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FIPB wants RBI to probe four cos under FEMA
THE Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has ordered investigations into four cases of possible violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). The FIPB has directed the Secretariat for Industrial Assistance (SIA) to take up the ... More

  • Re ends weak; securities strong

    INSURANCE


    Reliance taking time to move into insurance
    RELIANCE Industries Ltd (RIL) has delayed its entry into the life insurance business, despite being one of the first entities to obtain a first-stage approval from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA). So far Reliance has ... More

    SOFTWARE


    Datanet to offer cheaper ASP model for bank automation
    Datanet Systems Ltd, a transaction automation products company, is set to offer its corebanking and anytime banking solutions on an ASP platform through its services arm, Datanet eCommerce Services Ltd. More

    HOUSING FINANCE


    HDFC opens office in Gulbarga
    HOUSING Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) today opened its branch office in Gulbarga to cater to customers in Chincholi, Aland, Shahbad and nearby areas of Bijapur, Bidar and Raichur. The new office was formally inaugurated by Mr R.V.S. ... More

    GENERAL INSURANCE


    IRDA steps in to end stand-off on motor tariff portfolio
    UNDER intense pressure from the transport industry, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has stepped in to restore order in the motor insurance business. In a fresh circular, IRDA has directed the insurance companies to end ... More

    New India premium income up
    NEW India Assurance Company Ltd has reported a total premium income of Rs 4,109 crore for 2001-02 as against Rs 3,483 crore in the previous year, an increase of 18 per cent. This includes Rs 3,508 crore (Rs 3,041 crore) from Indian operations ... More

    CREDIT RATING


  • Higher rating for Gesco bonds

    RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS


    Bhagwati deputed to World Bank
    DR JAIMINI Bhagwati, Joint Secretary, Capital Markets and External Commercial Borrowings (CM & ECB) division in the Finance Ministry, is set to head the Market Risk Group in the Corporate Finance Department of the World Bank. According to ... More

    PRIVATE BANKS


  • Karnataka Bank GM
  • Kuppuswamy at Karur Vysya helm

    PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


    Public sector bank profits show 100 pc growth
    PUBLIC sector banks have seen their profits zoom in fiscal 2002. Net profits of 186 banks (out of 27) that have announced their results have gone up by 100 per cent to Rs 4,412 crore. Particularly noteworthy is the sharp growth in profits for ... More

    `SBI not planning another VRS'
    THE State Bank of India management is not considering introducing yet another round of VRS as a sequel to the bank's plan for further computerisation and mechanisation of operations. An assurance to this effect has been received by the State ... More

    SBM posts 156 pc rise in net
    THE State Bank of Mysore has posted a 156.18 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 65.89 crore and has declared a dividend of 25 per cent. Operating profit rose by 70.21 per cent to Rs 234.79 crore in 2001-02, according to the Managing Director, Mr ... More

    Corpn Bank hopes business will cross Rs 36,000 cr
    CORPORATION Bank hopes to garner a total business of more than Rs 36,000 crore by March 2003. According to its recently-unveiled business plan, the bank plans to increase its deposits to Rs 22,600 crore and advances to Rs 13,500 crore by the end ... More

    FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS


    IDBI net drops 38 pc
    TERM-LENDING institution, Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI), has reported a 38 per cent drop in net profit to Rs 424 crore for the full year ended March 31, 2002, compared with Rs 691 crore for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001. ... More

    TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS


    How will bank wage talks fare this time?
    SEVERAL issues cloud the prospect of a smooth start of negotiations over the eighth bipartite wage settlement for the banking industry even as the leaders of AIBEA, BEFI, NCBE, INBEF and NOBW, decide to assemble in Mumbai shortly to work out a ... More

    CO-OPERATIVES


    Collapse of co-op banks to impact State Govts, PSUs
    What has made it difficult for the State Governments is the complete failure of the regulatory mechanism. More
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