Fwd: Weekly Updates: SEBI to reconsider NSDL issue, Infosys’ internal accruals, Market in a range and many more

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Subject: Weekly Updates: SEBI to reconsider NSDL issue, Infosys' internal accruals, Market in a range and many more
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TOP STORIES   Crucial meeting of revamped SEBI board next week to reconsider NSDL case Supreme Court had directed market regulator to take a second look at the inquiry report which was previously thrown out, in an obvious attempt to hide wrong-doings... *Desperate BSE's moment of truth—Lies, damn lies and statistics *Rama Bijapurkar quietly quit the Infosys board *Behind the scenes at Infosys *Fortnightly market review: Dollar signs *Market in a range : Weekly market report *The curious case of the Damodaran Committee's report on customer services: Why is it still in limbo? *What the Lokpal should be: An outline of the Commission *Swan, Unitech, RCom top officials in judicial custody after court rejects bail pleas in 2G case     Special series   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... *Private equity firms and broken-down model of broking firms–IV Street Watch   SEBI: Time for introspection SEBI is policing others, what about itself... *Warren Buffett: Gimmicky pitch *Politics: Corruption Conundrum Personal finance   *Want fast approval for a loan? You need to have a credit score of 800 and above Companies & Sectors   Reliance Industries Q4 net profit up 14% to Rs5,376 crore on improved crude production and GRM For the full fiscal, RIL's net profit grew 24.9% to Rs20,286 crore while its total turnover increased 29% to Rs258,621 crore... *TCS clocks 31% growth in Q4 net profit at Rs2,623 cr *Hindustan Zinc Q4 profit up by 42.96% *MERC rejects RInfra's attempt to cancel PPA with KSK Energy *Future Ventures says it does not have IPO documents of a listed company it acquired three years ago! *Will UTI AMC become 'Khosla ka Ghosla'? *IDBI Bank plans aggressive retail business growth this year, says chairman *Steel firms expected to register higher earnings in Q4 on higher prices, improved volumes *Anna Hazare-led anti-corruption campaign was an unexpected money-spinner for broadcasters Investing/Investor interest   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 *Fearsome financial illiteracy among employees about their companies! *HDFC Life 'MID' is a good initiative, but will it help prevent ULIP mis-selling? *Birla MF to launch gold ETF, the flavour of the season *The ING Multi-Manager scheme is an asset-gathering gimmick *Caution is the buzzword as IMF warns of persistent risks Moneylife Foundation Events   More citizens should get involved in the RTI movement says Ashok Ravat Speaking at a workshop on Right to Information Act, organised by Moneylife Foundation, Mr Ravat said more use and involvement of citizens with the RTI movement would pressurise authorities to disclose information voluntarily... *NGOs must understand their legal obligations to stay out of trouble: Noshir Dadrawala Life/public interest   Mumbai-Pune Expressway toll collected so far: Around Rs1,000 crore. But why is maintenance so shoddy? An RTI application has revealed that the MSRDC had entered into an agreement with Ideal Road Builders (IRB), which requires the company to carry out extensive work on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, to ensure convenience and safety of commuters. But despite gobbling up Rs1,000 crore in toll money between 2004 and 2011, maintenance has been shoddy... *'Land use' meet highlights need to speed up acquisition and construction, rework compensation *Are mobile operators deliberately rejecting MNP requests? *Now, sell UID…sorry, hassle more people to get incentive   BEYOND MONEY: FOR THOSE WHO NEED A HELPING HAND   The monasteries of Ladakh Ladakh is one of the most culturally distinct parts of northern India, where ancient Tibetan Buddhist traditions flourish in the mountain town of Leh and the villages of this land of snow peaks and brown earth... .   BOOKS: THE LOVE OF THE PRINTED WORD   The Little Book of Sideways Markets Vitaliy N Katsenelson The Price of Everything Eduardo Porter BUST Matthew Lynn EXCLUSIVE COLUMNS   What's wrong with jumping on the bandwagon? William Gamble   Garland Road in Mumbai: For whom? And when? Sudhir Badami Tanishq: Good casting, poor storyline Anil Thakraney   FORTHCOMING EVENT   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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