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TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK   Satyamev Jayate: What worked and what didn't as Season 1 ends With barely an episode left in Satyamev Jayate's first season, the jury is out on what is the impact created by the show. Is it a success or did it fail to make the impact it set out to make three months ago. Here is the first independent analysis of the show based on available digital data:.. *Satyamev Jayate: How the numbers add up *SpeakAsia and AdMatrix: The gang of MLM operators *The Adidas-Reebok saga in India: When the shoe moves to the other foot *Reliance MediaWorks: Story of PE fund investment not the first time *Twisting of the forest laws to cover up Jindal's irregularities in Orissa?   ADVT EXCLUSIVE COLUMNS   Brazil: B in BRIC stands for bust William Gamble US presidential polls: Romney may beat Obama at fund raising Harsh Desai Maruti Small Car: The new old maruti Veeresh Malik MARKETS/REGULATION   *Weekly Market Report: Market indecisive The Nifty has to break the range of 5,190 and 5,340 for a trend change *On the verge of a fall as the bulls begin to falter? *Are brokers and investors being made 'scapegoats' by SEBI? *Market discounts oil & gas stocks; time to buy? *Regulators seek to create financially aware and empowered India *FII inflows into Indian market set to cross $10 billion   BOOKS: THE LOVE OF THE PRINTED WORD   18Minutes Peter Bregman's The Age Of Deleveraging A Gary Shilling Flame Nelofar Currimbhoy   INVESTING/MUTUAL FUNDS/LEARNING   Retirement Fund: Reliance MF plans to launch a pension scheme When launched, it would be just the third mutual fund scheme to be notified as a pension fund... *Financial Planning: Simplicity works best     COMPANIES & SECTORS   Poor exports hits Bajaj Auto in Q1, net profit remains flat at Rs718 crore Amidst subdued demand, disruption in its export market and cost pressures, Bajaj Auto has reported weak results in the June quarter... *Axis Bank Q1 net profit up 22% but rising NPAs remain concern *Reliance Industries net profit sinks 21% due to higher expenses and exchange rates *Merrill Lynch Fund Manager survey warns of IT bubble burst *LED Industry: China leaps as India sleeps *Hero MotoCorp profit margins flat despite record sales volumes *CRISIL affected by volatility in stock markets, Q2 sales up by only 7.4%   PERSONAL FINANCE/INSURANCE/CONSUMER INTEREST   SBI Life Flexi Smart: Why push a product with little value? SBI Life is seeking media support to publicise the one year old SBI Life Flexi Smart variable insurance plan. It seems to be a desperate attempt to entice those who put money in traditional products... *Should you buy generic products or national brands?   ECONOMY & NATION/MONEY&BANKING   Why blame the MFIs alone? Microfinance investment vehicles control huge capital and by virtue of that they are often able to channelize cross-border flows significantly. These and related institutions should come under proper regulation, reporting and disclosure requirements... *Indian banks & NPAs – IV: SARFAESI Act and its impact *Poor Governance: Corporate India also to share the blame *Mad chase for GDP growth *Consumer confidence in India falls first time in nine quarters *Should not microfinance investment vehicles be judged by the same standards set for retail MFIs? *Insurance companies under lens for tax evasion of over Rs300 crore *Does Sinclair's open challenge to the global microfinance industry make his claims true?   PUBLIC INTEREST   Rajesh Khanna, the first superstar of Hindi films, is no more Rajesh Khanna, whose romantic persona in songs like "Mere sapno ki raani", "O mere dil ke chain" and "Roop tera mastana" made many a young woman's heart skip a beat, was Hindi film world's first actor to attain superstar status... *Facebook user satisfaction plunges to new lows *New meaning to the silvering 60s *In Rajasthan, where the RTI movement was born, technical university strangulates it *Indians most likely to feel guilty over their "carbon footprint" *Use of costly technologies in healthcare should be denounced *Help pours in for Sahana Kumari after Ek Aur Prayaas' campaign *Why can't hospitals seem to fix simple mistakes?   HISTORY   Rupee devaluation of 1966 and its impact The writer describes the impact of the devaluation of the rupee in 1966 following the first major financial crisis of the government. The second part of the epilogue that describes the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business... *Stamps and coin collection as hobbies: Internationalizing the Rupee symbol! *Monsoon: Will it play havoc again? *Agalega or Andaman Islands? Develop both as strategically important   BEYOND MONEY: FOR THOSE WHO NEED A HELPING HAND   Judith Fernandes writes about how this unique organisation is working to make life easier for the visually challenged and ensure that they become contributing members of society   To subscribe to this free newsletter log on to www.moneylife.in or email us at newsletter@moneylife.in To get FREE updates via sms click here.

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