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The Indian Banking sector has seen quite a few Mergers and Acquisitions in the recent past. What have been the motives behind these? What are their benefits and drawbacks? How is the future direction of the M&A scene in India likely to be?
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RBI has announced the introduction of Interest Rate Futures with the banks being allowed to take trading positions. After an unsuccessful launch in 2003, will the IRF market take off this time round?
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When sentiments rule the roost, can technical indicators come to the investors rescue? An in-depth analysis of the crashes in Indian markets over an eight year period beginning 2000 indicates maybe they can.
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Looking to understand the most effective hedging tools in the stock market? The Volatility Index has the potential to make a great one. Read on to understand its significance in the Indian context.
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Mutual Funds (MFs) have risen as an attractive investment opportunity and investors increasingly rely on ratings to decide. Do these ratings really convey superior performance of funds?
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As the disclosure norms for banks become tighter owing to RBI's intervention and the Basel accord, do they have any significant impact on shareholder wealth?
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In these times of global warming and increasing energy needs, how should power generation companies evaluate projects? Is DCF sufficient or are real options the way forward?
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Choosing the right mode of financial restructuring can determine success or failure in generating shareholder value.
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Indian banks have to assess the creditworthiness of their customers based on insufficient data. A Fuzzy Logic system for credit rating can come to rescue in such scenarios.
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In a world faced with rising temperatures what is the best way to lower greenhouse gas emissions – a system that taxes carbon or one that caps the emissions?
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This article does a quantitative analysis of risk and returns of small hydro power (SHP) projects in India that are registered with United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) under the clean development mechanism (CDM). The dependence of the performance parameters of the projects on different factors is examined through regression analysis and simulation and key factors that determine return and risk are identified. The article looks at the impact of registering SHPs and some recommendations follow from this analysis.
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A store of value and an industrial commodity, silver has lured investors for long with its lucrative returns despite high volatility. What makes the silver prices so frenzied?
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Is Micro-insurance another fad, or a historic inflection point for the insurance industry?
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This article aims to answer the question as to whether Indian mutual fund managers take investment decisions independently or follow each other, through a study on herding.
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