Finance

LIC Unions Against Stake Sale, To Protest

The insurer is profitable, has assets of ₹31-lakh crore; why hand over such wealth to corporates, ask employees Read more

Divestment To Help Both LIC, Government: Jayant Sinha

BJP MP and former Union Finance Minister Jayant Sinha on Sunday said disinvestment of the Life Insurance Corporation as ... Read more

GIC Re Revises Fire Premium Rates, To Impact Average Premium By 25 %

State-owned reinsurer General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re) has hiked the fire premium rates for all 291 occup... Read more

Sunil Mehta Takes Over As Chief Executive Of Indian Banks Association

 Sunil Mehta has taken over as Chief Executive of Indian Banks’ Association from today. “He succeeds VG Kannan, who... Read more

Currencycloud Raises $80-million In Series E Funding Led By Visa, SAP Venture

London-based start-up to use funds to tap into  Asian market; to open new office in Singapore. Read more

Cut In GST, Sops For Home Insurance Are Needed To Extend Reach

In view of the importance of insurance, the government can look at reduction in GST across insurance products. Currently... Read more

Policy Push A Must To Boost Social Security

And this needs an enabling framework to give the aam aadmi life, health cover Read more

ICICI Bank: Spurt In Net Profit Overshadowed By Spike In Slippages

Healthy growth in loans, core income are positives; but addition to stressed book, higher retail NPAs need a watch Read more

DBS Bank India Looks To Expand Footprint In India; Focus On SME, Retail Segments

DBS Bank India is looking to grow its presence in the country and is targeting to have its footprint in 15 States with a... Read more

IQuippo To Facilitate Loan Availability To Customers

iQuippo, the digital marketplace which was earlier focusing only on buying and selling of infrastructure equipment, is n... Read more

Waive Tax On Senior Citizens Savings Schemes Interest: SBI Report

The interest on the Senior Citizens Savings Scheme (SCSS) should be given full tax rebate as the revenue foregone by the... Read more

HDFC Bank To List Candidates For New MD, CEO By July-August

Says working to increase capacity for Internet and mobile banking Read more

Bank Unions Call Two-day Strike From January 31

The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), which represents nine trade unions, has given a call for a two-day strike beginn... Read more

RBI May Take Up Interim Dividend Issue At Next Board Meeting

The issue of interim dividend may come up for discussion in the next RBI board meeting as the government struggles to me... Read more

Airtel Ties Up With Bharti AXA Life To Offer Prepaid With Life Insurance

Bharti Airtel has entered into an alliance with Bharti AXA Life Insurance to offer its most affordable prepaid bundle wi... Read more