Fwd: Weekly Updates - Mani Shankar too responsible for CWG mess, says Maken; RBI may hike rates again; markets headed lower, and many more

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Subject: Weekly Updates - Mani Shankar too responsible for CWG mess, says Maken; RBI may hike rates again; markets headed lower, and many more
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TOP STORIES   Ajay Maken says Mani Shankar Aiyar's 'obstructionist' role delayed CWG projects, increased costs Sports minister says, Mr Aiyar told the prime minister at the time that work on infrastructure was making progress, but this was not true... *Moneylife Foundation conducts day-long seminar in Chennai for the first time *This recession is different: Booms in the emerging economies have accumulated too much debt *Nomura expects RBI to hike rates further at mid-September policy review *Will Maruti lockout be a catalyst for corporate change? *Cochin Port Trust bats for DP World, LBW cabotage *How coastal and inland shipping has been allowed to die and what needs to change quickly *If the BCCI is officially a private body, how can the cricket team it selects be the official national team? *Back home in Ralegan Siddhi, Anna Hazare continues to instruct visitors on reforms *No need to lose sleep over Lokpal. We shall overcome through RTI! *National Rural Livelihood Mission: Understanding the vulnerability of low-income groups *Re-engineering financial inclusion in agriculture is key to promoting inclusive growth     Shailesh Gandhi on RTI   CIC: Government employees have an equal stake in good governance Sailesh Gandhi, central information commissioner, says citizens should get proactive about government functioning through the use of RTI. But this should not become a tool to harass officials. Rather, there should be minimum friction between the information seeker and the provider... *Private-public partnerships must come under RTI, says CIC *Allow inspection of files to dispose off lengthy RTI queries quickly, avoid backlog, says CIC   Markets / Regulations   Weekly Market Report: Headed lower Events over the next few days will influence the indices... *Nifty hits projected weekly R1 level and corrects; consolidation likely *Fortnightly Market View: New consensus Investing (Stocks / Mutual Funds / Investor Interest)   Equity mutual funds witness net inflows in August despite volatile markets, but AUMs drop In a volatile equity market in August, mutual funds attract net inflows of Rs1,986 crore, performing as well as in February 2011, when the markets were relatively stable... *Shakti Pumps openly shows eagerness to boost share price *Sahara India Financial's ad announcing repayment of all deposits by December comes under RBI scanner *Infinite Solution shares continue to sag, despite share buyback *Interest rates: Don't buy bond funds, yet *New Pension System: Will withdrawal issues be addressed? *Voluntary part of the New Pension System enlists only 51,000 members *Hybrid funds: A bird or a plane? *Mutual fund investing: How many schemes should you have? *Secured debentures: How secure are secured debentures? *TDS certificates should be sent to customers: RBI to banks *Moneylife Foundation sends memorandum on TDS to the FM, RBI *Corporate governance: No fancy food or gifts during AGMs Personal Finance (Insurance)   Child plans: What really works for you Not all child plans are good. Secure your child's future with the various options analysed by Moneylife Research... *Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance: We want to retain our record of low claim rejection *Bajaj Allianz General Insurance: Senior citizen mediclaim product has been profitable *Traditional plan: Low returns, decent death benefit *Pension ULIP: New Avatar ON STANDS NOW Companies & Sectors   Earnings, not order book, will drive construction companies valuations, says CRISIL According to the ratings agency, valuations of construction companies will improve over the next 12 months as some of the concerns, such as execution hurdles and high interest rates, are expected to fade out by the year-end, resulting in moderate earnings growth... *Chemicals, non-ferrous sector generate highest net profit growth in Q1FY11 *Land Acquisition Bill: Developers jittery about cost impact; activists say it doesn't ensure livelihood of displaced *Projects in Limbo: Singur to Salboni Life (public interest / events / advertising)   Speak Asia officials on the run; panellists feel the heat for repayments All the MLM company's officials—except one who is in jail—are absconding. First, Speak Asia cancelled a scheduled meeting with the RBI, then it withdrew a petition in the Supreme Court. Now panellists are feeling the heat over repayments from their down-lines... *Andhra IT land swindle: Former top bureaucrat demands probe against Prodigy Solutions *Forex Dhamaka, yet another MLM company that promises easy income through forex trading   TROTTER NAMA: THE WORLD AROUND US   Garhwal: Land of the Ganges Spend a fortnight enjoying some grand mountain scenery along the curves of a river that defines India. You'll capture the very soul of our country... .   BOOKS: THE LOVE OF THE PRINTED WORD   Adapt TIM HARFORD Indian Mujahideen SHISHIR GUPTA The Little Book of Valuation ASWATH DAMODARAN EXCLUSIVE COLUMNS   Doctors' poison pill burns our pockets R Vijayaraghavan   Financial inclusion of sugarcane farmers in modern-day India Ramesh S Arunachalam Tata Docomo: Simple and nice Anil Thakraney   To subscribe to this free newsletter log on to www.moneylife.in or email us at newsletter@moneylife.in To get FREE updates via sms click here.

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