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Rupee edges up; bonds stay flat
MUMBAI: The rupee edged up against the dollar buoyed by the upturn in domestic stock prices on Monday. The domestic currency opened at 45.41 and touched an intra-day low of 44.45. It, however, ended the day at 45.37, up from Friday's ... More

HOUSING FINANCE


Canara Bank Home Loan fest
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Minister for Revenue, Mr K.M. Mani, inaugurated a three-day Canara Bank Home Loan Festival here on Monday. Mr P. Mohanan, Deputy General Manager, Canara Bank, presided over the function. Ms Mythili ... More

KSHB to cut interest rates
THE Kerala State Housing Board (KSHB) has decided to reduce the interest rates on housing loans by as much as 3.5 percentage points with retrospective effect from September 1, 2005. Announcing the decision in the State Assembly on Monday, the ... More

LIC Housing Finance sees 35% rise in net profit
LIC Housing Finance Ltd expects to end the fiscal with a net profit of about Rs 200 crore, or about 35 per cent over the last fiscal, the company's Director and Chief Executive, Mr S. K. Mitter, said here on Monday. LIC Housing made a net ... More

LIFE INSURANCE


New York Life to set up AMC
NEW York Life, the foreign partner in the Indian joint venture of Max New York Life Insurance Company, plans to set up an asset management company (AMC) in India. The company could also enter other sectors such as pension and distribution of ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


IFFCO-Tokio General eyes overseas biz
IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance Co (ITGI) has started scouting for opportunities to expand its operations in markets outside the country. "We are looking at expanding abroad. Currently we are studying the business potential in different markets ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


UTI Bank opens branch at Miryalaguda
HYDERABAD: UTI Bank has announced the inauguration of its branch at Miryalaguda in Nalgonda district on Monday. The bank's President, Mr S.K. Chakrabarti, inaugurated the branch, according to a press release. ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Bank of Rajasthan moves out — Allahabad Bank's insurance venture equity restructured
THE general insurance joint venture mooted by Allahabad Bank, which originally had Bank of Rajasthan (BoR) as one of its stakeholders, will now have a new equity-sharing arrangement. BoR has moved out and its 10 per cent allotment will be ... More

GOVT BONDS


G-Sec sale cancelled
THE Government has cancelled a scheduled auction of government papers worth Rs 5,000 crore to be held before February 22, a release from the Reserve Bank of India said. The bond market is expected to react positively to this cancellation and ... More

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS


UTI Bank recovers Rs 10.5-cr Sumeet dues via land sale
`The `Sumeet' brand name was also hypothecated with the bank and the bank might sell it if necessary' More

CREDIT MARKET


For second year running — Bank loan growth set to top incremental deposits
BANKS, they say, accept deposits for the purpose of lending. But what happens if banks have to lend more than what they get as deposits? For the second year running, loans given by the banking system during the fiscal may exceed deposits that ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES


ICICI Bank ties up with Germany's BayernLB
ICICI Bank has tied up a German bank BayernLB for providing services in treasury, capital markets, syndicated loans, trade finance and cash management. The two banks will also provide reciprocal support for their respective customers. The ... More

CO-OPERATIVES


TN urban co-op bank staff strike work, over wages
ALLEGING the State Government of anti-employee stance in extension of benefits including wage revision, employees of urban cooperative banks struck work on Monday, in almost all the districts of Tamil Nadu. About 3,000 employees working in 110 ... More



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