The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, January 15, 2004

EDITORIAL
Sharp practices
THAT THERE WERE sharp practices in the distribution of the mutual fund products is not a surprise, as mutual fund houses and their retailers have resorted to a variety of incentives to lure money to their care. As high net worth investors are ... More

ECONOMY
Mini-Budget: Merely clever
If the mini-Budget is aimed at raking in the votes, one is not sure if the exercise was as clever as it could have been. More

ACCOUNTANCY
More sweat and less light
Mohan R. Lavi on the unclear rules from the DCA on sweat equity More

In the company of ambiguity
AN ADDITIONAL director appointed by the board in terms of Section 260 of the Companies Act, 1956 (the Act) holds office "up to the date of the next annual general meeting of the company." The use of the words `up to' ... More

Let's agree to disagree
THERE is no sight of any agreement between the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and the Department of Company Affairs (DCA) on the Bill that is hanging fire in Parliament. In all probability, with the ... More

POLITICS
Will it be win-win in Kashmir too?
There have been a slew of positive developments, the most important being the warming up of the India-Pakistan relationship. This should bring much relief to Jammu and Kashmir, especially the Valley that has been under a siege the last 15 years. But will this happen, wonders Rasheeda Bhagat. More

RADIO/TV
Regulating CAS: New role for TRAI
FOR those who follow the unseemly goings-on in the television industry with multi-system operators, broadcasters, cable operators and last-mile operators at loggerheads with one another ever since the concept of ... More

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
More work in the boardroom
IN THE wake of corporate scandals, the new Sarbanes-Oxley law and other governance and accounting requirements, nearly two-thirds of corporate boards of directors spent more time on their duties during the past ... More

BOOKS
`Ready, fire, aim' to keep competition alive
COMPETITION works. If you have any doubt on that, read Allan Fels: A Portrait of Power", by Fred Brenchley, a book from Wiley (www.wiley.com). The man you see on the cover headed the Australian Competition ... More