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Wednesday, November 13, 2002
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You can buy/sell HDFC MF units through ATM
HDFC Mutual Fund today announced that it has partnered with HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank to launch Any Time Mutual Fund (ATMF) — a new service that allows investors to buy and sell mutual fund units through an ATM (Automated Teller ... More

FOREX


Rupee slips; gilts bullish
Mumbai: THE rupee closed at 48.27/28 against the dollar on Tuesday, a tad weaker as compared to Monday's close of 48.25/26 in the forex market. There was some dullness in the supply of the dollar on Tuesday on account of the holiday in New York ... More

NBFCS


MCC Finance to pay Rs 50 cr to depositors
THE Chennai-based MCC Finance Ltd, which is in liquidation, has given an undertaking to the Madras High Court to pay Rs 50 crore, in a phased manner, to the depositor-holders, bond-holders and hundi-holders. This would be in addition to the sum ... More

RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS


SEZ banks to have $10-m capital infusion by parent
BANKS setting up offshore banking units (OBU) in Special Economic Zones (SEZ) would have to allocate a minimum capital of $10 million. They will, however, be exempted from CRR requirement, and on request, also from SLR requirement for specific ... More

Risk-profile onus falls on banks
THE RBI has rolled out Risk Based Supervision (RBS) for banks. The central bank has sent a template of prudential norms to all banks to independently measure their prudential status. A leading nationalised bank has completed the drill and ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Canara Bank plans to open branch in China
THE public sector Canara Bank has proposed opening a branch in China. The setting up of the branch is to take advantage of the growing trade volumes between India and China. Briefing presspersons here today Mr R.V. Shastri, Chairman and ... More

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS


Rs 2,500-cr dose for IDBI recast as bank
THE Government tonight approved a restructuring package for Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) by repealing the IDBI Act and facilitating the conversion of the development financial institution into a stand-alone bank. The new entity ... More

INTEREST RATES


Syndicate Bank cuts PLR
SYNDICATE Bank today announced a reduction in its prime lending rate and prime term lending rate by 50 basis points from the prevailing 12 per cent to 11.50 per cent, effective from November 1. With this reduction, the bank's interest rates on ... More

South Indian Bank cuts lending rates
CONSEQUENT to the reduction in bank rate and CRR by the RBI, the South Indian Bank has decided to reduce its prime lending rate by 50 basis points from 13.5 per cent to 13 per cent with effect from December 1. The bank has also decided to ... More

SHORT TERM INSTRUMENTS


Reserve repo done at 7.5% for Rs 50 cr
AFTER a gap of several months, a reverse repo auction, a facility to inject liquidity into the system was availed of on Tuesday in which the RBI purchased securities worth Rs 50 crore at the rate of 7.50 per cent. Dealers speculate that some ... More

FIXED DEPOSITS


UCO Bank cuts deposit rates
KOLKATA: UCO Bank has decided to decrease the rate of interest in respect of term deposits and NRE deposits. For 7-60 days, the existing rates will remain unchanged. The domestic term deposit rates for all periods ranging from 61 days ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES


Corpn Bank, Oriental Bank to share ATMs
THE Mangalore-based Corporation Bank and the Delhi-based Oriental Bank of Commerce have signed an agreement to share their ATM network. The tie-up between the two public sector banks, will bring together 252 ATMs of Corporation Bank and 40 of ... More

EVENTS


Gates to meet top bankers
PUBLIC sector bank chiefs have a rendezvous scheduled here with the Microsoft Chairman, Mr Bill Gates. A senior official of the Indian Banks Association confirmed that a round-table conference comprising chairmen of 10 banks would be held ... More
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