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Subject: Weekly Updates - Do Phool Do Patte: Mamata, Jayalalithaa; Mohan Gopal's explosive exposé of SEBI; Market might see minor gains; and many more
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TOP STORIES   Do Phool Do Patte: Mamata, Jayalalithaa lead landslide victories in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu On Friday the 13th May, the mainline media was totally immersed with the election results from the five states that went to the poll in the past month. They focused on the sweeping victories of Mamata Banerjee and J Jayalalithaa. Funnily, according to a tweet, Kalaignar TV which is owned by members of the family of defeated chief minister K Karunanidhi, stopped telecasting the election results... *Dr Mohan Gopal's explosive exposé of SEBI's functioning under Bhave *'Non-est' orders on NSDL become 'est' again *UP land acquisition: Let villagers keep their lands; development be damned! *'Insurance is a subject matter of solicitation.' But is this really the case? *Tax evasion: Broken trail *MSC Bank: The RBI finally steps in to clear the mess in Maharashtra's apex co-operative bank *CAMS research on creation of MF new folios throws up debate *Weekly Market Report: Market might see minor gains *Test reveals lead and copper in 12 organic and three conventional tea brands     Markets / Equities   Question mark over timing of JP Morgan advisory, moneycontrol report on SKS Microfinance The stock price of the country's only listed microfinance firm crashed 35% in two trading sessions, leading the market regulator to initiate an inquiry into possible insider trading... *Pantaloon Retail buys 99 lakh shares of Future Ventures for Rs8 crore, despite its weak financials Investing (Mutual Funds / Stocks / Investor interest)   Savings account interest rate still at 3.5%? Several major banks have not updated the savings account interest rate on their websites even a week after the Reserve Bank of India hiked it to 4% ... *It's raining gold funds: Religare, SBI and HDFC jump into the fray now *Union KBC joins the crowded mutual fund space *Unquoted: Karma Industries; Arrow Securities Companies & Sectors   Reliance Industries neglects core strengths, seems to be in a 'Diworsification'—or diversifying for the worse—phase The company's scrip has languished over the past year due to its inability to execute the massive diversification exercise that it has already launched, in retailing. And now Reliance is looking at further forays into uncharted areas—power generation, fertilizers, cement and the overcrowded telecom sector. Its projected growth rate is also not very promising... *'Education, healthcare expansion to spur strong real estate growth in India in next 10 years' *Bombay HC allows proceedings against Helios & Matheson *MHADA plans 20,000 affordable apartments in partnership with private builders   Insurance   Third party administrators: Crashing the party Everybody loves to hate them. What does the future hold for TPAs? *Insurance telemarketing: More red tape? Regulations   PFRDA tries to resurrect the NPS; will review fund managers' performance The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority is trying to revive the New Pension System starting with a review of fund managers... *RBI directs banks to incorporate disaster management guidelines for infra, building loans *SEBI directs Sun-Plant Agro to wind up collective schemes *'Urgent need for umbrella regulator for real estate sector' Life (events / public interest /advertising)   Moneylife Foundation makes its first Capital appearance with an 'Investor, Empower Yourself' seminar A large number of people attended the seminar held at New Gurgaon—there was strong participation from other parts of the NCR too, along with attendees from Allahabad, Ludhiana and Chandigarh and other cities in the northern region... *Cheaters in paradise: True lies of SpeakAsia's Goa bash *Bank officers thrash Dhanlaxmi, Federal Bank for trying to undermine their unions *Supreme Court dismisses appeal filed by Harshad Mehta's mother, sister-in-law *RTI activist exposes RNA Corporation's shoddy handling of Oshiwara slum rehab project *Facebook users' account details inadvertently leaked: Symantec *UNICEF: Noble effort, ignoble creative   BEYOND MONEY: FOR THOSE WHO NEED A HELPING HAND   Door Step School makes the dreams of education of underprivileged children come true     BOOKS: THE LOVE OF THE PRINTED WORD   The Little Book of Currency Trading Kathy Lien How To Change The World Eric Hobsbawm Consumer India Dheeraj Sinha EXCLUSIVE COLUMNS   Beginning of a global meltdown, or a pause that refreshes? William Gamble   How unsafe and unhygienic are your restaurants? Use RTI to find out Vinita Deshmukh Havells Fans: Simple and witty Anil Thakraney   FORTHCOMING EVENTS     Understanding Insurance Getting the right health cover is never as easy as the advertisements suggest. The key is to find a policy that is priced right and delivers when you need it. Sudhir Sarnobat, Co-founder & CEO of Medimanage, a dedicated health insurance broking firm, will explain how this works, at a workshop on Tuesday, 17th May 2011. 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 to Safe and Smart with your Money Moneylife Foundation is holding a workshop on 'How to be Safe and Smart with You Money' on Saturday, 21 May 2011, 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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