And now, selling India for nuts FIIs

“There is hardly any big registrar like Karvy, and processing of lakhs of application for shares is not easy.” However, if one goes down in past, penal action taken by SEBI – if at all – has always been limited to the brokerages house, and has always been so delayed, as to be ridiculous (Harshad Mehta dying before being adjudged is just one of the hundreds of amusing SEBI tales).

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Source:- IIPM Editorial, 2006

An exit poll survey reveals the true scenario of Assembly Elections

But is that a gospel that everyone should swallow without a pinch of salt? Startlingly, an independent pre and post poll survey conducted by B&E indicates something dramatically different. The independent survey clearly indicates that far from a sweep, the Left Front will struggle to get a majority in the current elections. Of course, the odds are that it will still form a government and Buddhadeb Bhattacharya will still be the Chief Minister.

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Source:- IIPM Editorial, 2006

VOICE study

LIC is no longer the only choice in the life insurance sector, but the VOICE study revealed that even today, LIC still commands impressive brand equity. People have faith in the brand and product because it has been around the insurance block for decades. Of the total life insurance market, LIC’s has a whopping 80% and it also enjoys the overwhelming benefit of government support.

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Source:- IIPM Editorial, 2006