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Thursday, July 18, 2002
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PSU insurers change accounting norms
PUBLIC sector general insurance companies have begun changing their accounting methods after tightening their claims verifications methods. The changes that have been brought about have been especially with reference to claims, which are ... More

FOREX


Re closes stronger; gilts firm
Mumbai: THE Indian rupee on Wednesday closed stronger at Rs 48.77/7750 per dollar unit as compared to its previous close of 48.80/8050. Dealers said that the currency moved in the narrow band of 48.7650-7850 through the day. According to one ... More

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY


Banks told to make optimum use of IT
BANKS must try and make optimum use of IT infrastructure by sharing facilities among themselves wherever possible, according to the RBI Deputy Governor, Dr Vepa Kamesam. Dr Kamesam was speaking at a press conference here on Wednesday announcing ... More

NBFCS


Rs 84-cr IFC package for Mahindra firm
THE Washington-based International Finance Corporation (IFC) has signed an agreement with Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services Ltd (MMFSL) to provide a finance package of Rs 84 crore for the company. The package will consist of a ... More

LIFE INSURANCE


SBI Life to target account holders
SBI Life insurance has begun targeting account holders of the bank in a bid to accelerate the premium income collection. SBI Life is a joint venture between Cardiff S A of France and the State Bank of India. For this purpose, SBI Life has soft ... More

LIC hikes ad budget to Rs 110 cr
THE Life Insurance Corporation has drawn for itself an ad budget for Rs 110 crore, the corporation's Current-in-charge and Managing Director, Mr A. Ramamurthy, told Business Line today. "Last year, we spent about Rs 80 crore. This year ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


Union Bank to market New India products
UNION Bank of India on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with New India Assurance Company Ltd for distribution of the latter's general insurance products. The bank has already tied up with HDFC for distribution of life insurance ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


Federal Bank Q1 net down at Rs 17.42 cr
THE Aluva-based Federal Bank has reported a net profit of Rs 17.42 crore for the first quarter of the current year as against Rs 22.76 crore reported for the corresponding period of last year. The net profit has been arrived at after making a ... More

Lord Krishna Bank plans to expand branch network
LORD Krishna Bank plans to further strengthen its presence in Kerala by re-furnishing its 67 branches and providing additional services like ATM facilities. For the large NRI customer base, especially in the Gulf countries, the bank plans to ... More

HDFC Bank net up 33 pc at Rs 82.41 cr
HDFC Bank has registered a 33 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 82.41 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2002 as against Rs 62.01 crore in the corresponding quarter in the previous year. Total income increased to Rs 560.48 crore (Rs ... More

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    PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


    UCO Bank treasury centre in Mumbai
    UCO Bank has set up a centralised integrated treasury operation centre at its Nariman Point branch in Mumbai. The centre is to be inaugurated on Thursday. Mr V.P. Shetty, CMD of UCO Bank, told Business Line, "The dealing room of the ... More

    GOVT BONDS


    RBI assigns 6.72 pc yield for 10-yr stock
    THE RBI today assigned a yield of 6.72 per cent for the Rs 3,000-crore, 10-year Government stock with a call and put option. There was no devolvement on either the RBI or primary dealers. A cut-off price of Rs 102.30 was assigned to the 15-year ... More
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