Shyamal Majumdar &Amp; Rajesh Bhayani

Stories by Shyamal Majumdar &Amp; Rajesh Bhayani

'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.

Give big salaries, but disclose why

Give big salaries, but disclose why

Rediff.com   31 May 2007

India Inc can't trim salaries, but it can give shareholders a little more information on why senior executives are getting such fancy compensation packages.

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.

'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.

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.

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.

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.

What makes a company successful?

What makes a company successful?

Rediff.com   10 Apr 2007

Should you swallow the poison pill that keeps the same staff in the same job year after year?

'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.

Ace deal-maker whom the Ambanis trust

Ace deal-maker whom the Ambanis trust

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2007

India's ace deal-maker explains what allowed him to represent both Dhirubhai Ambani and Nusli Wadia while being on Essar Shipping's board.

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.

Vodafone can do much more than Hutch: Sarin

Vodafone can do much more than Hutch: Sarin

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2007

Sarin said Hutchison obviously had its own compulsions of not being able to continue in India.

Why the UK is wooing India

Why the UK is wooing India

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2007

If the Empire is wooing the Raj like never before, the heart has little role to play. London just can't stop drooling over the bulging purses of the Indians.

Why markets are so volatile

Why markets are so volatile

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2007

The Indian stock markets started falling from mid-February after reaching an all time high of 14,700-plus.

Indian firms look at listing in Singapore SE

Indian firms look at listing in Singapore SE

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2007

Indian companies have now started looking at the Singapore Stock Exchange for fund raising and listing. The SGX became a shareholder in the Bombay Stock Exchange last week.

How upgrading ITIs will help industry

How upgrading ITIs will help industry

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2007

The Budget proposal to upgrade ITIs to train workers in specific skills should help meet industry demand.

MNCs have much more than just BPO jobs

MNCs have much more than just BPO jobs

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2007

The kind of hiring MNCs are doing in India makes it clear call centre operations are no longer the only thing on their minds.

Singapore stock exchange leads race for 5% in BSE

Singapore stock exchange leads race for 5% in BSE

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2007

Exchange valued at $600-800 mn.

BSE meet soon to select ally

BSE meet soon to select ally

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2007

The Bombay Stock Exchange governing board is meeting over the next couple of days to select a strategic partner.

Big guns gear up for encore in mandis

Big guns gear up for encore in mandis

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2007

Nothwithstanding the controversy last year over private procurement of wheat, domestic and multinational companies are getting set for another round of large-scale purchases this rabi season.