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  MANAPPURAM HONOURS USTAD AMJAD ALI KHAN AND ADOOR GOPALAKRISHNAN in the sixth V.C. Padmanabhan Memorial Awards

Ut World June 22, 2015 0

  The sixth V.C. Padmanabhan Memorial Awards for Excellence for 2015 were given today at Lulu Convention Centre, Trichur. Awards were given to the prominent winners of the year, which includes the eminent musician and sarod player, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, the renowned filmmaker Shri Adoor Continue Reading

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Ram Charan’s Global Tilt – V.P.NandaKumar

Ut World June 15, 2015 0

A couple of months ago, in an article in this publication about how innovations in information technology are beginning to bring about fundamental changes in the way we do business, I had made a reference to Mr. Ram Charan, the celebrated management guru. Specifically, the reference was to his latest book, The Attacker’s Advantage, where […]Continue Reading

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IT INNOVATIONS AND THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS – V.P. NANDAKUMAR

Ut World March 12, 2015 0

On 17 January, Manappuram Finance was in the news when we were awarded the prestigious KMA NASSCOM IT Innovation Award at the annual convention of the Kerala Management Association, in Kochi. The announcement was a fitting acknowledgement of the cutting-edge work our IT department has been doing in recent days. So far, much of the […]Continue Reading

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LEVERAGE GOLD FOR INDIA’s INFRASTRUCTURE PUSH – V.P. NANDAKUMAR

Ut World January 8, 2015 0

With a new government having taken power in India, expectations are riding high. At the same time, there is no getting away from the reality that the Indian economy continues to face inflationary pressures and a high fiscal deficit. The current account deficit is a concern even though it has eased recently after the imposition […]Continue Reading

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P N C Menon, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Sobha Ltd wins MBA Award 2014

Ut World December 27, 2014 0

The Award Ceremony of the highly exclusive Confident Group –MBA Award was held today at Crown Plaza, Cochin. The Award was presented in Association with the Kerala Chamber of Commerce & Industry Youth Forum and The Indian World Wide Chamber Commerce Inc. The Award was organized by Pegasus Group and Unique Times. The winner of […]Continue Reading

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International Fashion Fest inaugurated by Mr. V.P.Nandakumar

Ut World December 12, 2014 0

Kochi: The second edition of Manappuram Riti Jewellery International Fashion Fest, organised by PEGASUS, was held at Dream Hotel, today at 6.30pm. The International Fashion Fest is a day branded entertainment environment providing activities and opportunities for fashion designers and sponsors to come face-to-face with the principal tastemakers, celebrities, musical Continue Reading

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Need for flexibility in regulations

Ut World November 13, 2014 0

In March 2012, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) introduced new regulations rules to contain the rapid growth of the gold loan companies which was perceived as posing a risk to the stability of the financial system in India. The major change brought about was that gold loan NBFCs were required to observe a cap […]Continue Reading

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Gold loans – The importance of high LTV

Ut World September 29, 2014 0

The history and growth of India’s gold loan NBFCs is best studied by dividing it into three distinct phases. The first phase was the period up to 2005 or so when no one really bothered about gold loans, when growth was slow, steady and quite unexciting. It changed around 2005 when private sector institutional finance […]Continue Reading

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Philanthropy and the Indian Businessman – V. P. Nandakumar

Ut World April 7, 2014 0

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

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From Competition to Collaboration:V.P. Nandakumar

Ut World February 10, 2014 0

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