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Forex reserves fall $648 m on euro revaluation
THE country's foreign exchange reserves for the week ended April 29 fell by $648 million due to the revaluation of euro in the central bank's currency basket, after a substantial gain in the earlier week. According to the Weekly Statistical ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE


High provisions, depreciation in investment value — Canara Bank Q4 net falls 74 pc
THE net profits of Canara Bank have dropped by 74 per cent in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004-05, led by sharp increase in provisions and depreciation in the value of investments. Profits during Q4 of the last financial year were Rs 102.30 ... More

Bajaj Allianz net up 117 pc at Rs 47 cr
BAJAJ Allianz General has posted a gross premium income of Rs 856 crore, a growth of 79 per cent over last year's Rs 480 crore. The net profit is at Rs 47 crore, up by 117 per cent. The claim payouts surpassed Rs 260 crore and the claim ... More

NBFCS


Ministry plans panel to curb defaults by Nidhis, MBS
THE Ministry of Company Affairs is planning to set up an expert group to examine any lacunae in the existing norms governing the Nidhi companies or Mutual Benefit Societies (MBS) and to suggest measures to curb instances of default by such ... More

LIFE INSURANCE


ICICI Pru InvestShield Life
IT all started off with the launch of unit-linked insurance plans that attracted a horde of investors who sought returns linked to the market. Such plans have since evolved and variants of these plans are gradually emerging. Plans that ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


Fire tariff circular challenged
ALEGION Insurance Services Ltd, a Chennai-based insurance broking firm, has filed a writ petition against the Tariff Advisory Committee, challenging the `fire tariff circular' issued by the committee recently on the grounds that the "fixation of ... More

RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS


RBI working out modalities for setting up BCSB
THE Reserve Bank of India said it was working out detailed modalities for setting up of the Banking Codes and Standards Board of India (BCSB). The S.S Tarapore Committee on Procedure and Performance Audit on Public Services had recommended ... More

ADB raises target for loans to India
ASIAN Development Bank has pegged the target for loans to India at $2 billion (Rs 9,000 crore) for 2005. Last year, the bank gave ten loans adding to $1.3 billion to Indian projects, which was lower than the $1.5 billion for nine projects in ... More

SHORT TERM INSTRUMENTS


RBI to raise Rs 2,500 cr under MSS
THE Reserve Bank of India proposes to raise Rs 2,500 crore through the auction of 364-day and 91-day Government of India treasury bills under the market stabilisation scheme. Of this, Rs 1,500 crore will be through 91-day T-bills, while Rs ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


Business growth inorganic way
NBFCs fit into our scheme: IndusInd

THE private sector IndusInd Bank Ltd has set its focus on acquiring non-banking finance companies for propelling its inorganic growth. The Managing Director of InduInd Bank, Mr Bhaskar Ghose, told Business Line that, "It is the NBFCs ... More

TRENDS


`Doorstep banking needs proper risk tool'
BY allowing banks to go to people's doors to collect money, Reserve Bank of India has made life easier for many banks. Several foreign banks and new generation private banks are offering doorstep banking, including cash collection, despite ... More


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