At the time of maturity of the bond, the company may not be in a position to repay the principal. This means the capital for the investor is at risk. There are credit rating agencies that monitor the credit worthiness of the companies on an ongoing basis. Their reports will serve as valuable inputs for… Read More »
Are you looking for income? Do you want to ensure your investments provide you with regular income? If so, then opt for dividend option. It will also help you book profits and thus protecting your investment from a sharp fall, caused by market crash. On the other hand, if you are saving for some future… Read More »
There are a few more options too that you could look at. For instance, you can obtain a loan against the surrender value of your life insurance policy from the insurance company or from a bank or obtain a loan from your provident fund account if you have had an employee provident fund account for… Read More »
The City Union Bank was established on 31st October, 1904 as a limited company called the Kumbakonam Bank Limited. The first Memorandum of Association was signed by twenty devoted and prominent citizens of Kumbakonam.
The Catholic Syrian Bank was established on November 26, 1920 at Thrissur, Kerala. The bank commenced business on January 1st, 1921 with an authorised capital of Rs.5 L and a paid up capital of Rs. 4,5270/- . In 1964-65, the Bank took over the liabilities and assets of five small/medium sized banks in Kerala.
The Bank Of Rajasthan Ltd. was established as a joint stock bank by the Mansingka Brothers at Udaipur in Rajasthan on May 8, 1943. The Bank was established with an initial capital of Rs.10L with the Late Seth Shri Govind Ram Seksaria, an eminent Industrialist of the country, as the founder Chairman.
Axis bank, previously called the UTI bank, was established in 1994, promoted jointly by the Administrator of the specified undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (UTI – I), Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC) and other four PSU insurance companies. It went public on Sept, 1998 with… Read More »
The book value is defined as the difference between total assets and liabilities. In a more crude way it is also defined as the amount that will be left back after paying all liabilities in case of a closure. The P/B of an IPO is calculated as Market value divided by the Book value. It… Read More »
One of the most important mistakes done the previous wave was the sheer disregard to fundamentals while investing in IPOs. This was due to the huge hue and cry over IPOs and how they gave bombastic returns on the first day of listings. “Hey i brought XYZ Company at Rs 175 in the IPO and… Read More »
Kotak Mahindra Bank, which had deferred branch expansion plans during the last fiscal, due to the economic slowdown and the steep increase in lease rentals is now expanding its network at a moderate pace.