An angry National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission gets tough with insurance companies, finds Sucheta Dalal

In this issue, our columnist R Balakrishnan writes about how savvy consumers can take advantage of the forces of competition and beat down the insurance premium to be paid on their vehicles. The opposite side of this story is the manner in which insurers are taking gullible or...

The empirical evidence that small-cap stocks do better than large-cap stocks is thin

Do smaller stocks do better than large-caps? Belief is widespread that they do. Mutual funds are bringing a plethora of schemes to buy mid-cap and small-cap stocks. DSP Merrill Lynch is even launching a scheme to invest in micro-caps. But James Montier, Global Equity Strategist of Dresdner Kleinwort has done...

Punctuality is No. 1 among the six elements of business etiquette

A very important aspect of business etiquette is ‘be punctual, be on time’. Jag Yager, guru of business etiquette, places it as No.1 among the six elements of business etiquette. In India, most people do not take punctuality very seriously. They assume that a little adjustment here and there is alright. I am amazed that young...