Talk of Many Things

I recently read the following definitions: Puzzle: Pivots around lack of information e.g. Watergate scandal, Osama bin Laden's whereabouts. Can be solved with more information. Mystery: All the information is…

Lately, there has been a lot of buzz around how Reserve Bank of India, Bank of China and other banking industry regulators in the emerging world saved their respective economies…

Writing in a recent Finextra blog, Gordon Perchthold laments on the futility of relying upon methodologies. Involved especially in ERP and other large change initiatives, SAP ASAP, Oracle AIM and other implementation methodologies…

I was recently in the market for a new credit card, and I decided to inquire about the various options available with the branch manager of a leading leading Indian…

In a recent comment on a Finextra post (http://www.finextra.com/community/fullblog.aspx?id=4490), Madelie von Ludwig ( http://www.finextra.com/community/profile.aspx?memberid=51569) of Nedbank, Johannesburg wrote that banking products "are becoming a commodity and differentiation has to take…

For the first time in over ten years, I was disappointed with a FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 issue. This year's issue had far less coverage of the gyrations of the corporate…

Just by looking at the picture on the right, if you can guess who is featured on it, you don't need to read any further. However, like most of us…

Let me share a recent example in which I was able to extend the life of the evaluation copy of a software. After 30 days, my Corel Draw evaluation copy…

Income tax consultants and financial advisors everywhere advise you never to pay any excess income tax to the government because of the difficulties and delays involved in getting a refund.…