In the coming months fixed deposit can again be a good investment option as the deposit rates are on their way up.
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Banks report surge in Casa ratio as against fixed deposits
Posted by Tushar Mathur on February 4th, 2010
In the past few months term deposit rates have lost sheen as banks have reduced rates. Now people prefer to park their money in current account savings accounts (Casa) rather than investing their money in fixed deposits for longer duration.
Banks low-cost deposits share drop to a 10-year low
Posted by Tushar Mathur on December 28th, 2009
In the recent times group of pubic sector banks has witnessed drop in their low-cost deposits, the drop is a 10-year low While individuals are preferring bulk deposits and more are depositing more money in fixed deposits, which offered higher interests a year ago.
Also, the opening of customer-savvy private sector banks is responsible for bringing down investments in low-cost deposits (savings and current account balances) at public sector banks.
This year public sector banks, savings and current account balances accounted to 31 per cent of their total deposits, which was 34 per cent in 1999 and was at peak of 38 per cent in 2066, as per the study conducted by Indian unit of London-based investment banking group, Noble.
But among the public sector banks there have been some of the exceptional banks like State Bank of India (SBI) and Bank of Baroda (BoB).
Artbitrage funds have a greater scope in 2009
Posted by Tushar Mathur on January 4th, 2009
If you are interested in investing in equities but fear the market volatility, the smartest way will be to invest in arbitrage funds.
Indian real estate price can fall 60 to 70% from current levels in the next five years
Posted by Tushar Mathur on November 11th, 2008
The real estate sector in India may have seen its best time for the next several decades. The real estate markets now heads downward, as people cannot make their mortgage payments.
OP Bhatt, chairman of State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest bank, expects 50% correction in the housing sector prices in the country.
