Transfer Pricing on Intangibles – Contract R&D / Captive research Contract Research & Development not only seeks to identify what constitutes “economically significant functions” in creation of intangibles but also...

Introduction to SCF “Supply Chain Finance (SCF) provides short-term credit that optimizes working capital for both the buyer and the seller. It generally involves the use of a technology platform in order to automate transactions and...

For eternity, financial market participants have debated over the deepening of the Indian Corporate Bond Markets. The subject matter has not only been very close to my heart but at the core of my professional experience for the past 21...

Merger and acquisition have always been a part of corporate strategy as they help the organization achieve faster growth, better visibility and consolidation of the market. Many companies merge or acquire new businesses when they want to enter new...

Structure of the Indian debt market Of the total INR88 trillion domestic debt outstanding in the capital market, sovereign debt accounts for INR64 trillion, while corporate debt accounts for the remaining INR24 trillion.India Inc.’s...

Business enterprises need capital in the form of equity or debt to meet various requirements.  Depending on the business fundamentals, finance managers evaluate funding options and decide on an appropriate debt/ equity mix and composition....

India predominantly is a bank based economy, implying that most Indians are familiar with banking products as traditional mode of investments. Hence, it is natural to assume that most Indians have some form of debt market owner ship through such...

As cyberthreats have become more sophisticated, networks more complex and cybersecurity issues of greater concern at the board level, the demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals has soared. Unfortunately, there simply isn’t enough...

With modernization of payment methods happening around us, we are surely in an era which will be remembered for the radical changes in this industry. It’s a phase where innovation and whirlwind growth of eCommerce is supporting the online...

It is a Friday evening, everyone has left and you are struggling to finish a report that has to be submitted to the Board first thing, Monday morning. You log on to the internal portal to extract some report and to your surprise the system is...