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Friday, August 02, 2002
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HDFC Bank's advisory service facility
MUMBAI: HDFC Bank is targeting the affluent masses with its `wealth management programme' with the aim of covering 1,00,000 customers by the end of the financial year, according to Mr Aditya Puri, Managing Director, HDFC Bank. The ... More

FOREX


Rupee firm; gilts rise
Mumbai: THE rupee closed steady at 48.66 against the dollar on Thursday, unchanged from Wednesday's closing levels, in the forex market. Forex dealers contend that the market was lacklustre with very thin trades, as there was barely a two paise ... More

NBFCS


Cholamandalam to raise Rs 35 cr via pref shares
CHOLAMANDALAM Investment and Finance Company proposes to raise Rs 35 crore through an issue of preference shares. The company's Managing Director, Mr M. Anandan, told presspersons here that the shares would be cumulative and redeemable in three ... More

HOUSING FINANCE


Canfin Homes to beef up marketing
CANFIN Homes Ltd (CFHL) is planning an aggressive campaign for marketing its products. The company has set in motion the initiative by setting up its central marketing department in Bangalore. According to Mr G. Umesh Shenoy, Managing Director, ... More

ICICI Bank property show begins today
ICICI Bank Home would offer spot sanctions for home loans on the displayed properties. The customers opting for a spot loan would get advantages such as a reduced interest rate of 10.75 per cent on adjustable rate loans and an offer of zero processin g fee for the loans, which are usually up to 0.5 per cent of the loan amount. More

Home loan festival from Vibank
BANGALORE: Vibank Housing Finance Ltd, a subsidiary of Vijaya Bank, will launch a 10-day `Own Your Home Festival' on August 22 when all its 10 branches spread across the country will woo buyers with comprehensive guidance with regard to ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


Transporters seek IRDA action on tariff norms
IT's time for fresh action on the motor insurance front with transporters once again seeking the intervention of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) to discipline insurance companies, which allegedly are openly flouting the ... More

TN lorry owners for third party insurance
THE State Lorry Owners' Federation has asked its member associations to take up with the insurance companies the issue of accepting third party insurance premiums. The refusal of the insurance companies to accept third party insurance and the ... More

FINANCIAL POLICY


Service tax net cast wider
THE Finance Ministry has attempted to offset the revenue loss on account of the withdrawal of service tax on life insurance premium by bringing under the service tax net a host of fresh entities in the banking and financial sectors. It has ... More

GOVT BONDS


Tax-free bonds cap may be set around Rs 10 lakh
THE Government is set to fix a liberal annual investment limit of over Rs 10 lakh on the new tax-free bonds announced by the Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, on Wednesday. "We are looking at a ceiling which is four or five times the existing ... More

Tax-free bonds look appetising
MR Jaswant Singh's new tax-free bond is expected to be the best bet for investors in an otherwise depressed market, according to market watchers. The bonds are seen as an attractive opportunity as there is no cap on investment unlike the ... More

SHORT TERM INSTRUMENTS


Ingersoll Rand CP assigned `P1+'
CRISIL has rated Ingersoll Rand's Rs 75 crore commercial paper issue as `P1+', indicating highest safety. The rating reflects Ingersoll Rand's highly favourable financial profile characterised by near zero debt levels, strong debt service ... More

CREDIT CARDS & DEBIT CARDS


ICICI Bank debit card feat
MUMBAI: ICICI Bank today said it has issued over 10 lakh debit cards, becoming the largest debit card issuer in the country. The bank launched its debit card "Ncash'' in January 2001. Ncash is a VISA electron card accepted at over ... More

FIXED DEPOSITS


Lakshmi Vilas Bank cuts rates
HYDERABAD: Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) has announced revised interest rates on domestic term deposits. The rates, based on the recommendations of the bank's asset liability company, have come into effect from August 1. In a press ... More

Andhra Bank revises deposit rates
HYDERABAD: Andhra Bank, the Hyderabad-based public sector bank, has announced new interest rates for term deposits. The revised rates would come into effect from August 1. In a press communiqué here, the bank's General Manager, Mr A.L. ... More

IPOS


Union Bank issue at Rs 6 premium
MUMBAI: Union Bank of India has set a premium of Rs 6 for the Rs 10 share for its proposed public issue. The issue is of 18 crore equity shares amounting to Rs 288 crore, a press release said. ... More

PEOPLE


Shahaney joins IndusInd Bank
MUMBAI: Mr R.J. Shahaney, currently the Chairman of Ashok Leyland Ltd, has been appointed as the non-executive Chairman of IndusInd Bank. The decision was taken at the board of directors' meeting held on July 29. Mr Shahaney is ... More

Sharma takes over at LIC
MR N.C. Sharma, Managing Director, LIC, has taken over as Current-in-Charge of the corporation from Thursday. Mr Sharma took over the reins of the institution after Mr A. Ramamurthy retired on July 31, a company release said. The Government ... More

TRENDS


Drought shadow over retail loans
WITH the spectre of drought looming large over the country, the banking industry is confronting a crisis of confidence. As the drought situation becomes a reality, the industry's honeymoon with retail lending might be cut short leading to ... More
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