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Friday, December 27, 2002
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PNB Gilts gets licence for merchant banking
PNB Gilts Ltd (PGL) has received clearance from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for carrying out merchant banking activities. The company, which is a primary dealer, had recently announced its plans to offer about 26 per cent ... More

FOREX


Re steady; bond yields fall
Mumbai: THE rupee ended the day at 48.02/03 against the dollar on Thursday as compared against the previous close of 48.0150/02 in the forex market. The dollar supplies were seen to be good throughout the day. However, there was no genuine ... More

EDUCATION


Financial planner examination to be online
THE Association of Financial Planners has entered into an agreement with the National Stock Exchange to conduct online tests for various modules of the CFP (Certified Financial Planner) Examination. The first test for Module 1 was held on ... More

LIFE INSURANCE


Life insurers bet on term plans
FOR the new crop of life insurers, the race to achieve critical mass is being driven by term plans, powered by bancassurance — where insurance products are available off the counters. SBI Life, the joint venture between SBI and Cardiff ... More

CREDIT RATING


Citicorp Fin issue gets `AAA(SO)'
CRISIL has assigned `AAA (SO)' rating to the Rs 72.98 crore Citicorp Finance (India) Ltd securitisation transaction. The rating indicates highest degree of certainty regarding timely payment of the financial obligations on the instrument, said ... More

Highest safety rating for Exim Bank bonds
ICRA has assigned a LAAA (L Triple A) rating to the Rs 2,000 crore bond programme (enhanced from Rs 1,000 crore) of Export Import Bank of India. ICRA has also reaffirmed the LAAA rating to its outstanding bond programmes. The rating indicates ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


UTI Bank opens currency chest in Hyderabad
WHILE commissioning its online payment mechanism through a tie up with telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, UTI Bank has also opened its first currency chest in Hyderabad. Consequent on the bank receiving Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) ... More

GOVT BONDS


G-secs on stock retail mode
RETAIL investors can buy and sell Government securities on the stock exchanges in the same way they do equity shares, once the draft scheme announced by Reserve Bank of India is actually implemented. As per the scheme announced by RBI today, ... More

CRR & BANK RATES


RBI lowers daily CRR level for banks to 70 pc
THE Reserve Bank of India today reduced the level of Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) that banks are required to maintain on a daily basis from 80 per cent to 70 per cent. The RBI had, in the mid-term review of its monetary and credit policy in ... More

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS


Corpn Bank plans to recover Rs 100 cr from defaulters
BACKED by the Securitisation Bill, Corporation Bank plans to recover close to Rs 100-crore from defaulters by March-end, the Chairman and Managing Director, Mr Cherian Varghese, said. The bank has already recovered close to Rs 30 crore since ... More

Recovery brigade
The Vijaya Bank Recovery Brigade holding a `road show' in front of a loan defaulter's premises on Thursday. The bank has succeeded in recovering Rs 4 crore so far in this unorthodox ... More


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