Ludhiana, March 29 Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) organised a seminar at Ludhiana stock exchange to create awareness among the investors. On Digg, users share intersting online content by submitting links to the site. Another form of social sharing, this site also lets users categorize the content they are submitting to Digg and label it with descriptions of up to 350 characters. Digg users can also submit comments on each content item submitted to the site. Reddit allows users to submit news articles and other online content to the site. read more

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I think, it must be larger today,” finance secretary, Mr D Subbarao?said at a seminar on Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules here. If the situation continues, it would be increasingly difficult for corporates?to raise money from the capital market, he said. The finance secretary attributed weak sentiment in the market to increasing risk-aversion among investors. But, as global risk aversion has risen in the past few months, this has dented investor sentiments in India too,” he added. Of the total IPOs?listed on stock exchanges this year, 11 companies had an issue price above Rs?100. The aggressive pricing of the IPOs?have led the companies to lose substantially being unable to sustain the prices in long-term. read more

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Amir Radmehr, a widely respected and extensively published datacentre cooling expert from Innovative Research, Inc; and — Jim Smith, Vice President, Engineering at Digital Realty Trust, who is recognised as one of the foremost authorities in efficient datacentre operations and green datacentre design. Digital Realty Trust’s 71 properties, excluding one property held as an investment in an unconsolidated joint venture, contain applications and operations critical to the day-to-day operations of technology industry tenants and corporate enterprise datacentre tenants. These risks and uncertainties include adverse economic or real estate developments in the Company’s markets or the technology industry; general economic conditions; defaults on or non-renewal of leases by tenants; increased interest rates and operating costs; inability to manage domestic and international growth effectively; failure to obtain necessary outside financing; decreased rental rates or increased vacancy rates; difficulties in identifying properties to acquire and completing acquisitions at acceptable return levels; failure to successfully operate acquired properties and operations; failure of acquired properties to perform as expected; failure to successfully redevelop properties acquired for such purposes or unexpected costs related thereto; failure to maintain the Company’s status as a REIT; environmental uncertainties and risks related to natural disasters; financial market fluctuations; changes in foreign currency exchange rates; risks of operating in foreign markets; and changes in real estate and zoning laws and increases in real property tax rates. For a further list and description of such risks and uncertainties, see the reports and other filings by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent reports Form 8-K filed with the SEC. Intraday data provided by ComStock , an Interactive Data Company and subject to the Terms of Use . read more

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The sales “pitch” – let’s call it that and put the silly “seminar” idea to one side – took place in a first-floor conference room and was due to start at 6. There were flats in Corby and Derby with 15 per cent price reductions; some in Greater Manchester and Bolton had 20 per cent off; and flats in Newport, Gwent and Cardiff Bay offered guaranteed rental incomes until 2010. It also stated that the greatest pressure on prices is being felt in the East, North West, Yorkshire, Humberside and Wales – the very areas where Taylor Wimpey, last October, was offering their most enticing deals. Contact our advertising team for advertising and sponsorship in Times Online, The Times and The Sunday Times. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material from Times Online, The Times or The Sunday Times, click here . News International Limited, 1 Virginia St, London E98 1XY, is the holding company for the News International group and is registered in England No 81701. read more

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It was the oil and gas producer’s biggest one-day gain in 20 years, and reflected expectations that Tuesday’s announcement of an imminent change of chief executive heralded expansion into the liquefied natural gas market. Speaking at a seminar in Perth, ASX managing director and chief executive officer Robert Elstone said Perth boasted more than 765 listed companies – the most of any Australian capital city. But Mr Elstone turned to the touchy topic of investor misbehaviour, saying the ASX had referred 45 suspected breaches of market rules to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in the past eight months. Meanwhile, Global Forex Trading (GFT) chief executive officer Gary Tilkin said contracts-for-difference (CFDs) were becoming more and more popular in the volatile trading conditions. GFT’s Australian sales of CFDs have risen 100% in the past year and Mr Tilkin expects CFD trades to make up about 50% of business by 2009. read more

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Response Source’s Press Release Wire offers a “post to” facility for two of the most widely used sites to make it easy for you to submit stories you find interesting. Changes in Indian property law allow UK investors to take advantage of the predicted seven fold increase in the Indian property market. It will be home to some of the world’s and India’s leading manufacturing companies attracted by tax incentives, availability of skilled labour force, cheap energy costs and excellent transportation links. He added, “With the law change it is now possible for foreign buyers to invest in India and the Indian property market is primed for a phenomenal boom. read more

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But the onslaught isn’t over yet, real estate professionals say rates are about to reset in coming months. Throw in a credit crunch that will close off most opportunities to refinance to falling housing prices, and it’s likely that hundreds of thousands more will face foreclosure. Reaction from state and federal officials continues to give lenders and loan services the benefit of the doubt in the form of voluntary compacts and agreements to pick up the pace and increase the volume of loan modifications. Renowned real estate investor and instructor, Jeff Kaller, suggests a different approach to solving this problem. The real estate market is in the midst of a major correction and opportunities must be recognized first. Jeff teaches the real estate secrets of purchasing pre-foreclosure properties while executing real estate theory to actual practice. read more

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As Tester, a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, handed around the microphone, the skeptical gentleman and others grumbled about government bail-outs of troubled investment funds, the sinking value of the U. They had just watched over the weekend as the Federal Reserve shored up investment banking giant Bear Stearns by way of $30 billion in guarantees in JP Morgan Chase’s $236 million buy-out offer, offered a swap of Treasury bonds for hundreds of billions of dollars in Wall Street securities and slashed the benchmark federal funds interest rate another three-quarters of a point Tuesday to 2. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson “thought it was the right thing to do apparently because of all the investors affected,” Tester said in answer to another audience member’s observation that “if you’re big, you’re too big to fail and can run fast and loose and expect a government bail-out. Later in the evening, FINRA Senior Executive Vice President Elisse Walter recalled the domino effect from the 1929 Wall Street crash and Depression-era bank failures, speculating the government may be attempting to stave off a modern re-enactment. The topics were on cue for audience questioners, who quizzed Walter and Gannon about transferring their 401(k) funds between administrators, thin regulation of the insurance industry primarily on a state-by-state basis, a definition of “derivatives” (a complicated sub-group of hedge investments primarily for more sophisticated investors), FINRA’s lack of regulatory authority over the credit card industry, telephone solicitations, investment fraud and “outrageous” pools of collateralized mortgage obligations that tanked along with the mortgage market, losing investors billions of dollars. Tester fielded his share — an admonition for the Senate to put a stop to the devaluation of the dollar, a plea for green-technology energy generation in Montana, a request for advice to adult children who want to stick with their adjustable rate mortgage because they’re sure “Washington will work it out” before their rates skyrocket in another two years. read more

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So the balance in hand is Rs 0, and we pay Rs 0 in tax, because we get a tax benefit on housing loan repayment. Recently, at a seminar, when I discussed the above example, someone in the audience said his take-home pay had actually risen because he had taken a home loan, thanks to the tax benefit on housing loan repayment. While it’s true that opting for a home loan will enable us to save on tax and hence increase our net take-home pay, it’s also true that it will increase our cash outflow, because of the EMI. While it’s true that opting for a home loan will enable us to save on tax and hence increase our net takehome pay, it’s also true that it will increase our cash outflow. read more

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Let’s look at these elements as used in an infomercial by the infamous Tommy Vu, a well-known real estate infomercial personality from the ‘80s and ‘90s. The fact that a particular investment service or product is advertised in an infomercial does not automatically mean that it is dishonest; however, there are some things about the format that do attract shady people. Although Dateline’s exposé involved a faux drug rather than an investment seminar, it’s easy to see how the same technique could be used when dealing with real estate. Reed, an investment writer and former real estate investor, offers a list of 54 red flags that indicate a supposed investment expert is up to no good. McCorkle used infomercials to sell a “get rich quick” real estate investment system that focused on distressed sales and government auctions. Get the latest real estate investment and alternative investment news delivered free via e-mail each week. read more

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