According to XLRI, he will be the new co-authored of finance classic Principles of Corporate Finance along with Brealey, Myers and Allen. This text book is considered a Bible in the world of corporate finance, and used by leading institutions all over the world. Its three other authors are Richard A Brealey of London Business School, Stewart C Myers of MIT and Franklin Allen of University of Pennsylvania.

Says XLRI, It is indeed a matter of great honour to have one of our professors to co-author such an illustrious book.

In this series, we invite leading test-prep experts to present their slog-over strategies for CAT 2007. In this article, New Delhi based Roots Educationoffer their mantras.

Roots Education on Countdown to CAT 2007:

SECTION-I:

Quantitative Ability:
Target 15-20 math problems a day preferably a balanced mix from Arithmetic, Algebra and Geometry.
The topics you should focus upon:
Circles, triangles and area-volumes in Geometry
Quadratic Equations and Permutations & Combinations in Algebra

The Conclave comprised of discussions on various topics related to the challenging retail sector in India today, such as mass, luxury, food, and entertainment retailing.

The Conclave was addressed by eminent speakers including Mr. Subhinder Singh Prem, MD, Reebok India; Mr. Atul Joshi, CEO, Subhiksha; Mr. Atulit Saxena, Senior VP, Future Brands; Mr. Satyaki Ghosh, VP North, Spencers Retail; Mr. Ashish Kapur, MD, Yo! China and Mr. Rajnish Wahi, Chief Officer Business Development, E-City Ventures.

To highlight this skill-gap,KPMG in association with CII released a whitepaper titled Skills Gaps in the Indian Logistics Sector. The whitepaper was released at the CII organized Logistics Summit 2007 seminar held in Chennai on September 20, 2007.

He was hosted by the Entrepreneurial and Venture Capital Club at the ISB. In his talk titled In Pursuit of a Dream, hetraced his entrepreneurial journey and his vision of integrating the aspirations and resources of the Other India and translating the dream of a common Indian to fly, into a reality.

The promotion campaign was aimed at identifying 20-50 year old women in the villages for promoting its customized products for rural areas.

The campaign started with the identification of areas and villages by the rural management students of XIMB, followed by extensive research for finding out the right women for this project. HUL-Shakti project provides an excellent opportunity for women of rural India to contribute to the family income after completing their household chores, said Sumit Gupta, Team Leader of the RMAX team for this project.

Noticing this trend, the All India Management Association (AIMA) is organizing one-day workshops on The Self Destructive Habits of Good Companies And How to Break Them -- in New Delhi and Mumbai on October 8 and 12 respectively. They will be addressed by international management guru Dr Jagdish Sheth, Charles H Kellstadt Chair of Marketing, Goizueta Business School, Emroy University.

Going by the number of Common Admission Test (CAT) application forms sold this time, the organizers of CAT say that CAT takers will increase by more than 20 per cent compared to last year.

Prof Ashish K Bhattacharyya, chairman of admissions, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta and spokesperson of CAT group, shared this information with MBAUniverse.com. Said Prof Bhattacharyya: In total, 2.4 lakh forms have been sold this year and about 2.3 lakh applicants have filled up forms and sent them back to us.

It will be conducted by the Finance Society at FMS in association with Motilal Oswal Investment Advisors and CITI Group as conclaves title sponsor.

According to FMS, The Investment Bankers Conclave will be an amalgamation of investment banks, private equity players, bankers and venture capitalist firms.

Leading three Indian Institute of Managements (IIMs) have decided to launch their own magazine titled The Money Manager to cater to wide interest.The Money Manager will focus on all issues and topics related to Finance. Finance Clubs of IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Calcutta and IIM Bangalore have come together for this initiative. According to IIMs, the magazine has already got sponsorship from global investment giant Merrill Lynch. The first edition of the magazine will be released in September itself. Magazine will invite articles and research from leading Indian B-schools and corporate sector.