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Wednesday, February 05, 2003
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Rupee stable; gilts fall
Mumbai: THE rupee closed on Tuesday at 47.7900/7950 against the dollar as compared to Monday's close of 47.7825/7900. There were good supplies of the greenback, which was bought by banks short on dollars, a forex dealer said. There was hardly ... More

INSURANCE


IRDA takes message to masses
IN an attempt to create better awareness of life and non-life insurance among the people, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has entered into an agreement with Prasar Bharati for a generic audio-visual campaign on ... More

HOUSING FINANCE


HDFC reduces home loan rates
HOUSING Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) today announced a reduction in its individual home loan rates, bringing down interest rates by 50 basis points for a term of up to 5 years; and by 75 basis points on loans of term 6 years to 20 ... More

LIFE INSURANCE


SBI Life provides cover for over 80,000 police personnel
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd has announced on Monday that it has provided life insurance cover to the entire police force in Andhra Pradesh consisting of over 80,000 personnel. The master group insurance policy document was handed over by ... More

Shriram group to sell AMP Sanmar products
AMP Sanmar Assurance Co Ltd has entered into a marketing tie-up with the Chennai-based Shriram Group to sell its life insurance products. The Shriram Group has about 1,400 outlets across the country and a customer base of over 32 lakh acquired ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


`Commission payouts to be inspected'
WITHIN a week or two, the Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (IRDA) will use its inspection powers to study the commission payouts of the general insurance companies. This was announced by Mr N. Rangachary, Chairman, IRDA, at a press ... More

FINANCIAL POLICY


Overseas investments still waiting to take off
Retail investors still do not know the specified list of companies, which qualify for their investment. More

DEBT MARKET


Turbulence in bonds
It all started with sudden fears of an imminent US strike on Iraq. Bond prices started falling in the week before last and gathered pace in the following days. The market was pummelled by the Government's decision to prepay World Bank loans and ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES


`File trackers' stopped in their tracks
THE corridor of banking power - the Banking Division of the Ministry of Finance - has been wearing a near deserted look for some time now. A recent `goof-up' leading to the short-circuiting of procedures regarding announcement of a ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Punjab & Sind Bank to distribute Bajaj Allianz products — Awaits RBI nod for bancassurance
THE Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB) is set to become the latest entrant among PSU banks to offer bancassurance products. The New Delhi-based bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co Ltd for marketing ... More

FOREIGN BANKS


StanChart to open 10 more branches
STANDARD Chartered Bank plans to expand its network by opening 10 more branches. The foreign bank is opening branches in Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Jaipur and Lucknow in the first week of February. The bank will be making inroads into Bhopal, ... More

CORPORATE BONDS


Tata Tele to raise Rs 100 crore
TATA TeleServices Ltd is set to raise Rs 100-crore in secured non-convertible debentures. The NCD issue has a full guarantee from the Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) and has received an in-principle rating of `AAA(Ind)(SO)' from ... More
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