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November 9

  • Falling interest rates hit corporate `welfare' loans.

  • PSU general insurers profits may come under pressure: ICRA.

    November 8

  • SBI drops interest rates on deposits by 25 to 50 basis points.

  • Foreign banks allowed to remit net profits on quarterly basis now, instead of annual basis hitherto.

  • Banks tier-II bond plans hit SEBI roadblock.

  • Four private banks can accept indirect taxes.

  • Pvt insurers improve market share in first half.

  • Dhanalakshmi Bank takes possession of Pentasoft property under SARFAESI Act.

  • Public sector banks stepping up rural credit disbursement initiatives.

  • Crisil sees rupee slipping by year-end to 45.46/$.

  • SBI promotes 12 GMs to post of Chief General Managers.

  • Srei plans Rs100-crore venture capital fund for SME core projects.

  • ICICI Bank gets aggressive on recovery mode. Sale of 174 crore worth assets of Chennai-based Bellary Steel & Alloys on the cards.

  • Mediclaims top complaints with insurance ombudsman.

    November 7

  • Overseas lenders serve notice on Govt, claiming over $171 million besides costs and expenses from Dabhol project.

  • ICICI Bank gets UK licence, opens arm in London, forms partnership with Lloyds TSB plc.

  • Banks gain in rating from Govt ownership: Crisil.

  • HFCs prefer securitising principal receivables.

  • Lord Krishna Bank keen to get strategic investors.

  • YES Bank ties up funding.

  • BoE hikes rates by 25 basis points to 3.75 pc.

  • RBI group favours micro-finance fund.

  • Companies rush to list bonds on NSE as RBI clamps down on unlisted bonds, firms seek short-term bridge finance.

  • RBI gives Stockinvest scheme the burial.

  • PSU non-life companies to cut flab soon.

  • Bank of Maharashtra targets Rs 300 crore net by March 2004.

  • Centurion acquisition deal hits FIPB block.

  • BankMuscat-Sabre plan rejected for breaching FDI limit

    November 6

  • Power Finance Corporation plans to float Rs 500 crore venture capital fund.

  • Royal Sundaram ties up with ING Vysya Financial Services for distribution.

  • Australian Central Bank raises benchmark interest rate, first time in 17 months.

  • RBI trims rates on RIDF deposits, loans.

  • Bajaj Allianz premium income in H1 touches Rs 218 crore.

  • ICICI Prudential Life premium income up 170 pc at Rs 184 crore in H1.

  • Karur Vysya, UTI Bank pioneer debit card tie-up.

  • BoI chief, M. Venugopalan, outlines growth strategy.

  • Sundaram Home Finance taps IFC for Rs 50 crore.

  • RBI sounds alert over "fishy deals" in PF sector.

  • Federal Bank shares touch 52-week high at Rs 194.

  • Renewed speculation of ICICI Bank planning to sell its equity stake.

    November 5

  • Hedging of foreign currency loans not mandatory: Y.V. Reddy.

  • Financial institutions should invest only in rated securities: RBI.

  • We need a system to monitor key financial intermediaries — RBI Governor.

  • Canara Bank launches debit card for its customers.

  • Birla Sun eyes Rs 75 crore via bancassurance.

  • IRDA finalising code prescribing maximum and minimum returns that can be offered under each product segment.

  • Finance Ministry to clear IDBI's $500-million ECBs soon.

    November 4

  • Key interest rates left unchanged in Credit Policy — Dr Reddy relies on continuity, sees "no need to tinker."

  • StanChart predicts dollar at Rs 43.5 in one year

  • IBA constitutes sub-group to operationalise a benchmark PLR.

    November 3

  • IFCI scouting for strategic partner; may enter pension funds.

  • More banks queue up to enrol in corporate debt restructuring system.

  • MonsterIndia.com to handle UTI Bank recruitments.

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