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Western Union has big plans in money transfer sector
IN 1851, it started as a telegraph company. In 1866, it introduced stock tickers, providing brokerage firms with New York Stock Exchange quotations. In 1914, it introduced the first consumer charge card. Today Western Union Financial Services ... More

FOREX


Forex reserves rise $243 m
THE country's forex reserves continued to gain, rising by $ 243 million to $ 55.316 billion for the week ended April 26, 2002 as compared to $ 55.073 billion in the previous week, as per latest figures released by the RBI. Foreign currency ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


Securing your retirement nest-egg
Last week, we saw the need for pension plans, how they work and more importantly how they are different from traditional insurance products. (To read the first part of this series on the web, visit More

INTEREST RATES


What is a floating rate deposit?
THE Credit Policy has permitted commercial banks to offer floating-rate deposits. What are these deposits? At present, all bank deposits are fixed-rated deposits. A deposit that earns you, say, 8 per cent for one year is a fixed-rate deposit. ... More

Towards flexible deposit rates
ALL banks are advised to put in place a flexible rate system (with a fixed rate option also for depositors) in practice as early as possible — this exhortation was part of the just announced Monetary and Credit Policy for 2002-03. ... More

FIXED DEPOSITS


Cholamandalam Finance: Cash in
CHOLAMANDALAM Finance accepts fixed and cumulative deposits. Under the `Gold Nest' regular income scheme, a minimum deposit of Rs 10,000 is accepted and interest is paid at monthly, quarterly and annual rests. The interest rates differ according ... More

CO-OPERATIVES


Govt still undecided on separate regulator for urban co-op banks
THE Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, today said that the Centre was examining the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) proposal to set up a separate `apex supervisory body' to take over the entire regulatory and inspection functions relating to ... More

New norms for urban co-op banks on gilts dealings
THE Reserve Bank of India has issued new instructions to urban co-operative banks on their dealings in Government securities. In a recent circular issued to the chief executives of urban co-operative banks (UCBs), RBI has told the banks not to ... More


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