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Rupee sheds gains; gilts trade in range
MUMBAI: As global currencies weakened against the dollar on strong US trade deficit figures, the rupee too lost Wednesday's gains. On Thursday, the rupee ended trade at 43.37 against the dollar, lower than Wednesday's close of 43.28/29. ... More

LIFE INSURANCE


CSC in deal with AMP Sanmar
BANGALORE: Computer Sciences Corporation said on Thursday that AMP Sanmar Life Insurance Co Ltd has signed a new three-year contract valued at $4.5 million. CSC, which has been providing IT services to AMP Sanmar since February 2002, will ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


New India offers bank-specific floater mediclaim policy
NEW India Assurance, as part of a bancassurance tie-up with United Western Bank (UWB), has launched a bank specific floater group mediclaim policy known as New Uniwest Mediclaim policy. The product will be available to the family unit - a ... More

FINANCIAL POLICY


Banking reforms: Left parties take issue to PM
LEFT parties on Thursday expressed their opposition to the Government on the decision to introduce a Bill to lift the 10 per cent voting rights cap in private sector banks. At a meeting with the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, senior Left ... More

Parliament passes Bill to curb money laundering
PARLIAMENT has approved the Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment) Bill 2005. The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed this Bill after the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, gave an assurance to the House that the Government would get the ... More

RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS


Overseas investment ceiling raised to 200 pc of networth
THE Reserve Bank of India has announced that the ceiling of overseas investment for Indian companies has been raised from 100 per cent of their networth to 200 per cent, said a press release from RBI. Under the automatic route for overseas ... More

CREDIT CARDS & DEBIT CARDS


Yes Bank begins retail initiative with debit card
Yes Bank on Thursday announced its foray into retail banking with the launch of the International Gold and Silver debit card. These cards are in partnership with MasterCard International. Speaking to newspersons at the launch of the debit ... More

AmEx offers benefits to platinum card members on Delta Air
AMERICAN Express has announced that Delta Airlines would join its International Airline Programme that provides American Express Platinum Card members a free companion ticket with every purchase of a full-fare ticket in specified classes and ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


Bank mergers: Approval from two-third board members must
THE Reserve Bank of India has stipulated that merger of banks should have the consent of two-third majority of the members of their boards and not just those present at the board meeting alone. Those directors who participate in such meetings ... More

Merger moves don't go far enough
Is it that the RBI will work today's guidelines by quietly nudging small private banks into mergers with the promoters kept out? Can two professional bank boards get together to become one? More

IPOS


Indian Bank IPO in H1 at `significant' premium
ENTHUSED by an upswing in performance, Indian Bank plans to tap the capital market in the current year, according to the bank's Chairman and Managing Director, Mr M.B.N. Rao. Though the size and form of the issue was yet to be decided, the bank ... More

TRENDS


Risk-averse, most banks reach IFR limit
MOST banks have reached the investment fluctuation reserve (IFR) limit ahead of the deadline prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India, i.e. April 2006. According to RBI guidelines, banks are expected to have built-up reserve of 5 per cent of ... More


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