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FINANCIAL SERVICES: `Insurers have begun to collaborate more often than to confront'
In about 3-5 years we should see 65-70 per cent of the insurance business in India being brokered. Total dismantling of the tariffs will facilitate the faster growth of insurance brokers in India.. Has insurance broking really taken off in India? ...

OUTLOOK: ‘What we are doing in India is about the next quarter century’
If you thought Boeing was a company that just manufactured commercial aircraft, you could not be more off the mark. Apart from producing commercial aircraft, Boeing also makes defence equipment. The company looks at India not just ...

INSIGHT: IFRS 1: First time adoption
Converting from local GAAP to a new accounting framework can be quite an onerous task. The most critical aspect is to restate the opening balance sheet as if the new accounting framework was always followed. This can make things very difficult. ...

MANAGEMENT: Be a leader, not a celebrity
What drives performance is behaviour, not personality, says Robin Stuart-Kotze in Performance: The Secrets of Successful Behaviour ( www.pearsoned.co.in). “Personality is what you are; ...

LETTERS: Making RTI effective
Responses to Sticklish Issues dated August 11. The RTI Act, 2005, has made little impact so far. The Act puts in place implementation mechanisms, processes and methodologies. Bihar is one State which has made a beginning in the right direction, ...

LINGUISTICS: Writing is like fishing
Every word and sentence you write must mean something to your reader, advises Andy Maslen in Write to Sell: The Ultimate Guide to Great Copywriting (
LIFESTYLE: Pageantry amidst hardship
Last Sunday marked the beginning of the Chingam month of the Malayalam calendar, which heralds the harvest season in Kerala and is generally believed to be a harbinger of prosperity and good times. The Chingam month, coming in the wake of ...





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