Tuesday 20 February 2018

IIM Raipur conducts first edition of Fin-TALK: The Guest Lecture Series


Finatix, the Finance Club of IIM Raipur invited Mr. Gurumoorthy Mahalingam, Executive Board Member, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for their Guest Lecture Series, Fin-TALK. Mr. Mahalingam is also a member of the Board of Governors of National Institute of Securities Market (NISM). The subject of discourse was “Role of Regulator in the Changing Financial Landscape”.  The talk was Finatix’s  Guest Lecture Series. This series aims to complement students’ academic knowledge with practitioners’ perspective.



Mr. Mahalingam spoke on subjects like Bank Finance vs Bond Finance, Risk Aversion, Convertibility of Currencies, Inflation and Conventional and  Unconventional Monetary and Fiscal Policies. Comparing the global and Indian economical scenario, he explained about the impact of interest rates and government policies on the GDP of any country. 
He stressed the necessity of due diligence during bank selection. He said that the factors like safety, returns and liquidity of the bank should be considered before putting trust in a bank. Mr. Mahalingam also explained about the consequences of various business and entrepreneurship decisions, especially with context to regulatory bodies.
Prof. Dhananjay Bapat, Chairman, Student Affairs Committee, IIM Raipur thanked Mr. Mahalingam for providing this learning opportunity to the students and enlightening them about the various facets of the financial landscape in India. 

Thursday 1 February 2018

Students of IIM Raipur share their perspective on Union Budget 2018

The Budget introduced by FM minister is pro-business as well as pro-farmer.The increase in minimum support price for kharif crops by 1.5 times will help increase the farmer's income. 
20% Custom duties on the mobile phone will boost domestic manufacturing while the lesser tax rate of 25 % for companies with turnover up to Rs 250 crore will help the small scale and medium scale industries.Infrastructure outlay of Rs 6 lakh crore will cause growth in the economy and generate more business.More announcements could have been made but the government is more focused on maintaining the fiscal deficit to 3.3% which will help the indian economy in the long run.'

Kunal Rawat
PGP 2017-19
IIM Raipur


Major Increase in infrastructure spending especially on developing roads and railway networks is in line with the fast track approval of infrastructure projects throughout the last year and will significantly improve major connectivity issues across the country.










Dipesh Madaan
PGP 2017-19
IIM Raipur

It’s a Pro farmer and Pro-Poor Budget. The 150 % increase in MSP and increased expenditure on food processing sector is a much-needed relief for the farmers and the ailing agriculture sector. 










Anurag Mittal
PGP 2017-19
IIM Raipur


The income tax slabs remain unchanged this year which is a little disappointing for the salaried class. It would have also helped the government to widen the tax base by encouraging people to file their tax returns.










Anirudh Sinha
PGP 2017-19
IIM Raipur

The FM has eyed the 2019 elections with this budget showing little concern about the fiscal deficit and increasing spending on food and agriculture sector and infrastructure projects.










Pooja Soni
PGP 2017-19 
IIM Raipur

IIM Raipur conducts first edition of Fin-TALK: The Guest Lecture Series

Finatix, the Finance Club of IIM Raipur invited Mr. Gurumoorthy Mahalingam, Executive Board Member, Securities and Exchange Board of Ind...