Wall Street Journal, 9 August 2010
Amateur investors bullish despite experts’ doubt
Could it be that once again, individual investors are late to the party? A recent survey reveals that individual investors have become more confident about their investments lately, even as financial advisers - supposedly the experts - have been getting pessimistic. Analysts found that individuals have more faith now in the Indian...

Financial Chronicle, 2 August 2010
Older investors more bullish on economy
Old is no longer just gold, they are getting bold too. Generally considered to be risk-averse and much less optimistic about life, these grey-haired investors seem to be more optimistic about the Indian economy than hot-blooded youngsters. The seniors have become more bullish even as the confidence of the Indian investment...

Businessworld, 31 July 2010
Treading In Positive Zone
The current stock market behaviour might not be awe-inspiring, but the findings of the fourth round of J.P. Morgan Asset Management-ValueNotes survey — earlier held in September 2009, December 2009 and March 2010 — reveal that investment confidence among retail investors is on the rise. For one, India’s long-term prospect...

Moneylife, 16 July 2010
Cement prices likely to fall further, but industry players remain positive
Cement prices across various regions in India are currently under pressure. The southern region has been the worst hit by this fall in prices. Going forward, analysts expect prices in the northern and eastern regions to come under further pressure due to the upcoming elections in the east and the end of the Commonwealth Games-driven demand in the north.

Hindustan Times, 21 April 2010
Investor optimism ebbs to caution
The “widespread optimism” showed by the investment community in September 2009, has been replaced by “cautious optimism”, according to the findings of the Investment Confidence Index (ICI) of JP Morgan Asset Management India and Valuenotes. “The results of the third wave of the ICI suggest a sense of measured optimism from the financial community...

Economic Times, 21 April 2010
Sensex to scale 19K by June: JP Morgan survey
The stock market barometer, Sensex, is set to touch 19,000-mark by June from the present 17,500 levels, in spite of the decline in the overall business confidence, says a JP Morgan-ValueNotes survey. Among the eight cities where the survey was carried out, the investors in the nation's financial capital are the most optimistic as they expect the bellwether Sensex to trade between 20,000 and 21,000 in June.

Business Standard, 21 October 2009
Positive outlook on investment in India, says survey
The prospect of a global economy recovery has driven confidence across the board, supported by a sustained confidence in the domestic economy, says a survey conducted in September by JP Morgan Asset Management, in association with ValueNotes.

MyIris.com, 21 October 2009
Investment confidence in India is back: Survey
JPMorgan Asset Management India in association with ValueNotes announced findings of the second wave of the Investment Confidence Index (ICI) in India. The findings for this quarters` survey show that the prospect of a global economic recovery drives confidence across the board, supported by a sustained confidence in the Indian economy.

Mint, 5 October 2009
FIIs shun PN route, take to sub-accounts
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs), the main force behind the doubling of India’s benchmark equity index this year, are favouring so-called sub-accounts to fund stock purchases, shunning participatory notes (PNs), restrictions on which were lifted a year ago.

Mint, 8 September 2009
MF buying falls after scrapping of commissions
The mutual fund industry’s worst fears seem to be coming true: distributors are not finding it worth their while to service small investors who, in turn, are either buying units online or directly at MF outlets.

Hindustan Times, 13 August 2009
Investors in better mood than advisors
There is a new index to measure investor mood and – surprise, surprise – those who put in the money are more cocky than those who tell them what to do with it. The nation’s first Investor Confidence Index (ICI) says retail investors seem to be more confident of making additional investments than their financial advisors… ICI was launched on Wednesday by JP Morgan Asset Management India in association with ValueNotes, a research company.

Mint, 12 August 2009
Retail investors most optimistic, shows survey
Retail investors are more confident than corporate investors and financial advisers about economic recovery and its impact on markets, said a recent survey by JPMorgan Asset Management India Pvt. Ltd and ValueNotes Database Pvt. Ltd, a Pune-based research firm. According to JPMorgan’s confidence index in India, a first of its kind, on a scale of 200, retail investor confidence stood at 138.3.