The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, May 29, 2003

Pension fund management — Gains from adopting best practices
It is time for change in the pension funds segment with the Government set to constitute an interim regulator and the proposed adoption of international best practices. This competition may bode well for the public, which can hope for higher yields. More

EDITORIAL

Caution on regulatory convergence
CHANGES witnessed in the country's derivatives markets over a decade of economic liberalisation have resulted in a resurgence of substantial commercial interest, especially in commodity derivatives. Major policy initiatives include the ... More

ACCOUNTANCY

Scratching the surface of SARFAESI
Mohan R. Lavi analyses the recent RBI guidelines on securitisation More

The proposal on disposal
The Companies Amendment Bill is likely to make disposal of an undertaking tougher, says G. D. Agrawal More

Why go out of business if you can continue
An effective continuity management plan can improve your firm's chances of survival, says Michael Gallagher. More

The inanity of securitisation
SECURITISATION is a product of the world of high finance and has its origins in the US. Typically, a mortgage company, whose loan portfolio at any given point of time would have an heterogeneous mix of loans of various but invariably on an ... More

Losing time in regaining the moral high ground
AS WITH eggs and fruits, you can always sort accountants as good and not so good. While the good ones do the right things the right way, their counterparts put a wrong in one or more places — which will boil down to doing the right things ... More

FOREX

Capital account convertibility — Challenging the underlying philosophy
India moved towards capital account convertibility not so much because of the intellectual support provided by the Tarapore Committee as by the compulsions of the foreign reserves affluence. The basic approach to liberalise further the capital accoun t convertibility is outdated, flawed and premature, says N. A. Mujumdar. More

POWER

Lessons from the plant at Palayakayal
In keeping with the trend of PSUs evolving new strategies to stay competitive, the Department of Atomic Energy demonstrated a new approach to sort out problems relating to the ambitious titanium dioxide and zirconium sponge plant at Palayakayal in Tu ticorin which has been hanging fire for over a decade now. More

LETTERS

BSNL financial package

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