Corporate India

How companies can maintain employee mental health in the time of Covid-19

Very few have been able to cope with a sudden, prolonged shift to WFH; Zoom fatigue has set in, causing burnouts and low productivity

RBI monetary policy review: Walking the extra mile

Since March 27, the RBI has acted proactively and ahead of time to contain the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Firms gear up for change in consumer behaviour in post-Covid world

It's for this new consumer that companies are adapting their products and services

Covid-19 outbreak: Time running out for just-in-time inventory system

Some firms are being even more adventurous and toying with an idea that, on the face of it, seems counter-intuitive, namely replicating the work from a home model in the factory.

Lenders want more time to finalise working capital needs of large firms

A senior State Bank of India (SBI) executive said in the case of large corporates, where there is consortium and social banking, the decision will be taken in consultation with all the lenders.

Corporate India braces for $26-bn a week loss amid coronavirus outbreak

Nation may lose close to over $5 bn due to lockdown, says Ficci

Coronavirus: Increased liquidity, moratorium to help mend corporate finance

The RBI measures will help the infrastructure sector companies which are facing sudden collapse in their business

Coronavirus spread: Business interruption loss not covered under insurance

The partial lockdown has also resulted in many film productions getting stopped temporarily causing budget over-runs

Covid-19: CEOs working from home conduct meetings via video conferencing

Mailers have gone from the CEO offices that no staff should be asked to travel and only the 'mission critical' staff should be asked to come to work

Enforcement action or shoot at sight?

The fear of enforcement action often undermines the objective of achieving quality in corporate governance

Corporate India seeks to barricade brass from frauds, bankruptcy concerns

Demand for D&O policies on the rise as India Inc looks to protect its brass

Best of BS Opinion: Railway finances, company boardroom, and more

From Indian Railways' inefficiency costs, infrastructure deficiencies to corporate India's need for boardroom wisdom are some issues our opinion writers tackle

Forget the icon, focus on the issue

It is time policymakers left the subject of free speech and expression to lawyers and focused on what can be done to instill greater confidence in banks and financial institutions

Lord Swraj Paul hopes PM Modi will be able to mobilise corporate India

He noted that just as Prime Minister Modi has been masterful in mobilising political India

Separation of powers

Splitting posts of chairman and MD will improve governance

Corporate India had an extraordinary 2018-19, but their real wage rate fell

In last 6 years, wages have grown at an average 10% a year within a narrow range of 9-12% per year. During this period, sales have grown at an average annual rate of 6% in wider range from -3% to +17%

From auto to banking, grumble of slowdown is getting louder for India Inc

The companies' combined net profit declined by 10.1 per cent yoy during June '19 quarter against 26.2 per cent yoy growth a year ago

Earnings under pressure

High interest outgo and weak demand are worrying

Corporate India facing multiple probes over the past three months

About 300-plus IL&FS subsidiaries and its managements have come under a scanner and so have their respective auditors

Corporate India's Jan-Sept M&A deal tally touches $76.03 billion: Report

Corporate India announced merger and acquisitions (M&As) worth USD 11.5 billion in the third quarter of this year, following which the January-September deal tally stood at USD 76.03 billion, says a report. "Strong earnings, promising demographics and big ticket deals drove the M&A activity, clocking deals worth USD 76 billion from over 350 transactions," said Prashant Mehra, Partner Grant Thornton India LLP. Moreover, large deals such as Walmart's acquisition of Flipkart, merger of Bharti Infratel and Indus Towers, ONGC's acquisition of HPCL, UPL's acquisition of Arysta LifeScience and some other large deals in this space resulted in a two fold jump in deal activity compared to the same period in 2017, Mehra added. According to the report, there were 130 M&A deals worth USD 11.5 billion in the third quarter of the current year, registering a five fold jump over last year, when transactions worth USD 2.14 billion were announced through 119 transactions. The significant ...