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HDFC relaunches teaser home loan scheme, SBI may extend its own
The home-loan battle between State Bank of India (SBI), the countrys largest lender, and Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), the largest mortgage financier, shows no signs of ending.
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Change in top mgmt at Barclays, HSBC banks
Change swept through the top of Britains banks on Tuesday as Barclays said its investment banking supremo Bob Diamond will take over as group chief executive next year and HSBC was expected to announce later that its chairman is going into government.
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Green to become UK minister
Meanwhile HSBCs chairman Stephen Green is set to step down from Europes biggest bank to become trade minister in Britains coalition government, British media reported.
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Getting out of the debt trap
Look out for the telltale signs of a habitual defaulter...
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Barclays names Diamond CEO, strategy unchanged
Robert Diamond, the architect of Barclays Plcs investment banking expansion, was appointed chief executive officer and pledged to boost the banks consumer unit.
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RBI bats for better pay for govt bank employees
Government bank executives got a pleasant surprise today, which came from none other than the governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). While mentioning the issue of compensation of private bank chief executive and board members, RBI Governor D Subbarao emphasised the need for competitive compensation for public sector banks or they may lose talent to their private sector counterparts.
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Q: Ravi Adusumalli, India Head, SAIF Partners
After the successful Nasdaq listing by MakeMyTrip last month, venture capital (VC) firm SAIF Partners is gearing for two more initial public offers (IPOs) by its investee firms. But unlike many VCs, SAIF is not looking for an exit as it sees further growth opportunity. At present, it is investing from its fourth fund of $1.25 billion (Rs 5,818 crore), both in India and China.
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Blackstone not keen to invest in Indian retail
Blackstone, one of the largest private equity (PE) firms in the world, was averse to investing in the Indian retail sector, said Blackstone Advisors Indias Executive Director Gautam Chakravarti.
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Private equity firms spot profits in Mumbai redevelopment
Slum rehabilitation projects, increase in FSI trigger frantic activity by funds.
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After Ulips, Irda to revamp reinsurance
After reining in unit-linked insurance plans (Ulips) with new guidelines, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) has decided to revamp reinsurance rules.
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Ten-year bonds gain as 1-week high yields lure buyers
Ten-year bond rose as yields at the highest level in more than a week attracted investors.
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Ten more Indian lenders to set up base in UK
In a sign of growing interest of Indian financial sector to expand abroad, 10 more Indian lenders plan to set up base in United Kingdom.
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