CIOL, 13 January 2009
Satyam's tiger, someone's bear?
The Satyam debacle is now a world-known episode. The immediate worry now is that how would a scam of this stature affect India IT Inc.'s prospects henceforth in the global market. Here's a quick check. As per Arvind Kher, chief strategy officer, ValueNotes, client confidence will not be materially affected, provided our regulatory bodies respond maturely and expeditiously.

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.