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-FTr', i - -l-r SUNDAY HINDUSTAN TIMES, NEW DELHI SEPTEN/BER 30, 2012 I rm$asl '_State faVOU f.ite deStinatiOn lfe crsre unearthed in MlLLl0t'lAlRES GLUB Say speakers at the launch of lndia chapter of The Table Club Rashpal Singh [email protected] UDAIPUR: James Burkitt, chief executive officer, The Table Club, said on Saturdav that his aim was to enroll moie valued members to the club and not just to increase the number of business families- . "We are keen to explore rnvestment opportunities in countries with potential includ- ing India," he said. Speaking at the launch ofthe India Chapter of Table CIub, Bwkittsaid, "Ihave a longterm policy to target Indian buiiness families having the capacity and strength to expand business interests globally." Burkitt said, "We aimto start 10 regional chapters and India S t{e are keen to \ f erplorsinvestment & # opportunities in E I countrie$ rrith # h mtential f \ u,*,res aunxrrr d is the eighth one. lndia was the obvious choice before China because we knew some families here," he said. Erik L Van Dlik, co-owner of a global investment andpension consu-ltancy Iirm LMG Emergq said, "India has an advantage over China as far as demograph- rc lactors are concerned. In the longterm, therewillbe a dearth oftalented people in China due to imposition of one child norm but India has no such problem.,, "China is a guided economy. The country is ruled bv author- itarian powcrs anrl even the choice ofgiving birth l,o children is controlled hv lul.hor.itarian forces.Indiab economy is skrwer as compared to Ohina but, the former has an advanlagt' ovt'r' the latter due to its o1 xrn r,rr rrro myand democratic sct up," I)ijk said on the sidelines ol't ht, cvu rl. He also said that India shoulrl forge economic collaborations with WestAsia. Kevin Bond, global head of Institutional Business upur on otrruroay, HT PH0T0 Dovclolrrrrr,rrl ol' Ashmore Invcst.tttr,rrl. MrrrragemenI Limilcrl, s;rirl irrvoiiing in emcrging rrr:rrkr,ls is risky and ull lilct.ors lr:rvr,t,r lx,kt,pl. irr trrirrd. Julian Slrrrw, [rr,rrrl l{isk Mlrnagrtncrrl, ol' I I'rnr:rl irrvosl. Itrt't11, 1111q1;;qg,'nrcnL Iinril.t'r'1, rlwt'lt orr vlrrious investmcnt, lisks inr'lutling idiosyn<.r':rtir. ;rrrrl sysl lrrr;rtir. r.isks. .llrrrrl McCurl hv ol'l'ermal llso s1xrk,, about the company profikr Jahnavi Kumari .Mcwnt; rr *Ihe Table Club CEO Jamoo Burkitt spoak at the launch ol lndia chapler. HT pHoTo member of rlrstwhilc royal family and worniln bchind JPM Capital trxrk t,ho loatl by becoming the lilsl. uronrlx,r til' :rn Indiafi business l";rnrilv ro .ioin the club. "Lldaipul treing my birlh l,lir(.e was thc obvious choice li rr the evgnt. ltliasthan needs l,o rlevelop corporate and busi- nr,ss ilpproach Lo uttract foreign irrvcstment in l,[rt' st,lbe. There is lol, of pol,r'rrl,i:rl irr oil, min- irrg, power nnrl ol Iu'r sectors,,, r;lro said. sq.ffH,nn fVhere Chitdren $leet iil=fii#$l]lii'olffi i,,, BHIL$IARA: Four realtors have declared a total of 17.9 crore unaccounted income to the income tax (I-T) department authorities. About 200 sleuths from Jaipq, Jodhpu4 Udaipur, Kota and Ajmer offlces of the I-T department had conducted a two-day search operation beginning Thursday on more rhan half-a-dozen taxpayers in l,he real estale business in the district. About 21 places in the city were searched that led to the seizure of several documents revealing undisclosed incbme by Lhe taxpayers, sources in tho department said. Three build- ers and their associates huvo together declared {7.9 cnrrr, black money the sources addrvl. Meanwhile, the deparllnoltt. has recovered cash and,icwel lery worth t21 Iakh from t.lu, houses and t41 lakh from t,lNr offices ofthe realtors. Besidc*, nine bank lockers have ulsrr been seized, the officials suid, "I{ departmentgot {2.82 cnu.o revenue from these raids rrs 30% penalty on the undisclosrx.l income. We are still scrutinising the documents seized from t,ht, builders and a final disclosurr, will be made in a day or Lwo," said Sunil Mathur, I-T conrirris. sione4, Jodhpur. Another high-profile wedding lights up Jrdhpur Suresh Vyas { hlrajLdhindustanlinros.com J0DHPUR: ,hdh1lrr wrra nlrrry.' wil.h glil,l.orrrl,i lirrrrr IIrll.ywturl, s;r rrl,s, 1xrlil,ir.s, hrw rrrul Irtfil,terp .",,...1,1 r'.-- r r. Arrrl,:rni, his wllir Nrr,lrr Arrrlr:rrri rrrrrl Artil Agrtrwttl, ru,nr't. {)l' Vrrl;rrrl:r (ltrtil1r wlt.r, ; rt.r,r r,rrl 'l'lrr, rrt,xl. rlrry, lltr, ltrrrrrrrt ,rl lrrl r,rl l't,ottt l.ltr' lrnlrrr,r,'11 r,trl|rrt('(, grrl,r' tttttl rtt,l'lt,r,rI rrl CBSE Classes V"X[ and tB DlpL0MA oThe Table Glub member$ at the launch ol lndia chapter oI the club in udaipur on gaturday. M-vi*atl:il

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LMG Emerge CIO Erik L van Dijk spoke at the launch of the Table Club - an organization that brings together international family offices - in India. The Hindustan Times covered the event and published this article about it.

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SUNDAY HINDUSTAN TIMES, NEW DELHISEPTEN/BER 30, 2012 I rm$asl

'_State faVOU f.ite deStinatiOn lfe crsre unearthed in

MlLLl0t'lAlRES GLUB Say speakers at the launch of lndia chapter of The Table ClubRashpal [email protected]

UDAIPUR: James Burkitt, chiefexecutive officer, The TableClub, said on Saturdav that hisaim was to enroll moie valuedmembers to the club and notjust to increase the number ofbusiness families-

. "We are keen to explorernvestment opportunities incountries with potential includ-ing India," he said.

Speaking at the launch oftheIndia Chapter of Table CIub,Bwkittsaid, "Ihave a longtermpolicy to target Indian buiinessfamilies having the capacity andstrength to expand businessinterests globally."

Burkitt said, "We aimto start10 regional chapters and India

S t{e are keen to \f erplorsinvestment &# opportunities in EI countrie$ rrith #h mtential f\ u,*,res aunxrrr d

is the eighth one. lndia was theobvious choice before Chinabecause we knew some familieshere," he said.

Erik L Van Dlik, co-owner ofa global investment andpensionconsu-ltancy Iirm LMG Emergqsaid, "India has an advantageover China as far as demograph-rc lactors are concerned. In thelongterm, therewillbe a dearthoftalented people in China dueto imposition of one child normbut India has no such problem.,,

"China is a guided economy.

The country is ruled bv author-itarian powcrs anrl even thechoice ofgiving birth l,o childrenis controlled hv lul.hor.itarianforces.Indiab economy is skrweras compared to Ohina but, theformer has an advanlagt' ovt'r'the latter due to its o1 xrn r,rr rrromyand democratic sct up," I)ijksaid on the sidelines ol't ht, cvu rl.He also said that India shoulrlforge economic collaborationswith WestAsia.

Kevin Bond, global headof Institutional Business

upur on otrruroay, HT PH0T0

Dovclolrrrrr,rrl ol' AshmoreInvcst.tttr,rrl. MrrrragemenILimilcrl, s;rirl irrvoiiing inemcrging rrr:rrkr,ls is risky andull lilct.ors lr:rvr,t,r lx,kt,pl. irrtrrirrd.

Julian Slrrrw, [rr,rrrl l{iskMlrnagrtncrrl, ol' I I'rnr:rl irrvosl.Itrt't11, 1111q1;;qg,'nrcnL Iinril.t'r'1,rlwt'lt orr vlrrious investmcnt,lisks inr'lutling idiosyn<.r':rtir.;rrrrl sysl lrrr;rtir. r.isks. .llrrrrlMcCurl hv ol'l'ermal llso s1xrk,,about the company profikr

Jahnavi Kumari .Mcwnt; rr

*Ihe Table Club CEO JamooBurkitt spoak at the launch ollndia chapler. HT pHoTo

member of rlrstwhilc royalfamily and worniln bchindJPM Capital trxrk t,ho loatl bybecoming the lilsl. uronrlx,r til':rn Indiafi business l";rnrilv ro.ioin the club.

"Lldaipul treing my birlhl,lir(.e was thc obvious choiceli rr the evgnt. ltliasthan needsl,o rlevelop corporate and busi-nr,ss ilpproach Lo uttract foreignirrvcstment in l,[rt' st,lbe. Thereis lol, of pol,r'rrl,i:rl irr oil, min-irrg, power nnrl ol Iu'r sectors,,,r;lro said.

sq.ffH,nnfVhere Chitdren $leetiil=fii#$l]lii'olffi i,,,

BHIL$IARA: Four realtors havedeclared a total of 17.9 croreunaccounted income to theincome tax (I-T) departmentauthorities.

About 200 sleuths fromJaipq, Jodhpu4 Udaipur, Kotaand Ajmer offlces of the I-Tdepartment had conducteda two-day search operationbeginning Thursday on morerhan half-a-dozen taxpayers inl,he real estale business in thedistrict.

About 21 places in the citywere searched that led to theseizure of several documentsrevealing undisclosed incbme

by Lhe taxpayers, sources in thodepartment said. Three build-ers and their associates huvotogether declared {7.9 cnrrr,black money the sources addrvl.

Meanwhile, the deparllnoltt.has recovered cash and,icwellery worth t21 Iakh from t.lu,houses and t41 lakh from t,lNroffices ofthe realtors. Besidc*,nine bank lockers have ulsrrbeen seized, the officials suid,"I{ departmentgot {2.82 cnu.orevenue from these raids rrs30% penalty on the undisclosrx.lincome. We are still scrutinisingthe documents seized from t,ht,builders and a final disclosurr,will be made in a day or Lwo,"said Sunil Mathur, I-T conrirris.sione4, Jodhpur.

Another high-profile wedding lights up JrdhpurSuresh Vyas{ hlrajLdhindustanlinros.com

J0DHPUR: ,hdh1lrr wrra nlrrry.'wil.h glil,l.orrrl,i lirrrrr IIrll.ywturl,s;r rrl,s, 1xrlil,ir.s, hrw rrrul Irtfil,terp.",,...1,1 r'.-- r r.

Arrrl,:rni, his wllir Nrr,lrr Arrrlr:rrrirrrrrl Artil Agrtrwttl, ru,nr't. {)l'Vrrl;rrrl:r (ltrtil1r wlt.r, ; rt.r,r r,rrl'l'lrr, rrt,xl. rlrry, lltr, ltrrrrrrrt,rl lrrl r,rl l't,ottt l.ltr' lrnlrrr,r,'11r,trl|rrt('(, grrl,r' tttttl rtt,l'lt,r,rI rrl

CBSE Classes V"X[ and tB DlpL0MA

oThe Table Glub member$ at the launch ol lndia chapter oI the club in udaipur on gaturday.

M-vi*atl:il