Weekly Readings -- Sep 20: Ethics

Is Softbank a ponzi scheme?

https://capitalistexploits.at/hold-my-beer/

Perhaps the fault is somewhere else

https://behaviouralinvestment.com/2019/09/11/why-are-so-many-fund-managers-men/

The Hedge Fund That Wasn't

https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1h05md53jtqgc/The-Hedge-Fund-That-Wasn-t

Weekly Readings: Ethics

Sin of Pride: US Attorney General & his encryption policy

https://www.lawfareblog.com/attorney-general-william-barr-encryption-policy

Sin of Greed: Crime of Stupid Codes

https://www.zdnet.com/article/siemens-contractor-pleads-guilty-to-planting-logic-bomb-in-company-spreadsheets/

Weekly Reading -- Aug 23: Ethics

$38 Billion fraud at GE

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49352765

Perspective on Google

https://www.wired.com/story/inside-google-three-years-misery-happiest-company-tech/

Weekly Reading -- Aug 16: Ethics

Going after the unethical: Rs 1 Cr reward for Informers of Insider Trading

https://m.economictimes.com/markets/stocks/news/sebi-plans-rs-1-crore-reward-for-informers-of-insider-trading/articleshow/70558577.cms

Weekly Readings -- Aug 9: Ethics

The Stock Buyback Swindle

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/08/the-stock-buyback-swindle/592774/

How Adani will not pay any corporate tax till profit of $1.5 billion: Explains Professor

https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2019/07/professor-adani-verge-collapse/

Weekly Readings -- Aug 2: Ethics

Duping Homebuyers

https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/how-jp-morgan-colluded-with-amrapali-group-to-divert-funds-dupe-homebuyers-119072400162_1.html

Money Laundering & The Corrupt Elite Globally

https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/klepotcracy-money-laundering-book/

Weekly Readings -- July 26: Ethics

RBI Inspection Report on SBI

https://www.moneylife.in/article/exclusive-rbi-inspection-reports-on-sbi-reveal-evergreening-window-dressing-cover-ups-and-worse/57631.html

When you give FMs too much leeway to decide your business

https://themfguy.wordpress.com/2019/07/08/investors-confused-mirae-asset-amc-launching-new-funds-in-old-packets/

Weekly Readings -- July 11: Ethics

Understanding how data and probability runs

https://towardsdatascience.com/why-you-should-care-about-the-nate-silver-vs-nassim-taleb-twitter-war-a581dce1f5fc

The problem is that here it was the credentials that worked, what if the case was of genuineness was wrong or if there was a genuine case but there was not enough famous people involved.

http://rakesh-jhunjhunwala.in/wisdom-of-rakesh-jhunjhunwala-radhakishan-damani-cannot-be-questioned-by-income-tax-dept-tribunal/

Weekly Readings -- Jul 6: Ethics

The Trap

https://www.livemint.com/money/personal-finance/who-took-my-money-the-builder-or-wealth-adviser-1561269056257.html

The Unethical Wars

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/18/the-saudis-couldnt-do-it-without-us-the-uks-true-role-in-yemens-deadly-war

Weekly Readings -- Jun 29: Ethics

Nothing changes in India

http://alphaideas.in/2019/06/20/nothing-changes-in-india/

Warren Buffett on Audit Committee

https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_corporate-governance/s08-02-warren-buffett-on-the-challeng.html

How Leaders Screw Their Company

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/leadership/how-leaders-kill-meaning-at-work

Modern Slavery?

https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/19/18681845/facebook-moderator-interviews-video-trauma-ptsd-cognizant-tampa

Weekly Readings -- Jun 9: Ethics

How Vadodara Became a Hotbed of Financial Scams & Rackets

https://www.thequint.com/news/india/why-is-vadodara-the-favourite-haunt-for-scamsters-and-fraudsters

Ethical standard at IRDAI

https://www.moneylife.in/article/irdai-transferred-cvo-but-does-not-have-copies-of-the-office-noting-reveals-rti/57283.html

When Practicality is not accounted for in Good Intentions

http://www.subramoney.com/2019/05/aadhar-the-joke/

Anonymous Whistleblowers: How Seriously Should We Take Them?

https://www.moneylife.in/article/anonymous-whistleblowers-how-seriously-should-we-take-them/57316.html

Weekly Readings -- May 30: Ethics

The ILFS Audit

https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/inside-the-audit-lapses-that-led-to-il-fs-crisis-1558456079750.html

Finland is winning the war on fake news. What it’s learned may be crucial.

https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2019/05/europe/finland-fake-news-intl/

The Hidden Fraud

https://www.moneylife.in/article/exclusive-mother-of-dairy-sham-where-have-nddbs-16-subsidiaries-vanished/57231.html

The Bridge to Nowhere

https://www.moneylife.in/article/mumbais-crumbling-infrastructure-knee-jerk-solutions-leave-mumbais-lifeline-without-a-spine-part-2/57233.html

Transparency Required: IT Department to provide cambata aviations

https://www.moneylife.in/article/cic-asks-i-t-department-to-provide-cambata-aviations-balance-sheet-under-rti/57248.html

Do people vote for individuals or a party?

https://www.moneylife.in/article/outcome-of-two-contrasting-constituencies-east-delhi-and-bhopal/57261.html

Weekly Readings -- May 24: Ethics

How Prashant Ruia is trying to game the system and delay ruling for control of Essar Steel

https://www.moneylife.in/article/essar-steel-an-intense-battle-for-control-that-may-not-end-in-the-indian-supreme-court/57179.html

The problems in Pharma Industry

https://twitter.com/KatherineEban/status/1128361237761409024

Weekly Readings -- May 16: Ethics

From Bizzare to Shocking

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/property-/-cstruction/home-truths-hit-buyers-as-amrapali-probe-findings-go-from-bizarre-to-shocking/articleshow/69162271.cms

Despite the madness of Mob: It took 8 years for Truth to prevail

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/Asia_Bibi

Viktor Orbán’s War on Intellect

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/06/george-soros-viktor-orban-ceu/588070/

Weekly Readings -- May 11: Ethics

The NSE Algo Scam

https://www.moneylife.in/article/nse-algo-scam-with-draconian-powers-at-its-command-sebi-finally-did-a-desktop-investigation/57060.html

Weekly Readings -- May 03: Ethics

Character Assassination by the fast Media

https://www.spectator.co.uk/2019/04/the-scruton-tapes-an-anatomy-of-a-modern-hit-job/

When BuyBack Makes Companies Go Bust: When Short-Sellers Are Required

https://brontecapital.blogspot.com/2019/04/mattel-buybacks-barbie-and-dead-babies.html

RBI and the lack of principles

https://www.moneylife.in/article/jet-airways-vs-renuka-sugars-how-not-to-handle-a-bad-situation/56995.html

Strangling the CIC: Increasing opacity

https://www.moneylife.in/article/latest-move-on-rti-could-reduce-autonomy-of-information-commissioners-reports/56990.html

DoPT Denies Information despite Strictures by Supreme Court on Transparency in CIC Appointments

https://www.moneylife.in/article/dopt-denies-information-despite-strictures-by-supreme-court-on-transparency-in-cic-appointments/56946.html

One-Sided Business

https://www.moneylife.in/article/how-not-to-be-a-victim-of-upi-frauds/56957.html

Finolex Family Drama

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/finolex-family-dispute-escalates-amid-several-counter-allegations/articleshow/68949179.cms

Weekly Reading -- April 17: Ethics

Whistle Blower: Deloitte Helped Fudge its accounts

https://www.moneylife.in/article/whistleblower-alleges-deloitte-has-helped-ilfs-fudge-its-accounts-year-after-year/56834.html

The Dark Underbelly of Indian Market

https://finception.in/markets/dark-underbelly-of-indian-markets/

Lessons in the Wake of Crisis

https://ananthindianmarkets.blogspot.com/2019/04/lessons-for-fund-management-ecosystem.html

Weekly Reading -- April 3, 2019: Ethics

Brewing Scandal in Hindustan Copper

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/hindustan-copper-brass-in-tight-spot-as-new-auditor-seeks-action-taken-report-on-allegations-levelled-by-its-predecessor/article26666963.ece

The Story of Rajat Gupta

http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/profile/rajat-gupta-grace-and-disgrace

Weekly Readings - Mar 14, 2019: Ethics

Odisha Cements Claim

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/youth-inactivity-highest-in-india-among-emerging-mkts-imf-economist/articleshow/68292174.cms

When Numbers are not reality

https://theirrelevantinvestor.com/2019/02/27/numbers-are-not-reality/

RBI's view on Compensation 

https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/will-banks-get-their-remuneration-policy-right-119030701092_1.html

Weekly Reading 06/03/2019: Ethics

Broker Siphons off Rs366 Crore of Odisha Cement MF Units and Other Client Assets: Exposes Basic Systemic Flaw that Could Cause Huge Losses to Investors

https://www.moneylife.in/article/broker-siphons-off-rs366-crore-of-odisha-cement-mf-units-and-other-client-assets-exposes-basic-systemic-flaw-that-could-cause-huge-losses-to-investors/56468.html

Adani Win 5 Airports; What about Accountability of PPP Model?

https://www.moneylife.in/article/adani-win-5-airports-what-about-accountability-of-ppp-model/56478.html

QNet Scam: Cyberabad Police Issue Notices to Shah Rukh Khan, Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Boman Irani, Vivek Oberoi & Yuvraj Singh Among 500 Others

https://www.moneylife.in/article/qnet-scam-cyberabad-police-issue-notices-to-shah-rukh-khan-anil-kapoor-jackie-shroff-boman-irani-vivek-oberoi-and-yuvraj-singh-among-500-others/56475.html

End the ‘Bribe, Settle and Move-on’ Culture, To Win Perception Battle

https://www.moneylife.in/article/end-the-bribe-settle-and-move-on-culture-to-win-perception-battle/56484.html