Articles by Ashok Kumar
AK NOMICS: Switch on the generator, please
Even as knives must have been sharpened for the final kill during the trading week that commenced, the younger Ambani sibling and his advisors seem to have pulled off a ‘media coup’, writes Ashok Kumar.
Updated on Feb 22, 2008 11:38 PM IST
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It’s been a long week at the bourses, worldwide…
My management class students know only too well, the point that I often reiterated in the management class that between Greed and Fear, lies Hope and Despair, writes Ashok Kumar.
Updated on Jan 25, 2008 11:19 PM IST
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A sense of deja vu
Seven years later, like SRK felt in the second half of Om Shanti Om, there seems to be a familiar ring about the goings on in the financial world and media, writes Ashok Kumar.
Updated on Jan 18, 2008 08:32 PM IST
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Muscle and Mining
With the BCCI exerting its financial clout to ensure that umpire Steve Bucknor returns home, it is clear who calls the shots on the commercial front, writes Ashok Kumar.
Updated on Jan 11, 2008 08:45 PM IST
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Primary momentum overflows
With an estimated tally of over 100 IPOs and FPOs having hit the market during 2007, it is surely going to be a tough act to follow in 2008, writes Ashok Kumar.
Updated on Jan 04, 2008 08:33 PM IST
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AK NOMICS: Sebi scores, thrice over
In football parlance, Sebi has scored three goals for retail investors with its new set of guidelines pertaining to the primary market, reports Ashok Kumar.
Updated on Dec 07, 2007 11:08 PM IST
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‘Inadvertent mistakes’
Investors need to keep in mind that real estate developers with high land reserves through the ‘development rights’ model are extremely vulnerable to legal disputes that can delay completion of projects, writes Ashok Kumar.
Updated on Nov 30, 2007 10:59 PM IST
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Light lies ahead for investors
Engaged in the fabric care, insecticide and personal care segments, Jyothy Laboratories’is making a public issue through the offer for sale route to provide an exit to its private equity investors, writes Ashok Kumar.
Updated on Nov 26, 2007 10:31 PM IST
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Trick or treat?
Over the last 17 years that I have tracked IPOs in the Indian market, there have expectedly been huge changes, writes Ashok Kumar.
Updated on Nov 23, 2007 09:14 PM IST
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AK-OMICS: Playing the cost arbitrage card
Even if Indian salaries escalate at 12 pc, while that in the West, increase at 3 per cent annually, it will take three decades for the salaries to converge, writes Ashok Kumar.
Updated on Nov 16, 2007 10:37 PM IST
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AK-Nomics: Will the regulator bell the primary cat
Barring the odd one, almost every IPO’s price has got fixed at the upper end of the price band, writes Ashok Kumar.
Updated on Oct 23, 2007 10:20 PM IST
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SEBI out to bell the primary cat again?
Indian mutual funds had been miffed at the step-motherly treatment they received in the primary market, writes Ashok Kumar.
Updated on Oct 17, 2007 12:02 AM IST
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AK-Nomics: The Sensex party and the political sandwich
Can the political scenario get better or worse than it is, in the context of the Sensex? Ashok Kumar tells us about the possible post-poll scenarios which can affect the Sensex.
Updated on Oct 10, 2007 12:04 AM IST
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Power Grid to lead packed growth in sector
November promises to be an exciting time in the primary market, with Reliance Power and Emaar MGF set to enter with mega-IPOs, writes Ashok Kumar.
Updated on Oct 02, 2007 09:31 PM IST
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Health is wealth — 1
India is fast becoming a preferred medical destination for patients in the Middle East, Africa and even the West, writes Ashok Kumar.
Updated on Sep 18, 2007 10:19 PM IST
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Alice in Wonderland
It has often crossed my mind that it is perhaps, the Goddess alone, who knows which way the stock market will swing over a given time-period. Ashok Kumar tells more.
Updated on Sep 11, 2007 10:49 PM IST
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The way the cookie crumbles
Now, after the August shakeout, let us zero in on the high-profile IPO/FPO’s where our opinion that their pricing was aggressive stands vindicated, writes Ashok Kumar.
Updated on Aug 28, 2007 11:38 PM IST
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AK-NOMICS | Of markets and mid-term elections
My hunch is that marketmen have their eyes focused on the US markets and how the sub-prime shocks saga unfolds rather than the political circus on in India at the moment, writes Ashok Kumar.
Updated on Aug 22, 2007 02:08 AM IST
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Independence from the benchmark Sensex
The Indian economy, which was long seen as a potent sleeping giant has now woken up and is looming large, writes Ashok Kumar.
Updated on Aug 15, 2007 03:41 AM IST
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Pseudo-equity investors & asset allocation
Are we really serious equity investors with the appetite for risks? Ashok Kumar tells more.
Updated on Aug 08, 2007 03:17 AM IST
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Market watch: Why should an IPO be analysed?
"Why should one even analyse an IPO when it is certain that it will list well?" Tells Ashok Kumar.
Updated on Jul 27, 2007 01:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ashok Kumar, New Delhi
Sensex circus, and road to 40,000
The sheer ‘enthusiasm’ demonstrated by some TV channels every time the BSE Sensex inevitably crosses a ‘000 mark reminds me of the days when, as a kid I watched circus, A Kumar tells more.
Updated on Jul 11, 2007 05:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Ashok Kumar, New Delhi
Glamorous ICICI vs lean HDFC
While both banks enjoy decent brand equity, HDFC has a lean and mean look to it compared to a relatively flabbier ICICI, writes Ashok Kumar.
Updated on May 30, 2007 03:05 AM IST
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Big share issues need close scrutiny
While the pricing details of DLF’s mega-IPO are not yet known, one would reckon that it could be in the vicinity of Rs 550 per share of Rs 2 face-value, writes Ashok Kumar.
Updated on May 08, 2007 11:09 PM IST
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The second coming of maligned Indian Bank
Over the last decade or so, I have met chairmen of many banks, particularly PSU banks, in connection with their IPOs, writes Ashok Kumar.
Published on Feb 06, 2007 07:44 PM IST
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Salaam-E-Ishq versus NTPC
If I had a choice to vote, it would be for NTPC and unlike Salaam-e-Ishq, it has not disappointed me, writes Ashok Kumar.
Published on Jan 30, 2007 11:26 PM IST
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Protecting small investors
The promoters and merchant bankers of the Nissan Copper IPO find themselves on the wrong side of SEBI, writes Ashok Kumar.
Published on Jan 23, 2007 09:58 PM IST
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Be smart while investing in IPOs
The importance of backing a stock as a value or growth stock at the time of its IPO itself, helps making a critical decision, writes Ashok Kumar.
Published on Jan 09, 2007 07:58 PM IST
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AK?nomics
Even a juvenile delinquent can see that valuations are stretched, but does anyone really care, reports Ashok Kumar.
Published on Jan 02, 2007 08:04 PM IST
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Kolkata stirring again
The one-time business capital of India is finally stirring again albeit at a slow and steady pace, reports Ashok Kumar.
Published on Dec 26, 2006 07:31 PM IST
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