Shyamal Majumdar &Amp; Rajesh Bhayani

Stories by Shyamal Majumdar &Amp; Rajesh Bhayani

Allow foreign brokers in comexes: DIPP

Allow foreign brokers in comexes: DIPP

Rediff.com   17 Feb 2010

DIPP's proposal is believed to have the support of the ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution and was originally mooted by the Forward Markets Commission.

Irda hits back at Sebi on Ulips

Irda hits back at Sebi on Ulips

Rediff.com   17 Feb 2010

Questions market regulator's showcause to insurers on conceptual, legal, structural grounds.

Shikha Sharma on banking, rivalry,  stress-busters

Shikha Sharma on banking, rivalry, stress-busters

Rediff.com   16 Feb 2010

Axis Bank's chief talks of her stress-busters and brushes over the 'Chanda-Shikha' stories.

Sebi wants breather on 25% public holding norm

Sebi wants breather on 25% public holding norm

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2010

Tells finance ministry to allow companies a five-year timeframe

Food inflation to ease to 12% soon: Experts

Food inflation to ease to 12% soon: Experts

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2010

Economists forecast the benchmark food price indicator to slip to 12 per cent in near future

Pay-cut days over, but don't get carried away

Pay-cut days over, but don't get carried away

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2010

India Inc is hiring once again, but caution is still the watchword, says Shyamal Majumdar.

Column: Have time, will waste

Column: Have time, will waste

Rediff.com   22 Jan 2010

Managers of the world seem to be united in their passion for wasting time at work.

'Small investors don't make money from stocks'

'Small investors don't make money from stocks'

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2010

Interview with Shankar Sharma,VC & Joint MD, First Global.

How India can get the best researchers

How India can get the best researchers

Rediff.com   7 Jan 2010

Aggregate domestic R&D spend in India has never exceeded 1 per cent of GDP, and over 80 per cent of Indian firms spend nothing on research.

2010 set to be year of indices trading

2010 set to be year of indices trading

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2009

Index products like fixed-income, volatility and weather to broaden basket for hedging.

Forget big bang, focus on small

Forget big bang, focus on small

Rediff.com   24 Dec 2009

The government should focus on smaller labour reforms; they may not be headline-grabbing but can collectively be effective, says Shyamal Majumdar.

Brokers make most of carbon credits

Brokers make most of carbon credits

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2009

India Inc sells a third of carbon credits to middlemen at low rates.

When MBAs aspire to become clerks

When MBAs aspire to become clerks

Rediff.com   12 Nov 2009

There are 300 applicants for each clerical post at SBI, mostly engineers/MBAs, for a job that just requires a Class 12 qualification.

How flexible benefit plans can help employees

How flexible benefit plans can help employees

Rediff.com   29 Oct 2009

Instead of a one-size-fits-all strategy, employees can be allowed to tailor their benefits package to their specific needs.

Galleon under Sebi watch

Galleon under Sebi watch

Rediff.com   21 Oct 2009

The Securities and Exchange Board of India said it is 'closely watching' investments made by New York-based hedge fund Galleon, whose Sri Lankan founder Raj Rajaratnam was arrested for alleged insider trading on Friday.

FIIs overweight; Valuations may be worrying

FIIs overweight; Valuations may be worrying

Rediff.com   20 Oct 2009

The consensus among FIIs is valuation could be a concern going ahead, but that is still some way off.

Special: New-age brain drain

Special: New-age brain drain

Rediff.com   15 Oct 2009

The 'always on' multi-tasking approach to work reduces efficiency levels - a new study suggests ways around it.

Sebi mulls stricter warrant norms

Sebi mulls stricter warrant norms

Rediff.com   10 Oct 2009

The Securities and Exchange Board of India plans to tighten guidelines under which promoters make preferential allotments of warrants. The proposals include prohibiting promoters from voting at shareholder meetings at which warrant issues are put to vote and prohibiting warrant issues to promoters who did not subscribe to their earlier warrants.

Special: India Inc's labour pains

Special: India Inc's labour pains

Rediff.com   1 Oct 2009

The Pricol and Graziono cases are extreme ones, but there has been a steady rise in the number of worker disputes.

BSE must set house in order before listing: Sebi

BSE must set house in order before listing: Sebi

Rediff.com   29 Sep 2009

BSE had been planning to list on the exchange for a while and had approached Sebi for permission to list without an initial public offer. Sebi also has to formalise norms for regulating self-listed companies. Some BSE members were keen on the listing of the exchange so that they could sell their shares.