Go Figure Go Figure The revenue of the company associated with the product above tripled year-on-year in the recent quarter. Name the company. Send your response to ...
Rewind Valour is the better part of discretion Valour is the better part of discretion Bold steps must be taken to create jobs and improve productivity
Bond Street Gilts: foreign holding to go up slowly Gilts: foreign holding to go up slowly There’s a need to ring-fence borrowing cost from external volatility
By Invitation Expect at least one more rate cut this fiscal Expect at least one more rate cut this fiscal But that will depend on market behaviour post-US monetary tightening
Go Figure Go Figure The currency featured above was the worst performer against the dollar so far among G10 countries in 2015. Name the country. Send your response to ...
Act — Impact Watch out for the Black Money Act Watch out for the Black Money Act Real estate, among the most fertile grounds for black money, will be affected in a big way
Rewind Stop worrying about market’s reaction Stop worrying about market’s reaction Domestic institutions are big enough to absorb any outflows in the event of curbs on P-notes
By Invitation Market-driven pricing needed in M&As Market-driven pricing needed in M&As Dismantling a major barrier to foreign investment will be beneficial
W-Street Why Nikkei is fancying the pink paper Why Nikkei is fancying the pink paper Due to shrinking domestic market, Japanese companies are foraying overseas
Earnings disappoint The US equity market took a beating after bellwether companies ranging from Apple to Caterpillar reported earnings below expectations. In Brazil, ...
How slowing realty can derail the economy Sectors such as building materials and financial services will feel the pinch
FIIs, MFs take different paths Domestic mutual funds favoured MNCs but FIIs held a bearish view on these stocks
Pharma: Go with the globe-trotters Not all healthcare stocks spell wealth despite many delivering heady returns in recent times. Here’s how you can make the right picks
Fast-tracking investments Focusing on awarding and implementing infrastructure projects can revive the economy.
Ways to lure FIIs to debt What India needs is a stable and forward-looking policy regime to attract long-term capital.
‘There is vast untapped potential for the life insurance industry’ The challenge is to reach out to the growing young working population to make them more secure about their future.PUNEET NANDA,ED, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
Changing the rules of the advisory game The players have to clearly decide whether they are distributors or advisors.
Tripping on enthusiasm The corporate sector, which blames the Government for all its ills, needs to introspect a little over its past excesses.
‘MNCs that follow tax rules shouldn’t be criticised’ Balancing the objectives and rights of taxpayers and Governments is a key element of the responsible tax debate. DANIEL S. LANGE, Global Managing Partner-Tax, Deloitte Touche TohmatsuInvestors seek certainty and consistency in tax laws and speedy resolution of disputes. M. LAKSHMINARAYANAN, Managing Partner-Tax, Deloitte Haskins & Sells
‘The challenge is to induce banks to sell bad loans to us’ Sometimes, deals fall through when the price offered by asset reconstruction companies varies significantly from that expected by banks. P. RUDRAN, MD AND CEO, ARCIL
Exit challenges for PEs Investments at higher valuations and a weak rupee are making private equity funds exit.
“We are sitting on a gold mine” If a turnaround happens, PNB’s business will benefit substantially from its assets. While the consolidation has lowered our loan growth to single digits, we should be able to catch up by the end of 2013-14. This should help us grow our loan book by 15 per cent.
‘Breaking into rural markets isn’t easy’ A pressure cooker for the rural market will depress pricing. - S. Ravichandran, MD, TTK Prestige
Are you in good company? More than profit and loss metrics, the secret to long-term performance lies in managing cash flows.
‘There’s greater demand for higher-end tractors’ Launches in the premium range of tractors, such as Farm Trac and Power Trac, have been well received by the market. This has improved margins in a big way.
Chasing growth A company can expand using various strategies such as increasing market penetration, diversifying products and through M&As.
‘We are in transformation phase’ Once we get adequate funds and have the management teams in place, the products will be launched.
How are bubbles formed? You must have heard investors or other stock market experts speak about bubbles with a troubled look on their faces. The expressions imply that ...
Tracking Deals Gray Matters invests in iDreamCareerUS-based education and skilling sector focussed impact investor Gray ...
Doing a little more to make tests fail-safe Srikanth Ganesan’s start-up develops digital device for paperless examinations
A one-stop hub to organise all the non-core services konektUP helps start-ups manage HR, IT, legal, finance and marketing functions
Making a statement with southern weaves Sridhar Venkatesh was quite clear in his mind that he did not want to follow his father’s footsteps and be an ...
Basmati paddy futures contract launched Pusa 1121 is exported to countries including Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE
Accounting jugglery A string of cases involving accounting sleight of hand and auditor negligence has come to light in recent ...
Indices to remain range-bound, choppy The Sensex and the Nifty were volatile last week and face resistance ahead. Tread with caution
Woodstock music festival: Fifty years on Seventy two hours of music with 400,000 people in attendance. Woodstock Music & Art Fair opened in a lush farm ...
The Beloved Toni Morrison A tribute to Toni Morrison (1931-2019), the African-American writer who died on August 5
Campus politics in Kerala and its deep gender bias Women’s empowerment is a mere slogan in the student organisations of the Left parties in Kerala
Quiz on scandals On August 17, 21 years ago, then US President Bill Clinton admitted in taped testimony of his physical ...
Dealing with fake influencers Rising fraud has led to the loss of ad dollars and compromised brand safety
Nuggets BARC’s self-service portal A lot of advertising decisions in India are made basis data provided by audience ...
Making Sheraton the new gathering place Marriott International has unveiled a refreshed look for its heritage brand
No place to call home Home-buyers have lost their life savings to bogus projects. Can RERA make a difference? BusinessLine ...
Unsold inventory in ongoing projects spells a crisis:Gautam Chatterjee Maharashtra was one of the first States to establish a Real Estate Regulatory Authority in 2017 in a bid to ...
A tale of three developers — will the law catch up? The travails faced by nearly 1 lakh home-buyers in the National Capital Region after signing up for housing ...
Struggling to stay connected BSNL, market leader till about a decade ago, has been hit by inadequate investments, inefficiencies and a lack ...
