Analysts expect firms to shift focus to online platforms to boost sales in these Covid-19-impacted times.
This is expected to benefit subcontractor firms such as Manpower Group, Randstad, Adecco, Kelly Services, Allegis Global Solutions and a host of other boutique staffing firms which supply skilled manpower to technology companies in the US.
The B-school also witnessed new roles in the domain.
Gupta's lawyer Seth Waxman argued his case during a hearing before a three-judge panel of the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in New York on Monday.
Foreign investment firms, especially private equity, are jittery about the Indian market as uncertainty continues to shroud the energy sector.
Goldman Sachs' director Rajat Gupta tipped off Raj Rajaratnam, an accused in insider trading scam, about a deal between Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway and the Wall Street giant, before the public announcement.
Speculators do play a role in creating liquid markets. Other players like hedgers, arbitrageurs and long-term investors are not enough to create continuous market liquidity and prices.
He will now have to submit to the two-year jail term handed down to him.
Foreign brokerage Goldman Sachs on Monday said it expects new Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to peg the fiscal deficit target for FY15 at 4.3 per cent, up from the 4.1 per cent stated by his predecessor P Chidambaram.
India's fiscal deficit is projected to more than double to 6 per cent of GDP this fiscal against the budgetary target of 2.5 per cent. For the next fiscal, the deficit is estimated to be 5.5 per cent of GDP.
Stating that India's economic stimulus was not adequate, Banerjee said, the measures did not increase consumption spending of lower income people as the government was not willing to put money in the hands of the low income population.
While three of the top five FPIs - Capital, Government of Singapore, and Vanguard - have seen their investment value more than triple, India's benchmark indices have risen just 70%.
Global financial major Goldman Sachs expects the Indian economy to recover from slowdown in the second half of this fiscal, if a stable government is formed after General Elections.
Portfolio returns, say analysts at Morgan Stanley, are more likely to be driven by bottom-up stock-picking rather than top-down macro forces.
JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley, as well as Britain's Asia-focused Standard Chartered said they would try to support London's financial sector
Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs has named housing loan major HDFC among world's seven best companies from the financial services space to sustain a competitive advantage in the long term, alongside global giants like Standard Chartered, HSBC and Morgan Stanley.
After one of the most disastrous weeks in the history of Wall Street, Warren Buffett decided to invest $5 billion there.
Essar Steel is likely to join the race for Brazilian miner and steelmaker CSN's Nacionale Minerios (Namisa), a fully integrated iron ore company. Sources close to the development said Goldman Sachs has approached Essar with the acquisition proposal and the company was considering it.
BPCL gained nearly 4% to Rs 674, while HPCL gained more than 2% to Rs 451.
Shareholders of Spicejet including Royal Holding Services Ltd, Istithmar and Ajay Singh and Goldman Sachs, in capacity as a bondholder of the company, on Monday entered into definitive agreements with WL Ross & Co to this effect, Spicejet said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL) CEO Ravinder Takkar did some plain speaking. In an analyst call after its quarterly results recently, Takkar said that the main stumbling block to raising fresh capital from investors is "pricing" - telecom tariffs, in other words. Nine months ago, the telecom company's board had cleared a proposal for raising Rs 25,000 crore from investors, after the promoters made it clear that they were not ready to pump in more money. But potential investors are concerned that without clarity on tariff hikes (there have been none for more than 18 months) they might just lose their money. The lack of visibility on raising tariffs has also impelled VIL to request the Department of Telecom (DoT) for a fresh reprieve by extending the two-year moratorium on paying its spectrum instalment of Rs 8,200 crore for another year till FY23.
There is little doubt that the Dongria Kondhs are facing their biggest challenge. Being small in number, they need special attention and care in order to fight this deadly virus.
With a market share of 16.6 per cent in mergers and acquisitions and 14.2 per cent in fund raising through the equity route, the investment banking arm of the German financial behemoth has become the numero uno investment bank in the country.
Companies that effectively manage environmental, social and governance factors may be better equipped to achieve and retain market leadership, according to a new report by Goldman Sachs International, global banking and securities firm.
The Q3 office rebound growth was led by Bengaluru and Hyderabad, which together accounted for nearly 80 per cent of the net absorption in Q3.
At present, China and India are important parts of explosive growth in global middle class, but they differ significantly as the transition to the middle class is occurring earlier and faster in China than in India as incomes have risen sharply. The middle class population in India, which is on the rise currently has expanded from 1 per cent in 2,000 to 5 per cent today.
'It was only after D-Day that people believed that I had actually directed Kal Ho Naa Ho.'
Gupta lost his final bid to avoid reporting to jail after the US Supreme Court last week denied his application to remain free on bail while his insider trading case is reheard.
In a rare order, the Securities Appellate Tribunal on Thursday asked the Securities and Exchange Board of India to bear the costs amounting to Rs 100,000 in a case involving Goldman Sachs. A division bench of Justice N K Sodhi, Arun Bhargava and Utpal Bhattacharya imposed the penalty on the capital market regulator and set aside the adjudication order of September 8, 2006.
For decades, only the largest givers made extensive use of networking, highly targeted giving and specialized volunteer efforts. Now, those three tools are in the hands of almost everyone with altruistic leanings, thanks to proliferating Web sites like Donorschoose.org and Network for Good.
International Finance Corporation will take up 18 per cent stake in domestic stocks and commodities brokerage firm Angel Infin Pvt Ltd for Rs 152 crore. US-based Goldman Sachs and Australia's Macquarie will pick 40 per cent stake in PTC India Financial Services Ltd, a non-banking financial arm of power trading firm PTC India Ltd, for Rs 155.74 crore (Rs 1.55 billion).
The S&P BSE Small-cap index has recovered 26 per cent as compared to a 23 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex.
The Nandigram fracas is taking a toll on placements at the oldest Indian Institute of Management (IIM), in Kolkata, with top-notch recruiters like Goldman Sachs deciding not to visit the campus this year for summer placements.
From a small team of five weavers, Karagiri now works with 1,800 weavers from across India. Pallavi Mohadikar, co-founder of Karagiri, shares her incredible success journey.
While many fabled universities in Europe have curtailed their Sanskrit programme, the language is celebrated at Berkeley year after year with enthusiasm.
Gupta filed a 70-page petition with the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit yesterday seeking 'panel rehearing and rehearing en banc', saying in 'rejecting two of his challenges to the exclusion of critical evidence in his case, the panel misapprehended several points' about the insider trading case against him.
In a repeat of the previous year's results, the US bank came ahead of rivals Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Citi, which all tied for second place, according to industry analytics firm Coalition.
'There is no need to do anything, let your SIPs get deducted every month, and stick to your allocation between equity, fixed income and emergency funds and your risk covers.'
Equity strategists are basing their expectation on strong corporate earnings recovery, supportive global economic growth, and gradual improvement in business sentiment.
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