Repo rate unchanged at 6.25%, RBI Policy Remains Neutral

Jun 7, 2017

1:39 pm

The Reserve Bank of India today decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.25% in a 5-to-1 vote. Dr. Ravindra H. Dholakia was not in favour, marking the first policy meet under the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) regime initiated in Oct-16 where the policy vote was not unanimous. The MPC maintained its neutral…

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Fear Factor

May 29, 2017

1:32 pm

While it is to be admitted that a man may for a time make money by chance on Wall Street, I assert that the tenure of men who depend solely on luck is only for a season… And the ones who depend solely on Luck to pull them through are the Lambs; and it is…

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Revisiting Risk, Returns & Valuations

May 16, 2017

10:11 am

What is the Right Risk Mitigation Strategy? As valuations rise and investors sit on attractive returns for the year, we have been pondering the following: If everyone insures homes, lives, cars, health and many insure cell phones, travel and even pets, why don’t investors insure portfolios? If an investor is clear that they are in…

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Riding the Wall of Worry

May 2, 2017

1:58 pm

Summary Global The second round of French elections are likely welcome news for the markets with the strong emergence of pro EU centrist Emanuel Macron, taking on Marine Le Pen and favoured to win. President Trump’s tax plan has raised concerns on ballooning deficits in the U.S., and there is a rising lack of clarity…

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