Emerging India
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Quick Update For NRIs, PIOs
Read by NRIs in over 37 Countries
Issue No. 218 Evening Edition IST
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Headline News in this issue:
- Re closes at all-time low of 55.39/$, could touch 57
- US biz visa rejections at 40%: Nasscom
- ‘Makes sense for Rishad to succeed as non-exec chief’
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Re closes at all-time low of 55.39/$, could touch 57
1 USD = 55.39 INR;
1 EUR = 70.48 INR; 1 GBP = 87.37 INR; 1 CAD = 54.29 INR;
1 SGD = 43.54 INR; 1 AUD = 54.53 INR; 1 AED = 15.06 INR;
Mumbai: Continuing its downward drift, the rupee crossed a new all-time closing low of 55 against the dollar, settling at 55.39. The trend persisted in the absence of any major
flows despite intervention by the Reserve Bank of India.
Dealers said that given the current inclination, the currency could easily slide to 56 to 57 levels. However, any depreciation beyond this level could trigger panic and lead to a currency crisis, which would force the central bank to come out with concerted efforts to support the rupee.
US biz visa rejections at 40%: Nasscom
Bangalore: The number of visa rejections for Indian business travelers to the US has risen dramatically in the last one year. The rejections have gone up to 40% across visa
categories, from single-digit levels of 5-8% a year ago, said Ameet Nivsarkar,
vice president (global trade & development) in IT industry body Nasscom.
Earlier, some individual companies had reported 30% to 40% rejections.
“This is a matter of great concern for Indian IT and it has been impacting the
workflow of companies, in addition to causing them additional expenditure,”
Nivsarkar told TOI.
‘Makes sense for Rishad to succeed as non-exec chief’
Wipro Eyes $1Bn Acquisitions Over Next 18 Months: Premji
Wipro chairman Azim Premji has said that “it would make sense” for his son
Rishad to succeed him eventually as non-executive chairman, though he said he
has no plans to step down for at least the next 24 months. Rishad was promoted
to chief strategy officer in September 2010, reporting to chief executive
officer T K Kurien. Premji with his family controls 78% of Wipro.
Premji himself had taken over the reins of Wipro at a young age after his father died of a heart attack in 1966. He was 21 years old and had three months left in his engineering
program at Stanford when he returned home to helm the then $2 million business,
which he transformed over 40 years from a vegetable oil and soap maker into a
software services provider with a market capitalization of $18 billion.
The group is seeking to make acquisitions worth $1 billion over the next 18
months, adding intellectual property and software to help boost profit, Premji
said.
(For more info: Visit Economic Times, Mumbai, epaper
22May12)
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Investment & Wealth Creation Advice (Some Golden Rules)
Please note that our advice is primarily for investors and not for speculators. Investors typically invest with a 12-60 month investment perspective. You will therefore find that our advice does not change substantially from issue to issue. However, it is worth reading it again and again to get your investments on the right tracks as what we have stated below is based on some golden rules of investing.
Indian nationals & PIOs can expect about 15-25% returns year-on-year
Indian capital markets have been thrown open to individual foreign investors in the budget announced recently. Now, PIOs can also invest in Indian Mutual Funds (MFs).
Indian Investors can expect 15-25% returns year-on-year if they invest in MFs which are rated 5-star by rating agencies. It would mean, NRIs, PIOs as well as Resident Indians will be able to double their investments in MFs every 3-4 years, taking almost no risk. So, India offers a great investment opportunity.
NRI.NewsIndia recommends investment in Indian Mutual Funds taking the SIP (Systematic Investment Plan) route. An individual investor may like to schedule weekly or monthly investments in select mutual funds from now onwards.
Kaun Banega Karodpati?
Only Rs. 2,000 per month invested in a 5-star rated mutual fund in India for 30 years, will make you a Karodpati. Most of you can easily do this much investment in your name and/or in the name of each family member.
NRI.NewsIndia Recommends investment in the following Mutual Funds:
1. HDFC Equity Fund - Growth Option
2. Franklin India Blue Chip Fund - Growth Option
3. DSP Blackrock Top 100 Equity - Growth Option
4. HDFC Top 200 - Growth Option
5. ICICI Prudential Dynamic Plan - Growth Option
6. HDFC Prudence Fund - Growth Option
Do not purchase shares of a good company at a wrong (high) price. Also, do not purchase shares of a bad company even at a very low price.
Do not put all your eggs in one basket. Diversify your portfolio to de-risk. Do not put more than 33% of your investible funds in stocks and/or mutual funds. Put 33% in Fixed-Interest instruments and the remaining 33% in real estate when real estate prices are low.
Do not invest more than 15% of your investment in any one mutual fund, stock or sector.
NRIs & PIOs should not keep all their money in just one country. Keep 20-33% in nationalized banks in India or in private banks like HDFC, ICICI, HSBC etc.
As actors & sportsmen can never be sure about their earnings after 5-10 years, they should invest 50% of their earnings every month in Fixed Deposits, Mutual Funds and Real Estate.
If you suddenly get a few lakhs or a few crores, do not invest the sum in a hurry. Park it in a Fixed Deposit for a couple of quarters. Consult one or two investment advisors and then invest the amount in a proper manner.
Never go by your gut feel or a freind's advice when it comes to investing your money. Always consult one or two investment advisors before you make your investments.
Do not invest in stocks, mutual funds or realty when their prices are quite high. From the high levels, these prices normally come down by about 20-40% and that is when many people lose their hard earned money in a big way. Make sure that you are not one of those big losers.
Also, never take any loan to invest in stocks or mutual funds.
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