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Need to Make Big Unlisted Entities and Mature Start-Ups More Responsible
The Company Law Committee is considering a comprehensive structure to make larger unlisted firms comprising mature start-ups under a stringent supervisory framework. Among other rules and regulations, the committee is expected to deliberate elevated levels of guidelines on financial reporting. Obligatory submission of quarterly or biannual financial statements is among the directives being discussed for these entities, for which a permitting provision was introduced in the Companies Act in 2021. But a complete reporting frame has yet to be announced.
From Posters to Pixels: Changing Face of Movie Marketing
Gone are the days of simple posters and traditional advertising methods; today's Indian movie marketing is a dynamic and digital-driven force that leverages technology, social media, and innovative strategies to reach a global audience.
BLACK SEA SECURITY ACT COULD BEGIN WWIII
The Russia-Ukraine war began with a limited special military operation. It's likely that Putin undertook the operation in order to bring Ukraine to the negotiating table, not to conquer it. Essentially, Putin wanted Ukraine to abandon any plans to join NATO and to pledge neutrality. By the way, people say Putin is a crazy warmonger who just wanted to retake Ukraine and incorporate it into the Russian Federation.
Before Persuading Others, Stop Populist Measures
The irresponsible financial policies and populist measures may give political results in the short term but extract a great social and economic price in the long term.
Like! Like!! Like!!! It Is A Virus, A Cancer, A Killer Of Erudition
If you say “like” a lot, it makes you seem perhaps younger and hipper and in touch with the prevailing ethos. Jeffrey A. Tucker feels that no matter the underlying motivation—fear, obscurantism, the desire to fit in, the deliberate dumbing down of high-level erudition, the longing for seeming youth—this habit is eating away at the dignity of language itself. Sloppy speaking permissions sloppy thinking, and it works the other way too: when people stop thinking clearly they stop speaking clearly. This creates a reinforcing cycle of decline. Purging the word “like” from your vocabulary, unless absolutely necessary and appropriate, should be part of that for every civilized person of any age
Zero state is Zero, but the Number is Everything
The Zero contains nothing, hence it cannot be divided further.
Creativity is a Way of Being
If you go into a classroom of kindergartners and ask, “Who can draw me a sun?” All hands will eagerly go up
Cleopatra and Me
Cleopatra was just a name to me when I heard of her for the first time in my life
Who indeed is a difficult person?
AS I mentioned in my last column, there are several types of difficult people
BANKING ON BANKS
Banks are currently in enviable position with strong capital, liquidity, and improved asset quality driving profitability, helping them to outperform market
OVERHAULING DELISTING REGIME
Despite the changes made to the SEBI Takeover Regulations in 2021, there is still a pressing need to update the current delisting process. Many delisting deals fail due to outdated requirements that are still mandatory. A smooth listing and delisting process is essential for maintaining the stability and integrity of the Indian securities market. Also there are valid commercial reasons why a company should be delisted, and it is not in the best interest of public shareholders to force companies to remain listed, especially if there is little to no trading in their securities or if their business no longer justifies continued listing. Despite the changes made to the SEBI Takeover Regulations in 2021, there is still a pressing need to update the current delisting process. Many delisting deals fail due to outdated requirements that are still mandatory. Now, the SEBI will release a discussion paper on this subject by December 2023, seeking comments and inputs from stakeholders and market participants
FOSTERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN EMERGING INDIA
In India the majority of the population constitutes of youngsters who are beaming with ideas that can positively disrupt the business landscape. Sadly, due to varied circumstances again, majority of them are not able to avail the best facilities to substantiate their ideas. The well-known manpower resource consultant Benu Malhotra says that entrepreneurship goes beyond individual success because it holds the power to uplift communities, drive social change, and foster inclusive economic growth. In her view, India can unleash the full potential of its entrepreneurial talent by investing in entrepreneurship education, creating favorable policies, and facilitating access to funding and networks
SOCIAL & SPORTS CLUBS: Adding value to Emerging Indian Economy
The combination of a young aspirational population, rising wealth and rapidly evolving social life has acted as a tailwind for Members only Clubs in India
INDIAN ECONOMY: A SWOT ANALYSIS
Indian Economy is at Turning Point. GDP growth at 7.2 per cent in 2022-23 confirms that
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE 2024 ELECTION
The financial and political worlds are becoming more closely entwined to the point that it’s almost impossible to treat them separately. That’s why we have to keep a close eye on political developments. They can have a major impact on your investments. For better or worse, the U.S. 2024 presidential election race is in full swing. James Rickards discusses here the early stage of the 2024 election cycle
Corporatism, An Attack On Liberalism?
Corporatism is anything but radical. The word is a perfect descriptive of the most successful form of statism of the 20th century. In the 21st century, it has been given new life and an ambition that is global in scope. Jeffrey A. Tucker feels that it is also the single most vexing problem we face today, far more of a going concern than old archetypes of socialism and capitalism. Corporatism began as a fundamental attack on what was then known as liberalism. Liberalism began centuries earlier with the end of the religious wars in Europe and the realization that permitting religious freedom was overall good for everyone. It lessens violence in society and still retains the opportunity for the vigorous practice of faith.
Byju Fiasco: A Blow To Start-Up Ecosystem
Byju's, which arose as perhaps one of the most dominant start-ups after Flipkart, is on a slippery slope. Issues like defaulting on loan settlement, handing over pink slips to thousands of employees, delayed release of FY22 financial statements, the resignation of the auditor, and, the exit of three external board members without giving specific reasons raise serious questions vis-à-vis corporate governance. And it does not augur well for the start-up ecosystem, which has thrived on easy money flowing in from foreign investors. Pathetic governance and scam will put off financiers making it all the more difficult for the honest ones to raise money.
Silence is Substance
Silence is not to be confused with being speechless. One may not speak. It does not mean one is silent.
Of An Unputdownable Book
Books, like their authors, are living beings. In spite of book burnings round the globe down the history of time, we know for certain that books cannot be killed by fire. They are, true to the words of Plato, immortal sons deifying their sires.
Loving & Convincing Difficult People
Are we supposed to simply overlook other people's faults and idiosyncrasies? Right relationships with difficult people can seem like an impossible standard to reach.
Enhanced Surveillance Measures (ESM): A Gloomy Framework & Unfair To Micro, Small-Cap Companies
The enhanced surveillance measure for micro and small-cap companies, put in place by the market regulator and exchanges from June 5, is in fact unfairly targeting one segment of the stocks. The new measure will cover companies on the main board with market cap less than Rs 500 crore and will be effected in two stages. For both stages, the companies will be shortlisted based on variations in high and low prices, or in close-to-close prices. For stage one or ESM-I, price variations over three to six months will be considered. In stage two or ESM-II, companies already in stage one and significant price variations over five consecutive trading days or over one month will be included. The surveillance mechanism should allow for trading of stocks and what if somebody wants to sell due to various reasons. The best practice would have been that the regulators penalise only the errant players whereas this action even penalises investors.
ELECTION AND EQUITY RETURNS
Once in Five Year Opportunity. Election Cycle Gives Exceptional Returns.
Impetus Arthasutra
A Portfolio Management Firm with Old-Age Sensibilities & New-Age Technological Capabilities
Successful Adoption of Generative AI in Business
Digital transformation' has been a catchphrase for a while now. Large, medium, and even small enterprises are transitioning to more tech-oriented operations and interfaces.
CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCIES & PERSONAL LIBERTIES
Central bank digital currencies pose real danger to personal liberties... that allows governments to monitor every transaction you make, which basically means a surveillance state. This facilitates the creation of a social credit system that allows governments to punish those who engage in unapproved activity. The government will even know your physical whereabouts at the point of purchase. People could be denied employment opportunities, educational opportunities, and access to banking systems, even the ability to travel. China is well along the way to establishing a social credit system. Millions of Chinese have been denied the ability to travel by plane or train because their social credit scores are too low. James Rickards says that it could happen anywhere.
Twitter As A Free-Speech Platform!
Free speech depends fundamentally on alternative sources of news and other social platforms
Are We Facing A Severe Recession?
Are we facing a severe recession, a financial crisis worse than 2008? There are signals
What Is Poetry?
A poser indeed. Better to frame the question differently: what is Life? Any way both questions are posers that would make any listener to quiver before he finds an answer
Evolution of Narratives: Power of Creators in the AR/VR Era
Every year, the Cannes Film Festival in France steals the spotlight and captivates audiences worldwide
Direct Your Own Evolution
WE normally think of evolution in terms of physical changes. Some evolution occurs perhaps by need or desire