In 2008-09, everything that could go wrong - and things that many thought would never go wrong - went awry. It was the Super-CFO who flew to the frontlines. Pics of best CFOs

Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) today are like doctors who have just weathered a prolonged medical emergency.

Inflation is the hydra-headed monster that feeds on not only your income but also your investments. BT shows you how.

Despite a high exposure to the US market, AEGON under Alexander R. Wynaendts, Chairman (Executive Board) and CEO, had only a very small exposure to the toxic mortgages

Like in the past, on Budget day, we turn on the television to watch the dull, dreary but still-considered-important Budget speech of the Finance Minister.

Microfinance institutions are finding new avenues to raise funds. But are they enough to allow the poor to borrow at lower rates?

More companies, sector champions and fresh insights into HR — the 9th annual study breaks new ground. There has been a vast shift in the methodology as BT decides to make it the most comprehensive survey ever. Watch photos

Indian banks escaped the bloodbath that savaged American and European banks in the wake of the global financial crisis.

The 16th BT-KPMG study on Indian banks throws up a new winner as well as a pack of surprise climbers, and highlights the shifting trends in Indian banking.

The recession, downturn or whatever you call it, has dented most kinds of lists - lists of billionaires, lists of most valuable companies, lists of top recruiters and so on.

A, B and C are the cream. Can the new IIMs, like Shillong and the seven in the pipeline, ever be able to hold a candle to their illustrious peers?

The Chairperson of Thermax peeps into the looking glass and sees the engineering giant increasing the contribution from services, and from its green portfolio, to sustain its blistering pace of growth.

His pony-tail with the famed yellow butterfly bow may have gone, but not his chutzpah. Patanjali ‘Patu’ Keswani, 50, Chairman & Managing Director, Lemon Tree Hotel Company, refuses to let his age temper his radical thinking.

The second-generation private insurers try innovative strategies to make a mark, as profitability becomes more crucial than ever before.

Nobert Walter, Chief Economist, Deutsche Bank Group, believes not many understand the recession, and speaks to Shalini S. Dagar on the crisis.

In this sea of distress, there are SMEs that have not overstretched themselves and have thriving business models.

Dennis M. Nally, Global Chairman, PricewaterhouseCoopers, speaks to Puja Mehra on improving audit practices.

Private-equity honchos are putting their oars into the companies they’ve invested in to ensure they survive the downturn.

All is not lost for the economically bankrupt as some legendary businessmen have proved in the past. Sometimes, it’s simply the beginning of a new journey.

Reddy, the 67-year-old bureaucrat-turned-banker, is credited with making carefully calibrated moves to save the Indian banking system in the face of the global meltdown and ensure that it remained unscathed.