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Do we bid adieu to small brokering firms?

As more Indians log on to the net to place their bids on the bourses, can those all-knowing brokers be far behind? Already flooded with big names such as ICICIdirect, Indiabulls et al, the rat race to scale up and expand via respective online operations has acquired an almost feverish momentum in this space.

If the Reliance Money foray through web-enabled retail kiosks was not enough to create ripples, now it’s the turn of Ranbaxy group – Religare to pump up more adrenalin in the online investment space. On May 2, Religare launched a 360- degree web portal that will allow customers to invest in equity, mutual funds and commodities via a single platform. What’s more the company promises to give consum ers a chance to earn redeemable trade rewards each time they invest online – a first of its kind initiative in the industry. Shachindra Nath, Group COO, Religare Enterprises told 4Ps B&M, “The product portfolio is supported by a host of features such as 0% brokerage plans, interest on cash margins, so that customers’ money does not lie idle.” Nath is confident that exposure of upto 20 times on cash margin for intra-day trading, coupled with trade rewards, will change the way people invest online. That’s enough to get the consumer keyboards busy.

Already broking commissions have gone down by 40 basis points in India (according to Elkins/Mcsherry), and e-broking will only cut sub-broking intermediaries, making commissions come under further pressure. Also, the sustainability of small broking houses will come under question with the investment biz shifting to bigger players with an online presence. For now, it’s unclear as to who will be the Indian Charles Schwab of this cost game, but rest assured that with these changes in the rule of the game, retail investors have a gala time ahead.

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Is it logical?

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In 60 years of independent India, Presidents have always been selected from a range of professions; the only common factor binding them is their close association with public service and their hands on experience in formulating national policies. Though businessmen have been conspicuous by their absence. If Dr. S. Radhakrishnan was an academic genius, then V. V. Giri was a trade mate diplomat.

There is no denying that as a human being, Narayana Murthy is par-excellence, a leader who can build world-class teams and who has also shown the maturity & grace to relinquish the position of power whilst being at the helm. He is highly respected as an international personality; as one of the chief figures responsible for ushering India into 21st century knowledge economy. It is the likes of Murthy, who have helped India bridge the stupendous technology gap between the developed & developing worlds. Also, Murthy has done commendable work for social welfare through the Infosys foundation; so his credentials as a prolific entrepreneur with a conscience are well-known. He has always stood for the highest standards in corporate governance.

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Data theft, files corrupted by viruses, unwanted data access... all these are not just events for today, for ‘evil forces’ are only getting stronger!

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Jonathan Bailey, a manager with a leading IT firm and a father of two children is left flabbergasted on receiving a rather unpleasant email. The first attachment carries some recent intimate picture of his and his old school sweetheart and the second carries images of some important documental proof on an insider trading deal he was involved in, last year. The e-mail closed with the line – “...kindly deposit $100,000,000 in my off - shore account no. SWBK1283K28 or I’ll only deem it an honour to forward the mail to your wife and boss.” Sure, for an outsider and a reader, this does not come as a surprise as Jonathan – with no clue of how it all happened – is just one of those unhappy millions who have witnessed something termed ‘internet crime’ in person. According to Secure Computing Corporation, the internet industry is witnessing unprecedented levels of virus traffic and image spam. Now picture this – the year is 2070 and you are delighted to lay your hands on a brand new 265 megapixel ultra-digital camera. However, soon your happiness turns out to be your worst nightmare, when you discover that your biometric credit card was impersonated by a thief and that he has left you with a disastrous credit record, something you’d love to hate! But such incidences would only become the order of the day decades from now, when technology and technology- linked crimes would only go hand in hand...

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Taking on the Challenges

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Despite the challenges in accessing investment, funding opportunities for biotechnology companies have increased dramatically in recent years as venture capitalists in Spain have learned more about the sector, and as companies start to mature and attract investment from outside the country. Many companies describe recent large-scale investments from Europe.

Genetrix is initiating the first venture capital fund specializing in biomedicine, named Vanguardia BioFund 1. It expects to fund startups and expanding companies, with about 70 percent of the investments to flow to Spanish companies.

In terms of management, the latest crop of CEOs now have years of experience and are beginning to bring their know-how to a new generation of startups. In addit ion, the inf rast r ucture to support technology transfer is growing ever stronger thanks to government, academic, and industry commitment, both on a national and a regional level.

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