firms and broken-down model of broking firms–III What is a business model without a widening customer base? Amazingly, PE funds missed that core point. Even as brokers threw PE money at branch expansion, retail investors stand alienated from the big bull market ... ................................................................................................................................................ SEBI: Time for introspection SEBI is policing others, what about itself... ................................................................................................................................................ Will UTI AMC become 'Khosla ka Ghosla'? According to media reports, the finance ministry is pushing the candidature of Jitesh Khosla as head of UTI AMC. However, T Rowe Price, the single largest stakeholder in the AMC, does not seem to agree... ................................................................................................................................................ Daily Market Report: Decline to resume soon Watch 19,250 on the Sensex and 5,770 on the Nifty for a possible reversal... ................................................................................................................................................ Birla MF to launch gold ETF, the flavour of the season Gold has gone up six times in 10 years. That's exactly why you should not join the gold rush to invest in gold ETFs... ................................................................................................................................................ Anna Hazare-led anti-corruption campaign was an unexpected money-spinner for broadcasters TV channels that were expecting to wind down after the cricket World Cup, were pleasantly surprised by the additional revenues they earned from the interest in the protest at Jantar Mantar... ................................................................................................................................................ Tanishq: Good casting, poor storyline The ad, starring Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan, fits them to the T. But it is too clinical, too logical, too sensible, too cold and too dry. Diamonds are all about seduction, mystery, enchantment … the moment you remove the aura and the mystique, the game is over... ................................................................................................................................................ Personal finance today Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance gets R2 approval from IRDA Future Generali launches Wealth Protect Deutsche Mutual Fund floats Fixed Term Fund-Series 80 DSP BlackRock Mutual Fund unveils three months fixed maturity plan Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund launches 18 months fixed maturity plan SBI Mutual Fund introduces Debt Fund Series 180 Days 17 Paramount Printpackaging IPO opens 20th April     At a Glance   - India's monsoon rains most likely to be normal: Govt - Vedanta acquires 10.5% stake in Cairn India - DGH refuses to approve RIL's FY10-11 spending on KG-D6 gas fields - IDBI Bank Q4 net up 62% at Rs516 crore - SEBI to set up forensic cell to help investigate financial fraud     Corporate Wrap-up   - Magma Fincorp's Q4 PAT rises 69% to Rs44.93 crore - Aditya Birla Group acquires Domsjö Fabriker, Swedish speciality pulp manufacturer - ZEE posts Q4 net profit at Rs191.83 crore   Moneylife Columns     Tata Docomo: Simple. And it works. Anil Thakraney These simple, silly ads, starring Ranbir Kapoor, are a refreshing change. Only the jokes aren't really witty and hilarious...     New demands, past experience, leading regulators to be more creative in how they regulate William Gamble Regulators and regulations are usually hijacked by influential industries and individuals they are meant to regulate and with damaging consequences. Now, that appears to be changing slowly...     Face 2 Face   "Portability is not the answer to consumer complaints" The chief executive officer of Max Bupa Health Insurance, Dr Damien Marmion, says that portability will add to complexity from the customer point of view...   Editor's Pick   S&P US warning—Late & welcome: James Saft Standard & Poor's decision to put the US on warning that it may lose its AAA debt rating is both deliciously absurd and genuinely earthshaking. ...................................................................................................................................................... Bernanke may sustain stimulus to avoid 'Cold Turkey' end to aid Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke may keep reinvesting maturing debt into Treasuries to maintain record stimulus even after making good on a pledge to complete $600 billion in bond purchases by the end of June. ...................................................................................................................................................... Consumers push plastics industry to find bio-based solutions When consumers protested with Facebook pages like "I hate the noise the Sun Chips bags make," chip maker Frito-Lay came up with a quieter biodegradable bag instead of simply scrapping the whole idea. ...................................................................................................................................................... Giant sculpture made of 1,500 plastic tiles looks like digital smoke Changing Room, by Easton+Combs, is made of more than 1,500 polycarbonate tiles slotted together to create what's effectively a huge swatch of herringbone. ...................................................................................................................................................... Kooky "Democratic Chess Set" lets you make up your own rules Designed by Florian Hauswirth, this unique chess set lets you stack pieces in new ways instead of merely capturing them. ...................................................................................................................................................... Cartoon of the week Uncle Sam's balancing act. ...................................................................................................................................................... Book Review   Witty writ Shukti Sarma Complicated economic thinking—made lucid and understandable...   FROM the ARCHIVES   The curious case of the Damodaran Committee's report on customer services: Why is it still in limbo? The detailed report on customer services has not yet been released despite it being ready; committee members are being kept in the dark over the progress of the report by the head, M Damodaran, who is incommunicado on this issue... ....................................................................................................................................................... Are mobile operators deliberately rejecting MNP requests? The much-touted mobile number portability, which allows a subscriber to change the operator while retaining the original number, is facing hurdles from the operators themselves. Numerous subscribers have been unable to shift as their operators have rejected their requests for no satisfactory reason... Forthcoming Events   Good Governance for NGOs Moneylife Foundation will conduct a workshop on Good Governance and Legal Compliance Issues for NGOs on Thursday, 21 April 2011. Noshir Dadrawala, chief executive of the Centre for Philanthropy, will address the session, which will be held from 3 pm at the Moneylife Knowledge Centre .Admission is free. To register, please message us at mail@mlfoundation.in or call Dione/Judith on 2444 1058. Click here for more details ....................................................................................................................................................... How to be Safe and Smart With Your Money The next workshop on "How to be Safe and Smart With Your Money" is scheduled for Saturday, 30 April 2011. The programme will be conducted by Sucheta Dalal, Managing Editor, Moneylife, and Debashis Basu, Editor, Moneylife, from 3pm to 5pm, at the Moneylife Knowledge Centre. Admission is free. To register, please message us at mail@mlfoundation.in or call Dione/Judith on 2444 1058. Click here for more details     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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