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FIPB awaiting RBI's views on DBS' plan to pick up stake in Cholamandalam
THE Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) is awaiting the views of the Reserve Bank of India on the pending proposal of DBS Bank Ltd, Singapore, seeking to acquire stake in Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company. The Finance Ministry ... More

LIFE INSURANCE


LIC keen on entering health insurance
Although health insurance was "most risky all over the world," LIC was still keen because of both customer expectations and existence of synergy between health and life insurance. More

ICICI Prudential premium income up 66 pc in H1
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company has registered a 66-per cent growth in annualised premium during the half-year period ended September 2005, taking its premium up to Rs 668 crore. The insurer earned Rs 403 crore in the second quarter ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


Surveyors see flood claims from Chennai, Bangalore at Rs 70 cr
According to insurers, losses in Chennai were more than in Bangalore because the former is a transit point for the transportation of goods and commodities for the rest of southern region. More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Indian Bank's capital restructure plan under study: Chidambaram
THE Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, on Tuesday said that Indian Bank had come up with a proposal to restructure its capital and he had promised the bank to consider it. "It is a much stronger bank today and is performing very well," ... More

PSBs opt for Tier II bonds to raise funds
TO sustain credit growth, public sector banks have begun opting for subordinated debt instead of term deposits for raising working funds. Banks are expected to raise at least Rs 14,000-15,000 crore this year through Tier II subordinated ... More

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS


Chidambaram asks SFCs to tap capital markets
AIMED at reviving the financial health of 18 State Financial Corporations (SFCs) across the country, the Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, has advised them to tap the capital markets and raise funds. According to Mr Chidambaram, ... More

CREDIT MARKET


United Bank-led team commits Rs 70-cr loan to Sikkim power co
A CONSORTIUM of three banks led by United Bank of India has committed long-term loan aggregating Rs 70 crore to Sikkim Power Development Corporation Ltd (SPDCL). The deal, structured by SBI Capital Markets, is said to be the first of its kind ... More

SFCs, PSBs urged to work closely for better lending
THE Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, has advised the State Financial Corporations (SFCs) and the public sector banks (PSBs) to forge alliances towards ensuring improved credit lending to the small and medium enterprises (SME) ... More

PUBLIC OFFER


Andhra Bank gets nod for public issue
ANDHRA Bank has informed the stock exchanges that its shareholders, at the extraordinary general meeting, have authorised the board to issue/ offer and allot 8.5-crore new equity shares for an aggregate nominal value of Rs 85 crore, subject to ... More

PEOPLE


Myth of the independent central banker
MR Joseph Stiglitz is not your next door average man. He is among the most respected economists in the world. More important, he has something which Mr Alan Greenspan, the Chairman of the US Federal Reserve doesn't - a Nobel Prize in ... More

TRENDS


Hybrid capital gaining in significance for banks
Hybrid capital, which has characteristics of both equity and debt, has found use in other markets by banks that have wanted to improve performance and meet compliance standards. More



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