August, 2012 | Dalal Street

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Foreign Investors [FII] Equity Data – First Half 2012

August 9, 2012August 10, 20121 min read

Foreign Institutional Investors – FII Investments in India stands at 15.7% is near its historic high. Insurance holdings of Indian equities at 5.9% are at an all time high. Mutual fund holdings at 3.7% are well off the highs though.

Portfolio Strategy
Over Mar-12 to June -12, FIIs increased their holdings in Consumer Staples, Utilities and Health Care sectors, while they reduced holding in Industrials, IT Services and Financials sectors. At the aggregate level, FIIs are currently overweight Financials and Consumer Discretionary and underweight Energy, IT Services and Industrials vs. the MSCI India benchmark. (more…)

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IndiaBulls Group – Cheating / Bilking India – Veritas Research

August 8, 2012April 18, 20203 min read

Veritas Research is the crusader of Capital Markets writing out bold reports against companies like Reliance, etc ir-respective of the Political, Money and Muscle power the company’s management enjoys in India.

In a report on the IndiaBulls Group, Veritas has leveled some serious charges of bilking institutional and retail investors for the benefit of select insiders and put a SELL Recommendation on IndiaBulls Real Estate, IndiaBulls Financial Services, IndiaBulls Power [Down 8% after SELL-OFF]

Veritas has published this report (more…)

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Change in Guard at Finance Ministry – Ears on Delhi’s Political Ground

August 7, 2012August 7, 20123 min read

With the change in Guard at North Block earlier this month, Analysts from DalalStreet met a range of people across Ministries, the Planning Commission, the Council of Economic Advisors to the Prime Minister, policy analysts and seasoned political journalists seeking views of the Indian Economy and Business. Everybody acknowledged there is urgency of the situation, and in particular the fear of a credit rating downgrade is a strong
compulsion to act.

The overall tone was cautious, perhaps best summarized by a remark from one senior adviser that “there is now a clear intent on the part of government. But will it lead to outcomes?” One of the Joint-Secretary said “issue, what issue”, plugging the line “the world makes India look good…foreign institutions have invested $10.5bn already this year”.

Key Takeaways from the meeting, (more…)

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