Expense AccountUncategorizedFebruary 16, 2016by Monika Halan0Why you should worry about who is heading Sebi
Sebi chief is important to the retail investor because he sets the rules of the game
Expense AccountFinancial LiteracyPersonal FinanceUncategorizedJanuary 12, 2016by Monika Halan0Smoke signals indicate neither doom nor boom
The world has been ending each year since 2008. Ignore tales of doom. And of boom. Just stay with your own plan.
Consumer RightsExpense AccountPersonal FinanceUncategorizedDecember 9, 2015by Monika Halan0Floods, price gouging & free market
Price gouging or market forces? When markets are not really free and consumers are not really in a position to bargain, it becomes a question on justice rather than economy.
Expense AccountPersonal FinanceUncategorizedNovember 17, 2015by Monika Halan0Road to failure must be well paved
India puts together a new bankruptcy code. It will take a while, but better to get it right than put together a potholed road.
Expense AccountPersonal FinanceUncategorizedNovember 3, 2015by Monika Halan0Reducing choice, not well-being
Too much choice freezes decision making. Regulators must prevent me-too products that clutter the shelf in financial products.
Consumer RightsExpense AccountPersonal FinanceUncategorizedOctober 6, 2015by Monika Halan0A number, name and digital trail
The financial sector has shown that it has little regard for the law worldwide. Putting a biometric on each person who faces the customer to build a performance trail can be one of the ways to make it responsible.
Expense AccountPersonal FinanceUncategorizedSeptember 29, 2015by Monika Halan0Rate cuts on course, but banks still need the Rajan push
A bigger than expected repo rate cut resulted in cheers. But banks stay stuck to not passing on the cuts.
Expense AccountPersonal FinanceUncategorizedSeptember 22, 2015by Monika Halan0Death by the good doctor
Healthcare and finance are similar in their basic dna - both are trust based professions where the customer trusts the professional for his ethical behvaiour. In both the commercials break this trust.
Expense AccountPersonal FinanceUncategorizedSeptember 16, 2015by Monika Halan0When chor pretends to be police
In the name of the regulator. White collar crime in India is moving to doing it using the name of a financial sector regulator.
Expense AccountPersonal FinanceUncategorizedSeptember 8, 2015by Monika Halan0Lean, clean financial products for the Indian investor
The Sumit Bose Committee recommends a rehaul of financial products in India. Regulation by function and not form.