Some of the world’s largest cloud service providers, including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft, VMWare and IBM, are grouping together to protest against what they view as an attempt by India’s telecom regulator to increase government oversight on the sector. Later this week, the cloud companies plan to petition the department of telecom (DoT) […]
Archives for September 2020
More than a third of businesses participating in festive sales are first time online sellers: Survey
Amazon India said this festive season, more than a third of the participating businesses are first time online sellers. Expectations of these businesses from the upcoming sale period include reaching out to new customers, increase in visibility of products, recovery of the business post the lockdown, and selling old inventory. “Between pre-Covid and post-Covid we […]
How advisors going indie can assemble their digital toolbox
When advisor Ryan Pine and his partners left Morgan Stanley to open an RIA in 2013, they had their work cut out for them. The team had to negotiate office space and figure out branding for the new enterprise. But building a technology stack from top to bottom — Pine remembers that as one of […]
Congress slams Surya’s ‘Terror’ tweet, says slur will hit Karnataka’s image
BJP’s 29-year old MP from Bengaluru South, Tejasvi Surya’s tweet suggesting that Bengaluru has become “epicenter of terror activities” sparked sharp reactions on Monday including attacks from the Opposition Congress which wondered if the young MP’s statement would do any good to Karnataka when it is trying hard for investments on the back of a […]
Small business accounting regulations and tax shelter implications – Journal of Accountancy
The IRS issued proposed regulations (REG-132766-18) on July 30 related to simplified tax accounting rules for small businesses and updating various tax accounting regulations to adopt the simplified rules enacted by the law known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), P.L. 115-97, under Secs. 448, 263A, 460, and 471. The proposed regulations apply […]
Small business accounting regulations and tax shelter implications
The IRS issued proposed regulations (REG-132766-18) on July 30 related to simplified tax accounting rules for small businesses and updating various tax accounting regulations to adopt the simplified rules enacted by the law known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), P.L. 115-97, under Secs. 448, 263A, 460, and 471. The proposed regulations apply […]
Paytm reinstates cashback feature on UPI payments with tweaks
Leading digital payments player Paytm said on Monday that it has reinstated its cashback feature on UPI payments for in-app promotion of the Indian Premier League with tweaks to pass Google’s Play Store policy. The Noida-based startup had withdrawn the said feature earlier this month after its app was delisted from Google’s Play Store as […]
Better Advisor Marketing Without Relying On More Tactics Or More Rainmakers: Optimizing Like An Engineer With The ART Method
Executive Summary When it comes to marketing strategies for financial advisors who want to grow their firms, there are generally two commonly used approaches. Optimistic “glass-half-full” strategists often decide to invest in a(n ever-widening) variety of marketing tactics in the hopes of attracting more and more new clients, whereas more Pessimistic “glass-half-empty” strategists may often […]
How to check Facebook’s influence on Indian democracy
By Urvashi Aneja, Tandem Research The Wall Street Journal’s recent report claiming Facebook’s top public policy executive in India opposed applying the platform’s community guidelines to inflammatory posts by certain BJP leaders has set off a political furore. But, this mudslinging is futile and distracts from the core issue. Here are five steps that can […]
Amazon India sets up 200 new delivery stations ahead of festive sales
Amazon India has set up 200 new delivery stations, both owned and third-party operated, across the country ahead of the festive season, as it looks to improve its reach especially in smaller towns from where droves of new buyers have come online during the pandemic. The company said that its investments in delivery infrastructure will […]