Shyamal Majumdar &Amp; Rajesh Bhayani

Stories by Shyamal Majumdar &Amp; Rajesh Bhayani

Promoters face a rough pitch

Promoters face a rough pitch

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2009

The committee said that promoters will have to make mandatory disclosures when they raise finances by pledging their shares. This is because lenders ask promoters to pay additional margins when the value of the shares pledged as collateral falls.

Banks, internal auditor under Sebi scanner

Banks, internal auditor under Sebi scanner

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2009

Sebi has launched a coordinated investigation with the Registrar of Companies to examine transactions between Satyam and its bankers BNP Paribas, Citibank, HSBC, HDFC and ICICI Bank

Cos face pledged share disclosure

Cos face pledged share disclosure

Rediff.com   12 Jan 2009

Satyam fiasco may prompt market regulator to be stricter with promoters.

India's Enron

India's Enron

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2009

The fact that Satyam's reputed auditors kept quiet while it cooked its books is reminiscent of the Enron-Andersen days.

India Inc's big guns in race for Satyam stake

India Inc's big guns in race for Satyam stake

Rediff.com   2 Jan 2009

ADAG, Mahindra BT, L&T Infotech may team up with PEs.

'PEs that survive the next 18 months will win'

'PEs that survive the next 18 months will win'

Rediff.com   30 Dec 2008

President & CEO of IDFC Private Equity Group, Luis Miranda, spoke on various issues relating to private equity in an exclusive interview with Rajesh Bhayani.

'Nodders' in the boardroom

'Nodders' in the boardroom

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2008

Most independent directors have mastered the art of nodding whenever the chairman says anything.

MF investors may have to pay commission

MF investors may have to pay commission

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2008

Mutual fund investors may soon have to give separate cheques to distributors as commission.

The success of BPOs in rural India

The success of BPOs in rural India

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2008

BPOs can transform the face of rural India if they can retain even a small proportion of educated youth in villages.

The secret of Marico's success

The secret of Marico's success

Rediff.com   9 Dec 2008

FMCG firm Marico's success lies in its ability to pick its fights, exiting areas where MNC competition is high and concentrating on creating niche segments instead.

Sebi may tighten mutual funds norms

Sebi may tighten mutual funds norms

Rediff.com   1 Dec 2008

May bar premature withdrawals from fixed maturity plans.

S&P may bring in products based on global indices

S&P may bring in products based on global indices

Rediff.com   22 Nov 2008

These choices are going to be made available to Indian fund houses by S&P's index services division through India Index Services. ETF is a passive fund wherein investments are made in index companies as per their individual weightage. In times of uncertainty, betting on indices rather than individual companies helps. Index-based products thus become popular.

Red tape may be cut for FIIs

Red tape may be cut for FIIs

Rediff.com   17 Nov 2008

Sebi likely to come out with a policy paper soon.

Sebi survey to probe investor apathy

Sebi survey to probe investor apathy

Rediff.com   17 Nov 2008

The Securities & Exchange Board of India has decided to conduct a survey to find out why investors are staying away from the securities market. This is the first time that the market regulator is planning such a survey of investors.

Sebi says 'options open' on short sale ban

Sebi says 'options open' on short sale ban

Rediff.com   20 Oct 2008

In a key change in its stance, the Securities and Exchange Board of India said it is keeping its options open on banning short sales, which a section of brokers believes are responsible for the collapsing stock market. The benchmark Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex fell below 10,000 Friday, the first time since July 2006.

Commodity prices drop under recession pressure

Commodity prices drop under recession pressure

Rediff.com   15 Oct 2008

The last two days' recovery in commodity prices has done little to ease all-round fears of a global recession following the sharp dip in prices over the past three months. Nor are things likely to improve soon.

P-note restrictions relaxed; investors indifferent

P-note restrictions relaxed; investors indifferent

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2008

A representative of a large FII having a huge share in the issue of P-notes said that these relaxations are "no big deal". The 40 per cent limit on investments through P-notes was not a hurdle as selling by FIIs in the last three quarters have been so huge that most of them have enough leg room for issuing fresh P-notes.

Clearing Corporation may guarantee forward deals

Clearing Corporation may guarantee forward deals

Rediff.com   12 Sep 2008

Forward contracts are settled by CCIL, but there is no guarantee that the parties may comply with CCIL's terms. "We have proposed to RBI to allow us to provide a guarantee for forward deals," said CCIL Chairman R H Patil. With the CCIL guarantee, banks providing products to currency hedgers, will benefit as they will have to make a lesser provision towards capital adequacy.

A question most CEOs dread

A question most CEOs dread

Rediff.com   4 Sep 2008

CEOs must answer this question from employees if change initiatives have to be successful.

How India Inc is creating a skilled labour pool

How India Inc is creating a skilled labour pool

Rediff.com   23 Aug 2008

Companies are developing a surrogate education system to create a skilled labour pool.