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Inside Personal Finance Top Stories Moneylife Digital Team Natural resources funds, unnatural returns Another scheme — the Tata Natural Resources Fund — has entered this space, but there is nothing which this fund can deliver that existing equity funds cannot After social networking, it’s time for group buying Group buying on the Internet is simple. If certain number of people sign up for an offer, then the deal becomes available to all. If the predetermined minimum is not met, no one gets the deal. This reduces risk for retailers “There is no crisis in ULIPs”, says LIC chairman It is interesting to note that 75% of premium, collected by LIC, is from ULIPs and 25% from non-linked products, but a number of policies sold in the market for small ticket, longer duration is 80% (non-linked) and 20% in ULIPs. Cleartrip.com: Nothing clear about it Shoddy service, lost mileage points and booking glitches galore. Why should you ever visit aggregator sites for airline tickets? What makes gold finance companies shine bright? The yellow metal’s phenomenal jump in valuation, steady interest rates and instant sanctions of loans, aided by the receding stigma of borrowing are driving more and more people to take this loan route PSU insurers deny any deal with medical equipment and pharma companies PSU insurers have denied some newspaper reports which said that these firms were planning to deal directly with suppliers of medical equipment and pharmaceutical companies Will mediclaim lapse into a ‘premium caste’ system? Insurers will start measures such as differential pricing of insurance products on the basis of hospital categories, sooner than later Get ready for higher interest rates as RBI hikes repo, reverse repo rates The central bank's move to hike repo and reverse repo rates by 25 bps and 50 bps respectively and reducing the width of LAF corridor to 125 bps, will put pressure on banks to increase deposit rates as well as hike auto, home and commercial loans Unhealthy rise in Reliance HealthWise premiums Reliance General Insurance which till last year had lowest premiums among its competitors now charges the highest premium. The jump in most cases has been an incredible 400% to 500%. Is IRDA listening? After the engineered price boom, it’s raining discounts in real-estate Developers have come down to terra firma after having jacked up rates to astronomical levels Inside Personal Finance News & Opinions Anil Agashe Pillar to Post Over the next decade, consumers will have to continue to fight for their rights. Like Chitrangad Wadgaonkar, now 78, did against the postal department. Anil Agashe narrates his story Aaron Rodrigues Telecom users can now approach consumer courts directly For a long time, telecom consumers needed clarity on whether they would need to go in for the lengthy process of arbitration to settle a dispute with a service provider Yogesh Sapkale with Aaron Rodrigues Mobile banking needs regulatory framework for growth Mobile commerce and mobile banking have the ability to get every user into the banking system provided there is a regulatory framework and clear guidelines for banks, mobile operators and end-users Sanket Dhanorkar Twisted logic of MetLife’s Wealth Plus An internal presentation of MetLife’s latest offering, MetLife Wealth Plus, claims to provide a cost-effective and liquid avenue for wealth-creation. It gave us a rare peek into how mis-selling occurs in insurance Chinese mobiles continue to flood Indian market with China-made mobile phones continue their onslaught on Indian markets. However, this time domestic companies are promoting these handsets Insurance honchos admit to rampant mis-selling At the recently held CII Insurance Summit, industry leaders blatantly exposed the issue of mis-selling of insurance policies and gave insights into how and why this has been carrying on for years. CIBIL to provide creditor’s contact updates to member banks CIBIL Location Plus will provide comprehensive information like customer identification details and contact addresses along with the reported dates and all the customer contact numbers to member banks. Custom-built Want your automobile to stand out from the rest? Customisation is becoming a rage, says Veeresh Malik Inside Personal Finance Moneylife Features 
Consumers bitter over butter shortageConsumers across India are increasingly perturbed as they are unable to abundantly butter their 
New rules spur redevelopment projects for cessed buildingsDevelopers like Neptune and Rustomjee plan more redevelopment projects in Mumbai 
Mobile banking: A safe way to transact?Mobile banking in India is still in its infancy, but gaining in popularity. However, the primary 
Foreign Cars, Local MarketingGlobal automobile manufacturers are now falling over themselves to customise their products to suit Inside Personal Finance More ML Features
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 Gold loan companies and their murky underbellies If you thought loans against gold were the best thing to happen to mankind since sliced bread, think again. We made trips to various branches of companies which profess to offer  KGN of Pune offers 1% interest a day, except holidays! KGN and its related companies are running what looks like a pyramid scheme through a multi-level marketing chain in Pune under different names, ensnaring gullible small investors  Union Bank of India plans to go for takeout financing UBI is considering takeout financing for some of its infrastructure loans  Natural resources funds, unnatural returns Another scheme — the Tata Natural Resources Fund — has entered this space, but there is nothing which this fund can deliver that existing equity funds cannot  AMFI to tighten registration process for mutual fund The industry body will tweak ARN registration and renewal norms from1 September 2010
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