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Rupee holds on to gains vs dollar
MUMBAI: The rupee held on to most of its gains on Thursday, with the dollar being sold by market players. The domestic unit finished the day at 43.42 levels, a tad lower from its previous close of 43.40. According to a dealer with a ... More

Chamber seeks further easing of FEMA
THE Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has sought further liberalisation in Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) to attract and encourage foreign direct investments in mass housing, real estate development, ... More

NBFCS


Peerless' new RD scheme
KOTTAYAM: The Peerless, a leading registered residuary non-banking company, has launched a new RD scheme in the State with free life insurance coverage. The product is a recurring monthly savings plan for five years with a minimum ... More

LIFE INSURANCE


Aviva Life raises capital base by Rs 77 crore
AVIVA Life Insurance on Thursday announced that it has increased its capital base by Rs 77 crore, taking the total paid-up capital to Rs 320 crore. While Aviva holds 26 per cent stake in the company, Dabur holds the remaining 74 per cent ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


`Weather cover carries element of basis risk'
WEATHER insurance, for all its farmer-friendly features, has an element of "basis risk" involved in the risk management tool not always correlating to farm yield losses. Speaking to Business Line, Mr Shashwat Sharma, who heads rural ... More

DEBT MARKET


Banks move govt securities from active trading
SOME of the top banks in the country have, in the last six months, shifted over Rs 68,000-crore worth of government securities held by them for active trading into one that would be held as permanent investments till redemption. This follows a ... More

DERIVATIVES MARKETS


Banks may be allowed to trade in commodities
IN what would give a huge boost to commodity futures trading, the Government is all set to allow banks to trade in commodity derivatives. The Reserve Bank of India, according to sources, has given its nod to amend Sections 6 and 8 of the ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


ING Vysya prices CDs above Bank Rate
Bankers said the SEBI bar on MFs from parking funds in bank deposits provided an impetus for the CD market that has remained dormant for sometime. More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Corporation Bank offers current account variants
CORPORATION Bank has launched variants of current accounts with add-on facilities targeted at various business segments. Quoting the Chairman and Managing Director of Corporation Bank, Mr V.K. Chopra, a bank release said here on Thursday that ... More

FIXED DEPOSITS


South Indian Bank hikes rates for FCNR, NRI deposits
KOCHI: South Indian Bank has hiked interest rates for NRI term-deposits, both FCNR and NRI deposits with effect from February 1.

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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


SBI buys 51% stake in Mauritius bank
STATE Bank of India (SBI) has picked up a 51 per cent stake in Mauritius-based Indian Ocean International Bank Ltd (IOIB). In a notice to the stock exchange, SBI said that it has finalised the deal with the principal shareholders of IOIB for ... More


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