COMPANIES & SECTORS


Dr SD Israni 18 January 2012
The new Companies Bill protects minority shareholders in a variety of ways The much-awaited Companies Bill, 2011, which was finally introduced in the Lok Sabha on 14th December 2011 and has been withdrawn for the time being, will be re-introduced sometime early next year. However, in no way...

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Shukti Sarma 17 January 2012
Brand Trust Report 2012 also throws up some strange names like DLF and Air India There are names that inspire trust without asking. Like Google or Apple or mom-made food. Then there is the other kind of trust, like people’s trust in the government to perform even worse. But there are also...

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The total wipe-out fiasco of the Tata Nano can be attributed to this one factor—feedback from the people never seemed to reach even the outer core of minders and managers. And even if it did, it probably did not go any further, since the corporate culture seemed to have become “see nothing that...

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Like in the late-1980s and early-1990s, Indian companies are now suddenly at the mercy of global factors A year ago, we were all sitting pretty, projecting increasing corporate profits assuming that the dollar would be at around Rs45. We assumed that our economy would continue to be an...

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Moneylife Digital Team 12 January 2012
It’s time for our annual study on wealth creators. It has been six years since we started the analysis; each year, our study has thrown up surprises—mainly because the companies that have created enormous wealth are the ones you would have least expected to figure on the list. This year’s...

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Moneylife Digital Team 11 January 2012
A huge inventory pile-up in the December quarter has led to the rush of ‘discount sales’ One has to usually wait for at least a month into the New Year for the off-season sales to start. But not in 2012. Most retailers, including Pantaloons, Shoppers Stop, etc, are offering discounts on their...

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While Reliance’s influence over the domestic media may be huge, it is now big enough to attract close scrutiny by the international press That Mukesh Ambani is a big investor in the media is not news. The big deal this time is that he gains enormous media clout with a big bailout deal for the...

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The Auto Expo is likely to deteriorate into a melee from the mela it currently is if the organisers—CII, SIAM and ACMA—do not take steps to work on the larger picture. Maybe there need to be two distinct fairs, one for the crowds and one for the serious The crowds as well as most of the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 January 2012
The Ambani brothers wield so much clout not just in business and political arena but on the markets, as well. Today, wild “rumours” were spread that the Ambani siblings—Mukesh and Anil—would be patching up and the markets shot up in what would be characterised as a dull trading session No, we...

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The coverage on public transport and goods vehicles used to be much bigger and better in the past!! Now it appears to be all about personal transport of the big and expensive kind   A thumb rule many of us followed in the old days on long-haul cross-country sales calls, when saving money by...

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High security number plates are a good idea but would it be implemented well? The issue of high security number plates (HSNPs) has been under way in India for 15 years. HSNPs have been around for over two decades in most advanced countries; here, it still faces resistance on the ground....

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Moneylife Digital Team 03 January 2012
Debt, regulatory issues and customer service are the three big concerns 2011 was an eventful year on the realty front. The discomfort was already underway, with Unitech landing up in the second generation (2G) spectrum allocation mess, and if 2010 saw sales slowing down, in 2011, the...

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The ‘market’ has a way of factoring in the brand value, so to include an add-on component in the books is in effect taking a charge on the same asset twice, and that is dishonesty in any language If the accounting firms of the world are to be believed, then the value of a ‘brand’ cannot only...

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This year’s Auto Expo promises to be one interesting experience. The theme for Auto Expo 2012 is ‘green’, which is all very good, considering the smog and haze-laden Delhi A few hours ago I booked my ticket for the Auto Expo 2012 online, all of Rs200 worth which will hopefully entitle me to...

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Moneylife Digital Team 31 December 2011
The Sahara group company has again published similar ad which earlier came under the scanner of the RBI Sahara India Financial Corp Ltd (SIFCL) has issued an advertisement in newspapers, on Saturday, extending the premature payment to its depositors’ to 31 March 2012. However, the Sahara...

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Moneylife Digital Team 28 December 2011
The compulsory digitisation will pave the way out for economic retention for the sector which is highly fragmented due analog mode of distribution. Once the mandatory digitisation of the cable television materializes, the Indian Cable and Satellite industry (C&S) will be benefited by gaining...

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Moneylife Digital Team 27 December 2011
According to the report, hygiene awareness, health, personal grooming and convenience seems to be the driving force behind increased consumption in middle India ‘Middle India’, a region made of about 400 towns with a population of one to 10 lakh each, has outperformed all-India fast-moving...

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Alekh Angre 26 December 2011
Prices of pulses, like yellow peas, chana, tur, urad, moong are falling since June due to adequate supply from the domestic market and imports. The trend would remain stable till monsoon next year, say experts Despite dip in the production, the prices of essential pulses such as yellow peas,...

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A burst real estate bubble in emerging markets would be far more severe and would last much longer. The reason is simple. The legal plumbing in these countries, including foreclosures and bankruptcy laws, is either deficient at best or nonexistent at worst It took some time, but they are...

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Moneylife Digital Team 23 December 2011
The Indian government now wants to declare 3G roaming pacts as illegal but kept mum in July while Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea were signing agreements to share 3G spectrum The ministry of telecommunication has said that mobile operators would not be allowed to offer third generation...

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