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The article reports on the opportunities facing fixed income investors concerning the growth of interest rates in the bond market in India. The Reserve Bank of India has announced an increase rate by 25 basis points to 7.75% with 50 basis points on fixed income deposits. It states that investing in short-term debts offers an advantage for investors to generate high profits Short-term bond funds include government securities and fixed maturity plans which show positive returns.

The article offers advice to investors in India on how to create an optimal portfolio that combines risk, returns, diversity and style. It suggests diversifying a portfolio across assets and reducing risks. It points out that investors can combine hedging tools to reduce risks and make a decent return.

The article discusses the significance of fixed maturity plans (FMP) to business people in India. The FMP offers businessmen with fixed income investment and constant tax-free returns with minimal tax incidence. It has different maturities that range from as little as 15 days to as long as five years. FMP employs the mutual fund structure to combine investor funds and eventually invest the funds in instruments that have similar tenures concurring with the duration of the fund. INSET: Benefit with Indexation.

The article reports increase in confidence level of businesses and investors for investing in India after announcement of economic reforms by the existing government. It refers to increase in investments in India's several sectors after announcement of foreign direct investment, increase in diesel prices and subsidies on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders. According to chairman and managing director of Biocon Ltd. economic revival is only possible after implementation of policies.

The article focuses on the need of investors to restructure their mutual fund portfolios in 2011 in India. It indicates that restructuring is needed in order for the equity markets to deal with housing loan scams, increased interest rates, and global economic uncertainties. It is suggested by Gagan Randev, Religare Securities chief executive officer, that profits from equity funds should be put by the investors in liquid and short-term debt funds.

The article offers tips on making a post-budget investment plan in India. It states that for starters in investment, one must keep an eye on interest rates as they are turning out to be a big area of concern. Mutual fund investors must also stick to short-term bond funds or liquid funds. In addition, it is advisable to focus on building the corpus than looking at budgets.

The article offers information on the moves undertaken by businessmen and companies to address the effects of economic downturn in India. Because of the tough financial climate, investors, spenders and entrepreneurs changed their spending and investment habits. Moreover, firms used the previous financial methods they implemented during the boom, investors ditched unit-linked insurance products and turn to guaranteed products, while housewives clutched at gold coins than jewelries.

The article reports on the trends in the banking sector of India. Following the equity selling of China's three large banks, in April 2007, ICICI Bank Ltd., has launched a Rs20,500-crore or $5-billion equity offer to investors worldwide to cover its non-performing assets (NPAs). Meanwhile, such freeing up of capital by securitizing assets or selling off NPAs by banks, cannot really release the large amounts of capital that banks need to finance their growth plans.

The article presents tips on how investors in India can grow their money. Investors should set their financial target. They should also diversify by mixing equity, mutual funds, gold funds, index funds and real estate. Investors should spend time to evaluate their portfolio and to address risks, liquidity and tax issues.

The article focuses on the transformation of the economic conditions in India in less than 15 years. Its per capita income has increased following the robust growth in services led by the information technology sector, telecommunication, financial and retail. The implementation of economic reforms like investment in infrastructure and political stability gained the attention of foreign investors.

The article reports on the impact of Telangana statehood issue on investor in Andhra Pradesh, India. According to the chairman at Peepul Capital, Srini Raju, the perception of uncertainty has changed so the state is loosing its investors. The retailers believe that the growth of modern retail has slowed down to eight percent in Hyderabad. INSET: SMALL STATE, BIG GROWTH.

The article presents information on safe investments for investors in the period of market volatility in India. According to the author, investments in an innovative category of mutual funds called the Liquid Plus Funds can fetch decent returns. It is stated that within a short time, the Liquid Plus Funds has become a popular choice for investors.

The article focuses on another option to make extra money from idle shares in India. According to the author, the stock lending and borrowing scheme is an essential element in short-selling to start out, because it allows investors to lend shares to potential arbitrageurs and short-sellers for a fee. Meanwhile, the entire stock lending and borrowing (SLB) mechanism is supervised by the National Securities Clearing Corp. (NSCCL) to ensure a safe system.