Morning Buzz: IT headcount falls for first time in 25 years, AU and Fincare Small Finance Bank to merge, and more
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IT headcount falls for first time in 25 years
Nine of the top 10 Indian IT companies employing two million engineers have seen their headcount shrink in the six months to September 30. The services companies have been grappling with the impact of AI as well as the cut back in spends on the part of clients. Mint’s numbers showed that the headcount fell by 51,000 to 2.06 million from 2.13 million.(Mint)
Large private firms asked to dematerialise shares
All private companies except for small and government companies can now issue shares only in demat form. Those that have physical shares have been given till September 2024 to comply. This will help the government take care of benami transactions and the back-dated issuing of shares to the detriment of other shareholders. Also, any transfer of shares for these companies can take place only in dematerialised form.(Economic Times, Business Standard, BusinessLine)