COVER
STORY
Internet
Telephony and The Future of Telecom
- - D Satish and Smitha Deshpande
As
a new era of Internet telephony emerges, the world prepares
itself to witness yet another revolution in the telecommunications
industry
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FINANCIAL
MARKETS
Bombay
Stock Exchange Ltd: The Demutualization Drive
- - Amit Singh Sisodiya and Akhil Tandulwadikar
By
becoming a demutualized entity BSE promises to improve
governance and efficiency. However, the big question
is will it be enough to take its fierce rival NSE head
on
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VIEW
POINT
FMCG
Industry in India: In the Recovery Mode
- - Jayanthi Iyengar
Price
competitiveness will now be the name of the game
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FINANCIAL
SERVICES
SME
Ratings: A Welcome Move
- - D Satish and V Surender
Small
and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have been affected by
the lackof access to credit. But now, they are looking
at ratings which would help them raise resources far
more easily and efficiently, and increase their share
in the economic growth
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FINANCIAL
SERVICES
Banking
Sector Consolidation: Solving the Complexities
- - Manoranjan Sharma
Despite
the inexorable march towards globalization, caution
in designing and implementing refocused strategies is
needed because evidence of the impact of consolidation
on efficiency, competitiveness and profitability is
not incontrovertible
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FINANCIAL
SERVICES
Cooperative
Banks in India: Challenging Times
- - Amit Singh Sisodiya and Akhil Tandulwadikar
The
cooperative banking system in the country needs an urgent
overhaul, in order to remain competitive.
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FINANCIAL
SERVICES
Effective
Global Risk Management: The Holy Grail!
- - Sriram Natarajan
Effective risk management does not mean zero losses
to a portfolio as some would like to believe, but rather
minimizing the loss ratios and risk factors to optimize
profits and returns
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FINANCIAL
SERVICES
PSU
Banks: Need Greater Autonomy
- - M B N Rao
In
view of the emerging challenges of globalization and
the need to improve performance indices, greater autonomy
in operational and managerial functions will provide
banks the flexibility and the maneuverability to deal
effectively with rapidly evolving situations
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FINANCIAL
SERVICES
PSU
Banks: Complete Autonomy—Pros and Cons
- - Thomas Joseph Priju
Though
the government has already taken enough steps to grant
full managerial freedom to PSBs, bestowing them with
complete autonomy still remains a debatable issue
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FINANCIAL
SERVICES
Indian
Banking: Globalization and its Challenges
- - Deven R Choksey
Indian
banks have identified international banking as a key
opportunity to expand their geographical reach and to
cater to the cross-border needs of the clients through
leveraging their domestic banking strengths to offer
products internationally.
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FINANCIAL
SERVICES
Microfinance
in India: Coming of Age
- - Vipin Sharma
Microfinance
has demonstrated the potential of building the social
capital of the poorest communities.
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CORPORATE
STRATEGY
Oracle’s
Acquisitions: The Giant on the Prowl
- - N Janardhan Rao and Shishir Kumar
Oracle
is on a relentless acquisition spree to safeguard its
interest in the consolidating software industry
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CORPORATE
STRATEGY
Royal
Dutch/Shell Boards: Let’s be One
- - Amit Singh Sisodiya and Sailaja Mannava
Royal
Dutch/Shell Group finally responds to the market demand
for a unified board structure
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CORPORATE
STRATEGY
NTT
DoCoMo: Slowdown Comes Calling
- - Amit Singh Sisodiya, Aala Santhosh Reddy and Anjuli
Tandon
The
Japanese Wireless Tsunami, as NTT DoCoMo is often referred
to for the blistering pace at which it grew its market
share and revenues, is finding it hard to prop up its
topline. Does it mean that the telecommunications major
is on the slowdown trail?
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CORPORATE
STRATEGY
Videocon:
What’s On
- - Amit Singh Sisodiya and Aala Santhosh Reddy
A
slew of acquisitions both in domestic as well as overseas
markets signal the arrival of an Indian multinational—Videocon.
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BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT
The
US Airline Industry: What the Future Holds?
- - W Bruce Allen
The
key to the future success of the legacy carriers is
whether they can morph into something resembling the
low-cost carriers
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BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT
IT
in Healthcare:Time for a Change
- - N Janardhan Rao and Feroz Zaheer
The
healthcare industry needs an electronic information
system that is globally interoperable but the industry’s
technophobia is costing thousands of lives globally.
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BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT
Branded
PCs in India: Grabbing Market Share
- - Amit Singh Sisodiya and Aala Santhosh Reddy
Branded
PCs finally make a mark in the domestic market which
has been until now dominated by unorganized players.
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BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT
Microfinance
Ratings: Turning the Tide
- - D Satish and V Surender
With
the number of microfinance institutions increasing by
the day, banks, financial institutions and other donors
are looking at the ratings before they sanction funds
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BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT
Indo-Japan
Trade Ties: Business Camaraderie
- - N Janardhan Rao and Feroz Zaheer
With
increasingly congenial Indo-Japan ties, a souring political
relationship with China, and India’s strong economic
fundamentals, Japanese companies are investing in India
like never before.
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BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT
Pharmaceutical
Industry: On a Shopping Spree
- - N Janardhan Rao and Shishir Kumar
To
reduce uncertainty and keep competition at bay, M&As
and alliances in the Indian generic pharmaceutical space
have become the need of the hour.
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