FINANCIAL COFFEE

Economy

• PMO moots preferential market access policy tweak
• Sharma to Pitch for Higher FDI in Defence, Other Sectors

Mutual Funds

• FMPs See 5-fold Rise in Inflows
• AMCs plan to appoint foot soldiers to reach beyond the top 15 cities
• Equity NAVs surge as markets end with hefty gains

International Trends

• Spain Says Deficit Target Must Wait 2 More Years Amid Slump
• Consumer Sentiment in U.S. Fell to Three-Month Low in April
• US growth quickens but falls short of forecasts, weakness ahead

Equity Market

• Professionally-managed firms offer better returns than family businesses
• Sensex's FY14 earnings under risk on growth worries
• Parliamentary panel again says phase out STT
• PEs Demand Guarantee on Returns, Exit Rights

Debt Market

• Banks to continue focusing on retail credit in FY14
• As bond yields soften, banks see arbitrage opportunity
• Pension products not on a par with NPS, say insurers

Real Estate

• 18 Realty Cos Under Scanner
• MagicBricks Property Index up 3% in Q4

Insurance

• Insurers take on more third party motor risk

Forex

• Dollar Slides as U.S. Growth Falls Short of Forecast; Yen Climbs
• Pound Gains Most Since July as U.K. Avoids Recession; Gilts Fall

Commodities

• Gold recovers half its earlier losses
• WTI Crude Declines to Pare Biggest Weekly Advance Since June

Opinion

• Gold’s eternal lustre
• Housing dream or nightmare?
• RBI should hit pause button
• ‘Seriousness in building biz matters most’
• Take stock specific call; avoid broad mkt bets: Expert 

Knowledge Center

• Insuring Your Home, Valuables may be as Important as Housing debt Cover
• How to avoid TDS
• Have Some Cash to Spare? Look at Short-term Bank FDs
• Check the tax efficiency of your salary