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FPSB plans to certify 50,000 financial planners
FINANCIAL Planning Standards Board (FPSB) has set a target of certifying 50,000 financial planners in the next couple of years. The Board, which also aspires to secure recognition from the regulatory agencies, feels that the target may well be ... More

FOREX


Rupee gains; call rates cross 8 pc
MUMBAI: A day after the RBI announced a 25 basis point hike in reverse repo and repo rates, call rates soared to over 8 per cent on Wednesday due to liquidity tightness. It moved up to a high of 8.25 per cent and closed between 7.75 per ... More

INSURANCE


Indian Bank ties up with PNB Principal companies — Q3 net rises 65 pc to Rs 123 cr
INDIAN Bank will offer insurance advisory and financial management services in its branches. It has tied up with PNB Principal Insurance Advisory Co Pvt Ltd for offering insurance services to its customers and with PNB Principal Financial ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE


IOB net up 22 pc in Q3 on rise in advances, deposits
INDIAN Overseas Bank posted a net profit of Rs 197.21 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2005, a rise of over 22 per cent from Rs 161.21 crore in the year-ago quarter, due to rise in advances and deposits. The bank is also looking to ... More

NBFCS


NBFC licence cancelled
HYDERABAD: Reserve Bank of India has announced that it has cancelled the certificate of registration granted to Chennakesava Finance and Investments Pvt Ltd, located at Ameerpet here, for carrying on the business of a non-banking financial ... More

CONSUMER FINANCE


Muthoot Fin's new schemes
KOTTAYAM: Muthoot Finance will launch innovative schemes in its gold loan segment. The personal loan against gold security comes with a wide range of new futures and with the introduction of this, the customers could utilise the value ... More

LIFE INSURANCE


ICICI PruLife premium up 76 pc at Rs 588 cr
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has registered a 76 per cent growth in the third quarter of the current fiscal, taking its new business weighted premium to Rs 588 crore, up from Rs 335 crore in the corresponding period the previous year. Of ... More

CREDIT RATING


Corporation Bank signs pact for SME rating
CORPORATION Bank and SMERA (SME Rating Agency of India Ltd) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to assign rating to SME clients of the bank. A bank release said here on Wednesday that the customers of the bank could get a SMERA ... More

RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS


Foreign, pvt banks staff can now blow the whistle — RBI issues norms for `Protected Disclosure Scheme'
As per the procedure outlined by the apex bank, the complaint should be sent in a closed envelope to the Department of Banking Supervision. More

Banks allowed to raise capital through innovative instruments
The funds will help meet banks' increasing business requirement as well as to maintain the capital adequacy ratio under the Basel-II norms. More

PRIVATE BANKS


Federal Bank in tie-up with Kotak Mahindra MF
KOTAK Mahindra Mutual Fund has entered into a strategic tie-up with Federal Bank for distribution of Kotak Mahindra MF schemes. An agreement in this regard has been signed between Mr Sandesh Kirkire, CEO of Kotak Mutual Fund, and Mr M.M. ... More

CSB scheme for students
KOTTAYAM: Catholic Syrian Bank Ltd (CSB) has launched a new scheme entitled `CSB Students Support Saving Scheme'. Under the new scheme, students can open SB accounts at all branches of the bank with zero balance. ATM cards also would be ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Pref. shares may change banking landscape
THE Left parties' insistence on the Government retaining 51 per cent stake in public sector banks has prepared the ground for the introduction of preference shares as a source of capital for Indian banks. But funds mobilised through preference ... More

PNB signs pact with SIDBI
PUNJAB National Bank (PNB) today entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to strengthen efforts to support small and medium industries. Speaking on the occasion, Chairman and ... More

Finmart helps Dena Bank grow retail portfolio
DENA Bank said its retail portfolio has grown nearly three-fold ever since it launched Finmart, a one-stop shop for all retail loan products. The bank's retail portfolio has increased to Rs 2,000 crore from Rs 700 crore during October 2004 to ... More

SHORT TERM INSTRUMENTS


RBI cancels T-bill auction
THE auction of the 182-day treasury bill was cancelled as the RBI rejected all the bids. Dealers said that the cut - off price was found to be very high. The notified amount was Rs 500 crore and the RBI received 19 competitive bids for Rs 628 ... More



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