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How to Better Manage People with One Simple Test

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 Loknath DasBetter, How, Manage, One, People, simple, test, to, With

Among the many frustrations that keep managers awake at night is the feeling that their employees are not performing their best in their respective jobs. This suspicion can be the source of many performance related issues and can affect new managers and established ones alike. These concerns persist because of not fully knowing why some people work hard to be great employees and others do not. Surprisingly, education, knowledge and experience have little to do with the factors that cause employees not to take full ownership for their jobs. There…

The Early Warning Signs of Leaders Who Are Struggling

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 Loknath DasAre, Early, Leaders, of, signs, Struggling, The, warning, Who

We have a leadership crisis in this country. Not only from a talent standpoint but from the hidden costs associated with poor performance in various leadership positions at present. Studies by such notable national recruiting firms like Challenger, Grey & Christmas chronicle the costs associated with executive turn over and the costs to companies leading up to and after the executive is gone. And while companies tend to resist the decision to remove an executive (unless laws are broken or financial impropriety takes place) many wait way too long to address early…

Tax and cost worries weigh on Barratt shares

October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 Loknath Dasand, Barratt, Cost, On, shares, Tax, weigh, worries

Perhaps it is down to concerns over the expiry of the stamp duty tax break in October, or worries over an increasing reliance on Help-to-Buy, or the potential impact of the proposed April 2022 launch of the Residential Property Developer Tax, but investors do not seem unduly moved by Barratt Developments’ strong full-year results. Perhaps it is just down to the absence of any incremental good news, but the shares are not responding to publication of healthy profits, a net cash balance sheet and a dividend that equates to a historic…

Institutional investment in real estate drops 12% in FY20 at nearly $4.5 billion: Report

June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 Loknath Das$4.5, 12, at, Billion, Drops, Estate, FY'20, In, institutional, investment, Nearly, Real

Institutional investment in Indian real estate fell 12 per cent to $4.48 billion (around Rs 33,800 crore) last fiscal year on lower economic growth and uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic, US-based property consultant Vestian said. “The fiscal year 2020 saw a total institutional investment of $4,480 million. This depicted a decline of 12 percent when compared with the quantum of investment in the previous year fiscal year 2019,” Vestian said in the report. During the fourth quarter of the last fiscal, institutional investment in real estate dropped 44 percent to…

Low-risk mutual funds investment: Long-term gilt funds a good choice now

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Loknath Dasa, choice, Funds, gilt, Good, investment, long-term, Low-risk, Mutual

Gilt funds are taxed like debt mutual funds. Short-term capital gains are taxed as per the investor’s income tax slab if the units are redeemed before three years. At a time when many categories of debt mutual funds are reporting redemptions, investors are buying gilt funds as they are safer because there is no credit risk. In April, gilt funds saw net inflows of Rs 2,515 crore as compared with net outflows in funds such as Rs 19,239 crore from credit risk funds, Rs 6,841 crore from low duration funds…

Should you go for investment products that come with lock-in?

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 Loknath Dascome, for, Go, investment, Products, Should, That, With, You

Uncertain financial situation and the market dynamics coupled with a bleak economic scenario are prompting people to take a hard look at their investment options. Investors are especially concerned about products with long lock-in periods, say five, 10 or 15 years. Many are wondering whether it is the right time to lock funds for the long term. Read more to know what you should do if you are in a similar situation. Enhance your liquidity position Considering job losses and pay cuts in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic, financial…