Apple Inc has approved another $30 billion in share buybacks till the end of 2015 and authorized a rarely seen seven-for-one stock split, addressing calls to share more of its cash hoard while broadening the stock’s appeal to individual investors. The company also approved a roughly 8 Continue Reading
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Swiss drugmaker Novartis is transforming its business by exchanging certain assets with GlaxoSmithKline and divesting its animal health business to Eli Lilly in deals worth billions of dollars. The revamp, announced on Tuesday, is the result of a keenly awaited strategic review at the company. Chief Executive Joe Jimenez said the changes would focus the […]Continue Reading
On March 2, 2014, the Asianet News channel telecast a half-hour documentary on the CSR activities of our company carried out under the aegis of the Manappuram Foundation. It was a very well-made documentary that successfully captured the full range of activities we are involved in as part of our corporate social responsibility (CSR). In […]Continue Reading
Joyalukkas plans the biggest jewellery experience for Malaysia. The globally renowned jewellery retail chain has confirmed its foray into Malaysia on 29th March, 2014 with the largest jewellery showroom in the country. The mega showroom will be located in Jalan Masjid India, Kuala Lumpur. The popular Indian celebrity & filmstar R Madhavan is scheduled to […]Continue Reading
Kochi, the state’s business capital, has a new landmark that takes its business opportunities and economic possibilities to new heights. Hilite Platino, the state-of-the- art business centre from HiLITE Builders, is ready for lease in Kochi. It has been equipped with premium amenities that corporate entities look out for! The lack of sophisticated premium business […]Continue Reading
The dollar which held steady against the yen and the euro after a surge in the U.S. equities confirmed that the investor appetite for risk and helped the currency recoup some of the losses suffered earlier on the geopolitical concerns. The dollar remained shaky as another potential flare up in the tensions in Ukraine would […]Continue Reading
Industrial/Organizational psychology is a type of psychology that is used in organizations. Industrial organization is one part of the psychology that deals with me and partnerships threw out the organization. Industrial psychology focuses on the different types of human resources that are provided. Organizational psychology is the individual’s in a work areas behaviour, Continue Reading
Malindo Air, a low cost-full service hybrid airline of Malaysia is going to start its Kochi-Kuala Lumpur service on April 15. Malindo will be the third airline to have direct daily flight to KL. At present Malaysian airlines and Air Asia are operating daily flights to the far eastern travel hub offering around 2400 seats […]Continue Reading
Global Marketing in the simplest description attempts to understand customers in terms of what they buy, when they buy, why they buy, how much they buy, where they buy it, and with what they buy. Internationally, this means understanding culture. How marketing efforts interact with culture determines the success or failure of a product. There […]Continue Reading
It’s time that India’s banks and NBFCs developed a complementary relationship sharing the responsibility for driving financial inclusion. The case for a strong NBFC sector in its own right is generally not well understood in India. The common impression is that NBFCs are a necessary evil to be tolerated as long as the banking sector […]Continue Reading


















