Delhi-based real estate major Ansal Properties Group has entered into an agreement with Malaysian facilities management company Faber Group Berhad to tap the healthcare management segment.


Ansals, Faber form waste mgmt JV

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Ahmedabad based real estate business major, N G Group, has proposed to set up a special economic zone (SEZ) at the cost of Rs 200 crore for industrial machinery and ancillaries between Changodar and

NG Realty to build Rs 200 crore SEZ

D S Kulkarni Developers Ltd, the Pune based real estate development and construction company, is venturing into real estate market in United States. 


D S Kulkarni eyes US market

IVR Prime Urban Developers Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the IVRCL Infrastructures &amp; Projects Limited, has lined up investments to the tune of Rs 6,000 crore for developing integrated

IVR Prime plans to invest Rs 6,000 crore in 5 cities

If you are planning to buy a house in Mumbai or Navi Mumbai, here is some good news for you. 


Liases Foras launches  real estate index

The havoc wrecked by the floods in Surat has left its mark on the realty market of the city as well. 


Floods wreak havoc in Surat real estate market

Property consultants feel that shifting to the eastern end can get new properties for retailers, which is hard to come by on Park Street.


Retail rush on Kolkata`s Park St inches East

Focus will be long-term capital appreciation by means of equity participation.


IndiaReit sets aside Rs63cr for Signature Island

TCG Real Estate (TCG RE), a TCG group company in the real estate development business, has signed a lease agreement with Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA ) for

TCG RE to set up BT park in Kerala

Demand from retail sector on the rise with six malls under construction, and several foreign chains planning stores in the city. 


Kochi heads for a realty shortage

The ministry has decided to make some of its stations look like model airports.


Rlys puts stations on track to makeover

Overseas funds outweigh domestic ones as Asia lures foreign investors with its potential.


Foreign realty funds surge to $10 bn: Survey

Chanakya Chakravarti, joint managing director, Cushman Wakefield, spoke to Business Standard about the reasons for the current volatility in the real estate

Price correction inevitable

Last week, the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index, or Sensex, moved from 19,000 to 20,000 mark in merely six trading sessions. No wonder investors are watching the developments in the stock markets keenly.

Cracking the jargon: Market speak need not be all greek

&lsquo;We will help you stay fit&rsquo; seems to be the new mantra of many insurance companies. Three big players &mdash; ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance and Apollo Munich &mdash; have launched policies in tie-ups with spas, gymnasiums, yoga institutes, diagnostic centres and health food retailers to offer discounts to customers on these services and products.

Insurance for wellness

We are used to looking at investments in isolation, without considering the whole portfolio. Investments are made at different times, and perhaps, through different advisors, which does not help in consolidation. By default, we end up creating a somewhat diversified portfolio, which takes care of risks, and partially, returns. But a critical factor that is impacted when we consider investments in isolation is liquidity.

'Liquidity means flexibility'

One safety rule many international travellers follow is blocking and destroying their credit cards after a trip. Judicious travellers know that fraudsters can easily capture the details stored on a card&rsquo;s magnetic strip and misuse it by making a new one.

Better safe than sorry

Formalities such as documentation and medical reports can be done in the foreign country.

Get a life insurance abroad

Hybrid equity funds, commonly known as balanced funds, are ideal candidates for constituting the core of a portfolio. In a balanced fund, the fund manager balances the fund&rsquo;s equity-debt allocation according to the market conditions.

Balanced funds: Cushion for the core

I have an annual gross salary of Rs 8.6 lakh. I have done extensive tax saving for the year. But I need to invest another Rs 12,000 for this.

Infra bonds are not rated

Divide your investments properly for self-consumption, growth and income. Life will be simpler. It is a common malaise. Most people keep a mental account of their wealth. And, with each rise in the stocks they own or in the value of the house they live in, they feel richer. For instance, Jitendra Sharma, who stays in an office-provided accommodation and has rented out his flat in the Mumbai suburbs.

The art and science of investment planning

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