Despite fears of slow economic growth, the health of their unsecured assets are not so likely to be stressed.
Apart from the cheaper interest cost, the need to make local purchases and payments in the yuan has prompted a few Indian companies with Chinese operations to explore fund-raising opportunities through this route.
This is a major relief for life insurers, as pension products used to account for nearly 30 per cent of their sales before the new regulations came into force.
For home buyers in Noida Extension things have just gone worse. While banks have decided not to disburse loans to residential properties in the area, including those that had no litigation against them, builders are threatening to charge a penalty if payments are not made according to the existing contracts.
In an interview with Malvika Joshi and Somasroy Chakraborty, Madan Menon, RBS' chief executive for Singapore and Southeast Asia and head of global banking and markets in India, shares the bank's plans.
Jobless growth has found a new home - India's life insurance companies. In the last financial year, private life insurers reduced headcount by 27 per cent to achieve profitability.
Standard Chartered Bank's aim of expanding its consumer banking business in South Asia was strengthened when it convinced Sanjeeb Chaudhuri to join the bank earlier in July.
The country's largest commercial bank's SME advances grew nearly 23 per cent to Rs 119,676 crore last financial year.
RBI feels allowing foreign companies into this business may affect financial stability.
The insurance regulator is likely to confine the portability of health insurance policies to non-life insurance companies.
After lying low since its foray into the credit card business two years ago, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India on Monday announced a tie-up with Axis Bank to offer co-branded credit cards to its policyholders and employees.
RBI slams public sector banks for the strange phenomenon of profits dipping when a new chairman takes over.
According to data from company sources, the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) still remains the benchmark when it comes to settling death claims. However, major private players are also fast catching up.
More than half a dozen life insurance companies -- that are operating for nearly a decade now -- have cut their branch presence significantly in the last six months in a bid to cut cost and increase efficiency.
Unlike other cases, where elimination of terror kingpins has led to moderation in terror activities, insurers anticipate Osama's death may trigger a series of incidents across the world, especially in the US and Europe.
T S Vijayan, whose five-term as the chairman of government-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) ended on Tuesday, is likely to shift to UTI Mutual Fund as the new head.
Japan's Orix Corporation, which was in talks with Reliance Industries (RIL) to sell its 23.87 per cent stake in Infrastructure Leasing and Finance Company (IL&FS), has bowled a googly.
According to sources familiar with the developments, Barclays may review several options, including the sale of its credit card operations in India.
Microfinance companies have been facing a crisis after a crackdown by the Andhra Pradesh government last year in response to allegations they were charging high rates and using coercive recovery practices.
Some banks, including ICICI, want to restructure securitised advances along with other loans. This is being opposed by Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank and YES Bank.
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