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Wednesday, September 04, 2002
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1 EuroRs 48.01
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Rupee at new high; securities up
Mumbai: THE rupee touched a new high to close at 48.4675/4725 against the dollar as compared to Monday's close of 48.4750/48 in the forex market. Supplies of dollar were low with the US markets closed on Monday, dealers said. The dollar ... More

HOUSING FINANCE


HDFC cuts rates to 10.5 pc
COMPETITION appears to be getting the mortgage finance leader HDFC Ltd into action. With State Bank of India and LIC Housing Finance reducing interest rates on housing loan advances a few days ago, HDFC today announced a 50-basis point cut in ... More

Central Bank cuts home loan rates
CENTRAL Bank of India has lowered it floating interest rates on housing finance by 50 basis points to one per cent in various slabs with a maturity of up to 5 years, effective August 29. For amounts up to Rs 2 lakh, the new floating rate is ... More

LIFE INSURANCE


ING Vysya first cash bonus
ING Vysya Life Insurance has declared its first annual cash bonus for its policyholders which is five per cent on the premium paid on the policies. The cash bonus is a feature of ING Vysya Life reassuring Life (endowment plan) and maximising ... More

Om Kotak forced to withdraw insurance bond
THE drop in interest rates has forced Om Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Co Ltd to withdraw one of its first investment-cum-insurance policies — Kotak Insurance Bond — in less than six months after it was launched. The bond offered an ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


Almatti insurance bids — United India moves TAC
THE public sector United India Insurance Company Ltd (UIIL) has moved the Tariff Advisory Committee (TAC) on the bids made by the private sector for the Almatti Dam Power project. The TAC is an arm of the Insurance Regulatory and Development ... More

FINANCIAL POLICY


Repeated bail-outs create moral hazard
The Government, last week, announced its bail-out package for UTI. This was no hole in the bucket. The bill was almost Rs 15,000 crore and means the fund had lost a further 30 per cent of its corpus in just two to three years after the previous ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


Federal Bank, UAE firm tie up for fund transfer
FEDFAST, Federal Bank's instant money transfer solution, is now available through all the branches of Thomas Cook Al Rostamani Exchange in UAE. With a view to enhancing the services offered to its non-resident customers mainly in the Gulf, the ... More

INTEREST RATES


`Bank rate cut will not exceed 50 basis points'
THE Reserve Bank of India (RBI) would, at the maximum, go in for a 50 basis point cut in bank rate as and when it decides to do so. "The RBI Governor, Dr Bimal Jalan, had even recently reiterated the central bank's commitment for a soft ... More

CREDIT CARDS & DEBIT CARDS


ABN-Amro launches debit card
ABN-AMRO Bank N.V. (India) will launch home mortgage loans before the end of this fiscal. Following the legislative changes regarding foreclosure and risk weightage of 50 per cent, the home mortgage loans market had received a boost, said Mr ... More
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