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The Case for Mandatory Separation of Chairperson and CEO Roles in India
- July 29, 2020
- Posted by: CFA Society India
- Category: ExPress
No CommentsBy Sivananth Ramachandran, CFA The separation of chairperson and CEO roles is considered a good corporate governance practice. According to the CFA Institute Corporate Governance of Listed Companies, a dual role may “give undue influence to executive board... -
Creating safety nets for the poor through a contingency insurance
- July 9, 2020
- Posted by: Shivani Chopra, CFA
- Category: ExPress
Contributed By : Labanya Prakash Jena, CFA Creating safety nets for the poor through a contingency insurance Why is it important? Natural calamities, pandemics, epidemics, etc. all are times of mass distress, especially for the poor classes of the society. In... -
Market Outlook – July 2020
- July 4, 2020
- Posted by: CFA Society India
- Category: ExPress
Contributed By: Navneet Munot, CFA , CIO, SBI Funds Management Pvt Ltd and Chairman, CFA Society India The June’20 quarter ended up being the best for US equities in over 20 years. For India, this was the best quarter in 11 years, since June 2009. The rise has... -
Probabilistic or Limbic?
- June 15, 2020
- Posted by: Shivani Chopra, CFA
- Category: ExPress
Contributed By : Prashant Shah, CFA The human mind is truly remarkable. And difficult to understand in its (il)logic & (lack of) thought process. Looking at the behaviour of people around me, many a times, I get an appearance that we lack the critical thinking... -
Opportunities during lockdown
- June 11, 2020
- Posted by: CFA Society India
- Category: ExPress
Contributed By: Hrishikesh Deshmukh, CFA Nowadays everyone is talking about the adverse effects of COVID 19 on us. How it may affect the economy badly or, how people may lose their jobs. But why not be a bit optimistic, every few years there has been a crisis in... -
Covid-19 & Opportunity in US High Yield
- June 8, 2020
- Posted by: CFA Society India
- Category: ExPress
Contributed By: Garish Kansal, CFA 2019 was very good year for financial markets with almost all asset class delivering positive returns with few even delivering double-digit gains including equities (S&P was up by around 30%) and credit segments within fixed... -
Market Outlook – June 2020
- June 4, 2020
- Posted by: CFA Society India
- Category: ExPress
Contributed By: Navneet Munot, CFA , CIO, SBI Funds Management Pvt Ltd and Chairman, CFA Society India Elon Musk’s SpaceX created history by launching astronauts into the space for the first time ever from a commercially made spacecraft. This at a time when the... -
Is India’s equity market responding to the threat of climate change?
- May 28, 2020
- Posted by: CFA Society India
- Category: ExPress
Contributed By: Labanya Prakash Jena, CFA The financial sector is exposed to climate change risk Climate change is threatening economic growth, food production, livelihood, and the financial system. In the “Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India,”... -
Covid-19 & EM: From Panic to Possibility
- May 27, 2020
- Posted by: CFA Society India
- Category: ExPress
Contributed By: Rajnish Kumar The COVID-19 pandemic represents serious economic, social and psychological impact globally and Emerging Market (EM) in particular due to lack of health care infrastructure as well as poor living conditions. The full impact of the... -
“My experience in the Covid-19 War-Room” by Rishi Doshi, CFA
- May 18, 2020
- Posted by: CFA Society India
- Category: ExPress
The world came to a pause, but for some, it was not just busier than ever, but riskier than ever. Yes, while the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic relentlessly marched across the globe, there were some individuals who relentlessly walked the extra mile to...