The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, December 29, 2005

Startling take on Big Four
THIS is not a story that Big Four accounting firms may like to read. Because it is about the gloomy report card they earned in the hands of the Canadian Public Accountability Board (CPAB). Big Four accounting firms "have more work to do in a ... More

REFLECTIONS

The lady & her tigers
ULLAS Karanth, in his book A View from the Machan, describes a naturalist as "someone who loves to observe wild creatures, never tiring of it" and elaborates, "the few who manage to keep the fascination for nature alive throughout their ... More

BOOKS OF ACCOUNT

Take the knowledge cover before heading to the Great Wall
A COMBINATION of plenty of people growing richer, and the emergence of a friendlier insurance regime has made China too good to resist, writes Sam Baillie, Editor of China Law & Practice in Insurance Law in China, from Asia Law & ... More

JOTTINGS

Can Indian corporate management mature?
THE prevalent holiday season all over the world prompts one to ask whether Indian managers ever take regular breaks at all. Or, are they always chasing deadlines, driving themselves to the point of taking sick leave? One wonders whether given ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND

Weak denim price pares Arvind Mills
ARVIND Mills, a textile company, is on a downward move. On Wednesday, the stock fell 5.54 per cent at Rs 93.70 on the BSE with volumes of 12.44 lakh shares; on the NSE, it closed at Rs 93.65, down 5.69 per cent with volumes of 3.94 lakh shares. ... More

SENSOR

Profit-taking checks market progress
FRESH after a massive near-200 points rebound on Tuesday; the stock markets witnessed considerable volatility on either side of the index band during the mid-week session on Wednesday. The 197-point recovery on Tuesday managed to more than ... More

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