With a view to incentivizing the Indian real estate and infrastructure markets, a framework for Real Estate Investment Trusts and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (collectively referred to as ?Business Trusts? in…
This year?s Budget came with a number of reforms that were announced for alternative investment funds (AIFs). The Finance Minister, in his budget speech, announced that foreign investment will be…
The GAAR provisions were introduced in the ITA in 2012 and were slated for implementation from April 1, 2013. Owing to ambiguities in its scope and application, lack of safeguards…
The Finance Minister, during his Budget speech, spoke about moving towards a tax regime which would be in consonance with global policy. In doing so, he has tried to address…
The Modi-led Government has taken policy measures in 2015 budget, that are bold, decisive and pragmatic- clearly, a major step in the right direction for achieving a projected 8.5% growth…
Most negotiation training focuses on what happens before and during the talks. Michael Wheeler's new app helps users improve their skills after the deal is completed. We all know the…
We all can agree that we have too many meetings. From the one-off event to the weekly check-in with an employee, meetings are taking an increasing amount of time in…
Some people line up lunches and coffee dates because they?re in search of a job, venture funding, or clients for their company. But if that?s the reason you?re having a…
Supermarkets, much like department stores, mass merchandisers, supercenters, and other broad-assortment retailers are facing impacts across almost every category in their stores. Reading the commentary of equity analysts, one is…
The? 2015 budget scores very high on nearly all parameters. It sets the economy on a higher and sustainable growth path, desists from populism, and aims to improve business conditions,…
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