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PNB Gilts net up 9 pc in 9 months
PNB GILTS Ltd has registered a net profit of Rs 91.31 crore for the nine months ended December 31, 2002, a 9 per cent rise over the Rs 83.62 crore net for the corresponding period in the previous year. The company has declared an interim dividend ... More

FOREX


Rupee up; gilts decline
Mumbai: THE rupee ended on Thursday higher by three and a half paise at 47.9350/94 as compared to Wednesday's close of 47.97/98 in the forex market. Comparable levels had been witnessed on December 30, 2002 when the rupee ended at 47.9350/9450 ... More

STOCKS


NSE cautions members on trading in GTB shares
THE National Stock Exchange (NSE) has cautioned its members while dealing in the shares of Global Trust Bank (GTB), keeping in view the latest directives of the market regulator. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), which was ... More

NBFCS


RBI asks small NBFCs to shut shop
NON-BANKING finance companies (NBFCs) with net owned funds of less than Rs 25 lakh as on January 9, 2003, must stop carrying on business with immediate effect, the Reserve Bank of India announced today. Contravention of this RBI directive will ... More

LIFE INSURANCE


SBI Life withdraws assured return plan
SBI Life Insurance has withdrawn Sukhjeevan Pratham, its short-term single premium insurance bond that provided a guaranteed return in line with prevailing market rates. Explaining the reason for the withdrawal, Mr S. Muralidharan, Chief ... More

HDFC Standard to launch more products
HDFC Standard Life Insurance is looking to post a four-fold jump in its premium collection. The company collected Rs 36 crore as premium last fiscal. Senior company officials said that it had already achieved 75 per cent of its target. The ... More

OM Kotak expects five-fold increase in premium income
OM Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance (OMKM), the joint venture between Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd and Old Mutual Plc, expects to nearly triple the sum assured during the current fiscal year with around five-fold growth in total premium ... More

Co-ops urged to insure kisan card holders
THE regional office of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has requested the Registrar of Co-operative Societies (RCS) to issue necessary instructions to all co-operative banks in the State, including primary agricultural ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


Govt to float crop insurance co
IN a first of its kind move, aimed at providing crop insurance to farmers across the country on a sustainable basis, the Government has initiated measures to create a national agency that would evolve an integrated risk management package ... More

Demand for higher commission — Agents threaten to boycott United India Assurance
AGENTS of United India Assurance Company are threatening to boycott doing business for the insurer if the company does not meet their demand of raising agency commission from the present level of five per cent. Agents say they would surrender ... More

United India loses appeal in accident case
THE Madras High Court has held that the expression "accident arising out of the use of a motor vehicle" in the Motor Vehicles Act was intended to enlarge the scope of the provision and not to restrict it for denying compensation to the victim in ... More

CREDIT RATING


`MAAA(SO)' for ICICI Bank PTC
MUMBAI: ICRA has assigned a conditional rating of `MAAA (SO)' to the Rs 143.32 crore pass through certificates (PTCs) of ICICI Bank issued by Secured Loan Receivables Securitisation Trust (Series III). The PTCs are backed by car and ... More

RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS


RBI holds talks with Finance Secretaries
THE Reserve Bank of India today met the Finance Secretaries of all States to discuss critical issues concerning State finances. A central bank spokesperson described the meeting as routine. Discussions were held and views exchanged on the ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


ICICI Bank starts advisory service for NRIs
ICICI Bank has started an advisory service for non-resident Indians, called `NRI Advisory Services.' The service launched in New York and London, will be extended to Toronto, Dubai and Singapore, after receiving requisite approvals, said a ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


SBI to introduce single-window system soon
TAKING cue from the new generation private sector banks, State Bank of India is contemplating to introduce the `single window' concept (in select branches) from January 15. Eight branches across the four modules in Chennai circle have been ... More

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    INTEREST RATES


    SBI lowers deposit rates
    STATE Bank of India has lowered interest rates on domestic term deposits by 25 basis points in some maturities effective January 13. The new rates on deposits with a maturity of one year to less than two years has been reduced to 5.75 per cent ... More

    Andhra Bank cuts rates on deposits
    ANDHRA Bank has announced further cut in interest rates on both domestic term deposits and NRE term deposits, effective from January 13, according to a bank communiqué. For deposits of less than Rs 2 crore, the interest rates were reduced to ... More

    SBT cuts FCNR deposit rates
    STATE Bank of Travancore (SBT) has reduced the interest rates on FCNR deposits in US dollar, pound sterling and euro with effect from January 8. The revised rate for US dollar deposits of one year to less than two years is 1.25 per cent, two ... More

    NON-PERFORMING ASSETS


    CSB issues 150 notices to defaulters
    CATHOLIC Syrian Bank has issued 150 notices to various defaulters involving an amount of Rs 32 crore. Most of the defaulting borrowers who were served the 60-day notice have responded positively and have forward for compromise settlement, a fax ... More

    Allahabad Bank AP circle gets tough on defaulters
    The net non-performing assets of the Andhra Pradesh circle of Allahabad Bank stood at Rs 105.89 crore as on December 31, 2002, while the deposits stood at Rs 426 crore and advances at Rs 450 crore. More

    CREDIT CARDS & DEBIT CARDS


    HDFC Bank launches credit card with e-Seva
    HDFC Bank has launched a co-branded credit card with e-Seva, a popular e-governance initiative from the Government of Andhra Pradesh, here on Thursday. e-Seva is a one-stop point for services of various State and Central government departments ... More

    TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS


    SBI VRS optees call on Jaswant
    HYDERABAD: A delegation of All India State Bank of India (SBI) VRS Optee Officers Welfare Association called upon the Union Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, here on Wednesday and requested him for justice to around 10,000 officers of ... More
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