Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
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Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Wednesday, December 28, 2005 |
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MONEY & BANKING FARM CREDIT Kerala banks agree to finance small farmers' consortium COMMERCIAL banks in the State have agreed to spearhead the implementation of Small Farmers' Agri Business Consortium (SFAC), a scheme that builds itself on venture capital assistance. In a decision taken at a meeting of the State-level Bankers' ... More INVESTMENT BANKING `Infrastructure deal of the Year' THOMSON'S Project Finance International (PFI) has awarded Gangavaram Port Ltd the Asia-Pacific region's `Infrastructure Deal of the Year'. SBI Capital Markets Ltd (SBI Cap) was the sole financial advisor and arranger for Gangavaram Port ... More INSIGHT Looking ahead to 2006 OVERALL, 2005 has been a good year for markets the world over — not only equity but also bonds and commodities. We seem to be sitting on a perfect cusp of good growth, rising corporate profits and low inflation. Thus, rising short-term ... More FOREX Rupee ends lower; bonds tad higher MUMBAI: The rupee fell against the US dollar on Tuesday on month-end demand by corporates. The rupee opened lower than the previous close at 45.06/08 and ended at 45.26, almost 20 paise lower than Monday's close of 45.0450/05. ... More INSURANCE ECGC plans to tap `tough, but remunerative markets' A PROPOSAL to set up a national export insurance account to facilitate credit insurance for large value exports to `difficult, but remunerative' markets is under the active consideration of the Centre, according to Dr Christy Fernandez, Chairman ... More LIFE INSURANCE 
Portal allows customers to choose advisors — ING Vysya Life tests new biz plan hereING Vysya Life has borrowed the blogging concept to provide an online presence to its top insurance advisors who can use the portal to increase their strike rate for converting their business from a larger number of potential customers. The ... More GENERAL INSURANCE Insurers are once bitten, twice shy FACED with mounting claims from information technology companies, non-life insurers have suggested that liabilities be shared by the respective corporates. Sources said the medical claims ratios from IT and IT-enabled services corporates were ... More RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS 
Lahiri Committee report on capital flows — Debate on P-flows and P-notesTHE relationship between the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Government is more like that between couples. Their differences are not aired in public. Perhaps, for the first time, a major chink is on display in the Report of the Expert Group ... More PRIVATE BANKS YES Bank IPO: NSDL cries foul over blame pinned on it — Says regulation is SEBI's job "As the order has been passed against NSDL without following the principles of natural justice, without giving NSDL the material and documents which SEBI seeks to rely on, the order suffers from grave legal defects." More
ICICI Bank sells 4.8% stake in Federal Bank for Rs 54.18 crore FOREIGN BANKS Deutsche Bank unveils `no frills' account DEUTSCHE Bank launched its no frills account, "db Easy Savings Account," which offers basic banking services at affordable prices to customers, in line with the Reserve Bank of India guidelines. According to a press release, customers need to ... More INTEREST RATES Interest rates may see marginal rise in 2006 INTEREST rates always make for `interesting' news copy. Any kind of movement in interest rates would be keenly watched in 2006, as it was in 2005. Most bankers and analysts agree that a rate hike is likely, but it would be marginal and gradual. ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back Dec. 18-Dec. 24 RoC e-initiative to open up data on India Inc Life insurers book gains in equities; invest in bonds Index investing lags in India Large claims on account of floods — PSU insurers may trim dividend payouts IRDA issues ULIP guidelines; fixes minimum death benefits Indian holdings in US treasuries down at $14 b Forex reserves surge by over $1 billion SBI on `Tiny' drive in rural areas |
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