23 November 2007

Article/Corporate/Personailty of the Day

Infosys

Infosys Technologies Limited (BSE: 500209, NASDAQ: INFY) is a multinational information technology services company headquartered in Bangalore, India. It is one of India's largest IT companies, with nine development centers in India and over 30 offices worldwide. Infosys and its subsidiaries employ over 80,501 professionals (as of September 30, 2007).[1] Its annual revenues for the fiscal year 2006-2007 exceeded US$3.1 billion with a market capitalization of over US$30 billion.

Infosys was founded on July 2, 1981 in Pune by N. R. Narayana Murthy and six others: Nandan Nilekani, N. S. Raghavan, Kris Gopalakrishnan, S. D. Shibulal, K. Dinesh and Ashok Arora[2], with Raghavan officially being the first employee of the company. Murthy started the company by borrowing Rs.10,000 from his wife Sudha Murthy. The company was incorporated as "Infosys Consultants Pvt Ltd.", with Raghavan's house in Matunga, north-central Mumbai as the registered office. In 1983, Infosys moved its headquarters to Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka. In 1987 Infosys got its first foreign client, Data Basics Corporation from the United States.

For more : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infosys_Technologies

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Tata Consultancy Services

Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS Limited company) is one of the world’s largest providers of information technology, consulting, services and business-process outsourcing which commenced operations in 1968. As of 2007, it is Asia's largest And India's No.1 IT services firm with the largest number of employees among all the Indian IT companies with strength of over 100,000[1] IT consultants in 47 countries. The company generated consolidated revenues of US $4.3 billion for fiscal year ended 31 March 2007 and is listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange in India. CS is part of one of Asia's largest conglomerates and most respected groups, the Tata Group, which has interests in areas such as energy, telecommunications, financial services, manufacturing, chemicals, engineering and materials. TCS is the first company to be rated at Level 5 maturity for both the CMMI and PCMM framework. It is also the first Indian company to be certified AS 9100: Rev B for design of airframe structures.

For more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Consultancy_Services_Limited


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22 November 2007

Barak Valley Listing tomorrow

Barak Valley likely to list above Rs 60: Experts


Barak Valley Cements, a cement manufacturer in the north-east region, will list on the bourses on November 23, 2007.
R S Iyer of K R Choksey Securities said, "Barak Valley is expected to list at around Rs 60. One can start booking profits above Rs 80."
"Barak Valley is likely to get listed at Rs 63, as against the issue price of Rs 42. Profit booking is advised above Rs 60", according to Investment Advisor, S P Tulsian.
The company had entered the capital market with an initial public offer (IPO) of 56,60,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each for cash at a price of Rs 42 and its IPO was subscribed around 29 times.
The objects of the issue are to part finance expansion of clinkerisation capacity from present 420 TPD (tonnes per day) to 600 TPD, cement grinding capacity from 460 TPD to 750 TPD, investment in wholly owned subsidiary — Badarpur Energy (P) Ltd.; for setting up a 6 MW biomass based power project, to meet the working capital requirements and for general corporate purpose.
The book running lead manager to the Issue is UTI Securities Limited and the co- book running lead manager is Karvy Investor Services Limited



Other IPOs info

Rathi Bars to list on bourses tomorrow

Kolte-Patil IPO subscribed 45 times

Varun Industries jumps 150% on day one

V- Guard Industries files IPO papers with Seb

Jyothy Labs may see 15-20% upside on listing

Varun Ind sees FY08 topline growth at 25%



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ET headlines

The Economic Times

BHEL bags Rs 2,108-cr contract for Maithon project
Budget-08: Cut in taxes top India Inc wish list
FIIs turn to short-term bonds as yields move up
IT budgeting in US brings bad news for India
Mid-cap shares on a downward path
Tata Group emerges front-runner for Jaguar-Land Rover
PEs top choice list of IIM grads

Moser Baer to bring Kurosawa, Bergman for movie buffs
Heard on the street
Sensex makes way for heavyweights
Soros buys into Biyani's Future Capital
Fortis, DLF close to deal for setting up 15 hospitals
Burger King, Wendy's in talks with DLF for JV

Mixed view on RNRL; pegged at Rs 135
Unions support Tata's bid for Jaguar, Land Rover: Reports
M&M launches customised version of Scorpio
India Inc in top gear: Tata takes lead
Soros buys into Biyani's Future Capital
Rajesh Exports all set to launch Shubh Jewellers

MSPL to invest Rs 1,100 cr in wind energy
Hindustan Dorr Oliver bags Rs 111.50-cr order from HPCL
Wasserstein picks 12% in Euro Ceramics for Rs 60 cr
PVR plans to invest Rs 400 cr to open 250 screens
Prime Focus to acquire two US firms
Vishal Retail may sell stake for expansion: CMD

Indian telecom market to be at Rs 344,921 crore by 2012
India's steel capacity seen at 124 mn tonnes by 2011/12
India-China trade tops $27b till Sept
Sensex slide leaves investors poorer by Rs 4,13,000 crore

Varun Industries debuts at Rs 105
Varun Industries closes at 97% premium
V-Guard Industries files IPO papers
HDFC mutual plans infrastructure fund

United India Insurance co signs 7-year pact with HP
LIC first to set up pension fund company
India among the safer emerging markets


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Mkts display high volatility; Sensex ends -79 points: Sify.Com

Mkts display high volatility; Sensex ends

NIFTY 5519.35 -41.70
SENSEX 18526.32 -76.30

Thanks to hectic buying in a few blue chip stocks including State Bank of India, Maruti Suzuki, ACC, ICICI Bank and Bajaj Auto during the fag end of the session, the Sensex, which was struggling deep down in the red for a long time today, very nearly settled in the positive zone.

Though it opened on a positive note and spurted 142 points to 18,744.55 in early trade this morning, the Sensex tumbled into the red soon as weak global markets and heavy outflow of funds in recent sessions dampened the mood and knocked the wind out of several blue chip stocks. The market then witnessed a few smart intra-day rallies with one blue chip or the other recording an impressive surge every now and then.

The indices had a roller-coaster ride as every sharp rally was followed by an equally sharp setback, and this trend was visible almost till the end of the session today. Still, the barometer's final loss of 76.30 points or 0.41% was quite negligible considering the fact that it was down with a staggering loss of nearly 420 points at 18,182.83 at one stage this afternoon.

While the Sensex ended the session at 18,526.32, the Nifty finished at 5519.35 with a loss of 0.75% or 41.70 points. In intra-day trades today, the Nifty hit a high of 5608.65 and a low of 5394.35. State Bank of India ended with a handsome gain of 4.05% at Rs 2241.80. ACC (2.25%), ICICI Bank (2.2%), Bajaj Auto (2.1%), Maruti Suzuki (1.65%) and Hindalco (1.05%) also closed on a firm note.

For more: Mkts display high volatility; Sensex ends


Other articles from www.sify.com

Indian firm to invest $278 m in wind energy

Siemens bags Rs 10,100 cr orders
BHEL bags Rs 2,108 cr contract
3i Infotech expands in Chennai

PVR to invest up to Rs 400 cr in 250 screens
Puravankara Projects up on AP Industrial Infra order
Varun Industries shares rise 75% on debut
Satellier bags $10-m equity funding from Sequoia Capital
Tatas eye Europe with electric Indica

More articles @ www.sify.com/finance/


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Article/Corporate/Personailty of the Day

ICICI Bank

ICICI Bank (formerly Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India) is India's largest private sector bank in market capitalization and second largest overall in terms of assets. ICICI Bank has total assets of about USD 79 Billion (end-Mar 2007), a network of over 950 branches and offices, about 3600 ATMs, and 24 million customers(as of end July '07). ICICI Bank offers a wide range of banking products and financial services to corporate and retail customers through a variety of delivery channels and through its specialised subsidiaries and affiliates in the areas of investment banking, life and non-life insurance, venture capital and asset management. ICICI Bank's equity shares are listed in India on stock exchanges at Kolkata and Vadodara, the Stock Exchange, Mumbai and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited and its ADRs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

For more, Visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICICI

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State Bank of India

State Bank of India (SBI) (LSE: SBID) is the largest bank in India. If one measures by the number of branch offices and employees, SBI is the largest bank in the world. Established in 1806 as Bank of Calcutta, it is the oldest commercial bank in the Indian subcontinent. SBI provides various domestic, international and NRI products and services, through its vast network in India and overseas. With an asset base of $126 billion and its reach, it is a regional banking behemoth. The government nationalized the bank in 1955, with the Reserve Bank of India taking a 60% ownership stake. In recent years the bank has focused on two priorities, 1), reducing its huge staff through Golden handshake schemes known as the Voluntary Retirement Scheme, which saw many of its best and brightest defect to the private sector, and 2), computerizing its operations.

For more, Visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Bank_of_India


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21 November 2007

Economic Times headlines, MF Tracker

The Economic Times

Religare plans asset management biz
Religare closes at 180% premium
Religare weathers the storm on Day 1
India: World's best performing stock market

Business grads wanna be 'entrepreneurs'
Hot stocks face the heat in slide show
No consensus between mobile firms & DoT
Reebok to launch kidswear range
Reckitt hopes to rake in top dollars from India
Gap & Wal-Mart may scale down sourcing from India
MFs to get more room for realty play

Asia's hungry for management talent
Instacoll unveils online office suite, targets Google Docs
Delhi, Mumbai among world's costliest office locations: CBRE
Metal stocks beaten out of shape
Brokerage Platter: Sterlite Tech, Dewan Housing, KPR Mill

Emkay sees 20-25% upside on Jyothy Labs
Indra Nooyi appointed in USIBC Board of Directors
Indian executives see second-highest pay hike in Asia-Pacific
Tata Capital likely to buy 32% stake in Precision Cam
Small cars to dominate Indian market
Khattar may rope in PEs for car retail co


ICICI zips ahead of SBI in race for low-cost deposits
Singapore Temasek, GIC can raise ICICI stakes
UTI aims Rs 70,000 cr AUM by fiscal end
Reliance signs production sharing deal for 2 blocks in Yemen
LNM does the drill again for UK's Burren
More oil PSUs opt for transparency in deals


IVRCL Infrastructures plans mining foray
Hindalco to ride on Novelis technology
Carrefour zeroes in on 3 names for Indian JV
Airtel announces mega expansion plan
Surging economy will make India become G-3 nation: Livingstone
Indian business houses can pick up cues from PEs

Parle Software to consider bonus share issue
BVCL to list on bourses on Nov 23
Lost at Dalal Street: Rs 200 cr in every minute of trade
India may not be expensive after all in P/E play

Religare targets Dewan Housing at Rs 302
Religare assigns bbuyb to Adhunik Metaliks
SEBI plans to introduce real estate trusts
Delhi, Mumbai among world's costliest office locations: CBRE
DBS Chola Mutual Fund launches DBS Chola Small Cap Fund
Reliance Life may infuse Rs 1,500 cr capital in 3 years
Four Soft inks deal with Netherlands-based firm


Reliance edges past ICICI Pru to enter big 3 league
Equity scorecard for you
Who invests in mutual funds?
Equity funds which multiplied their NAV by ten times


For more, Visit: http://www.theeconomictimes.com/


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Know About: AXA, Aviva

AXA

AXA (Euronext: CS, NYSE: AXA) is an insurance company with a group headquarters in France. AXA is not the name of a single company but a group of companies independently organized and operated according to the regulations of many different countries.The AXA group of companies are engaged in life, health and other forms of insurance, as well as investment management. The AXA group operates primarily in Western Europe, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, North America and the Asia Pacific region and the Middle East.
There are five operating business segments with the AXA group of companies: Life & Savings, Property & Casualty, International Insurance (including reinsurance), Asset Management and Other Financial Services.The combined group has 189,000 employees and 122 billions dollars of revenues in 2004. If AXA were a single company it would rank as the 15th largest company in the world (based on revenues) on the 2006 Fortune Global 500 list.[1]


For more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AXA

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Aviva

Aviva plc (LSE: AV.) is the world's fifth-largest insurance group, the biggest insurance group in the UK and the second-largest insurance group in Canada. Worldwide, it trails behind AXA, Allianz, ING and Fortis[citation needed]. It is one of the leading providers of life and pensions products in Europe and has a presence in 25 countries worldwide, notably France and The Netherlands. The company was formerly called CGNU, and was created by a merger of Norwich Union and CGU plc (itself created by the 1998 merger of Commercial Union and General Accident) in 2000. The Aviva name was adopted in July 2002. The company still uses the Norwich Union name within the United Kingdom.

For more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviva


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13 Indian cos amongst Asia`s growing firms : Myiris.Com

13 Indian cos amongst Asia`s growing firms


Amongst Asia's hot growing companies, thirteen Indian firms have been listed in the 100 fastest growing small and mid-size companies in Asia, report agencies sources.

This report, which is prepared by US-based financial magazine Business Week, India is home to higher number of such companies than China whose presence is limited to just eight firms.

India is next only to Taiwan and Japan, which have been represented by 24 and 18 firms respectively.

The list includes 13 firms from Hong Kong, from Korea 7 firms, from Malaysia 4 firms, 9 firms from Singapore and 2 from Thailand.

There was only one firm from Pakistan that ranked 84th. Among the Indian firms,
Among the Indian firms, Lakshmi Machine Works is ranked 17th, followed by Kirloskar Brothers (18th) and Godrej Consumer Products (23rd).

Also Indian companies such as Maricao ranked 40th, Colgate-Palmolive India 45th, Hexaware Technologies 53rd, GlaxoSmithkline Pharmaceuticals 60th, Panacea Biotec 68th, Bajaj Hindustan 72nd, and Titan Industries 98th.



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New Fund Offers (NFOs) from MF Industry

New Fund Offers

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JPMorgan India Smaller Companies Fund (G)
JPMorgan (I) Smaller Co.

Issue Open 09-Nov-2007 Issue Close 30-Nov-2007

Scheme Objective : JPMorgan India Smaller Companies Fund, is a n open-ended equity growth scheme. The investment objective of the scheme is to seek to generate long-term capital appreciation from a portfolio that is substantially constituted of equity and equity-related securities focused on smaller companies.

Mutual Fund Family
JPMorgan Asset Management India Pvt. Ltd.

Fund Class
Equity Diversified

Fund Type
Open-Ended

Investment plan
Growth

Fund Manager
Harshad Patwardhan / Amit Gadgil

Entry Load 2.25 %
Exit Load 1.00 %

Comment
Entry Load 2.25% for investment of less than Rs 5 Crs. Exit Load of 1% if redeem within 6 months from the date of allotment in respect of Purchase made other than through SIP and Exit load of 1% in respect of the first purchase made through SIP if redeem Within 24 months from the date of allotment.
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Franklin Asian Equity Fund


Scheme Objective

Franklin Asian Equity Fund (FAEF) is an open-end diversified equity fund. The investment objective of the scheme is to seeks to provide medium to long term appreciation through investments primarily in Asian Companies / sectors (excluding Japan) with long term potential across market capitalisation.

Mutual Fund Family
Franklin Templeton Asset Mgmt. (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Fund Class
Equity Diversified

Fund Type
Open-Ended

Investment plan
Dividend

Fund Manager
Sukumar Rajah / Roshi Jain

Entry Load
2.25 %
Exit Load
0.50 %

Comment
Entry load of 2.25% for investments less than Rs 5 cr. Exit Load of 0.50% for investment less than Rs 5 cr if redeemed within 1year of allotment and 1% for investment above Rs 5 cr if redemption within 6 months of allotment.

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Other NFOs

Lotus (I) AGILE Fund (G)

JM Agri & Infra Fund (G)

LIC MF Top 100 Fund (G)

DBS Chola MF launches Small Cap Fund

For more NFO details: New Fund Offers



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