On 15 February 2009, GV Ramakrishna launched the book Pathbreakers 2 – our second compilation of 25 MoneyLIFE interviews with super-achievers. This was followed by an enriching panel discussion on the theme ‘What Can We Do to Improve Governance?’ Mr Ramakrishna, who wrote the Foreword came especially from Chennai to Pune to launch the book and chair the event. He has had a distinguished record...

The weak rally got over all too quickly

Last fortnight, I had said that the market’s bias is towards a rise but the climb will be tough. I had refrained from making a definite forecast. What followed was a classic pattern in a bear market. A weak rally and a rapid sell-off. The Sensex closed at 9,300 at the end of the week when that article was written. It went up, to close at 9,635 the...

GoldQuest has been hounded by the Chennai police but all other agencies seem to be hell- bent on passing the buck

Since 2006, I have received several letters, complaints and inquiries about GoldQuest (also known as QuestNet), a chain-marketing scheme (they call it network marketing) that sells limited edition gold coins, figurines or watches for Rs30,000–Rs35,000. The big draw, however, is...