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Mutual funds' AUM declined again

Mutual funds' AUM declined againAssets under management (AUM) of mutual fund industry continued to decline for the third consecutive month. It has declined 7 per cent in November as compared to its level in October. Total assets currently stood at Rs 4,02,029 crore and it has seen second-highest monthly decline in a month.

All leading fund houses have seen asset decline, excluding UTI and Tata Asset Management. Mirae Asset Management has lost more than 69% of its AUM so far. CEO of Mirae Asset, Arindam Ghosh said that the company has seen very low investment in the equity funds.

ZTE To Focus More On R&D Operations

ZTE To Focus More On R&D OperationsZTE, the worldwide provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, has strengthened its focus on the research and development (R&D) to introduce cheap products in the global market without compromising on the quality.

ZTE, which has 16 R&D centers in China, spends around 10 percent of its income on R&D activities.

Moreover, the company also has 7 R&D centers in other countries comprising India and Pakistan.

About 40% of its work force comprise of personnel from the R&D department.

RBI declined to open Forex reserve for financial institutions

RBI declined to open Forex reserve for financial institutionsThe Reserve Bank India (RBI) would not directly lend US dollars to the financial institutions from the foreign exchange reserves of the country. Earlier, the Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) had requested the Reserve Bank to issue direct dollar credit line to meet its lending requirements. Exim Bank is facing difficulty in getting funds from overseas institutions due to the international financial crisis. Exim Bank provides funds to exporters, importers and to the Indian companies planning investments overseas.

Wipro offers campus recruits job switch

Wipro offers campus recruits job switchThe third largest software exporter of India, Wipro Technologies has offered fresh campus recruit, to join technical support branch of its business process outsourcing (BPO) division. The move shows the condition of the IT firm in the wake of the global financial crisis. Low demand and tight monetary conditions has forced IT companies to employee cost cutting and controlling measures. They have now started to employ cost cutting measures on the HR front.

Government may announce package to boost economy

Government may announce package to boost economyThe g

Kingfisher gets yes for 9 more international flights

Kingfisher gets yes for 9 more international flightsOn Wednesday, India's No 2 private carrier, Kingfisher Airlines reported that it has got the approval from the federal government to operate flights on nine international routes.

A spokesman of the company said, "Kingfisher has received approvals to operate Mumbai-London, Kolkata-Dhaka, Kolkata-Chittagong, Mumbai-Hong Kong, Mumbai-Singapore, Chennai-Colombo, Bangalore-Colombo, Bangalore-Bangkok and Mumbai-Bangkok flights."

He added, "The time frame for launch of these services will be announced progressively."

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