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SEC drops litigation against Rajat Gupta

SEC drops litigation against Rajat Gupta

Rediff.com5 Aug 2011

The SEC however added that "dismissing these proceedings will not prevent the Commission from filing an action against Gupta in United States District Court."

Rajat Gupta's friends seek letters of support

Rajat Gupta's friends seek letters of support

Rediff.com19 Jul 2012

A support group for Gupta, known as 'Friends of Rajat', has urged his 'friends and well-wishers' to submit letters of support, in which they should write about Gupta's life and work.

A new fintech world is upon us amid funding drought, lower valuations

A new fintech world is upon us amid funding drought, lower valuations

Rediff.com29 May 2023

In January, Visa's chief executive officer, Al Kelly, said during an earnings call that "there's been a burst of the balloon in valuations in the fintech world". Noting that the trend of lower valuations "is a helpful characteristic of the current environment", he added: "We will look for capabilities and management teams that will bring more value to Visa than we can bring ourselves." Data from KPMG's Pulse of Fintech H2'22 shows that global fintech investment - via mergers and acquisitions (M&As), private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) firms - at $164.1 billion in 2022, was down 31 per cent over the year before. Indian fintechs held up better during this timeframe, attracting $6 billion, or a fall of 24 per cent.

Kochhar case: CBI stands vindicated, say officials

Kochhar case: CBI stands vindicated, say officials

Rediff.com30 Jan 2019

The FIR also said chairman of New Development Bank K V Kamath, Goldman Sachs India chairman Sonjoy Chatterjee, Standard Chartered Bank CEO Zarin Daruwala, Tata Capital head Rajiv Sabharwal and Tata Capital senior advisor Homi Khusrokhan need to be investigated.

Rajat Gupta: Man who had everything but blew it away

Rajat Gupta: Man who had everything but blew it away

Rediff.com30 Dec 2011

Rajat Gupta was the former head of bluechip consulting firm McKinsey.

Covid-19 pandemic was a boon for online biz

Covid-19 pandemic was a boon for online biz

Rediff.com17 Nov 2020

Education technology, grocery, fashion, food delivery and UPI payments surpassed volumes or revenues of February, in the September-October period.

Ten Indians in Forbes '30 under 30' list

Ten Indians in Forbes '30 under 30' list

Rediff.com21 Dec 2011

From a 29-year-old Goldman Sachs director to a graduate student developing energy conserving sensors, about 10 Indian-origin young turks have been named in a Forbes list of "tomorrow's brightest stars" who are "reinventing the world".

Citigroup to axe 4,500 jobs soon

Citigroup to axe 4,500 jobs soon

Rediff.com7 Dec 2011

The job cuts will begin this quarter and be completed 'over the next few quarters' across a range of businesses, Pandit said at a Goldman Sachs Financial Services conference in New York.

High interest cost will hurt EPS

High interest cost will hurt EPS

Rediff.com2 Jun 2011

Importantly, after the interest rate rises by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in the recent past, there is a high probability of corporate India getting hit on profits.

Economists cut India's growth forecasts

Economists cut India's growth forecasts

Rediff.com25 May 2012

Goldman cut India's growth estimates to 6.6 per cent from 7.2 per cent for the fiscal year ending March 2013, while BofA revised its forecast to 6.5 per cent from 6.8 per cent.

Insider trading: Rajat Gupta's trial begins in US

Insider trading: Rajat Gupta's trial begins in US

Rediff.com21 May 2012

The trial of former Indian-American Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta began in New York on Monday in what is the most high profile case of insider trading in US history.

Rajat Gupta seeks to depose Goldman executives

Rajat Gupta seeks to depose Goldman executives

Rediff.com23 Nov 2011

Gupta's lawyer Gary Naftalis submitted in a Manhattan court on Tuesday his list of 10 witnesses he would 'most want to depose on behalf of Gupta.'

F1 float may finally get off grid

F1 float may finally get off grid

Rediff.com4 May 2012

The idea of floating Formula One has been around for more than a decade but there appears to be real momentum on this occasion to sell off as much as 30 percent of the company.

Rajat Gupta seeks re-hearing of insider trading conviction

Rajat Gupta seeks re-hearing of insider trading conviction

Rediff.com9 Apr 2014

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.

Gupta did not pass tips to Rajaratnam: Defence

Gupta did not pass tips to Rajaratnam: Defence

Rediff.com22 Apr 2011

John Dowd, Rajaratnam's lawyer, asked the jury why Rajat Gupta, 62, would risk his entire career and reputation for nothing.

Gupta pleads not guilty in insider trading, released on bail

Gupta pleads not guilty in insider trading, released on bail

Rediff.com27 Oct 2011

He will be arraigned before US District Judge Jed Rakoff in the US District Court, Southern District of New York.

BRICS, by the signposts

BRICS, by the signposts

Rediff.com14 Apr 2011

The third BRIC summit in Sanya, China, on Thursday will have a new member: South Africa.

Wharton Economic Forum to highlight India's rise

Wharton Economic Forum to highlight India's rise

Rediff.com8 Apr 2011

The theme for this years conference is 'India: Gaining Momentum'.

'Gupta violated Goldman's code of conduct'

'Gupta violated Goldman's code of conduct'

Rediff.com24 Mar 2011

Indian American Rajat Gupta, a former director at Goldman Sachs, had violated the firm's code of conduct by disclosing details from a 2008 board meeting to hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam, the main accused in the largest hedge fund insider trading case to hit US courts, the company CEO Lloyd Blankfein has testified.

The world's youngest billionaires under 30

The world's youngest billionaires under 30

Rediff.com11 Mar 2011

Forbes has come out with a list of the world's 20 youngest billionaires under 40. Here we carry eight billionaires under 30 who made their fortunes by the virtue of inheritance and hard work.

Rajat Gupta quits EMRI

Rajat Gupta quits EMRI

Rediff.com7 Mar 2011

Rajat Gupta, former director of Goldman Sachs and Mckinsey, has resigned from the board of the Hyderabad-based Emergency Management Research Institute (EMRI), a public-private-partnership initiative being run by the GVK group.

7 things you must know about Nobel winner Abhijit Banerjee

7 things you must know about Nobel winner Abhijit Banerjee

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

On Monday, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer had won the 2019 Nobel Prize for economics "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty". The research conducted by them has considerably improved the ability to fight global poverty. In just two decades, their new experiment-based approach has transformed development economics, which is now a flourishing field of research, said the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Here are some interesting facts about the Indian-origin Abhijit Banerjee.

Facebook worth $50 billion; Zuckerberg $14 billion

Facebook worth $50 billion; Zuckerberg $14 billion

Rediff.com4 Jan 2011

The personal fortune of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has doubled to $14 billion after his social networking site got a huge cash injection from Goldman Sachs.

Stocks soar: Investors richer by over Rs 80,000 cr

Stocks soar: Investors richer by over Rs 80,000 cr

Rediff.com29 Nov 2012

Investors became richer by over Rs 80,000 crore (Rs 800 billion) today as the benchmark indices rose over 1.7 per cent each on Goldman Sachs' upgrading Indian stocks and optimism that government will push through key economic reforms.

ISB offers free training to women entrepreneurs

ISB offers free training to women entrepreneurs

Rediff.com16 Dec 2010

The Indian School of Business in Hyderabad is offering free management education to women entrepreneurs.

High inflation? Blame it on small cities

High inflation? Blame it on small cities

Rediff.com11 May 2010

Falling food prices notwithstanding, consumer inflation will remain high during the current fiscal because of high cost of housing and services as well as the increasing inflationary pressures from smaller cities, Goldman Sachs said in a report on Tuesday.

Gaddafi's investment in Goldman ends in losses

Gaddafi's investment in Goldman ends in losses

Rediff.com1 Jun 2011

Negotiations that continued till 2009 eventually failed and the money could not be recovered.

Global brokerages remain overweight on India

Global brokerages remain overweight on India

Rediff.com26 Nov 2015

With inflation down, the government's twin deficits are largely under control.

How to invest in banking stocks

How to invest in banking stocks

Rediff.com21 Nov 2011

Five ratios you must know before putting your money into banking stocks.

US pay czar to review CEO compensation at 419 cos

US pay czar to review CEO compensation at 419 cos

Rediff.com23 Mar 2010

The United States government appointed pay czar will review the executive compensation packages at 419 bailed out companies including Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Chase.

Why India has warmed up to BRICS

Why India has warmed up to BRICS

Rediff.com22 Apr 2011

Sanya was a way station, the real summit is G-20 where India must have a voice of its own.

BRIC nations no longer emerging markets

BRIC nations no longer emerging markets

Rediff.com13 Apr 2011

BRIC economies are currently worth around $11-12 trillion.

Two years later, Lehman still haunts Wall Street

Two years later, Lehman still haunts Wall Street

Rediff.com15 Sep 2010

Investors ask if the hugely successful investment banking model can be fully repaired.

SEC probes second Goldman security

SEC probes second Goldman security

Rediff.com10 Jun 2010

The probe is not part of the civil fraud charges filed against the bank in April, which caused an alleged loss of over $1 billion to investors by misrepresenting facts about the financial product tied to sub-prime mortgages.

Global banks in UK to follow G-20 pay code

Global banks in UK to follow G-20 pay code

Rediff.com16 Oct 2009

Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs International, JP Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley, Nomura and UBS have confirmed their commitment to the FSA Rule and the supporting Code on remuneration practices. These were published in August and would come into force on January 1, 2010 (and cover payments for performance year 2009).

Satyam appoints sale advisors

Satyam appoints sale advisors

Rediff.com28 Jan 2009

The six-member government-appointed board of scandal-hit Satyam Computer Services today appointed investment banks Goldman Sachs and Avendus to explore various strategic options for the company, which include identifying strategic investors and obtaining expressions of interest from them in a fair and transparent manner.

Indian BPO to employ prisoners for bank work

Indian BPO to employ prisoners for bank work

Rediff.com13 May 2010

In what has been billed as 'a unique public-private experiment', an Indian outsourcing company that claims Royal Bank of Scotland and Goldman Sachs as its clients, is to employ inmates at the Cherlapally Central Jail in Hyderabad to help process bank paperwork.

Mittal among top runners to chair Goldman's panel

Mittal among top runners to chair Goldman's panel

Rediff.com10 May 2010

NRI billionaire LN Mittal is among the front runners for a committee being set up to improve ethical behaviour of crisis-ridden Goldman Sachs, says a media report.

Goldman in talks with SEC to settle lawsuit

Goldman in talks with SEC to settle lawsuit

Rediff.com7 May 2010

Lawyers of embattled Goldman Sachs met with representatives of the US market regulator SEC this week, a move seen as an attempt to settle the lawsuit against the banking major, according to reports.