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

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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 7,2020

New Delhi, Mar 7: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the bail granted by Karnataka High Court to 21 Popular Front of India (PFI) members accused in connection with violence that erupted during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Karnataka's Mangaluru in December 2019.

On February 17, the High Court had granted bail to the accused on the bail petition filed by Mohammed Ashik.

A bench consisting Chief Justice S A Bobde issued notice to the accused on Friday after taking cognisance of the plea filed by Karnataka government against the bail granted by the High Court.

Appearing for the state government, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta criticised the High Court's order stating that at least 56 policemen sustained injuries during the violent protests.

Two persons identified as Jaleel (43) of Kudroli and Nousheen (49) of Bengre had died at a private hospital following the bullet injuries they sustained in an alleged police firing during a protest against CAA 2019.

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Saturday, 7 Mar 2020

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January 7,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 7: Kasturba Medical College Mangaluru, a constituent unit of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), in association with Pai Family Endowment (in memory of Shri Suhas Gopal Pai) as its social initiative opens a newborn hearing assessment centre at Govt Lady Goshen Hospital on Tuesday.

Dr M Venkatraya Prabhu, Dean of KMC Mangaluru addressing the media persons said that the project is made possible by the generous philanthropic contribution of Mrs Anuradha (Shanthi)Gopal Pai and will be inaugurated by her in Presence of Dr H Vinod Bhat, Vice-Chancellor of MAHE.

Dr Deepak Madi, Deputy Medical Superintendent KMC Hospital Attavar explained that the facility will be managed by the departments from Audiology, ENT and Paediatrics of Kasturba Medical College, Mangaluru. The Centre aims to screen all the babies born in the hospital for hearing loss.

This is the maiden initiative of the MAHE-Pai Family endowment which has been set up to find solutions for the numerous challenges faced by the hearing handicapped in & around Dakshina Kannada district.

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June 13,2020

Mangaluru, June 13: Commending the Karnataka government move to ban the online classes for children up to Standard 5, Mangaluru MLA U T Khader has demanded to impose ban on all education apps that offer online coaching to school children.

"I welcome the government’s decision of banning online classes up to class 5. I would like to know why education apps of corporate companies are allowed to continue when schools are banned to conduct online classes. Why the government could not ban those education apps that offer online classes?” the former minister questioned.

He warned that private schools in the state may commence their online classes through such apps of corporate companies if the present situation continues.

Not all parents in the state can afford buying smart phones required for online classes, he said. "Only 30% of the school children in the state have access to smart phones. Most of the parents cannot afford to buy smart phones for their children. Government should take into consideration the mental stress of academically brilliant children among poor families. Those children may go under depression when they do not have access to online classes. The government can cancel some of the schemes like distribution of bicycles and reserve such funds to find solutions to the problems poor children face at present,” Khader said.

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