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S&P ESG India Index - The success of socially responsible investing

ANANDH SUNDAR 02 December 2011 at 11:12

The above graph says it all. After a 15month hiccup from its Jan-08 launch(where it performed same as other indices), it broke away in Apr-09, and has not looked back since. A nearly 2.5yr track record of out-performance is not a joke. Now, one ma

Something about CWA, CFA, CPA

Guest 02 December 2011 at 11:12

Lets take a look at some of the finance courses that can provide professional leverage to the existing and new employees and help them upgrade their skills. Lets take a look at some of the finance courses that can provide professio

Being a cost accountant

Guest 30 November 2011 at 12:58

The lowdown Cost accountants collect, assimilate, collate and analyse all financial information related to an organisation. Their main role is to ensure that managerial decisions are within cost prescriptions. They need to give a prognosis for pro

Taxability of VRS Compensation

CA Mandar Joshi 29 November 2011 at 13:54

Whenever any employer organisation decides to introduce a scheme of Voluntary Retirement from the service, the main issue with employees' union, apart from consensus on VRS Compensation amount, is Taxability of that amount since the amount is

Income tax Scrutiny Assessment

CA Satish Badve 29 November 2011 at 13:54

Scrutiny of the income tax return is a regular feature to find out whether the income declared in the income tax return of relevant assessment year is correct and the income tax has been paid on the same.

How to save more by spending smarter?

Ramalingam K 29 November 2011 at 13:52

The willingness and the ability to save money is the secret of building wealth. So as to save money, you need to spend less than you actually earn. Though it looks very simple when you say, it is really difficult to implement. There are plenty of wa

One-Minute Guide To Understanding - Consolidated account statement (CAS)

Guest 28 November 2011 at 13:21

I would ensure that you do not have to track the account statements of different MF schemes separately and thus would help you reduce your paperwork What am I? Unlike a normal account statement issued by a mutual fund (MF) house, which provides

Storytelling for Risk Managers

Sonia Jaspal 28 November 2011 at 13:18

When I started writing my blog "Sonia Jaspal's RIskBoard", a few writers and fellow bloggers gave me an ego deflating feedback Your posts read like research papers, you should write more stories. My reaction was

Inventory Valuations and Board of Director's Responsibility

CMA Navneet Kr Jain 28 November 2011 at 13:17

INVENTORY VALUATIONS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY 2011-12 ONWARD UNDER NEW COST ACCOUNTING RECORD RULES-2011: By Navneet Kumar Jain, Practising Cost Accountant, Delhi Inventory valuation is one of the most important task in the accou

Embezzlement-Arthshastra, Audit and Tax

Lekshmi 28 November 2011 at 13:14

Fraud, embezzlement, concealment of material facts, misappropriation, the list seem endless when the auditor is involved in the examination of financial statements. Chanakya who lived in India, is considere