Housing finance companies (HFCs), which rely heavily on banks for funds, have said that loans taken by them should be exempted from the proposed base rate system.
Leading HR experts say a coach can bring in the edge that is vital to make the transition from just another boss to the boss.
Axis Bank's chief talks of her stress-busters and brushes over the 'Chanda-Shikha' stories.
Several cities see a fall of up to 36% in sales, even as Mumbai region continues to grow.
India Inc is hiring once again, but caution is still the watchword, says Shyamal Majumdar.
Small-town India is warming up to foreign banks, finally.
But, will help Indian funds get more deals
Managers of the world seem to be united in their passion for wasting time at work.
Faced with a rising number of customer complaints on excessive charges, the Reserve Bank of India has asked the Indian Banks' Association to come up with guidelines on what the reasonable charges should be.
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.
The government should focus on smaller labour reforms; they may not be headline-grabbing but can collectively be effective, says Shyamal Majumdar.
Tighter norms, better economy reduce credit card non-performing assets.
The exit of the big movers has meant more opportunities for local players such as Nambiar Finance, which is just one of the 1,465 non-deposit-taking NBFCs registered with the Mumbai office of the Reserve Bank of India.
There are 300 applicants for each clerical post at SBI, mostly engineers/MBAs, for a job that just requires a Class 12 qualification.
Instead of a one-size-fits-all strategy, employees can be allowed to tailor their benefits package to their specific needs.
The 'always on' multi-tasking approach to work reduces efficiency levels - a new study suggests ways around it.
Customers will be offered five free third-party withdrawals per month.
The Pricol and Graziono cases are extreme ones, but there has been a steady rise in the number of worker disputes.
A list of things you should watch out for in your credit card document
With the demand for credit expected to shoot up, private banks are bolstering core capital. Seven of them are in the process of raising a cumulative Rs 10,500 crore in equity to fund expansion, which, in some cases like Axis Bank's, includes entry into mutual fund, private equity and wealth management businesses.
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