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IPRs losing ground
THE tidal wave of information technology engulfing the world at breakneck speed is all set to make nonsense of copyrights, patents and trademarks. Those still clinging to these hangovers of the past are facing the risk of being left high and ... More

GLOBAL FINANCE & OVERVIEW


A world adrift
As the world works off the excesses of the 1990s and confronts fresh problems in terms of terrorist threats, the need of the hour is for enlightened political and economic leadership nationally and globally — precisely the commodity that appear s to be in short supply almost everywhere, says V. Anantha-Nageswaran. More

A RINGSIDE VIEW


Will Reliance lift market gloom? — Last week of Samvat set for choppy course
THE bears last week decisively generated a fear psychosis in the stock market and challenged bulls to enter the ring. Bear operators took full advantage of the poor liquidity in the market and hammered down the support barriers. After a steady ... More

POLICY WATCH


Preparing a pension plan
LAST YEAR, in his Budget speech, Mr Yashwant Sinha announced that after October 1, 2001, a new pension programme based on defined contributions had been envisaged for all those entering the Central government service. A year later, hardly ... More

MUTUAL CONFIDENCE


After Birla Mutual... : Waiting for the ace from Bharat Shah
THE Indian mutual fund industry will not be the same without Mr Bharat Shah, the senior fund manager with Birla Sun Life who has recently called it quits. Mr Shah has said he will join hands with a couple of "like-minded individuals who share the ... More

ADR WATCH


Lacklustre earnings affect sentiment
THE US stocks maintained the bull-run for the straight third week as investors continued to show confidence. As a result the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.5 per cent to close at 897.65 and 8443.99 respectively while the ... More

SAY CHEEK


Into fraud-o-sphere
A RECENT issue of The Internal Auditor, from the Institute of Internal Auditors, talks about the "3Cs of fraudulent financial reporting", to enumerate the broad categories of reasons why fraudulent financial reporting occurs. This has become ... More

STOCKS TO WATCH


Reliance Industries: Can we `rely' on it?
With Hindustan Lever's performance failing to prop up market sentiment, it remains to be seen what Reliance Industries comes up with on October 31. The company is scheduled to hold its board meeting on Thursday to consider the quarterly ... More
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