The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, May 17, 2007

ACCOUNTANCY
CONTRA ENTRY
Abridged reporting
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has heeded to the plea of listed companies to send but a skeletal annual report to their members. It has directed stock exchanges to amend Clause 32 of the Listing Agreement accordingly. More ... More

Easing reporting burden
Clause 32 of the Listing Agreement with stock exchanges mandates that companies supply a complete and full copy of the balance-sheet, profit and loss account and directors' report to every shareholder and, on request , to any member of the ... More

Making COT work
The Corporate Overview Team (COT) team will submit an interim report every quarter pointing out any shortcoming or adverse effects of any action taken by the board. More

Power needs access to long-tenure funds
Currently, power sector projects are financed by a mix of long-term debt and equity. Innovations such as mezzanine finance and quasi-equity structures have helped make the bids more competitive. More

POLITICS
Rising tensions in Sri Lanka
While India and the international community have an abiding interest in the unity and territorial integrity of Sri Lanka, they equally have a responsibility to encourage Sri Lanka to seek abiding political solutions to the ethnic conflict. More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
Remittances versus FDI/FII — Hats off to the emigrant worker
It is imperative that the country recognises the important role played by its workers, blue- and white-collared, on foreign shores in providing a phenomenal amount of foreign exchange that is stable and not volatile like portfolio and direct investme nts, says R. VAIDYANATHAN. More

INCOME TAX
New `forms' of worry
Hassle-free assessment may be difficult, as the new forms have a fair share of ambiguities and inconsistencies. More

PEOPLE
Alfred Chandler: Historian extraordinary
Chandler was the first to formulate the axiom `structure follows strategy' — that decisions on organisational structure must arise from and facilitate the execution of a chosen strategy. More

LETTERS

Encourage savings

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