The role of a regulator is more like a traffic policeman rather than like an investigative policeman. The traffic police makes rules: – only persons above 18 should drive – a 2 wheeler rider and his pillion should wear a helmet – signals mean……. – license application, format, test, etc. We have had a regulator […]
Not sure whether to be in the same league as Azim Premji is a good thing or not… Long ago when Rs. 30 lakhs could have bought me 2-3 flats in Ghatkopar I had to make a payout to my customers…and my broker defaulted. I tried all legal methods to get money out of him […]
I recently wrote a piece on ‘Make your own financial plan’ – this appeared on yahoo finance and some of you may have read it. What is amazing is the response that I have got for the same. Largely saying the following: – future is uncertain, SO DO NOT PLAN. – equity markets are too […]
I normally do only subject matter training. This is capital markets, financial planning, etc. etc. However some of this spills into a sales / attitude training too. In the sense that people ask me ‘If the client says….what should I say?’…I realise that selling life insurance or mutual funds is a really taxing and difficult […]
Let me start with the caveats. I am a shareholder of L&T, and have been a shareholder for a very long period. I did my articles in Sharp and Tannan, which means I have done the audit of L&T. It was a great audit to be in – you got good food, good work, lot […]
Who said performance is everything…well with no hidden meanings…I am talking about mutual funds..I have looked at many fund houses and wondered..what are they doing. The bad, bad capital markets are still giving money to these fund houses, they have huge cash reserves and well they continue to live. One of the worst things that […]
What will be the outcome of the Sebi ban on ULIPs? 1. The Life insurance industry even singly is far more stronger than SEBI. 2. Implication of (1) is most Chairmen of insurance companies can pick up the phone to a Central Cabinet minister, – and most of them can reach the Finance Minister or […]