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NBA India debut: Apple to Croma, brands drum up buzz on basketball court

NBA products are also available in more than 750 retail stores and online.

Forever 21 debacle signals eroding power of malls, shift in consumer tastes

Forever 21, which said e-commerce made up 16 per cent of its sales, saw its revenue drop to $3.3 billion last year

From Coca-Cola to Spencer, brands hunt for the diaspora in festive pitch

Brands such as Future Group, Spencer's Retail and several others, are banking on discounts and offers.

BS jury picks five best fund managers in the debt and equity category

Given the focus on safety and quality, the task of choosing money managers in the debt category was tougher than that for equity funds

BS Fund Manager: Can mutual funds win back the confidence of investors?

Given the recent credit events and equity market volatility, the going may not be easy for fund houses

BS Fund Manager: Credit events unlikely to halt industry's growth story

Seven top executives discuss the road ahead for the fund industry, how they plan to restore investor confidence and woo millennials

BS Fund Manager: Unlike banks, mutual funds don't have NPAs, opine CIOs

Six of India's leading fund managers say it is unfair to compare the fund industry's issues with the banking sector's woes

Overweight positions in banks, industrials helped HDFC: CIO Prashant Jain

Given this background, an outperformance of nearly 9 percentage points over the Nifty 100 benchmark is no small feat

Taking a step back helped beat competition: Fund Manager Shreyash Devalkar

Shreyash Devalkar of Axis Mutual Fund was able to deliver enviable returns by moving away from the herd even as mid- and small-caps struggled

Franklin Templeton MF followed a focused bottom-up approach: Roshi Jain

Avoiding momentum and focusing on quality at a reasonable price has helped Roshi Jain of Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund emerge a winner

Avoiding mistakes, betting on quality helped us do better: Anurag Mittal

While Mittal believes that time spent in market is a positive and can be helpful, there is no magic number of between 30 and 35 years at which to set a minimum threshold for experience, as per him

Here's what makes ICICI Prudential AMC's Manish Banthia an outlier

With a research-driven process and an eye for opportunities, Banthia, senior fund manager-fixed income, ICICI Prudential AMC, beat the market and peers over the last year

Fund directory: Gauging the performance of MFs' open-ended growth schemes

Sourced from Morningstar India, this listing gives information on schemes' performance based on their investment category

Flipkart ad campaign is my favourite, says TRA Research's N Chandramouli

The sheer variety of Flipkart ads shows how well the creators understand that the customer won't engage with the same ad, says Chandramouli

Social media takes a toll on brand trust in Indian market, finds IPG study

Consumers are pushing brands to reinvent themselves, seeking more information and access as trust takes a hit, finds an IPG study

What corporate leaders can learn from the Swachh Bharat Mission

The sheer scale of accomplishment under the scheme has key lessons in leadership, project management and planning that can be taken straight to India Inc's boardrooms

What women want

Zeenath Zahara's second piece, 'College girls and our glamour boys!', stung men in particular

Something for everyone

It is best to be guided by galleries rather than dealers willing to offer discounts - often at your cost

HOVR Infinite: Under Armour's latest running shoe offers a sturdy ride

It may not be the best pure running shoe around, but its remarkable efficiency makes it an excellent everyday option

The whistleblower knows how to write

His complaint offers lessons on how to make a point