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ING Investment into portfolio management
TO tap the growing high networth individuals (HNI) segment, ING Investment Management (I) Pvt Ltd is entering the portfolio management services (PMS) business. ING Investment Management India (IIM), which is the investment manager for ING Vysya ... More

FOREX


Policy on speculation: To be or not to be
The RBI permits cross-currency trading which could cause forex losses; but has clamped down on MIFOR swaps which are purely rupee derivatives though priced using USD interest rates. More

RBI dept enters domestic forex operations
THE Reserve Bank of India's Financial Markets Department has started domestic foreign exchange market operations from January 2, 2006. This is a step towards integration of monetary operations. On July 6, 2005 RBI had announced the formation of ... More

Rupee strengthens; bonds range-bound
MUMBAI: The rupee appreciated against the greenback in tandem with other major currencies on Tuesday and on the back of dollar inflows. The domestic currency opened at 45.00/02 and touched an intra-day high of 44.91. It closed the day, ... More

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY


State Bank of Mysore branches under CBS
STATE Bank of Mysore has brought all its 637 branches, both in the rural and urban regions under the centralised core banking solution. A bank release said that this would allow the bank's customers to access their account from any of the ... More

SOFTWARE


Greek bank to deploy Flexcube
I-FLEX solutions said on Tuesday that Alpha Bank, the second largest bank in Greece, has selected its core banking solution Flexcube for consumer lending operations and loan syndication. Alpha Bank has more than 450 branches across Greece, ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


Reliance General gets IRDA nod for 17 branches
RELIANCE General Insurance has received IRDA's nod to set up 17 branches in various cities across the country. Currently, the company has 15 offices. Apart from opening four new branches in Mumbai and three in Delhi, the company will also ... More

Correction
With reference to the report `Second round of VRS for insurance staff on anvil' published in these columns on Tuesday, the number of employees should read 70,000 instead of 7,000. The error is ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


TMB unveils `no frills' account
TUTICORIN-based Tamilnad Mercantile Bank (TMB) Ltd has launched a `no frills' savings bank account scheme called `TMB Janatha' to cater to the needs of the low income group people who normally do not have access to banking services. One can ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


PNB reorganises zonal structure
PUNJAB National Bank has reorganised its zonal structure to achieve further business growth and also to ensure better customer service in a competitive environment. This reorganisation has led to setting up of seven additional zonal ... More

Indian Bank adopts village
INDIAN Bank launched the National Pilot Project for financial inclusion in Pondicherry on December 31, 2005. Under this project, the bank adopted Mangalam village under its Villianoor Branch, Pondicherry circle, said a press release from the ... More

PNB opens Malappuram branch
KOCHI: Punjab National Bank has opened its 129th branch in Kerala at Parappanangadi in Malappuram district. Mr S.V. Shenoy, Zonal Manager of the bank, inaugurated the branch which will be providing facilities such as multicity banking, ... More

BoB shifts regional office
KOCHI: Bank of Baroda has shifted its Regional Office from Thiruvananthapuram to Ernakulam at TD Road in Kochi. The move is to increase the bank's participation in speedy industrial and commercial development of the State. The regional ... More

New PNB zone in Karnataka
BANGALORE: The Punjab National Bank (PNB) has formed a new zone for Karnataka. The zone would comprise 44 branches and 7 extension counters, according to Mr P.K. Sharma, Zonal Manager. Mr Sharma said more branches would be opened in ... More

RESTRUCTURING


Bank of Baroda to restructure subsidiaries
BANK of Baroda (BOB) is planning to revamp its subsidiaries by infusing fresh capital and providing new competencies, said Dr A.K. Khandelwal, Chairman and Managing Director. "We have already started the process. It is a priority item now," Dr ... More

FIXED DEPOSITS


Bank of Rajasthan hikes deposit rates
MUMBAI: Bank of Rajasthan has increased interest rate on domestic term deposit of different maturities.

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EVENTS


Banks urged to adopt global norms in capital adequacy
The continuous upgrading of technology and skills of personnel are necessary for banks to perform better. More

CO-OPERATIVES


Multi-State co-ops to be allowed to access ECBs
THE Government has decided to amend the external commercial borrowing (ECB) policy to permit the Multi-State Co-operative Societies engaged in manufacturing activities in real sector to access ECBs under the approval route. An official release ... More

`Urban co-op banks facing tough time in AP'
URBAN co-operative banks in the country, especially those in Andhra Pradesh, are starved of deposits due to a crisis of confidence , said Mr M. Anjaneyulu, President of the Andhra Pradesh Urban and Town Co-operative Banks' Association. The ... More




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