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MONEY & BANKING
INSIGHT:
Is it the right time to purchase gold?
Over the years, retail gold buyers in India, if not its stock market investors, have adhered quite faithfully to the cardinal investment rule that says “buy low and sell high”. Retail demand for jewellery in India has ...
PENSION PLANS:
Equity in pensions
Slowly but surely, India’s pension system is moving into the modern age. In August last year, private provident fund and superannuation trusts were permitted to invest a larger amount of their corpus in equity; a year later, the ...
INTERVIEW:
‘Insurance industry needs to focus on larger volumes’
IDBI Fortis Life Insurance, a joint venture between IDBI Bank, Federal Bank and Fortis, plans to increase the number of branches to 100 in the next two years (from 35 now) as well as double its agency network. The company, which was floated ...
DEBT MARKET:
Yields steady as markets remain unaffected by global oil prices
Short-term yields may see some correction in the coming weeks. Bond yields remained stable last weekend as markets, awash with liquidity, remained unaffected by surging global oil ...
HUMAN RESOURCES:
Organisers play their role to the hilt
Coimbatore, Nov. 8 Exams — whether they are school tests, college exams or entrance tests for jobs — have all the usual ingredients of anxiety and stress writ large over a number of faces — both for applicants and ...
HUMAN RESOURCES:
‘Job security’ draws candidates to SBI exam
Mangalore, Nov. 8 It was a cloudy day with some light drizzle here on Sunday. But despite the pleasant weather there were some who were sweating — those appearing for the examination for clerical vacancies in State Bank of India. The ...
HUMAN RESOURCES:
1,83,566 compete for 900 SBI clerical vacancies in TN
Chennai, Nov. 8 The entrance test for State Bank of India’s clerical posts would rank among the tougher entrance tests ...
INSIGHT:
Floating the yuan
Because a floating currency presupposes complete freedom for entry and exit of foreign ...
PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS:
SBI observes Vigilance Week
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