Oxus Fund Management

Oxus Fund Management (OFM) has been operational in India since September 1998 as a SEBI licensed portfolio manager. It is a research and advisory firm which manages assets for both corporate clients and high net-worth individuals in domestic debt, equities and foreign currencies.

 
 

Oxus Research

Established in September 1996, Oxus Research conducts frontier level research on emerging markets, with special focus on India. Specifically oriented towards financial markets, Oxus publications include an analysis of the Indian capital market, the role of Chinese mercantilism in causing the East Asian Crisis, currency undervaluation and its relation to growth, the role of the middle class in development, and several articles on the importance of Capital Account Convertibility to growth in developing countries. 

 
 

Developing Trends

Developing Trends is a newsletter on major markets and currencies which started off at the Deutsche Bank in 1994 and continued in India. Oxus Research and Investments will restart its publication in 2010. Past issues are available on the website.

 
 

Team

With a high-powered team of economists with more than 40 years of experience, the Oxus team provides its clients with a unique mixture of fund management with economic policy. The team's expertise in economic research, having one of the largest databases and a proprietary economic/public policy model helps Oxus uncover investment opportunities before the theme is evident to others.

 


 
India should follow map to account convertibility: RBI
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:33:13 GMT
India should move toward capital account convertibility on a calibrated basis according to domestic and global factors.
Your gratuity may just get bankruptcy protection
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:30:05 GMT
Cos may be asked to create a separate fund for gratuity payments so that savings are not wiped out.
SEBI, MCA may clash over Companies Bill
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:28:43 GMT
Potential areas of conflict include insider trading, independent directors and delisting of publicly-traded companies.
EPFO moots parking funds in star PSUs
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:09:06 GMT
The labour ministry has said that equity investments would only be possible after the finance ministry fills in some information gaps.
Govt to speed up data entry to make industry survey relevant
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:06:40 GMT
The annual survey of industries is undergoing an overhaul as part of attempts to make information available without the current 18-month lag to make it relevant for policy makers and analysts.
Nod for duty-free export of 55 lakh bales of cotton likely
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:01:07 GMT
The government is likely to allow duty-free export of 55 lakh bales (one bale equals to 170 kgs) of cotton in the 2010-11 season starting next month.
Curbs on foreign cos to reinvest profits in arms may be lifted
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:58:11 GMT
Reinvested earnings should be considered FDI: Dipp To Finance Ministry.
Food and fuel inflation rises again
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:36:56 GMT
Food and fuel inflation shot up in the week ended August 13, belying the expectation that prices will soften gradually following a good monsoon.
Forex kitty swells by $293 million
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:42:04 GMT
Foreign exchange reserves rose by $293 million during the week ended August 27, largely on account of revaluation of non-dollar assets in reserves.
FY11 tax collection may top budget estimate
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:08:54 GMT
India's tax collections could beat budget estimates of Rs 7,46,000 crore in the fiscal year to end-March 2011, Revenue Secretary Sunil Mitra said on Friday.
FX reserves at $282.842 bn as of Aug 27
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:51:47 GMT
Foreign exchange reserves rose to $282.842 billion as on August 27, from $282.549 billion in the previous week, the central bank said in its weekly statistical supplement on Friday.
Food inflation at 10.86 pc; fuel inflation accelerates
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:59:06 GMT
Food and fuel inflation accelerated in the third week of August, maintaining pressure on the RBI to tighten monetary policy.
India looks at South America for farm revolution
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:42:03 GMT
India is looking at distant South America where countries have been able to ramp up food production with new technology and farming methods
Services PMI dips again in August but still robust
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:28:46 GMT
Growth in India's service sector slowed for a second month in August after hitting a two-year peak in June, but businesses were more optimistic about the outlook, a survey showed on Friday.
Food inflation at 10.86 pct y/y: Govt
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:25:03 GMT
Food price index rose 10.86 percent and the fuel price index climbed 12.71 percent in the year to Aug. 21, government data released on Friday showed.
India should follow map to account convertibility: RBI
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:33:13 GMT
India should move toward capital account convertibility on a calibrated basis according to domestic and global factors.
EPFO moots parking funds in star PSUs
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:09:06 GMT
The labour ministry has said that equity investments would only be possible after the finance ministry fills in some information gaps.
Government starts anti-dumping probe into soda ash imports
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:13:18 GMT
India has initiated a probe into alleged dumping of soda ash by countries like China, Iran and Pakistan to protect domestic players.
Mumbai to get India's first multi-level automated car parks
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:54:21 GMT
India's first robot-assisted multi-level car parks that can collectively accommodate over 1,100 vehicles will come up at two private commercial building projects in Mumbai.
India looks at South America for farm revolution
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:42:03 GMT
India is looking at distant South America where countries have been able to ramp up food production with new technology and farming methods
 
Pak envoy sees Pawar's hand in ICC suspension
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:56:00 GMT
Pakistans High Commissioner to the UK, Wajid Hasan, today criticised International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat and President Sharad Pawar, saying he sensed a conspiracy behind the suspension of three Pakistani cricket players facing allegations of spot-fixing.
Govt clears $5-bn airplane purchases
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:54:00 GMT
The government has cleared the acquisition of 46 new aircraft worth over Rs 19,000 crore by three low-cost carriers: SpiceJet, IndiGo and Jet Lite. The new planes will arrive in a staggered delivery schedule beginning November. The acquisitions were cleared on August 30 at a meeting of a civil aviation ministry empowered committee.
DTC lightens evasion penalties
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:42:00 GMT
While the tax burden for an average taxpayer will lighten marginally, for tax evaders the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) proposes to reduce penalties substantially. The DTC Bill, tabled in Parliament on Monday, proposes that anyone under-reporting their tax base would have to pay a maximum penalty of two times the tax sought to be evaded.
Apex court to review Bhopal judgement
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:13:00 GMT
The Supreme Court today decided to review its 1996 judgement in the Bhopal gas case, following which a local court had imposed a two-year jail sentence on Keshub Mahindra and six others who were executives of Union Carbide at the time of the tragedy. The apex court has issued notices to the accused and informed the attorney-general.
SC order on grain: Will take steps, says Pawar
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:11:00 GMT
The Supreme Court on Tuesday clarified that it was an order, not a suggestion, to the government to distribute free of cost foodgrain rotting in godowns. Tell your minister that distribution of rotting foodgrain was a part of our order and not just an observation, a two-judge bench of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma told Additional Solicitor-General Mohan Parasaran, who represented the agriculture ministry.
Q1 growth climbs to 8.8% on back of manufacturing
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:07:00 GMT
Led by strong manufacturing and services growth, the economy expanded 8.8 per cent in the quarter ended June the fastest pace in nine quarters. Though the performance of the agriculture sector was subdued during the quarter, both the government and economists expect it to pick up in the coming quarters as kharif sowing has been healthy after good monsoons.
Tax code only from 2012
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:46:00 GMT
Levies up for women taxpayers, investors in Ulips and SEZ developers.
Navy torpedoes Indian private shipyards' role in new project
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:01:32 GMT
This is the first of a four-part special series on the countrys critical, yet significantly delayed, submarine development programme.
Cancer drugs may become cheaper after govt study
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:58:00 GMT
NPPAs price analysis findings could result in a mechanism to check the cost of medicines.
Sail through Mumbai traffic in 45 minutes flat!
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:54:00 GMT
Forget the traffic snarls or the crowded local trains. Mumbaikars staying at Borivali could take the waterway and reach Nariman Point in 45 minutes flat while enjoying the Arabian Sea breeze.
Navi Mumbai airport may take off
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:23:00 GMT
There is a fresh ray of hope for the new airport at Panvel in Navi Mumbai, with the environment and civil aviation ministries attempting to bridge their differences over the project.
Govt offers a way out for private suppliers
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:53:00 GMT
As key world capitals scrutinise the Nuclear Liability Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, for word on how the new legislation would affect potential civil nuclear agreements with India, a senior Union minister has said that private suppliers could still sign agreements with the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) clearly stating that their responsibility ended with the handover of equipment and other material to the operator.
Cabinet clears Direct Taxes Code with some relief
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:52:00 GMT
Bill is scheduled to be tabled in Parliament on Monday.
Lok Sabha nod for Nuclear Liability Bill
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:53:00 GMT
The UPA government today successfully shepherded the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, 2010, through the Lok Sabha, with active support from the BJP and strategic absence of some fence-sitters such as the Samajwadi Party.
Ramesh axes Vedanta bauxite project
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:50:00 GMT
In a setback to its plans, metals and mining major Vedanta Resources today failed to get environmental clearance for its $1.7-billion (Rs 7,820-crore) bauxite mining project in the Niyamgiri hills of Orissa.The ministry of Environment and Forests rejected Stage-II forest clearance for the project in Lanjigarh, Kalahandi and Rayagada districts.
Industry against supplier liability
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:50:00 GMT
India Inc today expressed deep reservations over the supplier liability provision the contentious Clause 17(b) in the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damages Bill, 2010, saying it would seriously hinder nuclear commerce.
Global fears prompt more sops
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:34:00 GMT
But fiscal constraints limit Sharmas largesse to Rs 1,000 crore.
Russia says no to supplier liability
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:31:00 GMT
Even as political acrimony over the Nuclear Liability Bill rages in and outside Parliament, Indias old-time friend Russia has clearly told the Indian establishment that it will not accept any liability for the supply of equipment and other material to help India build its nuclear power plants, either in the present or future.
Green nod on hold for Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:43:48 GMT
The ministry of environment and forests, headed by Jairam Ramesh, has put on hold till December 16 environmental clearance for industrial projects across various sectors in the coastal Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra. In view of the moratorium, which was put in place on August 16, projects in the fields of power, mining, chemical and petrochemicals, fertiliser, steel, processing, oil and gas transportation pipeline and 11 other sectors will have to wait till December 16 for the clearance.
WikiLeaks founder Assange absolved of rape charges
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:41:54 GMT
Julian Assange, founder of the WikiLeaks website that published thousands of secret US military reports from Afghanistan, described the criminal charges brought against him in Sweden as deeply disturbing.
Welcome to Oxus
Oxus is the ancient name for Amu Dariya, a river originating in the lofty Pamir Plateau in Central Asia and weaving its way through Afghanistan and eventually into the large Aral Sea in Russia. Legend has it that when Alexander the Great was conquering the world, he arrived at the Oxus and thought that he had reached India. Appropriate therefore that Oxus should be a firm which helps discover Indian markets.



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