T A Pai Management Institute hosts the finance conclave ‘Finomenal 2017’

Media Release
October 30, 2017

Manipal, Oct 30: The 3rd edition of the three-day annual finance conclave ‘Finomenal’ was recently conducted at the T A Pai Management Institute. ‘Finomenal, with its theme “Govern, Strengthen, Transform” provides a platform for the students of finance to showcase their knowledge and also network with senior industry professionals. This initiative brought together Economists, CXOs, Bankers, Regulators and Fund Managers to discuss the recent trends, the emerging issues, challenges and opportunities in the industry and the way ahead.

Finomenal provides students an opportunity to interact with nationally and internationally-acclaimed experts in finance on the latest developments and trends in the field of finance. Finomenal was conceptualized to bridge the gap between the world of corporate finance and B-school education, by ensuring interaction of industry experts with the TAPMI students for a seamless flow of ideas.

This year’s conclave saw the participation of several eminent industry experts such as Mr. Harish Madnani, Director-Risk Solutions Group, Barclays Bank Plc., Mr. Manish Kothari, Business Head-Mutual fund, Policybazaar, Mr. Mitul Desai, Head-Compliance, India, National Australia Bank, Mr. Nitin Parmeshwar, Sales Associate - Equity Sales, Bloomberg LP, Ms. Lakshmi Iyer, CIO-Fixed Income & Head-Products, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management company to name a few.

Speaking on the changing trends in Corporate Governance, Prof. Rajiv Shah, Professor and Chairperson of Finance & Strategy at TAPMI, said, “Issues such as skills of board members and gender diversity of boards was being looked at more closely by investors. Risk management nowadays is coming under the direct focus of boards. The spotlight on audit committees and overall accountability is also increasing. The need for good governance came into prominence after a series of misadventures including the Satyam issue in 2009. This was followed by the revamping of the Company’s Act in 2013.   However, good rules also need to be backed up by proper monitoring and regulation. This gap was highlighted by the recent problems with Infosys and the Tata group.

Highlighting Finomenal’s theme: 'Govern, Strengthen, Transform', the Chief Guest, Mr Ganti Murthy, Former Head - Fixed Income at IDBI Asset Management Ltd. said, “Good governance strengthens and transforms the economy. Good governance is when we do not just inculcate but assimilate those regulations in the system. Thus, as finance enthusiasts, we need to move ahead by improving governance standards and have a collective responsibility to keep up with good governance to bring change”.

The three-day conclave consisted of inter-collegiate competitions such as; 

1.TAPMI-Bloomberg Olympiad: Bloomberg champions of more than 10 B-Schools took part in the Olympiad to test the expertise of using Bloomberg terminals. This year, the winners of the Bloomberg Olympiad is T. A Pai Management Institute.

2.Accretion 1.0.: This inter-college event saw students play the role of financial consultants in the Merger or Acquisition area. IIM-Calcutta won this year’s Accretion 1.0. 

3.Govern It Right: This event saw students play the role of representatives of the Board / Minority stakeholders of a company to debate governance issues. Ambarish and Nandan from T.A Pai Management Institute won this year’s Govern It Right.

Apart from the above events, there were Guest Lectures and Interactive Sessions like round table discussions between guests and students around the topics ‘Sustainability and Governance’, ‘Business Ethics in Corporate Governance’, ‘Financial market supervision and control’, ‘Internal controls and accountability’.

About TAPMI

The student city of Manipal, Karnataka plays host to the T. A. Pai Management Institute, fondly called TAPMI. With academic rigour and experiential learning as its core, TAPMI’s Masters in Post Graduate Diploma programs, approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and internationally accredited by AACSB.

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March 6,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 6: At least 13 persons, including women and children, were killed and five critically wounded when an SUV collided with a car that had crashed against a road divider moments ago near Kunigal in Tumakuru district of Karnataka in the early hours of Friday, police said.

Of the victims, while 12 died on the spot, a child breathed his last in a hospital, they added.

The injured were admitted to the hospital, the police said.

Among the dead, 10 were from Tamil Nadu and three from Bengaluru. All of them were pilgrims who were on their way to Dharmasthala in Karnataka.

There were five women and two children among the dead, the police said.

"Thirteen persons have died. The incident occurred post midnight. A car crashed against the road divider and another car collided with it," Tumakuru Superintendent of Police (SP) K Vamsi Krishna said.

The police had to struggle to pull the bodies out from the mangled vehicles.

On learning about the incident, relatives of the victims rushed to the spot.

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March 25,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 25: In the wake of coronavirus outbreak, Nalin Kumar Kateel, Member of Parliament today declared that the coastal city of Mangaluru will remain completely shut tomorrow, (March 26) onwards.

"Today the people were given time to go out of their houses to buy essentials today. But from tomorrow, this will not be allowed," the MP said. 

"We are discussing with officials of all departments about ways to manage the situation. Essential things and facilities people need, will be delivered at their doorsteps. We are sorting out how to deliver the items on behalf of the government and mode of delivery of items to apartment complexes," he said.

He said that a large number of patients from Kasaragod had come into the city yesterday. Hence, the district administration has taken a decision, he said.

"Under the present circumstances, the hospitals in the city would not be sufficient for our purpose. So the administration will not allow any vehicles including ambulances into the city. All the ambulances would be blocked from entering Dakshina Kannada district at Talapady border and sent back," he said.

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May 24,2020

Bengaluru, May 24:The first 'Sunday curfew' imposed by the Karnataka government to try and contain the spread of COVID-19 got underway in the state today, with people by and large adhering to norms, roads wearing a deserted look and almost no vehicular traffic, barring essential services.

With barricades being up across most roads in the state, people ventured out only to purchase groceries, vegetabes and medicines.

Instances of violation of Sunday curfew lockdown norms were reported in COVID-19 hotspots of Shivajinagar and Rayapura in Bengaluru and Nelamangala and Devanahalli.

Temples, malls, bars, eateries and small food joints remained shut throughout state.

In most parts of the state buses, autorickshaws and cabs did not ply.

In Bengaluru, the ever bustling Majestic area, which houses the central city bus stand, inter-city bus stand, Metro Railway Station and the City Railway Station, did not see any activity as buses did not ply and all shops were shut, police said.

Reports from Mysuru, Tumakuru, Kolar, Mangaluru, Udupi and other towns across the state said there were no lockdown violations.

Amid the rigid curfew marriages were conducted in a simple manner in various parts of the state like Gollarahatti and Yashwanthapura in Bengaluru and also in Davangere.

Families of the brides and grooms invited only a few people for the event, adhered to social distancing norms and wore masks.

In Gollarahatti, the event organisers cleaned the road, after which the invitees, who were hardly 25 to 30 in number, sat down to have a feast.

The Karnataka government had eased restrictions during Lockdown 4 for start of economic activities like city buses, inter-district bus service, intrastate train services, opening of shops and markets.

However, the government had made it clear that there will be 'Janata Curfew' every Sunday during which only essential services would be permitted.

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