HDFC Bank has revised the average quarterly balance (AQB) requirements of various deposit accounts. In case of regular savings account, the minimum AQB to be maintained will be Rs 10,000 and Rs 5,000 for urban and rural branches, respectively. For kid’s advantage accounts and senior citizen accounts, this figure stands at Rs 5,000 across branches. These changes will come into effect from April 1, 2010, for its existing accountholders. Earlier, the bank had revised rates for its new customers as well.
Tax Plan is one of the better performing schemes from Religare Asset Management. Existing investors can redeem their investment after three years. But given the scheme's performance, they can continue to stay invested Given the mandated lock-in period of three years, tax saving schemes give the fund manager the leeway to invest in ideas that may take time to nurture. Religare Tax Plan's investment ideas revolve around 'High Growth', which the fund manager has aimed to achieve by digging out promising stories/businesses in the mid-cap segment. Within the space, consumer staples has been the centre of attention for the last couple of years and can be seen as one of the key reasons for the scheme's outperformance as compared to the broader market. It has, however, tweaked its focus and reduced exposure in midcaps as they were commanding a high premium. The strategy seems to have worked as it returned a 22% gain last year. Religare Tax Plan has outperformed BSE 100...
