Column : Why we need better market surveillance

Jayanth R Varma Traditionally, securities regulators globally have regarded the exchanges as the front line regulators with primary responsibility for market surveillance. As a result, regulators have traditionally not invested in the computing resources and the human capital required to perf...

June 16th 2010 / 0 Comment / Read More »

Combat inflation

The double-digit rise in the wholesale price index for May (10.16% from a year ago) is less than shocking, but the sharp revision of the March figure to 11.04% from the previously reported 9.9% comes as a surprise. Driven essentially by commodity prices, manufacturing prices have moved up 6.4%....

June 15th 2010 / 0 Comment / Read More »

Declaring place of manufacturing wi...

Bikky Khosla | 15 Jun, 2010 The recent government notification making it mandatory for companies to declare the place of manufacturing of their produ...

June 15th 2010 / 0 Comment / Read More »

Eurozone crisis - exports likely to...

With the euro trading near 4-year lows recently amid warnings from European leaders that their $1 trillion loan backstop for troubled governments woul...

May 20th 2010 / 0 Comment / Read More »

A tale of brands

Ten years back, if a consumer or even a small business was considering buying PCs, chances were high that they would consider a whitebox. The Intel Inside sticker on a whitebox was good enough for consumers or proprietors in those days. Over time, the OEMs began to bring down their prices to levels ...

May 6th 2010 / 0 Comment / Read More »

Go global, export and rake in more moolah

In today's context, it's very important for every company to cover risks as one profits from export business. While exporting is crucial for a business‘ growth and competitiveness, and can be financially rewarding, most Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) fail to address the key issues th...

May 4th 2010 / 0 Comment / Read More »

A welcome move

The insurance watchdog did the right thing, asking life insurers to disclose the commission paid to agents selling unit-linked insurance plans (Ulips). This is a logical step after the cap on Ulip charges. The move will bring in more transparency, discourage mis-selling of Ulips and help investors t...

April 29th 2010 / 0 Comment / Read More »

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