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Subject: Weekly Updates - Volatile returns from NPS; Shehla Masood murdered; staggered gains likely, and many more
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TOP STORIES   Returns from New Pension System schemes are hugely volatile Returns from NPS have varied between 12.52% and 1.82% even for bond schemes, since they are market-determined. This is sure to put off savers. Even a massive dose of financial literacy will not help... *CIC: Government employees have an equal stake in good governance *Finance Ministry dismisses allegations made by former whole-time member of SEBI as distortion of facts *What does the life of a 38-year-old matter for a diamond mine? Will the government take cognizance of the threats to RTI activists? *Corporate affairs ministry stops funding of investors' forums without giving any reason *Does SEBI really pay any heed to investors' complaints? *Former top bureaucrat alleges fraud in grant of environment clearances for private power projects *Companies procuring false environment impact reports, ministry overlooks fraud, says former top bureaucrat     India Against Corruption   Oh my God! My Anna and people have won! It is the first big victory for citizen empowerment. It is, hopefully, the beginning of a new India that will go through a cleansing of its governance processes. It is the beginning of a common man's chance to exist with dignity and self-esteem. It is the beginning of a partnership between people and the political fraternity. It is all because of the courage of one small man, our dear Anna! *How the country can ensure transparency in public procurement through an appropriate law *Santosh Hegde: In Sept 2010, parliament cleared 17 bills in 12 minutes, one of them was to dilute the Prevention of Corruption Act *Learning the tools and processes to detect and control corporate fraud *Some examples of everyday fraud and what you can do about them   Markets / Regulations / Commodities   Regulation: Paralysed regulators With wrong people at the helm, distrust and lack of integrity are the norm... *Weekly Market Report: Staggered gains likely *A 'morning star' pattern increases the probability that the recent lows should hold in corrections *Decline in early onion crop sets off speculation over possible price rise Street Watch   Investor protection fund: Money grab Ministry of Corporate Affairs allows spending of unclaimed investors' funds to be decided by bureaucrats, industry bodies... *Multi-level marketing: Seeking legitimacy *Regulatory reform: Whose consent? Investing (Stocks / Mutual Funds / Investor Interest)   Is investor protection a myth? Why is SEBI dragging its feet on the ombudsman after notifying it in 2003? The ombudsman scheme for the capital market, approved and notified by SEBI eight years ago, has not been implemented by successive chairmen for mysterious reasons. Will the market regulator, under its new chairman, introduce the scheme at least now to safeguard the interest of investors?... *JP Morgan Mutual Fund plans open ended hybrid scheme. But how much does one invest in such an offer? *Venus Remedies: Health boost *Seshasayee Paper: No paper tiger *Unquoted: Hindustan Everest Tools, Integra Engineering India Personal Finance (Insurance)   LIC feels the heat as term plan business gets competitive; plans revamp of its product There has been stiff competition in the term plans business recently, with premiums nose-diving as insurers scramble for a larger market share. But LIC's business in this segment is still miniscule and the insurance giant is gearing up to launch a competitive product... ON STANDS NOW Companies & Sectors   Bitter first quarter for sugar producers; shipping, real estate are the other two worst performers Sugar sector records net loss in April-June 2011 period; profits dip for shipping and real estate too... *Oil refiners losses grow over 39% in June quarter; bank profits under pressure due to increasing cost of funds *How and why did microfinance agents become a part of the Indian microfinance business? *RBI panel proposals for NBFCs will structurally strengthen the sector, says Crisil *'Affordable housing is a demand category yet to be taken up' *Softcell Technologies Achieves Five Symantec Specializations Life (public interest / events / advertising)   'Voice of People' is another Speak Asia by the looks of it The newest multi-level marketing company also makes it mandatory for panellists to subscribe to its online magazine, while promising income on filling consumer feedback surveys... *Beware! There's another scam mail in circulation that uses the name of the RBI to get your bank details *Income-Tax Department detects and destroys 11.69 lakh multiple PAN cards *Kotak Mahindra turns 25. Once again!   BEYOND MONEY: FOR THOSE WHO NEED A HELPING HAND   Parivartan Shikshan Sanstha helps poor children with informal training and creates awareness about their rights   BOOKS: THE LOVE OF THE PRINTED WORD   Indian Mujahideen SHISHIR GUPTA The Little Book of Valuation ASWATH DAMODARAN Nike: The Vision Behind the Victory TRACY CARBASHO EXCLUSIVE COLUMNS   Bad debt issues are becoming severe in emerging markets too and could hurt the global financial system William Gamble   Microfinance institutions should be permitted to transform into banks as it will help them improve services and reduce costs Ramesh S Arunachalam Tata Aria: Now, this is a mindless commercial Anil Thakraney   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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