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Bonds recoup losses; rupee holds steady
MUMBAI: Bond prices rallied by around one rupee across maturities on Monday, with yields softening on account of the surplus rupee liquidity in the system. The benchmark 10-year paper, the 7.38 per cent 2015 paper closed at Rs 106.40 ... More

INSURANCE


Law panel for review of Insurance Act
`In the changing economic scenario, IRDA has to play a vital role for the regulation and development of insurance business.' More

RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS


RBI may hike investment fluctuation reserve
PUBLIC sector banks have been quietly sounded about a possible increase in the investment fluctuation reserve (IFR) from the current level. Already most of the banks have reached the prescribed IFR threshold of 5 per cent of their respective ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


Centurion Bank shareholders okay changes to clause
CENTURION Bank has received shareholders' approval for altering the "objects" clause in its Memorandum of Association. The alteration involved the inclusion of "bancassurance" among the businesses being done by the bank. The Insurance ... More

Canara Bank launches video conferencing
Canara Bank on Monday launched multi-point interactive video conferencing as a means to review the performances of its circles from its headquarters in Bangalore. The Chairman and Managing Director, Mr V.P. Shetty, reviewed the performance of ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Andhra Bank raises Rs 200 cr via bonds
HYDERABAD: Andhra Bank has raised Rs 200 crore subordinated debt bonds on January 3 for a period of 111 months at a coupon rate of 7.25 per cent per annum. The debt bonds were fully subscribed the same day, the Bank said in a press ... More

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS


IFC loan sanctions at $235 m in 2004
INTERNATIONAL Finance Corporation (IFC), Washington, the private sector funding arm of the World Bank,) committed $235 million (around Rs 1,035 crore) to various projects in India in the calendar year 2004. This, however, was lower than over ... More

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS


OBC files complaints against 5 GTB borrowers — Due diligence shows `serious financial improprieties'
ORIENTAL Bank of Commerce has filed criminal complaints with the Central Bureau of Investigation against five borrowal accounts of the erstwhile Global Trust Bank for having caused "wrongful loss" to the bank. Global Trust Bank (GTB) was ... More

Shonkh Tech denies siphoning GTB funds
SHONKH Technologies, which figures in the list of those companies against which Oriental Bank of Commerce has filed a criminal complaint, today denied that it had siphoned funds of the erstwhile Global Trust Bank(GTB) as has been alleged. "The ... More



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