Financial Coffee

(Please click on the Newspaper link to read the full article)   INDIAN ECONOMY RBI against panel proposal to form super-regulator for financial firms Need to grow at more than 9% in last two years of 12th Plan: Ahluwalia Inflation Yet to Factor in Capped LPGs From Today, a Tax That Only Services Confusion Pump Up the Show, FM to Tell Bank Chiefs I-T Turns Focus from Swiss Alps to Virgin Islands  INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY Japan March Business Confidence Improves Less Than Estimated Payrolls Probably Rose, Factories Expanded: U.S. Economy Preview China Manufacturing Expands at Faster Pace, PMI Gauges Show Russia Seen Holding Rates as Inflation Tops Growth Worry EQUITY MARKET India Inc’s Profitability Takes a Hit as Demand Slump, Interest Costs Hurt Markets Edgy Over Current Affairs, may Stay Range-bound FIIs pump in 1.5 billion in Equity market in March  DEBT MARKET Rates market again at the crossroads Small savings: Bigger cuts Your provident fund savings all set to fetch higher returns from 2013-14 COMMODITIES Gold imports in first 3 quarters equal estimates for full FY13 Copper Analysts Join Hedge Funds in Bets on Price Drop FOREX Yuan Rises to 19-Year High on PBOC Fixing, Manufacturing Growth Euro Drops After Monthly Drop on Weak Economic Recovery   MUTUAL FUNDS Debt funds beat fixed deposits Why an index fund does not mimic the benchmark Do you need stocks to retire? Returns on NPS Funds Only Marginally Better than EPF INSURANCE A Good Safety Record Can Help Offset increase in Car Insurance Costs Life insurers eye expansion in health segment  REAL ESTATE NCR's emerging affordable housing investment hub CREDAI Seeks Withdrawal of 1% TDS on Property Deals Realtors Adopt Sachet Model to Push Sales  OPINION Real estate Bill: Will it create consumer comfort? :-Kumkum Sen ‘Pick funds to suit risk profile’:-VIKRANT MEHTA,Head, Fixed Income, PineBridge Investments Problems are Just Round the EU Corner:-Sudeshna Sen Can Growth Tame Maoists? "-Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar Ambitious Regulatory Roadmap, But it May Not Be Enough :-DHIRENDRA KUMAR CEO, Value Research India to Gain from Global Appetite for Risk Assets:-JAYESH GANDHI Executive Director & Lead Portfolio Manager Morgan Stanley  KNOWLEDGE CENTER Use your house for a cheaper loan A road map to Financing your Education Tax Implication on NRI investment in Mutual Funds Turn your investment dreams into reality MIP - Is this India's most misleading mutual fund product? How many MF schemes should one have in a portfolio?