Kalpana Pathak &Amp; Rajesh Bhayani

Stories by Kalpana Pathak &Amp; Rajesh Bhayani

CFA Institute may not hold December exams in India

CFA Institute may not hold December exams in India

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2007

The Chartered Financial Analyst Institute's level I exams scheduled for December 2007, registrations for which began this September, might not be held in India.

'IPOs: Valuations don't look stretched'

'IPOs: Valuations don't look stretched'

Rediff.com   2 Jun 2007

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala of RARE Enterprises, a high-profile investor, talks to Business Standard on the state of the secondary market and the hype around IPOs.

Early monsoon revives demand for rainwear

Early monsoon revives demand for rainwear

Rediff.com   31 May 2007

Early onset of monsoon has raised the hopes of rainwear manufacturers. Wholesalers have already started stocking and they expect good demand despite rising prices of rainwear products.

CFA moves court against shut down order

CFA moves court against shut down order

Rediff.com   25 May 2007

The Chartered Financial Analyst institute has filed a petition in the Delhi high court seeking a stay on the notice, even as it has decided to give $300 (Rs 12,300) to each of its 7,000 students to write the June 3 examinations outside India.

CFA told to cease operations

CFA told to cease operations

Rediff.com   23 May 2007

About 7,000 Indian students registered with the Chartered Financial Analyst institute are unlikely to appear in their examinations scheduled for June 3.

Managers head to virtual classrooms

Managers head to virtual classrooms

Rediff.com   21 May 2007

For sometime, satellite-based management education has come to the aid of senior managers who never went to a business school.

Indian engineers to get registered

Indian engineers to get registered

Rediff.com   17 May 2007

The Bill, to be called the Draft Engineers Bill, will propose setting up a separate statutory authority which will lay down specifications for competency in professional engineering practice.

'Broking biz doing well,but investors circumspect'

'Broking biz doing well,but investors circumspect'

Rediff.com   7 May 2007

Dinesh Thakkar, MD, Angel Broking, explains in an interview that retail investors' participation in the equity market is falling, but the share of organized players in broking business is increasing.

Global hotel majors eye India

Global hotel majors eye India

Rediff.com   5 May 2007

International hospitality majors such as Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, and Jumeirah International are all planning to establish their presence in the country.

Leave us alone, B-schools tell AICTE

Leave us alone, B-schools tell AICTE

Rediff.com   3 May 2007

Over 20 premier Indian B-schools have jointly decided to present a white paper to the All India Council for Technical Education, recommending that instead of regulating them, the governing body should facilitate the growth of management education in

Cap likely on comex stake

Cap likely on comex stake

Rediff.com   2 May 2007

The department of consumer affairs is planning to put a ceiling on the stake that a single domestic investor can hold in a commodity exchange.

IIM-B modifies Singapore campus plan

IIM-B modifies Singapore campus plan

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2007

The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, has called off its plan to start full-time operations in Singapore. Instead, it is exploring tie-ups with institutes in Singapore to offer Executive MBA (EMBA) programmes.

Tata Motors may set up car unit in Egypt

Tata Motors may set up car unit in Egypt

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2007

Tata Motors may soon set up a car manufacturing unit in Egypt, North Africa. The car major is said to have held talks with an eight-member high-level delegation from Egypt.

US depository likely to buy 5% stake in BSE

US depository likely to buy 5% stake in BSE

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2007

The US-based Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation is planning to pick up 5 per cent stake in the Bombay Stock Exchange.

IIMs: Working students in the lurch

IIMs: Working students in the lurch

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2007

Working students, shortlisted by the Indian Institutes of Management for admission to this year's batch, are on the tenterhooks since many of them have put in their papers and are serving notice periods.

Mumbai University eyes stock market for funds

Mumbai University eyes stock market for funds

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2007

A state-funded university, it may pump in money into the stock market through its corpus fund of over Rs 100 crore.

And now, a brand new BSE

And now, a brand new BSE

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2007

The story began with the BSE board selling 5 per cent of its equity each to Frankfurt-based Deutsche Boerse AG (the world's biggest stock exchange in terms of market capitalisation) and the Singapore Exchange at Rs 5,200 per share.

'Yarn traders are losing business'

'Yarn traders are losing business'

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2007

An interview with Jaykrishna D Pathak, president of the Bombay Yarn Merchants Association & Exchange.

SC judges to get Harvard schooling

SC judges to get Harvard schooling

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2007

A programme to train the judges has been proposed where they would be attending a two-week advanced executive programme in management of cases, at the Harvard Business School.

NSDL ropes in IIT to beef up systems

NSDL ropes in IIT to beef up systems

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2007

The National Securities and Depository is looking at increasing the number of demat accounts by restructuring its IT infrastructure.