finance > finance - general Finance - general RBI may further squeeze liquidity to tame inflation 16 July 2008 RBI bars Sahara from accepting deposits 04 June 2008 Government allows service firms to raise up to $100 million overseas debt 31 May 2008 Panel proposes productivity-linked pay hike for CPSE officials 31 May 2008 Government eases overseas borrowing rules for companies 29 May 2008 GMAC unit to get $750 million funding from GM, Cerberus 10 May 2008 Monetary Policy 2008-09: Between a rock and a hard place 30 April 2008 RBI unlikely to curb liquidity further 28 April 2008 Sinopec intensifies on-line purchasing, saves costs 21 April 2008 Standard Chartered Bank celebrates 150 years in India; to bring in fresh investment of $250 million for operations 16 April 2008 Dewan Housing expands presence, opens 7 offices in India, 1 in London 16 April 2008 RBI moots counselling borrowers to spread financial literacy 04 April 2008 Fidelity to use online media to market mutual funds; launches Fidelity Online 02 April 2008 Chidambaram estimates 2007-08 growth at 9 per cent 26 March 2008 Cals Refineries to invest Rs20,000-crore at Nayachar petrochemicals hub 20 March 2008 GE unit to invest $5 billion outside US (including India) by 2010 12 March 2008 India’s forex reserves top $300 billion 08 March 2008 Sixth Pay Commission to submit report on April 4 27 February 2008 Lalu Yadav announces route-wise development of high-density network 26 February 2008 Passenger fares reduced 26 February 2008 Address the rising rupee in this Budget: Gautam Singhania, chairman and managing director, Raymond Ltd 25 February 2008 Venture Capital investments in India a record $928 Million in 2007: Dow Jones 22 February 2008 SMEs in India to be funded by Soros, Omidyar, Google.org initiative 22 February 2008 RBI gives nod to Swiss Bank UBS for retail banking 18 February 2008 Mercer launches investment consulting business in India 12 February 2008 Experian welcomes foreign investment in credit info co’s 04 February 2008 Sub-prime crisis highlights need for enterprise- wide approach to risk management: Datamonitor 02 February 2008 Sequoia, UTI Ventures and ChrysCapital win APEX Awards 02 February 2008 ICICI Bank to expand distribution network, add 400 branches in three months 21 January 2008 $15 billion hit for Merrill Lynch 11 January 2008 Dubai International Capital buys stake in Japan's Sony Corp 26 December 2007 RBI releases draft approach paper on Fair Pricing and Enhanced Access of bank ATMs 24 December 2007 Ministry of Corporate Affairs advises caution to IPO investors 24 December 2007 A letter to the finance minister 17 December 2007 Bush set to unveil relief plan for US home loan borrowers 06 December 2007 Forward market regulator to decide on fourth exchange 28 November 2007 ICICI Bank securitises Rs1,930 crore car loans 27 November 2007 Dollar demise? 26 November 2007 Dreaming about, and fearing the trillions 26 November 2007 Dollar displaces Yen as carry trade's favourite 26 November 2007 Rupee, yen, euro to gain currency as dollar weakens 24 September 2007 Abu Dhabi''s Mubadala invests in Carlyle 21 September 2007 Consolidated Construction IPO over-subscribed eight times; HNI, retail segments lag behind 21 September 2007 Plan panel sets up committee on financial sector reforms 20 August 2007 Ficci Ernst &Young report: IT, ITeS dominate outbound investments to US 19 June 2007 Government plans SPV to invest forex reserves in infrastructure 16 June 2007 ECB hikes base interest rate to 4 per cent 06 June 2007 Seven PSU FIs show interest in managing pension funds 26 May 2007 Financial services has larger share of GDP in India than in UK 25 May 2007 GM may take $1 billion charge on Delphi as SEC seeks restatement of accounts 24 May 2007 FIIs'' pre-IPO investments in real estate to get FDI status 23 May 2007 Indian entities to manage new pension fund schemes, but Left opposes 21 May 2007 Italy''s UniCredit to merge smaller rival Capitalia, form Europe''s second biggest bank 21 May 2007 India disallows external commercial borrowing for township projects, tightens rules 19 May 2007 India''s foreign exchange reserves down at $203.991 billion 19 May 2007 Asean+3 to pool foreign exchange reserves 05 May 2007 Foreign banks should lend to agriculture sector, weaker sections: Parliament panel 04 May 2007 Don''t ignore credit risk in FMPs: CRISIL 03 May 2007 Monitoring credit risks, a key imperative for FMPs: CRISIL 03 May 2007 Reliance ventures into VC financing for biotech with MPM Capital 26 April 2007 Concerned about liquidity in India: Morgan Stanley 23 April 2007 Credit policy: What do analysts foresee? 23 April 2007 Don''t expect RBI to hike rates tomorrow: HSBC 23 April 2007 Reliance Capital offers to raise TV Today stake by 20 per cent 19 April 2007 Venture Capital: Destination India 17 April 2007 Riskraft Consulting bags Mauritian Financial Services Commission order 13 April 2007 SEBI to facilitate quick registration of venture capital funds 13 April 2007 ''Currency spot market a must to turn Mumbai into global center'' 03 April 2007 Foreign investors may be allowed in as mortgage guarantors 03 April 2007 RBI allows trading in power bonds maturing in 2011, 2012 03 April 2007 Get ready for a recession 02 April 2007 Subsidies, exemptions derail fiscal consolidation: Y V Reddy 31 March 2007 Bank of India raises $85 million in Tier I capital 28 March 2007 Forex reserves down $224 million to $194.41 billion 17 March 2007 Malaysian government's investment arm picks up 9 per cent in IDFC 14 March 2007 RBI to take all steps to keep prices stable 14 March 2007 Citigroup's offer price for Nikko faces another rejection 10 March 2007 ICICI Holdings to unlock value and spur growth 07 March 2007 Yen climbs to a 3-month high as investors unwind riskier stocks 06 March 2007 RBI to resume sale of market stabilisation bonds to suck out excess liquidity 03 March 2007 Union Bank ties up with post offices in Maharashtra to disburse farm loans 01 March 2007 Canara Bank may acquire Dena Bank 24 February 2007 Forex reserves top $188 billion 24 February 2007 JM Financial, Morgan Stanley to split 22 February 2007 Kotak AMC, T Rowe Price of US tie up for emerging market fund 22 February 2007 Fewer currencies can target inflation better, says mathematician John Nash 20 February 2007 SBI raises $700 million at lower rates with S&P support 16 February 2007 RBI raises cash reserve ratio to 6.0 per cent 13 February 2007 India emerges top destination for private equity in January 09 February 2007 New FDI regime to open up commodity exchanges, aviation and ARCs 02 February 2007 Industry expects interest rates to harden following hike in repo rates 01 February 2007 RBI hints at future hikes on heightened inflation worries 31 January 2007 RBI takes repo rate to four-year high of 7.50 per cent 31 January 2007 India confident of pension, insurance reforms 30 January 2007 Loan disbursals, deposit mobilisation high in FY`07: RBI 30 January 2007 New pension money to be invested in stocks 23 January 2007 PM highlights the need for pension fund investment reforms 23 January 2007 ADB to raise $1 billion via bonds in India 16 January 2007 India''s forex reserves down $666 million at $176.585 billion 15 January 2007 Budget session to witness amendment to pension bill, banking act 15 January 2007 Ordinance to repeal minimum SLR 12 January 2007 Thailand defends currency curbs 21 December 2006 Deepak Parekh to head panel on infrastructure funding 20 December 2006 S&P upgrades Pakistan's currency from stable to positive 19 December 2006 Soros cautions government against full rupee float 19 December 2006 Nikko Asset Management and Ambit plan asset management JV in India 14 December 2006 Dr Reddy's to raise Rs 1,027 crore through additional ADS issue 30 November 2006 RBI raises FII investment limit in five companies to 49 per cent 30 November 2006 ADB to consider $1-billion rural project finance for India 28 November 2006 RBI expects medium-term interest rates to remain low 21 November 2006 Government allows Singapore investment firms to hike stake in ICICI Bank 20 November 2006 China eases curbs on foreign currency transactions 16 November 2006 Tarapore opposes government''s acquisition of RBI''s stake in SBI 16 November 2006 FI sanctions, disbursements up in 2005-06 15 November 2006 Dollar rises against yen as US trade gap narrows to $64.3 billion in September 10 November 2006 India Post to expand joint operation with Western Union 10 November 2006 FII, MF investments in Indian stock markets top $10 billion 09 November 2006 New law proposed to bar foreign funding of media, organisations 09 November 2006 Private equity investment in India up 250 per cent in FY 2006: CNBC 09 November 2006 Japanese insurer Sompo''s JV with Allahabad Bank to finally take-off 08 November 2006 How will new RBI guidelines affect NBFCs, banking sector? 07 November 2006 Wall Street bonuses to hit record this year 07 November 2006 Finance ministry to hire people to help new taxpayers file returns: CNBC 07 November 2006 RBI doubles bank credit limit to Indian JVs, subsidiaries overseas 07 November 2006 Swiss Re to enter health re-insurance in India, China 07 November 2006 Banks expect real estate, personal loan rates to rise 06 November 2006 Chidambaram to review performance of PSU banks 06 November 2006 China raises bank reserve ratio to 9 per cent to ease credit flow 04 November 2006 Exim banks of India and Hungary sign credit pact 04 November 2006 Malaysia to develop Johor state as a counter to Singapore 04 November 2006 ICICI Prudential Life Insurance launches health policy for diabetics 01 November 2006 Britain''s Dawnay Day gets SEBI''s in-principle nod for mutual fund 30 October 2006 ICBC shares rise 14.6 per cent post listing 28 October 2006 Chinese bank raises over $19 billion in IPO 27 October 2006 Cap on voting rights for foreign banks to be lifted: Chidambaram 27 October 2006 Bank unions to strike work nationwide 26 October 2006 ICICI Bank, SIXT India in financing tie-up 26 October 2006 HDFC Mutual Fund in marketing tie-up with Dena Bank 26 October 2006 VC investments in IT sector remains undiminished 1H 2006: Datamonitor 26 October 2006 Government plans to sell residual stake in Maruti within FY07: CNBC 23 October 2006 Chinese bank raises $19.1 billion in biggest ever IPO 20 October 2006 Global pension fund managers already assessing India: CNBC 20 October 2006 RBI allows AIG Capital to register as NBFC 18 October 2006 IIFC, Indian Bank, OBC, Corporation Bank to jointly finance infrastructure projects 16 October 2006 PSU banks unable to make a dent in private banking 13 October 2006 Visa follows Master 13 October 2006 International health insurers eye India 11 October 2006 Saudi Arabia approves LIC, New India JV; opens up insurance sector 11 October 2006 SBI to open commercial branch in Bahrain next month 11 October 2006 GCC offers oil for financial sector reforms in India 11 October 2006 GlobeOp expands Mumbai base 10 October 2006 Tata Power, REL, GMR and L&T in fray for power grid project 09 October 2006 Update: Ericsson, Nokia bag BSNL's mega-GSM tender? 09 October 2006 3i Infotech launches FCCB offering of €15 million 06 October 2006 Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs & Polygon Investment Partners invest $27.8 million in OnMobile 06 October 2006 FDI vaults 259 per cent to $1.6 billion in July 06 October 2006 PM, FM for financial sector reform: CNBC 06 October 2006 Mutual Fund assets decline Rs15,582 crore in September 05 October 2006 HSBC India launches Pragati Finance 05 October 2006 Gulf Finance House to fund $2-billion energy city in Maharashtra 05 October 2006 Foreign funds rush to India 04 October 2006 Anil Sarin appointed director, public equities, Bessemer Venture partners 03 October 2006 Sovereign Global to acquire 4.5 per cent in Indiabulls for Rs302 crore 03 October 2006 US equity fund to invest $10 million in Eastern Condiments 26 September 2006 Ipca Laboratories in marketing alliance with Ranbaxy for US sales 21 September 2006 Government finalising FDI norms for stock exchanges 21 September 2006 20 September 2006 20 September 2006 Goldman Sachs to invest $1 billion in Indian operations 19 September 2006 India emerges among the fastest growing investment banking markets: CNBC 19 September 2006 RBI invites customer feedback on bank charges 16 September 2006 RBI panel wants banks to peg user charges lower 16 September 2006 Corporation Bank, Indian Bank and Oriental Bank announce business alliance 14 September 2006 Winners of the CNBC-TV18 Financial Advisor Awards 14 September 2006 Shriram Transport Finance sells truck loan portfolio to DSP Merrill Lynch 13 September 2006 Yes Bank to raise $150 million within next six months 13 September 2006 China offers to ease exchange rate curbs as APEC pushes for world trade talks 08 September 2006 The importance of managing forex reserves: The Indian experience 08 September 2006 The rush for United Western Bank 08 September 2006 Tata AIG group ties with Sangli Bank for 'Bancassurance' 07 September 2006 Tata AIG group ties with Sangli Bank for 'Bancassurance' 07 September 2006 Banks better placed to survive repeat of 1997 Asian crisis: S&P 05 September 2006 Government likely to widen scope of participatory notes: CNBC 04 September 2006 LIC's market share up by 6 per cent 04 September 2006 IMF asks India to make financial system more efficient 02 September 2006 United Western Bank placed under moratorium 02 September 2006 HSBC ties up with New India Assurance for credit insurance 31 August 2006 DHFL introduces India's first reverse mortgage 31 August 2006 Hedge Funds turn to technology to cope with pain points and strain of lower margins 31 August 2006 VSNL in S Africa's Neotel 31 August 2006 ECBs, FCCBs stages a comeback with India Inc 30 August 2006 GIC, Temasek stopped from upping stake in ICICI Bank 29 August 2006 Indian banks can withstand systemic stress : CRISIL 29 August 2006 Forex reserves up at US$165.367bn, as on August 18 26 August 2006 Buoyant life insurance sector attracts banks 25 August 2006 Tata Motors sets up new subsidiary for vehicle financing 25 August 2006 Premium guarantee, immediate annuity products from ICICI Prudential Life 24 August 2006 Indian banks tighten prudential norms amid growth, improved financials: Fitch 23 August 2006 Union Bank to develop special software for exporters and bullion traders 22 August 2006 Bank NPAs on the decline, says Chidambaram 19 August 2006 China raises key interest rates by 0.27 per cent 19 August 2006 ICICI Bank completes $340 million Tier-I bond issue 18 August 2006 Raising debt much cheaper than raising equity: ICICI Bank 18 August 2006 SBI hikes interest rates on tem deposits 18 August 2006 Telltale signs of restructuring in Aditya Birla group: CNBC-TV18 18 August 2006 Impact of ICAI''s new accounting standard on PSU banks 17 August 2006 New players in the i-banking field 17 August 2006 ICICI Bank is now a $10-billion biz 16 August 2006 Barclays in talks with ICICI for acquiring stake in ARCIL 14 August 2006 Government to convert Rs 22,800 crore special bonds with banks 14 August 2006 CBI files chargesheet against former Tata Finance MD 10 August 2006 SBI opens branch in China 10 August 2006 US Fed pauses rate hike cycle; keeps options open 09 August 2006 PSU banks desist diktat, not to roll back rates 08 August 2006 Analysts split over Fed''s move today: CNBC-TV18 08 August 2006 Tata AIG Life pioneers micro insurance for rural markets 08 August 2006 ICICI Bank judged top net banking Global Finance, Best Internet Bank Awards 07 August 2006 ECGC turns 50 07 August 2006 ICICI Lombard offers discounted medical cover to students flying Air India 07 August 2006 IL&FS in $100 million realty venture with Trinity Capital arm 07 August 2006 UTI Bank is first Indian Bank to issue foreign currency hybrid capital 05 August 2006 Indian IT firms bank on Basel II 05 August 2006 Chidambaram asks PSU banks to seek board nod for rate hike 05 August 2006 Warburg Pincus invests Rs280 crore in two Indian hotel companies 02 August 2006 Franklin Templeton ties up with Karnataka Bank for MF distribution 02 August 2006 Fitch raises India ratings to investment 01 August 2006 SEBI nod to Temasek''s Lotus India AMC to commence MF operations 31 July 2006 Chidambaram assures bank staff on outsourcing 28 July 2006 Prudential Financial keen on India foray 28 July 2006 Global Payments teams up with HSBC for Asia-Pacific operations 26 July 2006 S Khasnobis takes over as MD and CEO, ARCIL 25 July 2006 ICICI Prudential ties up with 10 RRB's sponsored by Bank of India 24 July 2006 Rs200 crore opportunity for banks in infrastructure bonds: CRISIL 24 July 2006 RBI squeezing money flows 17 July 2006 BoJ joins rate war 13 July 2006 SBI joins 5 other Indian companies in Fortune Global 500 13 July 2006 South Indian Bank signs MoU with Franklin Templeton, Sundaram BNP Mutual 13 July 2006 Flag Telecom in agreement with Deutsche Telekom 08 July 2006 Cairn secures $1bn financing for its Indian operations 03 July 2006 Goldman Sachs acquires 7-per cent stake in NCDEX 30 June 2006 Carlyle to pump in $668 million into India, China 15 June 2006 CRISIL: Fee-based income is key to MFIs' sustainability 09 June 2006 Motorola to start manufacturing in Chennai 08 June 2006 Mumbai-based IT firm introduces Basel II compliance software 08 June 2006 Paul Royalty to finance drug development by Glenmark 05 June 2006 Tata AIG General launches D&O cover for unlisted companies 01 June 2006 ABN AMRO launches ABN AMRO Broking 24 May 2006 Increased offshoring augurs well for India: Capco- LBS joint study 22 May 2006 Citibank introduces special package for small businesses, professionals 19 May 2006 SMEs present strong financial profile: CRISIL 17 May 2006 IRDA committee to overhaul grievance redressal in PSUs 12 May 2006 TN election results impact two Chennai companies 11 May 2006 US Fed raises rate to 5 per cent; non-committal on further hikes 11 May 2006 SEBI notifies QIP to dampen fixation for GDRs / FCCBs 10 May 2006 Coming Soon: Indian Depository Receipts (IDR) 10 May 2006 CRISIL rates HDFC BANK's Upper Tier II Bonds issue as 'AAA/Stable' 10 May 2006 NIIT Technologies acquires UK insurance solutions company 08 May 2006 $30-million funding from Oak Investment Partners for GCI for global expansion 04 May 2006 Citigroup eyeing HDFC and HDFC Bank post 2009? 04 May 2006 Vikram Akula, founder, CEO, SKS Microfinance, named Time''s Top 100 ''Most Influential People'' 03 May 2006 US private equity firm KKR buys-out 85-per cent equity in Flextronics Software 18 April 2006 CRISIL Ratings' update: STATE BANK OF INDIA 07 April 2006 US Fed hikes interest rate yet again; hints at more increases 29 March 2006 Tata AIG Life in 'Bancassurance' tie-up with DBS Bank of Singapore 27 March 2006 Booming demand drives auto finance markets in China 21 March 2006 Asian defaults at record lows: S&P 17 March 2006 LIC''s new plan for corporate executives and high networth individuals 02 March 2006 Centralise, simplify, optimise: Back to basics financial management 21 February 2006 17 Feb 01.10 PM:Indices remain weak as FMCG stocks correct 17 February 2006 17 Feb 11.10 AM: Indices give up early gains 17 February 2006 16 Feb 01.10 PM: Indices recover and re-test early highs 16 February 2006 16 Feb 11.10 AM:Indices give up early gains 16 February 2006 Indices give up early gains and close flat 16 February 2006 New US Fed chairman Bernanke hints at more interest rate hikes 16 February 2006 15 Feb 01.10 PM: Indices slip into the red on Asian weakness 15 February 2006 15 Feb 11.10 AM: Sensex declines from new lifetime high 15 February 2006 Indices close with modest gains as major Asian markets decline 15 February 2006 14 Feb 01.10 PM:Indices trading flat; HLL surges on good results 14 February 2006 14 Feb 11.10 AM:Frontline indices subdued in early trades 14 February 2006 Indices decline on profit booking 14 February 2006 Monitoring of debt servicing critical: CRISIL Ratings 14 February 2006 13 Feb 01.10 PM: Frontline indices post modest gains; mid-caps gain 13 February 2006 13 Feb 11.10 AM: Indices flat on weak Asian cues 13 February 2006 Indices at new highs as engineering and tea stocks surge 13 February 2006 Historic week for the markets as the Sensex tops 10000 11 February 2006 10 Feb 01.10 PM: Indices hold on to gains on strong FII figures 10 February 2006 10 Feb 11.10 AM: Indices firm despite Asian weakness; Sensex cross 10100 in early trades 10 February 2006</