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With rise in financial frauds, forensic audits prove handy for India Inc

Audit firms are also reporting a rising demand for background checks of senior executives when they join a company

India among top nations attacked by latest ransomware in 2019: Report

Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Security identified three families as the most notorious -- Ryuk, Purga and Stop

Few perks, lay off fears as India Inc steps up hiring of contract workers

The lower cost and easier termination may well be among the reasons that companies seek to have employees on contract

RBI's monetary policy spells more trouble for India Inc's earnings

In the absence of near-term government stimulus, markets may remain range-bound until Budget

India Inc has never spoken up

The tradition continues even today. But no purpose would be served by abusing those who speak out

Funds to cleaning drives, India Inc marks its presence in Swachh Bharat

At a time when Swachh Bharat is coinciding with the ban on single-use plastic, many corporate groups are looking at the two issues together

The sound of silence

Rahul Bajaj said nothing new but the govt should listen all the same

India Inc neither 'anti-national nor anti-government': Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Supporting Bajaj, Shaw had earlier said, 'Hope the govt reaches out to India Inc for working out solutions to revive consumption n growth'

India Inc is a pariah, feels govt dislikes criticism: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Shaw's remarks came a day after veteran industrialist Rahul Bajaj said the people were afraid to criticise the government.

Rahul Bajaj says firms don't dare criticise Modi govt; Amit Shah responds

You're doing a good job, but despite that, we're not confident you'll appreciate if we openly criticise you, says Bajaj

GDP shocker: India Inc expects growth to rebound in Q3 on stimulus measures

Biocon CMD Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw opined that few pragmatic policies can help put India on the top again

Moody's sees India Inc struggling for credit in 2020 as slowdown weighs

Sluggish economic growth, slowing earnings are major concerns

Prime Minister Modi is no longer the corporate mascot that he was in 2014

In 2014, Modi promised deliverance from policy paralysis, corruption and economic mismanagement. That promise has started to unravel

Corporate India's M&A deal value slips 45% to $1.5 bn in Oct: Report

Corporate India witnessed merger and acquisition deals worth USD 1.5 billion through 28 transactions in October, registering a 45 per cent decline over the same month last year, a report said on Thursday. According to Grant Thornton's latest M&A Dealtracker, there were 28 M&A deals worth USD 1.5 billion in October this year, while in the same period last year 47 such deals were announced worth USD 2.8 billion. While the overall M&A deal value and volume in October declined as compared to the year-ago period, on a month-on-month basis, there was an increase, showing signs of improved sentiments. "This was driven by the corporate tax cut, which has improved both investor sentiment and confidence. This also resulted in the average deal size more than doubling from USD 24 million in September 2019 to USD 55 million in October 2019," the report said. The energy sector dominated October's M&A in terms of values with 64 per cent contribution to total M&A deals, driven by .

RCEP: Two futures for India and its industry

Our poor trade performance reflects poor industrial competitiveness. The sooner industry addresses this, the better for India

Top-rated companies tap into low money market rates as liquidity improves

Most highly rated companies are enjoying rate benefit of more than 150 basis points in their working capital raised from the market

India Inc Q2 profit at 15-yr low on record telco losses, net sales dip 0.8%

Combined earnings plunge 68% YoY to Rs 36,500 crore

Wrongs you cannot right, just repent and regret

Strategic errors - acts of omission and commission - have hurt many companies

Tech CFOs bat for digitisation of financial functions by companies

Pradip Kanakia, South India Price Waterhouse Coopers' managing partner and assurance leader, said a CFO in a company is best placed to drive the organisation's digital transformation

Fewer women reported sexual harassment in India's top listed firms in FY19

Reporting relative to the number of women employees shows a decline over the previous year