The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, July 23, 2006

INSIGHT
Fixed or floating: Home loans get interesting
What do home-loan borrowers do now? Is conversion to a fixed rate loan beneficial? Will prepayment of your loan make sense? More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
ICICI Bank net rises 17 pc
Q1 growth due to increase in advances, net interest income More

BoM net up 35 pc in Q1
Operating profits have shot up by 110.12 per cent More

Vijaya Bank Q1 net profit zooms
Operating profits down on cut in profits from investment sale More

LIFE INSURANCE
Insuring home-loans
My friend's cousin was visiting him in Toronto for the summer. A successful corporate executive in Mumbai, the cousin was planning to buy a two-bedroom apartment. He had already scouted for home-loans and found ... More

ICICI Pru hikes capital base by Rs 150 cr
Enters bancassurance tie-up with Bank of India's regional rural banks More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Banking on consolidation
The Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidamabaram's warning that Indian banks would be reduced to small players if they don't get rid of the mental block against consolidation may act as a trigger for increased mergers in the banking space. Though bank ... More

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Cross Currency Rates
Pick a Winner Stock Market Contest

Concessions for computer manufacture in TN

Bengal Govt to exit growth centres

Korean, Japanese cos eye equity stake in MRPL project

Looking back
Jul. 16-Jul. 22
States headed for fiscal deterioration

Indian Bank chief sees drop in loan growth rate

Are KYC norms crossing the limits?

Rupee touches 3-year low

`Rupee has potential to do a euro'

Private non-life cos ceding to global reinsurers

Canara Bank Q1 net up marginally at Rs 191 cr

Get rid of mental block against consolidation: FM