For the benefit of Senior Citizens and Good to Know for others
Dear Friends, There were constant complaints from Senior Citizens to RBI about the interest rate cuts that resulted in the lowering of Bank FD rates from over 9% to about 7%. Dr. Rajan explicitly mentioned this in one of his speeches and the famous “Dosa Economics” is linked to this (https://penguwin.com/rbi-governor-dr-rajans-dosa-economics/). In the Budget 2017, the government announced a scheme which will provide guaranteed returns to Senior Citizens for 10 years and the rate would...
Welcoming New Year 2017-18
Dear Friends, A very Happy New Year to you! For the Finance world in India the New Year starts on 1st April XXXX and ends on 31st March XXX(X+1). However, this is not a standard practice across the globe and some companies use Calendar Year as the financial accounting period i.e. 1 Jan XXXX to 31 Dec XXXX. While these 2 are the predominant periods, companies do follow other timelines for financial accounting. Ex....
HDFC Charity Mutual Fund for Cancer Cure
Dear Friends, HDFC Mutual Fund has come up with a unique scheme to support needy and underprivileged Cancer Patients by donating the money to Indian Cancer Society (ICS) or other eligible institutions. A total of 3168 patients from 28 states have been benefited through this scheme. A Governing Advisory Council (GAC) meets every fortnight to identify the genuine cases for financial aid This scheme which is open for investment until 24 Mar 2017 is...