ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS
Featured McKinsey article
Strategy in a 'Structural Break'
During hard times, a structural break in the economy is an opportunity in disguise. To survive—and, eventually, to flourish—companies must learn to exploit it. Read more
You think
"One challenge for heads of finance during a downturn is ensuring that the finance team remains motivated. What steps have you taken to maintain your team's moral?" Read on for your peers' views.
What's your beef ?!“What aspects of the Production/Operations department get your blood boiling?" Find out what your peers think.
Events corner
Webinar - Managing Operational Risk for Performance and Competitive Advantage
At a time where business risk is increasing and the margin for error is being shaved, join us for our first Webinar, in association with Axis Risk Consulting, to find out what companies should be looking out for to manage their operational risk to their benefit and secure longer term competitive advantage.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Details and registration
Young Finance Leaders' Summit... the critical imperatives of the 3 Cs: cash, cost & compliance
July 2009 * Mumbai
Legal eagle
Monthly update on legal and tax regulations. Read more
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Leading your company through the current economic crisis... a CFO's perspective
"There is a tide in the affairs of men. Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries." – William Shakespeare in Julius Caesar
While that may sound rather dramatic, it actually encapsulates the essence of grabbing an opportunity and in every adversity lies an opportunity. Alok Misra, CFO, WNS Global, shares his strategies to prevail over the challenges of the downturn. Read more
"If you would like to know the value of money, go and try to borrow some." - Benjamin Franklin |
Quick Q&A
Advisor Speak
'Capital Speak'
by Don Durfee
Crisis? What crisis? Scan the returns in many of Asia’s stock markets since March and you might reasonably be asking this question. The rise in equity prices may or may not prove sustainable, but the turnaround is clearly a welcome relief for the ambitious and the capital-starved. A long list of companies—from HSBC to Essar Oil and JSW Steel—have already jumped at the chance to raise money from shareholders. Should you? Read more
I think
Need for development of Indian Capital Markets
By Dr. V. Shunmugam, Chief Economist, MCX. Read more
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