Not only that, 37.7% of its corpus was invested in assets with credit rating below AA (—). That’s just one instance;

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But the problem here is under the prevailing liquidity crunch, when the companies are struggling due to lack of funds, chances of they defaulting to make the payment is quite higher. Moreover, the situation aggravates further as many of these FMPs had a higher exposure on the real estate sector. For example, LIC MF FMP Series 35 had invested an unbelievable 86% in the construction sector. Not only that, 37.7% of its corpus was invested in assets with credit rating below AA (—). That’s just one instance; if one goes deeper, he can find many more such examples where fund managers have risked investors’ money by parking them in low-rated instruments. But then, they could to do it for the loopholes present in our regulatory system. As per the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)’s norms most of the FMPs disclose their portfolio once in six months (minimum requirement), which give them sufficient time to play with their portfolios in between.

However, as these debt papers are not very liquid in nature, default on part of the companies means the FMP is also bound to default, unless it gets a loan. But then with the cash pile of Indian banks witnessing lower levels and lending norms moving from strict to stricter, the matter has turned worse for the fund houses. On top of it, their over dependency on institutional investors has proven to be a curse. Institutional investors, who constituted the major part of the corpuses of fund houses, emerged as the first ones to pull their money on fears based on rumours. Approximately Rs.660 billion has been pulled out of debt funds in the month of October alone, damaging the liquidity position further.

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Certainly he is not big on business suits or boardrooms but he has shown his business prowess whenever required.

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However, he has made his name more so as an environmentalist and humanitarian and like his father’s close friends (Bill and Melinda Gates), Howard has gained a distinguished reputation in the world of philanthropy. In fact, he has travelled the world several times to document the challenges of preserving biodiversity as well as providing sufficient resources to support human needs. The man has also authored six books and numerous articles on subjects such as conservation and wildlife. And to top it off, Howard heads the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, which primarily supports humanitarian activities across the globe.

Moreover, in September this year, the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledged a total of $75 million to help farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. This includes from selling their surplus crops to support anti-hunger efforts through a programme called Purchase for Progress. Howard’s organisation has also pledged $9.1 million of the $75 million toward the effort. It seems that much like his father, Howard does have his hands spread out in various fields of interest including business, politics, agriculture, conservation, photography and philanthropy, et al; yet he stays loyal and feels most comfortable on his farmland. And that’s what Howard is teaching his five children; honesty, simplicity, and modesty; by taking them on his philanthropy trips to underprivileged places, or with him while farming, Howard is certainly bringing them up “Buffett” style. Certainly he is not big on business suits or boardrooms but he has shown his business prowess whenever required. In fact, currently too Howard is a director of Lindsay Corporation, the Omaha manufacturer of agricultural equipment while continuing to enjoy the ride on his tractor. So, if and when the time comes for him to take over the seat of CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Howard will follow his father’s advice and “focus on making sure the culture doesn’t change” at Berkshire Hathaway.

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“Yesterday I died! That’s bad news for me”

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Is everything alright with warren Buffett?

Despite our evidently non-patronising attitude, we accept it that Buffett has been one of the most brilliant brains to hit the east coast in a century of Wall Street investing! Well, at least till the past year [more of that later]... In fact, there is no other rationale that can stand up better in support of this once-wheezing textile producer-turned-investor. By making Berkshire Hathaway achieve a compounded annual return of over 21.1% since its inception [against 10.3% delivered by S&P 500 during the previously mentioned event window of 1965-2007], Buffett, the legend, has attained stupendous heights. In transition, Berkshire has become a $175 billion conglomerate [as on November 7, 2008] that owns scores of businesses that range from insurance to energy, from housing to kitchen supplies, from clothing to food, et al. Buffett’s investment approach has been certainly the most successful ever; and seemingly never ending... till recession hit! And that is where this story starts.

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The strategy of raising funds through sell-offs is taking a beating. Stakes are high & funds, too low.

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Dead Elephants for sale. Anyone?!

Yes, for once, it certainly makes sense to break up larger groups that aren’t profitable as part of the deleveraging process. And if the process through various sell-off deals come through (and that’s a big question?!), the move would surely put these cash-tight companies back on track. “By taking this action now we will have the flexibility to switch growth back on as soon as market conditions improve. In some cases, this will involve pulling off routes entirely. In other cases, we will scale back frequencies and capacity,” explains Geoff Dixon, CEO, Qantas Airways, to 4Ps B&M. The airline is negotiating on selling-off its frequent flier unit valued at $765 million to private equity players. While, Citigroup is looking to pocket $400 billion by sale of its assets, struggling auto-major GM has decided to part with its stakes of 3.02% in Suzuki for $230 million and Ford has decided to shake off its 20% stake in Mazda valued at $540 million. Then there is the no. 2 PC maker in the world – Dell, which is planning to sell off its factories and branches situated in various countries over the coming 18 months. Coming to entertainment, National Amusement has proposed to hive-off the family owned 1,500-screen theatres for an estimated $500 million. But looking at this list of desperate sellers, who are ready to amputate their trouble giving arms and fill their piggy banks, there is unlikely any buyer who would be willing bet on these dead white elephants (GM with $ 2.5 billion losses, Ford with $129 million losses, Citigroup with $2.8 billion losses et al, for Q3, 2008). And it come as no surprise that none of these offerings have found any takers so far. “Many may find that these players are still not profitable even when broken apart, and would thus refrain from buying or investing into them,” explains Michael Englund, Chief Economist and Director, Action Economics.

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When we sourced openly available data from the government’s Office of Comptroller of the Currency,

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Post the deal, an unabashed Vikram S. Pandit, CEO, Citigroup, commented, “We appreciate the tremendous effort by the government to assure market stability,” and further added, “We are committed to streamlining our business and providing outstanding banking services to our clients around the world.” Clearly stereotyped statements coming out of a public relations’ machinery that has no connect with the reality of Citi’s condition, for in reality,if Pandit were really interested in saving Citi, he should have – and necessarily so – pleaded with the government to give many billions more in bailout. And why? It’s surprising that the so-called experts who ratified the deal conveniently failed to tell the public the true picture of Citi’s condition.

It’s not just the $138 billion exposure to the Lehman collapse or the handful of billion dollar losses in the last six months ($7.6 billion loss, for records) Citi has been suffering. When we sourced openly available data from the government’s Office of Comptroller of the Currency, they estimated that by the end of Q1’08 Citibank NA held a generation wiping $37.1 trillion in total notional value derivatives, including a numbing $3.6 trillion in credit default swaps, which are proven to be the riskiest category of holdings, apart from side bets on interest rates, currencies, and probability of defaults by other large corporations. Clearly, the minimum promised bailout that the government should have announced simply for Citi, should have been equivalent to or at least around $3.6 trillion, and surely not a pathetic 10% of that amount.

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The Century International Quality Era, in the gold category. A mind to old, a body too young, literally!

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M. Thiagarajan,
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One of his favourite pastimes as a child was juggling (that he claims indirectly taught him time management). Now his favourite hobby is star-gazing & celestial navigation as ‘Astronomy’ remains close to his heart. Whenever he gets time he loves ‘Flying’ in his Cessna. Call him the ‘Southern knight in shining armour’ or M. Thiagarajan, Managing Director, Paramount Airways, the youngest airline CEO in the world, he will humbly smile and modestly reply, “According to me, vision, knowledge, determination are the three most important qualities of a leader who wants success.” He was barely thirty years old, when he was driven into the airline business. At a time, when many other captains were failing and falling, this young kid, in no time, turned Paramount into a profitable venture. Under his leadership, Paramount Airways has won the award for international quality too – The Century International Quality Era, in the gold category. A mind to old, a body too young, literally!

4Ps B&M: Many airlines in India, after their inception could not perform well. Is it because of the improper planning & administration?
MT: Fundamentally, I don’t think the Low Cost Carrier (LCC) model will work at all in India because we don’t have secondary airports here, as in US or Europe. We don’t also have the benefits that low cost Airlines operating in US or England are availing. The cost of operations in a secondary airport is extremely low, compared to the primary airports. As we don’t have any designated secondary airports in India, we have the similar Landing costs and parking costs for all airports. Then, there is substantial cost saving in terms of logistics also. It is one of the major cost differentiator. In US and Europe, the cost of food offered in ‘frill’ airlines is huge compared to what it is here. Then, the cost of fuel is the same for all the airlines. The technical staff is the next highest cost contributor that’s same for all.

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Will Dettol come out clean?

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The iconic brand from Reckitt Benckiser is celebrating its platinum jubilee this year and appears to be the strongest ever. But will it be able to sustain its legacy, particularly amidst the ongoing economic turmoil. Is it 100% safe? Explores Angshuman Paul

Without any path-breaking changes in its brand proposition, this brand has always had a virtual free run and rivals never stood a chance. Certainly with a sterling 87.5% market share (according to ACNielsen) in the antiseptic liquid market, this unassuming antiseptic completely justifies its role of being the flagship brand of Reckitt Benckiser (India). However, following closely the foremost mantra of marketing that the product attributes must change with the changing times or else the product will die, Dettol (in its quest to keep up with the times) is now really striving hard and is continuously introducing new ranges of products. Thanks to these efforts, the brand now seems to have proliferated deeply into the personal care segment with ‘skin care’ branding. But the metamorphosis from health and hygiene to skin care has not been easy for Dettol. And the more difficult challenge lies ahead – the economic turmoil. “We have been number one, in whichever category we entered and Dettol is an example of our leadership position. We are ready for all challenges,” though claims Chander Sethi, Chairman and Managing director of Reckitt Benckiser. But then, is it really so? Particularly when the FMCG sector is anticipating a 22% hike in raw material prices globally. So will Dettol also resort to price hike? And what about rising competition from HUL and its ilk. Can it beat the ongoing crisis heat? Is it 100% sure as it claims? Stefan Gaa, Regional Marketing Director (South Asia) of Reckitt Benckiser, in an exclusive conversation with 4Ps B&M, answers all these queries and tells about the appealing journey that Dettol and Reckitt have had in India...

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But stopping or reversing reforms is not the answer. What India needs is strengthening and extension of the right kinds of reforms. What are they

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But there are dimensions of cooperation that benefit not only the business community but society as a whole. Improvements in the institutional infrastructure of property right protection and contract enforcement, and improvements in most physical infrastructure, are cases in point. Take corruption, which is rated the most serious obstacle. When firms compete to win lucrative public contracts or licenses using corruption, some win and others lose. But even the winners have to give up some or even much of their profits to pay the bribes. To be sure, each will retain a temptation to cheat and gain an advantage at the expense of others through bribery. What is needed is a system whereby the others can deter the cheater with a credible threat of punishment. Suppose the community has a norm that no one should engage in bribery to win a favorable contract or license. If a member violates this norm, the community stipulates that no others will have any dealings with him. The cheat is going to need some things – material inputs, trade credit, and so on – from the others. If the others ostracise him, he will be unable to fulfill the contract and so won’t profit from his bribery. Of course he can try to induce some of the others to violate the ban by offering them shares in his profits. But that will dilute his profit. More importantly, community also stipulates that anyone who engages in dealings with a cheat is himself labeled a cheater and ostracised. If the business community, with some support from the government, establishes the needed infrastructure, and if the government pursues Rodrik’s other criteria, then India’s great economic potential can be fully realised...


Avinash Dixit

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India’s economy remains strong in the credit crisis, yet vulnerable on a number of fronts

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Truth, in ‘brown’ & white

Although agricultural output has increased manifold, it is not yet upto world standard in per capita terms due to some basic problems – small land holdings by farmers, illiteracy, poor irrigation processes, lack of modern irrigation facilities and adaptation of modern agricultural practices. It has over 10% of global coal reserves. Performance of various industries is satisfactory. There are 34 companies enlisted in the Forbes Global 2000 ranking in 2008. The same boom is equally witnessed in transport, export, travel, tourism and every other sector.

As of now, the economy seems strong and stable enough, except for worries like inflation and liquidity crunch, which have kept the RBI busy over the past few months. Sensex has plummeted from the heady days of 18,000 to 8,023 at the time of writing; largely due to the withdrawal by FIIs. This has exposed one major vulnerability of Indian stock markets, and the much touted boom it witnessed in recent times. Also exposed is the vulnerability of our economy to the US market, as demand slowdown there is hampering Indian software and services exports.

One of the most comprehensive tools to measure any country’s economic strength is the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), which is defined as the set of institutions, policies, and factors that determine the level of productivity of that country. Though India (ranked 50) has witnessed significant improvement compare to the last decade with its substantial market size, sophistication of business and innovation potential, it is still behind countries like Kuwait, Chile & Tunisia!

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With spiralling divorce cases, weekend parenting is fast catching on!

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Dad for a day...

Though separated partners move on with their individual priorities and many a times with a better partner too, the journey that the children started out with both of them comes to a halt. While they often live with the mother, the father may soon seem distant. It is here that things become difficult for ‘weekend fathers’. Though around 54% of working couples in leading metros and cities of the country call themselves ‘weekend parents’, the children are definitely better off with the presence of parents on all days at home.

Possibly, this is one important reason why it is imperative that the ‘weekend father’ takes time out and makes efforts to help his children become secure individuals till they choose their own course in life. For this, the father must be creative. For if the father is bored and the kids disinterested, the weekends may become dreadful instead of delightful. Open communication, even about finer details such as their likes and dislikes as well as their take on the latest events allows one to know them better. It is apparently a tried and tested way of making the most of the little time at hand. Planning the forthcoming weekends to include activities that they look forward to may double the joy without pampering them out of guilt. These activities may range from walking them around in the parks to skating, swimming, and watching movies to introducing them to a new form of music or art. While attending meetings and functions at school are always suggested, helping kids meet new friends and taking them to the father’s side of the family is well-deserved too.

So, if you’re struggling to balance your new life and the old one you left behind by way of your kids, just remember, how difficult it must be for the children who are left with nothing but some precious weekends with their father.


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B&E investigates into whether GE can rise again!

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They say GE needs a hero... Jeff’s still thinking who...

Surprisingly, GE’s name in the 2008 Fortune 500 list appears in the category of ‘diversified financials’ (and all along you were thinking that GE was all about engines and bulbs, right?). To make matters clearer, 46% of GE’s earnings of $29 billion in FY2007 came from its finance arm – GE Capital, which includes commercial finance, GE Money and infrastructure finance. And to give you a contrast of the GE that ‘was’ and the GE that ‘is’: while decades back its ‘Industrial arm’ contributed to nearly 100% of the earnings, during 2007, the contribution fell to a puny 5.9%! Really, this ‘unsinkable’ conglomerate ship has changed, and is perhaps also not unsinkable anymore... This GE of 2008 is perhaps more about finance than about anything else, and with the global meltdown staring in its face, can Immelt prove the hero of the hour GE so desperately needs?

In the most recent financial disclosure, the world gasped as GE announced a painful 22% fall in profits during the third-quarter of FY2008. So was the 38% drop in earnings of its capital arm responsible for the mishap? Debbie Johnson, Chief Economist, Yardeni.com gives a thumping yes as she clarifies, “GE’s disappointing results can be mostly attributed to the company’s exposure to financial services, which accounts for about half of GE’s earnings, including financial units within its industrial businesses...” And there’s more bad news with the outlook for FY2008 looking gloomier with GE Capital’s earnings forecasted to fall by another drastic 20-25%!

A bigger problem is that GE’s involvement in the credit market is more than meets the eye to an ordinary investor. It is neck deep in the real estate market with its portfolio including residential properties, much of which have been hit by the subprime crisis. Then there is the fact that more than $53 billion on its off-balance sheet assets are linked to many troubled entities in the BFSI world, something to which even ‘credit insurance’ is not an answer. With the American economy reeling under debt (both household and national), GE’s private credit card business which accounts for over $30 billion of unsecured and unrecovered credit may also sound the trouble bell for its investors.


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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).


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B-schooled in India, Placed Abroad (Print Version)
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IIPM Campus

ZEE BUSINESS BEST B SCHOOL SURVEY

IIPM awards four Bengali novelists

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Defeat Corruption,What better to grease the countries’ friendship, investigators alleged, than a suitcase full of cash?

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What’s the dirtiest secret about corruption? Just how little we know about it. Treasuries are plundered and kickbacks are paid, but the nature and scale of the world’s shady transactions largely remain a mystery to us. Luckily, a little economic detective work is all that is needed to expose the smuggling, cheating and bribing that is hiding in plain sight.

It was the odd uniformity of the suitcase’s contents that tipped off the baggage inspector: six thick, identical rectangles. They could have been books, but then again, they could have been six bundles of cocaine. And in August 2007, security was tight at Buenos Aires airport; the country was in the midst of a presidential election. The suitcase’s owner, a Venezuelan businessman just in from Caracas, hesitated briefly when asked to open his suspicious luggage. Out tumbled $800,000 in cash. It was, according to US investigators, an illegal campaign contribution from Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez intended for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, wife of Argentina’s former president & candidate for presidency herself. What better to grease the countries’ friendship, investigators alleged, than a suitcase full of cash?

Such tales of bribery and corruption are as old as politics. Try as we might to rid officialdom of crooks, extorting senators, vote-buying presidents and judges for sale remain all too common. Whether it’s the $90,000 in cold cash that turned up a few years ago in a US congressman’s freezer, the “Versailles in the jungle” built with the billions embezzled by Zaire’s Mobutu Sese Seko, or the bank balances of oil autocrats in Central Asia, venality and excess remain the scourge of modern global politics.

But corruption is not simply a moral concern. It’s blamed – perhaps rightly – for many of the world’s ills; widely accused of being an endemic barrier to economic development, responsible for Africa’s lasting poverty and Latin America’s perennial stagnation. It is, says conventional wisdom, what makes poor countries poor. It undermines the rule of law, distorts trade, and confers economic advantages on a privileged few. It prevents aid money from reaching victims, topples buildings thanks to shoddy construction, and strangles business with constant burden of bribes and payoffs. Yet the truth is that we have very little idea about how corruption works or how pervasive it is. We have anecdotes about rotten individuals – a Ferdinand Marcos, a Robert Mugabe, or Charles Taylor – but this tells us almost nothing about the breadth and depth of global corruption. After all, when bribery and embezzlement is done right, it’s invisible. Economists haven’t even resolved if and when corruption is really a problem: East Asian economies have boomed in recent decades under reputedly corrupt regimes.


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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).


Read these article :-
B-schooled in India, Placed Abroad (Print Version)
IIPM in Financial times (Print Version)
IIPM makes business education truly global (Print Version)
The Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM)
IIPM Campus

ZEE BUSINESS BEST B SCHOOL SURVEY

IIPM awards four Bengali novelists

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IIPM Ranked No1 B-School in India
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