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IIB course on financial counselling
THE Indian Institute of Bankers has entered into a tie-up with Securities Institute, Australia, to introduce a qualification in financial advising and counselling. Speaking at the 76th annual general meeting of the institute on Thursday, Mr V. ... More

FOREX


Rupee weakens; bonds range-bound
MUMBAI: The rupee closed marginally weaker at 45.86/87 against the dollar on Thursday compared to Wednesday's close of 46.84/85. According to forex dealers, foreign banks were selling dollars in the morning, which took the domestic ... More

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY


Solar-powered ATMs coming
RURAL folks living in remote areas in India and the world over, without the provision of electricity, may have something to cheer about. For, even without power, they may soon be able to utilise the services of automated teller machines (ATMs) ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE


  • P&SB posts Rs 10.34 cr net in Q1

    HOUSING FINANCE


    Syndicate Bank to speed up home loans
    SYNDICATE Bank would sanction on the spot home loans (SyndNivas) at the three-day housing loan festival `Gruha Utsav' beginning at the Institute of Engineers here from August 29. According to a bank spokesperson, `spot sanction' of home loans ... More

    Kotak Mahindra Bank cuts home loan rates
    KOTAK Mahindra Bank has become the first bank to cut its lending rate albeit only in home loans in response to the repo rate cut announced by the Reserve Bank of India. The new private sector bank has reduced its benchmark home finance rate ... More

    LIFE INSURANCE


    Aviva Life launches policy for rural poor
    OVER 15-million rural homes in the lower income category with membership in around one million self-help groups (SHGs) across the country can now afford to insure their lives at a very low premium, thanks to the specially designed life insurance ... More

    CREDIT RATING


  • Simplex paper gets PR1+ rating from CARE

    PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


    Andhra Bank picks B-school students
    ANDHRA Bank has, among the nationalised banks, taken a lead in picking management graduates off-campus, its General Manager Mr V.R. Venkataraman, told Business Line. Chatting informally on the sidelines of a function organised by the ... More

    INTEREST RATES


    Andhra Bank hikes NRE interest rates
    ANDHRA Bank has decided to marginally increase interest rates on term deposits under non-resident (external) rupee accounts (NRE). In a press release here on Wednesday, the Andhra Bank General Manager, Mr A.L. Nageswara Rao, said the new rates ... More

    CORPORATE BONDS


    HTL debentures, CP under Crisil rating watch
    CRISIL has placed the outstanding ratings on non-convertible debentures (NCD) and commercial paper programme of Hindustan Times Ltd (HTL) under rating watch with developing implications. The rating action follows management's decision to ... More

  • Punj Lloyd debt plan rating

    NON-PERFORMING ASSETS


    Former Mumbai police chief to chase NPAs
    "I have vast experience dealing with the public... people. In my long career as a police officer, I have built contacts and relationships that would help the venture." More

    BoI serves notice on Erode hospital
    BANK of India has served a 60-day notice under the Securitisation Act on a private hospital in Erode. Dr M.K. Selvaraj, promoter of the multi speciality hospital, is said to have defaulted to the tune of Rs 1.5 crore in loan repayment. The ... More

    SECURITISATION


    Part exemption to securitisation cos from RBI Act
    THE Reserve Bank of India has exempted securitisation companies or reconstruction companies registered with it under the Securitisation Act 2002, from certain provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. These provisions relate to ... More

    MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


    Allahabad Bank gets RBI nod for finance arm merger
    THE Reserve Bank of India has approved the proposed merger of Albank Finance Ltd, a subsidiary of Allahabad Bank, with the parent body. The merger will be formalised soon by wiping off the accumulated losses of Albank Finance to the extent of Rs ... More

    NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES


    ICICI Bank to offer `InstaTransfer' for Gulf-based NRIs
    ICICI Bank would shortly bring in a new money transfer product, exclusively for Gulf-based NRIs, the bank's Head-NRI Business, Mr P. Gopakumar, has said. He told presspersons here that a distinguishing feature of the remittance product, called ... More
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