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Our next big focus area is Li-Fi, says Signify's Maria Letizia Mariani

There is a huge step to take to make people aware of what light can do for them, explain it to them in a better manner, says Mariani

It's never been easier to head a company, and the pay keeps rising

CEO pay increased at almost twice the rate of ordinary wages. In 2018 - a pretty good year for the labor market - the average American private-sector worker got a 3.2 per cent raise

In charts: Factors that are likely to drive growth for businesses in 2019

Southeast Asia Business Leaders Report: Inside Your Peers' 2019 Executive Agenda report records growth expectations and factors which these leaders feel will drive it

Odisha vs Karnataka iron ore: NMDC may have to cut prices due to glut

Steel companies have huge productivity benefits when ore is sourced from outside Karnataka says JSW Steel

Govt directs all unlisted companies to dematerialise shares by September

India has around 6,000 listed companies, and almost all shares are held in the demat form

225,000 companies may be struck off for not filing statements

Also, 7,191 LLPs have been identified for action under Section 75 of the LLP Act, 2008, due to non-filing of financial statements for the stated years

Don't just play the hand you've been dealt

The coming AGM season is an opportunity for investors to signal how they view developments, not merely through their voting, but in terms of changes they would like to see

Companies project 15% rise in manpower strength in FY19 says Survey

Several top corporate houses across industries have projected an increase in manpower by up to 15 per cent in the current financial year, according to a new survey. Around 42.06 per cent of the companies have put the estimated rise in manpower strength in their organisations between 1 and 15 per cent, the survey by Genius Consultant Ltd said. The survey conducted among 881 corporate houses included the likes of Siemens India, CESC, BOSCH, Glaxo, TIL Ltd, Barclays, Delloite, Edelweiss, Shapoorji & Pallonji, Lawrence & Mayo, Maruti Suzuki and Bharti Airtel. The projected figure of recruitment of male and female candidates stood at 57.77 per cent and 42.23 per cent, respectively, in 2018-19, the survey said. Around 21 per cent of the companies were of the view that the major candidate sourcing avenue will be through job portals and lesser through advertisements, it said. According to the survey, 53.17 per cent of the companies said that 1-5 years of work experience .

Govt set to make company registration process faster, user-friendly

The corporate ministry is implementing the Companies Act, among others

Collateral managers start lending to intermediate agricultural players

Falling volumes, especially in agri commodities on commodity exchanges, collateral managers empanelled with comexes have expanded their horizons into financing through their own NBFC (non banking finance company) arm to intermediaries of agri value chain, the area remained unexplored so far by banks and financial institutions.Almost all collateral managers including National Collateral Management Services Ltd (NCML), Sohan Lal Commodity Management (SCML), Star Agri etc have floated their own NBFC for financing to agri intermediaries with immense estimated potential of around Rs 90,000 crore. These intermediaries include small traders, farmers produce organisations (FPOs), agri processing units, small and medium enterpeises (SMEs) to name a few.Interestingly, these areas of new business remained untapped so far banks due to the lack of adequate collateral assets with them which can guarantee repayment by borrowers.Sandeep Sabharwal, Group Chief Executive Officer, SCML which finance to .

Inactive companies declined by 4,000 in over 3 years

In October, 2016 the number of inactive companies was at 1,38,410 as compared to 1,42,373 as on March 31, 2014

90 Norwegian companies plan to expand in India

Many Norwegian companies are looking to increase staff, but bureaucracy and corruption continue to pose challenges

TCS loses most as companies take Rs 26,140 cr hit in m-cap

The m-cap of TCS plummeted by Rs 15,168.65 crore to Rs 4,38,197.26 crore

Companies try out selfies as password alternatives

Facial-recognition apps use smartphone snapshots to verify identity of customers, taxpayers

Companies garner Rs 24,000-cr via NCDs in Apr-Sep FY'17

NCDs are loan-linked bonds that cannot be converted into stock and usually offer higher interest rates than convertible debentures

For companies, debt recast still a long shot

Stringent rules on cash flows mean more than half the debt-laden firms will not make the cut for the Reserve Bank of India's S4A scheme

Private sector mobilised over Rs 2.36 lakh cr in FY 2015-16

Companies drum up Rs 4.92 lakh cr through bonds via private placements last year

Companies raise record Rs 4.92 lakh cr via debt placement in FY16

The amount raised is 6% higher than the previous year

Top 7 companies witness erosion of Rs 32,188 crore in market valuation

The m-cap of HDFC tumbled Rs 8,144 crore to Rs 1,75,607.13 crore, Sun Pharma plummeted Rs 7,328.31 crore to Rs 1,96,420.26 crore

Companies raise Rs 3.44 lakh cr via debt placement in Apr-Dec

As per a report by Prime Database, Increase in capital raising can be attributed to higher fund mobilisation by private sector