There are only about 20-odd international students in the top ten B-Schools in India. Not surprisingly, Indian B-Schools are pulling out all stops to secure global recognition for their brands. And that comes in the form of acquiring global accreditation.In the universe of business management, ... (Publication: Business Today)
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Local Turf, Global Reach
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The Quest for Diversity
Dilnavaz Variava was one of the only two female students in the first ever batch of IIM-Ahmedabad - the batch of 1964-66. "Academics were wonderful, but there was a bit of social pressure," says the non-executive chairperson of the over 90-year-old Bharat Floorings Group, recalling her ... (Publication: Business Today)
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The Dilemma of Sharing IP Free
Education is the basic right of every human being. In the bygone eras, there was never a question of charging for education. I'll be the first to admit, however, that today the modus operandi of delivering education has changed and a cost does need to be attached to it if only for the purpose of ... (Publication: Business Today)
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Beyond the Obvious
After working for 12 years, Lakshmi Ravindran decided to take a break from work to look after her two children. Two years later, she decided to return to the corporate world and started looking for work. But there was a problem. While she was at home, the world had moved ahead, with the industry ... (Publication: Business Today)
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La Mode
Imagine a TV that can be hung on the wall and admired even when it is switched off. The likes of Samsung, Sony and LG have launched television sets that pack in the latest technology and blend in with the aesthetics of your living room, effortlessly. One of them even doubles up as a piece of ... (Publication: Business Today)
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Cash Upfront
The Narendra Modi government may have had some role in the current slowdown, but it cannot be blamed for not trying to correct the situation. All central ministries and departments, with primary responsibility for social and infrastructure spending, are on overdrive to front-end expenditure to make ... (Publication: Business Today)
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Invest, but Cautiously
If it was not for some of our investors looking for an exit, we might have not listed our company," says Murugavel Janakiraman, CEO, Matrimony.com. The company, whose initial public offering, or IPO, in September mopped up nearly Rs500 crore at Rs985 per share, got only Rs 130 crore, as the rest ... (Publication: Business Today)
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Gold Rush a Risky Venture
Byline: Tim Treadgold Oct 10, 2017 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Shares in Australian gold explorers have rallied in recent weeks, following the discovery of gold nuggets in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The growing interest in the Pilbara as a potential source of gold recently ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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Admitting Guilt the Clincher for Rate-Rig Case
Byline: Jonathan Shapiro and Patrick Durkin Oct 10, 2017 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian Securities & Investments Commission's case against three of the "big four" banks over allegations that they manipulated the bank bill swap rate will be heard by the Federal ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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Rocked by Clean Energy Retreat, Business Demands Seat at the Table
Byline: Angela Macdonald-Smith and Mark Ludlow and Phillip Coorey Oct 10, 2017 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- TransGrid CEO Paul Italiano has warned of further policy uncertainty if the Federal Government does not proceed with a Clean Energy Target. However, Snowy Hydro Paul ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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California Hospital District Still Current on Bonds after Bankruptcy Filing
Byline: Keeley Webster LOS ANGELES -- The Tulare Local Health Care District remains current on bond payments after filing for Chapter 9 bankruptcy. Riley Walter, an attorney for the Tulare hospital board, said he doesn't know if bond investors will be included as creditors when the more complete ... (Publication: The Bond Buyer)
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Wayne County Land Deal Could Boost Soccer, and Jail
Byline: Nora Colomer DALLAS --Wayne County, Michigan and Detroit have agreed to a land swap that could pave the way for a sports stadium and a complete reboot of the county's plan to build a new jail. If the county settles on the new site it would free up the site of its half-built, bond financed ... (Publication: The Bond Buyer)
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SEC Chairman Reveals Cyberattack on EDGAR System
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton released a statement last evening in which he revealed that a 2016 cyberattack on the SEC's EDGAR test filing system enabled a hacker to gain access to nonpublic information. The Commission patched the software vulnerability in August 2017 after learning that the attack may ... (Publication: SEC Filings Insight)
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Notice 2017-46
Revised Guidance Related to Obtaining and Reporting Taxpayer Identification Numbers and Dates of Birth by Financial InstitutionsI. PURPOSEThis Notice provides procedures for certain foreign financial institutions (FFIs) required to report U.S. taxpayer identification numbers (U.S. TINs) for certain ... (Publication: United States. Internal Revenue Bulletin)
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Rev. Rul. 2017-20
Section 1274.-Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt Instruments Issued for Property(Also Sections 42, 280G, 382, 467, 468, 482, 483, 1288, 7520.)This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for October 2017 (the current month). Table 1 ... (Publication: United States. Internal Revenue Bulletin)
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ATO Chases $2.5Bn Corporate Shortfall
Byline: Ben Butler Oct 10, 2017 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian Taxation Office estimates that the corporate "tax gap" averaged 5.8 per cent between 2008-09 and 2014-15. The ATO hopes to reduce corporate tax underpayments to about $A2.5bn, and deputy commissioner Jeremy ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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Asian Markets Tipped to Outperform as QE Ends
Byline: James Thomson Oct 10, 2017 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Macquarie Asset Management's Shemara Wikramanayake says that although emerging markets in Asia present some level of risk for investors, they may perform well as central banks begin unwinding quantitative ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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It's Official: Australians Not Concerned about Mass Facial Recognition Technology
Byline: Roy Morgan Research Oct 10, 2017 (Market Research Update - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A special Roy Morgan Snap SMS Survey has found that 67.5% of Australians are not concerned that "under anti-terror measures State Governments will provide driver licence photos for mass facial-recognition ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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Nahan Buries ALP's $400M Gold Grab
Byline: Andrew Burrell Oct 10, 2017 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Western Australia's Opposition Leader Mike Nahan says the State Government's proposed increased in the gold royalty was aimed at funding its election promises rather than budget repair. The 50 per cent royalty increase faces ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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Backpay Deal for Underpaid Trolley Staff
Byline: Sarah Danckert Oct 10, 2017 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A three-year investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman has found that trolley collectors at Woolworths stores have been paid significantly below the hourly wage rate since 2014. The workers are employed by a contractor rather than ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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