Manojit Saha &Amp; M Saraswathy

Stories by Manojit Saha &Amp; M Saraswathy

Insurers turn attention to wealthy with customised products

Insurers turn attention to wealthy with customised products

Rediff.com   19 Jul 2013

Apart from special services from banks for their wealth management needs, HNIs are now getting offers from insurance companies, too.

Meet the first CEO of all-women bank

Meet the first CEO of all-women bank

Rediff.com   15 Jul 2013

Ananthasubramanian, 55, started her career in 1982 at Bank of Baroda as a specialist officer in the planning stream.

Arundhati Bhattacharya to become State Bank of India MD

Arundhati Bhattacharya to become State Bank of India MD

Rediff.com   10 Jul 2013

Arundhati Bhattacharya is a strong contender for chairperson post, after Pratip Chaudhuri retires in September.

Debt market needs structural push: Experts

Debt market needs structural push: Experts

Rediff.com   7 Jul 2013

Entities reluctant to get into new segment till settlement and margin issues are addressed

YES Bank board says no to Shagun Kapur Gogia

YES Bank board says no to Shagun Kapur Gogia

Rediff.com   30 Jun 2013

In a letter addressed to Gogia's mother, Madhu Kapur, who holds a 12 per cent stake in YES Bank, the private lender said its board of directors, after extensive deliberations, had unanimously agreed not to accept her recommendation to appoint her daughter on the board.

Stopping rupee slide, the Subbarao way

Stopping rupee slide, the Subbarao way

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2013

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor D Subbarao, often criticised for being "behind the curve", took market players and his critics by surprise.

Financing of CAD a key challenge: RBI

Financing of CAD a key challenge: RBI

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2013

The central bank is of the view that rise in external debt a concern but rating outlook revision reassuring.

No catastrophe insurance cover yet

No catastrophe insurance cover yet

Rediff.com   25 Jun 2013

In the wake of the natural disaster in Uttarakhand, the proposal for 'catastrophe insurance' is in spotlight.

Private banks mull exit from gold coin business

Private banks mull exit from gold coin business

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2013

India's top private banks might soon exit from the gold coin business.

Uttarakhand: Insurers on high alert

Uttarakhand: Insurers on high alert

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2013

Public general insurance companies to collaborate for speedy settlement of claims

Companies turn to insurers to cover cyber crime liability

Companies turn to insurers to cover cyber crime liability

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2013

Cyber crimes caused by the insured's employees also get covered under the policy but would exclude the actual perpetrator.

Dwindling rupee dampens next week's rate cut hope

Dwindling rupee dampens next week's rate cut hope

Rediff.com   11 Jun 2013

The sharp fall in rupee since the beginning of May will make things difficult for the central bank which is on the path of easing the monetary policy to revive growth.

RBI to give new licensees more time to set up banks

RBI to give new licensees more time to set up banks

Rediff.com   3 Jun 2013

Application deadline may be extended but no leeway on priority-sector targets.

New B-schools take slow and steady steps towards growth

New B-schools take slow and steady steps towards growth

Rediff.com   23 May 2013

While new business schools come up, industry experts said the quality issue was crucial for them to survive.

India needs to grow much faster: D Subbarao

India needs to grow much faster: D Subbarao

Rediff.com   5 May 2013

RBI Governor D Subbarao says banks' response to RBI's monetary intervention is asymmetric.

Buzz over 50-basis-point rate cut grows LOUDER

Buzz over 50-basis-point rate cut grows LOUDER

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2013

Street expects RBI to keep CRR unchanged, opt for open-market operations to ease liquidity

Job fraud cases haunt automobile sector

Job fraud cases haunt automobile sector

Rediff.com   29 Apr 2013

Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra and Bajaj Auto have noted a rise in these incidents.

'SBI may stop performance guarantee to road projects'

'SBI may stop performance guarantee to road projects'

Rediff.com   29 Apr 2013

Four days ahead of RBI's monetary policy review, SBI Chairman Pratip Chaudhuri says a cut of one percentage point in CRR will allow the bank to lower lending rates 20 basis points.

Revival some time away for life insurers

Revival some time away for life insurers

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2013

In the April 2012-February 2013 period, the life sector's industry's new business premium collections fell 6.1 per cent, compared to the corresponding period of the previous financial year.

RBI may allow 7-8 NEW banks

RBI may allow 7-8 NEW banks

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2013

Most major corporate houses, such as the Tata group, Birla group and Reliance Industries, besides non-banking financial companies like L&T Finance, M&M Financial Services and the Shriram group, are said to be interested in setting up new banks.