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Here's how banks can goof up with your post dated cheques
Post-dated cheques (PDC) are a handy, convenient way to handle a financial transaction. But just how much can you trust that your bank will exercise utmost care while handling such cheques?
US Fed Reserve meet: What to expect from Ben Bernanke
Asian markets kept their nerve on Wednesday counting on the Federal Reserve to launch only a modest scaling back of stimulus later in the day, though all assets were vulnerable to any hint of hawkishness from the world's most powerful central bank.<br /><br />
Market rally will fade: 4 reasons why Goldman is bearish on India
The BSE Sensex is trading flat ahead of the conclusion of the two-day US Federal Reserve meeting that is expected to result in the start of a rollback of its stimulus.<br /><br />
Hospital costs, doctor's visit: How to choose a perfect health plan
A good medical cover should, however, include hospitalisation, doctor visits, medicine, emergencies, dental and vision issues, accident cover, lab tests, rehabilitation expenses, and a stipend/ cash cover for the period that you are out of action due to an illness/ injury.
10 things you need to know before the opening bell
The US dollar held near a four-week trough against a basket of major currencies in early Asian trade on Wednesday as investors bet that any move by the U.S. Federal Reserve to roll back stimulus will be very modest.
Markets hold their breath: Eerie calm in countdown to Fed conclusion
Caution ruled in stock markets, with MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan flat at 464.14. Japan's Nikkei firmed 0.8 percent while Australian shares were a fraction lower.<br /><br />
FIIs buy shares worth $1 bn in 8 days. Is worst of foreign selling over?
Deutsche Bank says fears of foreign institutional investors capitulation are receding as they have bought India shares worth $1 billion over the past eight sessions following Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan's recent announcements.
All you wanted know about your insurance repository e-policy account
Finance Minister P Chidambaram launched the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority's (IRDA) insurance repository system (IRS) yesterday. If you are wondering what that is and how this move could affect you, read on.
Get this: FIIs have bought shares worth $1 bn post Rajan's announcements
As per the report, investor sentiments were boosted following the recent announcements over the FCNR-B, supportive trade data and easing investment facilitation in debt markets.<br /><br />
RBI curbs impact India's foreign investment, slips to $1.94 bn
A month ago in July, the Indian firms had invested $3.24 billion in their various entities overseas.
NSEL crisis: Investors want govt to seize assets of promoter firm FTIL
Investors of the crisis-ridden National Spot Exchange Ltd today demanded that the government seize the assets of NSEL promoter firm Financial Technologies India Ltd to safeguard their interests.
Commerce ministry circulates cabinet note on housing FDI
The proposal to ease the FDI guidelines for the sector was mooted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation.
Rupee at a month-high, up 65 paise on easy Sebi investment norms
Bankers and exporters preferred to reduce their dollar positions on expectations more foreign capital would flow into the equity market.
How banks can goof-up with your credit report
If you are wise, you would learn from others' experiences and ensure that you don't face a similar situation. Tracking your finances, especially loans regularly is imperative, especially since nowadays credit reports and credit score matter more than ever before.
The markets may love Modi, but they have to wait and watch
The markets have given a thumbs up to Raghuram Rajan, but is keeping its fingers crossed on the anointment of Narendra Modi as the BJP's prime ministerial candidate.<br /><br />
FDA ban: Why Ranbaxy shares have tanked 35% when Sensex is soaring
Ranbaxy Laboratories tanked 35% to Rs 297 in opening trade after CNBC-TV18 reported that the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has issued import alert on the company's Mohali unit.
Buy or rent a home? Read this and take a call on affordability
In addition to the financial factors there are emotional factors and personal preferences that goes into one choosing a place to live. These could be enumerated as follows<br /><br />
Sensex gains 200 points to end above 20,000 ahead of US Fed meet
Markets viewed Summers' move as leaving Fed number two Janet Yellen, a well-known advocate of looser monetary policy to support the U.S. recovery, the favorite to succeed the current chairman, Ben Bernanke.<br /><br />
Twitter IPO: Saudi billionaire Prince will hold on to stake
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal says he will not sell any of his shares in microblogging site Twitter Inc when it goes public, and expects the firm's IPO to hit the market later this year or in early 2014.
Twitter IPO may revive investor interest in consumer apps and dotcoms
From accommodation service Airbnb and storage site Dropbox, to limo-providers Uber, a clutch of hot Silicon Valley names that have steered clear of the markets may now gravitate back if Twitter helps revive investor interest in consumer apps and dotcoms.<br /><br />
Twitter's 'secret' IPO puts investors in the dark
Twitter's use of a confidential initial public offering filing has reignited a debate about a 2012 US law that critics say denies investors time to digest a company's financial information and erodes the widely-held value of market transparency.
Equity market expects Fed to delay tightening; bond players don't buy it
The worrying fact for the equity market is that bond markets are not giving any indication that it believes the tightening will be postponed
Reverse mortgage has flopped; maybe gold would work better
Reverse mortgages have not worked in homes, but gold stands a better chance. It would also bring more gold out of homes into bank vaults.
This chart shows why Nifty could get into a downside correction from here
A move past 6,093 would indicate that the worst may probably be over for the index.
To boost FIIs, Sebi allows investment in govt debt without auction
To boost foreign fund inflows into the capital markets, market regulator Sebi has allowed overseas entities to invest in government securities without any auction mechanism.
Sebi rejects consent settlement plea of SBI, 24 others
Sebi has rejected state-run SBI's plea for settlement of an ongoing probe against the bank for alleged violations of various clauses of debenture trustee norms and code of conduct regulations.
Reminder: Taxpayers should resend ITR-V e-return copies to Bangalore
Income Tax department has asked electronic filing taxpayers not having sent their returns copy for the two previous assessment years by post to its centre in Bangalore, to do so early.<br /><br />