Bharatbook.com launches a latest report “Hedge Funds in India” which covers the definition and an overview of hedge fund and other pooled investment vehicles. 

Bharatbook.com added a new report on “Hedge Funds in India” It focuses in detail about the global hedge fund market, the types of hedge funds prevalent in the industry and the size and growth of it. Additionally, the report covers the opportunities and challenges faced by the industry.

The report will enumerate the industry regulations followed in different countries and its effects on the hedge fund industry. This is followed by the hedge fund industry in India in detail.

The concluding part of the report covers the future outlook of the Indian hedge fund industry. Hedge funds are private investment funds that employ highly speculative techniques aimed at earning maximum capital gains.

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The increased effect of global warming is having a toll on all of us, most potently on the dwellers of big cities. And to top it, the hectic lifestyle makes it worse as quality of life goes down considerably.

Getting up early in the morning, negotiating traffic snarls, and dealing with pollution, dealing with the high stress of office or business - Life in metro has indeed become very taxing. After a tense and hectic day what one longs for is the comfort of home. But if the residence itself is a quagmire of sound and air pollution then indeed there is no escape.

There is virtually no space in Delhi and even the NCR region is seeing a mad rush where high rise buildings are taking precedence over relaxed and calm environment.

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Suzlon Green Power, a subsidiary of Suzlon Energy, said that it will invest USD 5 billion to generate 3,500 MW of renewable energy over the next five years, reports Business Standard. The investment would primarily be in India and China.

Of the total investment of USD 5 billion, Suzlon Green Power will provide approximately USD 1.5 billion in equity. Suzlon Green Power will acquire existing green power assets and greenfield power projects.

The company expects that the said project will create 1,000 jobs. Meanwhile, Suzlon has announced to raise Rs 18 billion from a rights issue to complete the acquisition of the stake held by Portugal`s real estate group Martifer in Suzlon subsidiary Repower Systems.

Shares of the company declined Rs 14.05, or 7.17%, to end at Rs 182. The total volume of shares traded was 4,868,450 at the BSE (Thursday).

Source:  http://www.myiris.com

India’s gold imports in 2008 are likely to remain steady, year-on-year, at around 800 tonnes despite high prices because it is the only financial asset that has proved its mettle amid turbulent times, Dharmesh Sodah, director, World Gold Council (WGC) said.

“Although the demand for gold jewellery was down in first six months due to high prices, we saw good recovery in imports in August and early September. I am confident that buying will pick up in the rest of the year due to marriage and festive season,” he said.

India imported 797 tonnes gold last year on very good demand for jewellery and also because of investment in bars, according to WGC data. However, the combined demand declined by 47 per cent in the first-half of current year to 264 tonnes, mainly because of high gold prices, WGC said. Global gold prices had touched a record $1,033 an ounce in March.

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Mumbai: Real estate demand in various segments in the country would cross the 1,000-million sq ft mark by 2012, a real estate investment report said.

“Indian demand for real estate across office, retail, residential and hospitality sectors is expected to cross 1,000 million sq ft by 2012,” said Cushman and Wakefield (C&W) and GRI in ‘The Metamorphosis’, a report on India Real Estate Investment for 2008.

The residential segment continues to drive real estate demand with 687 million sq. ft, contributing 63% throughout the term under consideration, the report said.

“Despite the expected slowdown in the office market, the demand for commercial office space is projected to be 243 million sq. ft, which is around 22% of the total demand projections for the next five years,” it said.

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