Suits and sayings: Roundup of the wackiest whispers and murmurs in corporate corridors and policy parlours

Here's a roundup of the wackiest whispers and murmurs in corporate corridors & policy parlours:

Swiss Connection

Credit Suisse's India top brass has been searching for key replacements to fill up a few senior slots in the bank. A little bird tells us a handful of senior bankers from Citi, Morgan Stanley and some from Standard Chartered have been approached. A heavyweight industrialist is also backing a few candidates. With hopes of a recovery round the corner, it may be a good time to move into a new role as CS too is looking to rebuild its team with some select pickings.

Babu beats Banker

So in the end, bureucracy won and a senior banker with diplomatic dreams lost. One supposes some things are too radical - even for NaMo. Arun Singh, a conventional choice, will be India's man in Washington.

But wait! A new banking board is in the offing and the rather disappointed senior banker from Gujarat, who could not make to Washington, may well make to this not-too-bad assignment. Perhaps a lot depends on how this sarkar had taken this banker’s outburst on policy inaction some time back.

Tie me up

We know of many CEOs who have no truck with formalities. In fact we love such handson guys.But even the most affable CEO is usually comfortable with a tie, what with that item of clothing being de riguer in corporate circles. But a top boss of a conglomerate simply does not like formal office attires.

So in board meetings, we hear, he looks visibly uncomfortable since he’s wearing a tie. His personality changes the moment he takes off his tie. Our advice to the board: tell the CEO he can lose the tie; profits are more important than protocol.

Media Baron? Yes

Is he the next media baron? Yes Bank boss Rana Kapoor bought a big chunk of the financially struggling business mag Business World. Now we hear he’s interested in the financially struggling English daily, Deccan Chronicle. The Hyderabad-headquartered newspaper's finances had made quite a story sometime back. Some bankers tell us Kapoor wants to restructure the debt and make the title profitable again.