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Market savvy
April 18, 2017, 12:44 AM IST
By Itay Goldstein First of all, what we note is that speculators in financial markets are more likely to produce information when they think that investments are going to be undertaken. For example, let’s say…
April 18, 2017, 12:44 AM IST
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Why change narrative when it comes to banks paying for services?
March 31, 2017, 10:18 AM IST
Those in power -the incumbents -prefer to stay in power. They feel threatened by free markets. Free financial markets are especially problematic because they provide resources to newcomers, who then can make other markets competitive.-Raghuram…
March 31, 2017, 10:18 AM IST
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Venture capital industry in India is a flourishing one
March 27, 2017, 12:47 AM IST
By G Sabarinathan, Aditya Muralidhar & Ahana Shetty Popular perception about the Indian venture capital and private equity industry would probably suggest that it is a marginal part of the larger capital market in India….
March 27, 2017, 12:47 AM IST
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American economic policy’s impact on Indian business
March 24, 2017, 12:21 AM IST
By Martin Feldstein India and the United States have a positive economic relation that can be strengthened in the context of the policies of the new US administration. The Trump administration has made increasing economic…
March 24, 2017, 12:21 AM IST
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NPA problem: Bankers alone should not be blamed
March 21, 2017, 11:58 PM IST
By Gunit Chadha There has been significant debate on the NPA problem in India. While the regulator has done well to enforce NPA recognition through asset quality reviews, let us take a step back to…
March 21, 2017, 11:58 PM IST
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G20’s refusal to endorse free trade portends market, political and strategic chaos
March 21, 2017, 3:32 PM IST
World markets have been roiled following the G20 decision, under US pressure, to back out of commitment to free trade last Saturday (see this Reuters report). Following President Trump’s ‘America first’ protectionism other members of…
March 21, 2017, 3:32 PM IST
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It’s time for govt to bite the bullet on bad bank
February 17, 2017, 8:07 PM IST
BY MC GOVARDHANA RANGAN During the 2008 global financial crisis, Indian policy makers -from the government as well as the Reserve Bank of India -used to tom-tom how the domestic financial system escaped the carnage…
February 17, 2017, 8:07 PM IST
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Purposive approach towards interpretation of securities laws necessary
December 27, 2016, 11:40 PM IST
By Kaushik Mukherjee The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), in a recent informal guidance, dealt a huge blow on trading by employees of listed companies who habitually come into contact with price-sensitive information. The…
December 27, 2016, 11:40 PM IST
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Media could focus on demonetization as it affects people and not politicians
November 21, 2016, 9:34 AM IST
With 86 per cent of the currency being scrapped on November 8 and the stress being felt not just in the urban centres but the rural hinterland where the majority of the people live, data-crunching…
November 21, 2016, 9:34 AM IST
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Donald Trump’s victory and markets’ reaction
November 15, 2016, 12:25 AM IST
By Jeremy Siegel I think the markets took their hint from Brexit: “I overreacted to Brexit, didn’t I? I’m not going to do the same here.” Markets do that all the time. They look at…
November 15, 2016, 12:25 AM IST
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Sebi is only protecting investor interest
September 29, 2016, 8:55 AM IST
It is really sad that the Sebi chairman has to come out and say that Sebi (Securities and Exchange Board of India) is not against the interest of mutual fund industry or its distributors. If…
September 29, 2016, 8:55 AM IST
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Non-compete fee is medieval; Sebi should end it
September 23, 2016, 8:39 AM IST
Markets, when run well with a level playing field, can contribute more to create an egalitarian society than a state run on socialist principles laid down by Karl Marx. But the problem is there are…
September 23, 2016, 8:39 AM IST
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The dilemma: To invest directly in stocks or not
September 20, 2016, 9:12 AM IST
The argument, whether retail investors should get into stock market directly or through mutual fund route, is not a new one. There is no ready answer to this question because both options have its own…
September 20, 2016, 9:12 AM IST
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Pay hikes and good monsoon won’t do the trick, investments will
September 17, 2016, 7:21 AM IST
By Yashwant Sinha Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam was invited to India recently by the NITI Ayog to deliver the first Ayog lecture in end August. It attracted a great deal of attention…
September 17, 2016, 7:21 AM IST
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Multiple rates compatible with GST but rates tailored for specific sectors are not
September 17, 2016, 7:13 AM IST
The government is reportedly looking at a goods and services tax band of 8 per cent to 26 per cent with four slabs. Multiple rates are fine, but rates individually tailored for specific commodities or…
September 17, 2016, 7:13 AM IST
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Inflation targeting falls under policy rule or is it really a framework?
September 16, 2016, 4:59 AM IST
By Jaideep Mishra The appointment of a new governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is a valid reason to revisit the issue of ‘inflation targeting’ in India. What needs to be asked, in…
September 16, 2016, 4:59 AM IST
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It’s Bond, Corporate Bond
September 6, 2016, 12:59 AM IST
The belated move to proactively improve market design for corporate bonds is a capital idea. It would boost ‘arm’s length’ finance and shore up much needed transparency in investment decisions across industries and sectors. But…
September 6, 2016, 12:59 AM IST
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Digital-Age Retailing
August 23, 2016, 6:28 AM IST
By Barry Libert et al To become a successful retailer today, it starts with having the right mindset from which flows the following: an embrace of new business models and development of network orchestration, including…
August 23, 2016, 6:28 AM IST
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The road ahead: Finding GST through GPS
August 9, 2016, 4:18 AM IST
By M S Mani The experience in all the countries that have introduced a goods and services tax (GST) indicates that businesses need sufficient time to get ready. This is required to make the changes…
August 9, 2016, 4:18 AM IST
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Single GST rate can wait
August 9, 2016, 4:15 AM IST
After a decade of delay, dither and deadlock, it is hugely significant that the Constitutional Amendment Bill for the path-breaking goods and services tax (GST) has seen the light of day. The plan is to…
August 9, 2016, 4:15 AM IST
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