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Anil makes open offer for 20 pc in RCL
WITHIN two days of committing funds in Reliance Capital Ltd (RCL) its Chairman, Mr Anil Ambani, on Tuesday made an open offer to acquire 20 per cent of the company's shares at Rs 231 per share. In a notice to stock exchanges, RCL said Mr Anil ... More

INSIGHT


High oil prices unlikely to drag down growth
OIL prices have touched new highs. The forward price of crude pushed to over $60 a barrel on Monday in the futures exchanges. As usual opinions differ on whether the rise is sustainable. Some weeks back, Goldman Sachs let a cat among the ... More

FOREX


Rupee steady; securities gain
MUMBAI: The rupee marginally strengthened against the dollar on Tuesday as foreign institutional investor inflows helped neutralise the effect of domestic fuel price hike. The rupee opened weaker at 43.60/61, from Monday's 43.5725/5825. ... More

INSURANCE


DICGC hikes premium rates
THE Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) has announced a hike in the deposit insurance premium in its annual report for 2004-05. The premium has been increased from eight paise per Rs 100 of assessable deposit in 2004-05 ... More

IRDA group wants minimum capital trimmed to Rs 25 cr
THE IRDA sub-committee for `stand-alone health insurance companies' has, in its draft interim report, recommended that the capital requirement for such companies be reduced to Rs 25 crore from the current Rs 100 crore. The committee, which ... More

LIFE INSURANCE


Max NY Life in bancassurance pact with co-op bank
MAX New York Life has signed a referral bancassurance agreement with Kapol Co-operative Bank. The company already has tie-ups with Thane Janata Sahakari Bank, New India Co-operative bank, Kalupur commercial co-operative bank and Yes Bank. ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


General insurers may opt for IPO route to raise capital
The IPO route is now being explored by at least two private sector insurers, especially since the Government has not relaxed foreign equity cap beyond 26 per cent. More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


MoU plan for PSU banks dropped
THE proposed exercise of signing memoranda of understanding (MoUs) between the Ministry of Finance and public sector banks has been given a premature burial by the Government. Instead of setting `rigid' MoU targets as `minimum assurance' from ... More

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS


German DFI to pick up 15% stake in Aarvee Denim
DEG, a German development financial institution, is acquiring a 14.99 per cent stake in the Ahmedabad based Aarvee Denim and Exports Ltd. Aarvee is issuing 33.73 lakh equity shares of Rs 10 each at a premium of Rs 76 per share. Its shareholders ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS


Union faults SBI Bengal circle on transfer issue
STATE Bank of India Staff Association has in a statement said that the SBI management is trying to distance itself from the responsibility of transferring its members in violation of norms. The norms, a note issued by the association (Bengal ... More

IPOS


Yes Bank IPO subscribed 26 times
YES Bank's initial public offering, which closed on Tuesday, was subscribed 26 times, according to the NSE Web site. A total of 186.34 crore bids were received against the issue size of 7 crore equity shares. A total of 16.52 crore bids were ... More

CO-OPERATIVES


AP plans special cell to monitor co-op banks
TO closely monitor the functioning of State-based urban cooperative banks (UCBs) and take necessary steps for prompt repayment to depositors, the Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to create a special cell. The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. ... More


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