COLUMNS
ACCOUNT SPEAK
On separate paths of standard evolution
Recently, the Reserve Bank of India issued a `discussion paper' on `Derivative and Hedge Accounting by Banks'. This was based on the proposals made by an internal group formed by the RBI to formulate guidelines for the purpose. These proposals ...
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IMPRESSIONS
Unfixed relationships
Can your father be your father-in-law or your mother your mother-in-law? It may sound strange, anomalous and paradoxical; yet it is possible. A successful Tamil movie by veteran K. Balachander in the 1980s, ...
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BOOKS OF ACCOUNT
Baby steps in conflict zones
An atypical publication from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (www.icai.org) is Government Consulting - Taking the First Steps. What is unusual is the assertiveness right from the foreword. "Consulting, ...
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INDIA UNINC
Leveraging India Post's strength
The strengths of India Post are its long tradition of handling financial services, its wide reach among the mass market and its credibility and trust, says R. VAIDYANATHAN, arguing that more flexibility and autonomy can help the behemoth provide the latest financial services while making profits for itself.
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EAR TO THE GROUND
BOC India edges down
BOC India declined on lost market hopes of an open offer from Linde AG of Germany, the recent overseas acquirer of BOC Group of the UK. The process of acquisition of the holding company of BoC India in the UK began in April last. But the market ...
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Allahabad Bank turns weak
After sanctions slapped by the Japanese authority on Sampo, a proposed partner of Allahabad Bank in a four-way insurance joint venture, sentiment over the counter dampened. The stock has lost 12 per cent in the last one week and 21 per cent in ...
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SENSOR
Sensex vaults, but mid, small-caps see muted gains
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