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INSIGHT
Basel II - Credit risk magnified in India
Truly it is said that the "Devil is in the details". The Reserve Bank of India has sprung a surprise by hiking up the capital charge for credit risk on loans of banks. This has been done through a minor provision in the guideline for new capital ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE
Rainfall-based crop cover scheme in offing
Awaiting formal nod from the Agriculture Ministry More

How the new scheme works
A novel feature of the Centre's proposed new rainfall-based insurance scheme relates to the distribution of the sum insured (maximum payout) over different stages of crop growth and the moisture requirement for each of these ... More

DEBT MARKET
Bonds stay steady despite firm oil prices
Bonds held their ground last week as inflation fears abated and firm international oil prices remained a major worry. Bankers said that oil companies continued to take forward cover. Oil prices are currently at $65 a barrel. This translated ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Soft skills gap wide in financial services
`Graduates need to improve ability in communication, corporate thinking' More

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Scope for co-funding Indian projects: CAF
CAF, a multilateral development financial institution, sees great scope for co-financing projects promoted by Indian companies in South American countries, according to Mr Enrique Garcia, President and CEO. Last week, CAF and Exim Bank of India ... More

CREDIT MARKET
SBT loan scheme
State Bank of Travancore (SBT) has launched a new loan scheme for pensioners from military and related services. The scheme titled `Jai Jawan pension loan', will cover pensioners who retired at an early age from armed forces, ... More

EVENTS
Meet on information system
Mr K.J. Harshan, Executive Director of the Federal Bank Ltd, speaking at the 4th annual conference of Information System and Control Association (ISACA) here, said in the era of information technology, IS security and control ... More

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