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Money

Kotak Mutual Fund issues warning on arbitrage spreads

Arbitrage funds invest at least 65% of their assets in stocks and at the same time sell their futures, thus generating a return from the spread between spot and futures prices.

2 min read1 Jun 2020
Opinion

A wider debt market will grow credit funds

As economic activity picks up and issuance volumes grow, there is opportunity for credit funds to grow and become a meaningful part of asset allocation

4 min read12 Mar 2018
Companies

Unilever to sell spreads business to KKR for $8 billion

Unilever put the business up for sale in April, following a review of its assets prompted by February's unsolicited $143 billion takeover attempt by Kraft Heinz

1 min read16 Dec 2017
Market

Unilever to buy back $5.3 billion of stock, divest spreads

Unilever plans to buy back 5 billion of stock and divest its spreads business in an effort to boost the share price after fending off a takeover bid by Kraft Heinz Co

1 min read6 Apr 2017
Companies

Steve Ballmer’s plan to make America great involves Excel spreadsheets

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is poring over decades of government records to create a comprehensive accounting of US spending in Excel spreadsheets

6 min read7 Nov 2016
Market

Despite market volatility, CDS spreads haven’t risen by much

A low rise in the risk premium offers hope that things might not go that badly for Indian equity prices even if the US Federal Reserve hikes rates

1 min read14 Mar 2016
Companies

Unilever plans to split spreads business into stand-alone unit

The baking, cooking and spreading division will have a dedicated management team, with its own financial statements, the firm said

1 min read4 Dec 2014
Leisure

Google docs gets a new wave

Google docs gets a new wave

5 min read18 May 2010
Mint-lounge

And they shrunk the laptop

And they shrunk the laptop

5 min read8 May 2009

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