Frigstad, who is in India to address Frost & Sullivan's global flagship event, GIL 2011: India, The Global Community on Growth, Innovation and Leadership, spoke about issues impacting companies today and why all is not as bad as it looks.
FIIs have a particular bias for the last five trading sessions in the quarter-ending months of March, June, September and December.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have returned with a bang. Over the last seven trading sessions, they have pumped in close to $2 billion into Indian equities. Most market players expect this to continue as they see macro headwinds easing.
The first issue is inflation, which has been widely discussed. The government is now rightly working on reversing fiscal and monetary stimulus to manage the inflation pressure.
This makes stock-picking by retail investors difficult, but market experts say they need to understand that institutional players do not have a cookie-cutter approach to investing.
New variants and innovative product categories on the anvil to beat margin pressure.
I believe the central bank has been very pro-active about introducing dynamic authentication systems like the two-factor authentication for online transactions. I believe this has really given a boost to e-commerce in India.
Markets may have initially cheered the FM's static borrowing numbers, but the picture may not be as rosy.
The annual ball, renamed this year as 'India soiree', showcased the food, fashion and performing arts of the country.
Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has asked global retail chains not to rush the government into allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail.
Although the relatively small number has not stopped the Dragon from showcasing its economic miracle, many business leaders and academicians see clouds on the eastern horizon, as Beijing adapts to life as a global power.
As the shadow of governance deficit and corruption back home threatened to lengthen behind the glorious Davos sun, India's image managers launched a spirited damage control exercise on the penultimate day of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
State Bank of India Chairman O P Bhatt says the bank did differ with the Reserve Bank of India's views on a host of issues, but it was unfair to blame the country's largest bank for taking care of the interests of the aam aadmi (common man).
After being on the defensive for the last two years, global bankers are making their presence felt in Davos.
Top business leaders see a host of potential dangers facing the world economy - ranging from asset bubbles in emerging market countries to soaring world commodity prices and huge levels of state debt in Europe.
Most banks follow lax selection and due diligence procedures as long as relationship managers bring in the money.
Future Capital Holdings has had a troubled past, but Vice-Chairman & Managing Director V Vaidyanathan has an ambitious gameplan. Can he pull it off?
Tom Bernardin, chairman and CEO of Leo Burnett Worldwide says a creative agency is about creating acts, not ads, which transform the way people think, feel and ultimately behave.
A Towers Watson survey shows that there are few differences among companies on a critical metric that determines employee satisfaction
Revenue and profitability are more important to the Idea Cellular boss than the ranking of the company.
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