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INTERVIEW: `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? ...

ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: 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. ...

STOCK MARKETS: Bulk vs block
What is the difference between bulk and block deals in a stock ...

INCOME TAX: Deductions on joint home loans
I have taken a housing loan from a public sector bank jointly with my husband for purchase of a flat in our joint names. Both my husband and I are salaried employees and income-tax payers. ...

CORPORATE BONDS: Issue of debenture sans ad
A private company issues unsecured debentures without advertisement. I understand it is a violation of Section 58A as unsecured debentures are treated as deposits. ...

INCOME TAX: Gift through will
Last year my father died intestate. He had left behind term deposit and savings accounts in joint names, with me as well as my sister which perhaps in hindsight was just as well because being either or survivor accounts, they have ...

TAXATION: Works contract
Works contract typically is a composite contract for both supply of goods and services with there being no break-up in the invoice as to how much is charged for materials and how much for services. Before the Constitution Amendment made in ...

CONSUMERISM: 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, ...

INTERVIEW: Understanding urology
Urology, also known as genito-urinary surgery, has come a long way, says Dr C. L. Ashok Kumar, Consultant Urologist, Chennai. “The patient must utilise the technology usefully in the correct perspective instead of dissection, ...

BOOKS: 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 (
MANAGEMENT: From business to institution
There are businesses and businesses! They make billions of dollars in sales and profits and, therefore, command vast resources and great power. And yet, few of them earn universal respect and admiration. Fewer still survive for more than a ...

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