Small-cap and resource funds lead the pack
A look at leaders and laggards among investment funds over the past year
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Telcos raise Rs 8,000 cr through commercial papers for 3G payout
Telecom companies (telcos) are looking at alternative sources of funds to pay for 3G spectrum. They had already raised Rs 7,500-8,000 crore by issuing commercial papers (CPs) over the past few days and more issuances were in the pipeline, investment bankers said.
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Islamic funds stagnate at .3bn in 2009: report
Global Islamic fund assets stagnated at .3bn in 2009, remaining at almost the same level as the .4bn posted in 2008, said Ernst & Young in its fourth annual ‘Islamic Funds and Investment Report’ released yesterday.
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Global Islamic fund assets level at US$ 52 billion in 2009: Ernst & Young
Dubai, 24 May 2010: The 4 th annual Ernst & Young Islamic Funds & Investment Report (IFIR 2010) released today at the World Islamic Funds and Capital Markets Conference states that global Islamic fund assets stagnated at US$ 52.3 Bn in 2009, remaining at almost the same level as the US$ 51.4 Bn posted in 2008. In contrast, the global conventional mutual fund assets under management (AuM …
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