Eight in ten households in India own a home Eight in ten households in India own a home Indians love to own a home. The Census 2011 puts a number to this emotional attachment. Eight in ten households in India own a house. But, clearly, ...
Budget's mixed blessing for commodities Budget's mixed blessing for commodities The positive steps taken in the Budget to develop the commodity market infrastructure are noteworthy.
Not a bad Budget for markets Not a bad Budget for markets The Budget and the possible political realignment would provide a boost to the domestic equity markets.
When oil shocks the economy… When oil shocks the economy… India's vulnerability to oil shocks is well known. But research firm Nomura has put a number to the impact of an oil shock on the economy. In its ...
Tracking FII flows Tracking FII flows Lack of alternative investment avenues, given the slowdown in emerging economies, could have made FIIs retain cash in India.
The business of GST The business of GST To ensure a smooth transition to GST, businesses would have to systematically revamp their current models.
What's in store for foreign investors What's in store for foreign investors The introduction of General Anti Avoidance Rules in Budget 2012 seems imminent. This may shift the burden of proof on tax avoidance to companies. Under the GAAR provisions, the Indian tax authorities would be empowered to declare any arrangement as an ‘impermissible avoidance arrangement'.
Gold prices and financial stability Gold prices and financial stability In India's case, financial market stability actually improves when gold prices fall, says an RBI research paper.
Broadband drives Internet growth in India Broadband drives Internet growth in India More and more Indians are getting connected to the Internet. According to quarterly reports published by telecom regulator TRAI, the number of ...
Conflict of interest or confidence in stock It is generally argued that analysts who own stock of companies they cover have a conflict of interest. Because of this, analysts are required to ...
Impact of noise traders Noise traders not only affect the price by driving it away from fundamentals, but also by their influence on the liquidity aspect, write Violet U.T.
Demand for gold falters in India Indian gold jewellery consumption fell by 44 per cent in the December 2011 quarter compared to the year-ago period, according to World Gold Council ...
DTC limits tax-saving options The Direct Taxes Code may not be fully implemented from the next financial year. But, you will have to alter your tax strategies, depending on the changes made.
Do we need securities transaction tax? Financial markets in our country, be it equity, commodity or currency, are still in the growth phase. Imposing transaction tax on these will only stunt their growth.
Outward remittances: Who gets what Indians like to give gifts to people abroad. They also like to invest in international equity and debt. But they invest less in overseas deposits.
Safe-haven bubble A ‘bubble' in safe-haven asset values could turn out to be the next black swan event, caution Dirk G. Baur of University of Technology, Sydney, and ...
Government distorts reality on inflation The government should spell out how it arrives at the expected rate of inflation, instead of leaving it to the people to figure it out.
The horizon vocabulary Corporate short-termism is negatively associated with the extent to which long-term investors hold a firm's stock, report Francois Brochet, Maria ...
What made the Vodafone case complex Unless the Direct Tax Code plugs the loopholes in cross-border transactions, the Vodafone verdict may set a precedent.
Side-effects of FDA ruling on pharma companies The regulatory violations by pharma companies are best seen as regular business challenges than as some conspiracy from a Robin Cook novel.
Oil fiirms' under-recoveries shoot through the roof If the Finance Minister is losing sleep over mounting under-recoveries, the public sector oil companies may possibly be having nightmares. With good ...
Gainers and losers Bharti Airtel and Vodafone seem to be clear beneficiaries of the Supreme Court's decision to cancel 122 2G telecom licences issued in January 2008.
Tax impact on entrepreneurship Studying data across 85 countries, Simeon Djankov et al write in ‘The effect of corporate taxes on investment and entrepreneurship' ( www.ssrn.com) ...
Fewer IPOs, deals, put investment bankers in a tight corner While the first half of 2012 may be tepid, bankers expect the second half to be more conducive.
SEBs need a recharge Much of SEBs' losses were due to lower tariffs not matching the rise in power procurement costs and high transmission and distribution losses.
India: Case for better FII flows in 2012 Slowing inflation and economic activity would make the RBI reverse its monetary policy, thus improving investment sentiment.
PSU cash conundrum A government short on cash and long on spending can be innovative. Weak markets and poor investor appetite first put a spoke in the government's plan ...
It is a question of confidence more than anything else Superior working-capital management and more efficient use of capital have helped companies report reasonably good results.PRAVEEN KADLE, MD & CEO, TATA CAPITAL
Worries about political risk Earlier, developed markets were completely “safe”, but they are now subject to worrying protectionist pressures, rues Premila Nazareth Satyanand in a ...
Fallout of direct market access to foreigners One of the objectives of the Qualified Foreign Investors regulation is to reduce volatility in the market. QFIs may, in fact, add to it.
How Indian households save and invest Though investor population over the past decade has grown significantly, it hasn't quite enticed Indian households to follow suit. According to the ...
Three-wheelers: Way forward While auto rickshaw volumes were nothing to write home about, three-wheeled cargo carriers performed much better, growing by 12.5 per cent.
Begin by writing down your financial goals To become wealthy, you will need to identify and replace any negative or limiting beliefs you may have about money, says Jack Canfield in ‘The ...
My Five: Water to flush toxins and music to calm the mind Amit SharmaFounder and CEO, eExpedise Healthcare1 I have been a fitness enthusiast since my college days, an ...
Small but ambitious: Alembic has a big American dream The 112-year-old company may be a late entrant but it is focussing on its strengths
Health alert on measles outbreak Measles outbreaks continue to spread rapidly around the world, according to early reports provided to the ...
Coming up: Oxytocin case enters final lap More than a year after the Government sought to ban the private production and promotion of Oxytocin, ...
How to show your trading and F&O income in the tax returns? BL Research BureauFor traders, aside from predicting the stock market, reporting income from intra-day trading ...
Alkem Laboratories: The right remedy Focus on high-margin chronic products and key launches should drive growth
Weekly Trading Guide SBI (₹290.9)After tumbling over 21 per cent in five weeks, SBI got a breather last week. However, the broader ...
ICICI Prudential All Seasons Bond: Ride on the rate movements The dynamic bond fund has consistently delivered across rate cycles
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 ...
