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    WEEKS TOP STORIES IN THE WORLD OF FINANCEMarkets down for fourth straight week, slump 4% - business-standard.com

    India's benchmark share indices, the Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensex and the National Stock Exchange's Nifty, ended down

    for the fourth straight week amid persistent selling by foreign institutional investors on fears of slowing domestic growth,

    weakening rupee, moderating factory output data from China and rising debt concerns in Europe. For the week ended

    November 25, the Sensex crashed 676 points or 4.1% to end at 15,695, its lowest closing level in two years, since 3 November

    2009. The S&P CNX Nifty lost 196 points or 4% to close at 4,710.Read more>>

    Protest in Parliament as Govt allows FDI in retail - hindustantimes.com

    Government on Friday informed Parliament that it has allowed 51% FDI in multi-brand retail, a decision which faced strong

    criticism, including from key UPA ally Trinamool Congress. In a statement, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma

    said both in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha that the policy on single brand retail has also been liberalised, removing the 51%

    cap on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).Read more>>

    India's forex reserves shrink the most since Lehman Brothers falleconomictimes.com

    India's foreign exchange reserves have had the steepest three-week fall since the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings in

    2008, as the Reserve Bank of India wages a half-hearted battle to arrest the currency's fall amid turbulence in the international

    financial markets.Read more>>Cyrus P Mistry to succeed Ratan Tata - thestatesman.net

    Ending a year-long search, Mr Cyrus P Mistry, managing director of construction major Shapoorji Pallonji Group, was today

    named successor to Mr Ratan Tata at the helm of over US$ 80-billion conglomerate, Tata Group. A non-Tata family person, 43-

    year-old Mr Mistry will take over from Mr Tata, who retires as the chairman of Tata Sons next December when he turns 75. This

    is the first time that a person outside the Tata family will head the salt-to-software conglomerate. The Board of Directors of

    Tata Sons at its meeting today appointed Cyrus P Mistry as the Deputy Chairman. He will work with Ratan N Tata over the next

    year and take over from him when Tata retires in December 2012, Tata Sons said in a statement.Read more>>

    Rupee hits all-time low of 52.73 vs dollar; looks vulnerableeconomictimes.com

    The rupee skidded to an all-time low on Tuesday as oil refiners and other companies scrambled to buy dollars, with the

    currency looking increasingly vulnerable to a swelling current account deficit. Exposure to short-term portfolio flows, a rising oil

    import bill and slowing export growth have heightened the risk on the rupee and the outlook remains bearish.Read more>>

    RBI wants cos to hedge forex risk before fresh borrowings - financialexpress.com

    On top of Wednesdays series of measures to arrest the rupees fall, the Reserve Bank of India has advised companies to take

    fresh foreign currency exposure only after implementing the hedging policies adopted by their respective boards. An advisory

    has been sent through banks, said a senior RBI official engaged in forward market development.Read more>>Apple's iPhone 4S makes India debutzeenews.com

    The iPhone 4S, the final gadget unveiled during Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' lifetime, hit store shelves in India on Friday with

    a starting price of 44,500 rupees.At about four times the US retail price where customers buy mandatory data-service plans, the

    phone may still find buyers among affluent young professionals in India who are snapping up iconic brands and luxury items.

    Read more>>

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    IBWMS WEEKLY DIGESTFor internal circulation only November 25, 2011

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    PERSONAL FINANCE SECTION

    ELSS is still the best bet to save tax despite higher rates on NSC, PPFeconomictimes.comAs we approach the annual taxsaving investment season, the landscape of available avenues has changed decisively. As

    things stand, I would expect investments for tax-breaks to be biased heavily in favour of the government's small savings

    schemes as opposed to an equity-based tax-saving option like ELSS mutual funds.Read more>>

    Health Insurance is Wealth Insurancejagoinvestor.com

    Does health insurance really protect your health? Ask yourself this question and deep down in your heart you will hear

    someone shouting, No Idiot! , There is no policy which can protect your health!. Health can only be protected by right diet; rightexercise and right lifestyle. Unless you are doing any of these your health cant be insured. So what is Health Insurance, when

    it does not protect your health?Read more>>

    Infrastructure bonds from IDFCthehindu.com

    Infrastructure Development Finance Company Ltd. (IDFC) announced its public issue of Tranche-1 tax-saving long-term

    infrastructure bonds. Addressing presspersons here on Wednesday, S. J. Balesh, Senior Director (Resources), said these

    bonds had been classified as long term infrastructure bonds' as per the terms of Sec. 80CCF of the Income -tax Act. The

    Tranche-1 bonds, having a face value of Rs.5,000 each, would be issued in two series one with 9 per cent interest rate

    payable annually and the other with 9 per cent interest compounded annually. The bonds would be issued in demat and

    physical forms and would be listed on the stock exchanges. They would have a statutory lock-in period of five years from the

    date of allotment.Read more>>

    L&T Infrastructure to issue tax-saving infra bondsmoneylife.inL&T Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd to issue Tranche 1 Bonds starting , on November 25, 2011, through a public issue of

    long term infrastructure bonds with a face value of Rs1,000 each in the nature of secured, redeemable, non-convertible

    debentures having benefits under Section 80CCF of the Income Tax Act, 1961, aggregating up to Rs1,100 crore for FY2012.

    The minimum subscription will be five bonds and in multiples of one bond thereafter. The bond issue will close on December

    24, 2011, or earlier, as may be decided by the company. The first tranche of bonds will carry an interest rate of 9% per annum

    payable annually or compounded annually. The Tranche 1 Bonds are proposed to be listed on BSE.Read more>>

    How to register a propertylivemint.com

    Here are some basic things you should look at when registering your property.

    Where should you register? Each city has offices of the registrar or sub-registrars, where you can submit documents relating toyour property and get it registered. For example, Delhi has around 13 registrar offices. It is a must to go to the registrar office of

    the locality in which your property is located.Read more>>

    Credit score-based lending touches 57%: Cibilfinancialexpress.com

    In a sign of increasing adoption of prudential loan disbursement practices by lenders, credit information company Cibil today

    said there had been considerable increase in lending to individuals with high scores by banks. Cibil, which gives rates

    individuals on a scale of 300 to 900 points, is witnessing a shift in banks' attitudes over the last year, managing director Arun

    Thukral told reporters here. Till the past fiscal, only 40 percent of individual borrowers had a credit score of over 800, while the

    data collected this fiscal suggest the same number has moved up to 57 percent, Thukral said.Read more>>

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    TOPIC OF THE WEEKFixed Maturity Plan (FMP) v/s Fixed Deposit (FD)

    FMP Highlights:

    Fixed Maturity Plan is a type of debt mutual fund in which funds are invested for a fixed duration, just like bank FDsthe units of this plan mature on a predefined date (and therefore the name Fixed Maturity Plan).

    The money collected is invested in fixed-income instruments. It can be money market instruments like CPs, CDs,corporate bonds and even bank fixed deposits.

    This lock-in rate is often presented to investors as indicative return. This return is not guaranteed but the fundmanager expects to earn that much return based on the investment made. Returns offered by FMPs are usually

    better than bank FDs.

    Expense Ratio: FMPs usually have expense ratios between 0.25% and 1%. Exit Load: FMPs invest for a fixed tenure. So, stability of funds is important for them. Thus, to discourage early

    redemptions, the exit load is usually highfrom 1% to 3%.

    FMPs invest in debt having different levels of risk. But they usually stick to relatively low-risk debt issues. Any short term capital gain from FMPs is added to you income for that year, and is taxed as per the applicable

    income tax brackets / slabs.

    Any long term capital gain is taxed at a special rate10% without the benefit of indexation, or 20% with the benefit ofindexation.

    FMP v/s FDsFixed Maturity Plan (FMP) Fixed Deposit (FD)

    Offered by Mutual Funds (MFs) BanksSafety less safe compared to FDs Very safe, safer than FMPsDuration of investment 1 month to 3 years 15 days to 10 years

    Money invested in Money market instruments, corporate bonds andbank FDs

    NA

    Rate of return Generally return is better than bank FDs Generally return is a little lesser than FMPs

    Rate of return (at the time ofinvestment) Indicative, not guaranteed Guaranteed

    Expense Ratio 0.25% to 1% per year 0%Exit Load Practically there is no exit option From 0% to 1% (Penalty for Premature Foreclosure FD)

    Income tax (IT) treatment ofreturns

    Dividend: Tax free

    Interest earned is clubbed with that years income, and is

    taxed as per the applicable IT slabs.

    Short term gain:Clubbed with that years income, andis taxed as per the applicable IT slabs

    Long term gain: Taxed at a special rate 10%without the benefit of indexation, or 20% with the

    benefit of indexation.

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