The Hindu Business Line : Monday, May 29, 2006

INSIGHT
Capital account liberalisation — John Williamson's timely warning
The crux of liberalising capital account controls lies in liberalising access to capital flows, especially of the short-term type. It is in this segment that economist John Williamson sees danger ahead. More

SOFTWARE
BEA tech platform for SBI Life
With BEA Systems' WebLogic portal and `Graph Talk' — a core insurance package, SBI Life Insurance Company has been able to print out and issue policies at the branch level in real time, BEA Systems spokesperson, Mr Dhruv ... More

HOUSING FINANCE
SBI rules out immediate hike in home loan rates
SBT likely to be the first to tap market More

GENERAL INSURANCE
IRDA seeks analysts
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has invited applications from analysts for analysing the data that was collected by the Tariff Advisory Committee (TAC). This data now needs to be analysed from the ... More

FINANCIAL POLICY
RBI stand on FDI in proprietary firms delays FIPB decisions
Give reasoned comments, apex bank told More

FINANCIAL MARKETS
Money talks, indeed
"My son, Adam, has not spoken in two months, doctor," the angry, yet concerned John declared. The leading psychologist pushed a piece of paper to the reticent teenager. "Adam, write what comes to your ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS
Andhra Bank pays Rs 87.5 cr to Govt
Andhra Bank has announced that it has paid a dividend of 35 per cent to its shareholders for 2005-06. In a release, the bank said that its Chairman and Managing Director, Mr K. Ramakrishnan, and the Executive Director, Mr Kalyan ... More

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
SIDBI to tie up with more NBFCs
In a bid to increasing loans given directly to small and medium enterprises, the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) intends pacts with non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) for loan origination. In February, SIDBI tied up with ... More

GOVT BONDS
Bonds weak on concerns over oil prices, US rates
Trade volumes low; insurers restrict purchases of G-Secs More