According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), total outstanding credit to this sector rose to Rs 3.76 lakh crore in March 2011, from Rs 2.78 lakh crore a year earlier.

Loans to MSMEs rise to 15.1% of total bank credit 

Business Standard

The man who has been just named co-chief executive of Deutsche Bank's Asia-Pacific business prefers to maintain a strict work-life balance to stay focused.

BS People: Gunit Chadha

The rupee pulled back further on Tuesday from the over two-month trough hit in the previous session, as local stocks gained, reflecting an improved risk appetite globally after the US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's speech.

Foreign inflow hopes, dollar fall lift rupee

Reuters 

The rupee today gained a hefty 58 paise against the US currency to end its five-session falling string on fresh dollar selling by exporters and banks.

Rupee jumps 58 paise vs dollar, snaps 5-session falling string

Press Trust of India

Bank fixed deposits (FDs), according to a financial planner, fall under the comfort investing category, as most individuals invest in this instrument and often, randomly. This only increases in the present interest rate regime, where the annual rates are between nine and 10 per cent. Some banks (Bank of Baroda, Bank of India and Corporation Bank) have been raising it even now, though on shorter tenure deposits &mdash; one year and less.

Keep tenure in mind before investing in fixed deposits

The rupee on Tuesday gained a hefty 58 paise against the US currency to end its five-session falling streak on fresh dollar selling by exporters and banks. Suspected intervention by the central bank and also hopes of more capital inflows into equity markets helped the rupee to bounce back, a dealer said. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the domestic unit settled at 50.69/70, a gain of 58 paise, or 1.13 per cent, over the last close.

Rupee gains 58 paise on capital inflow hopes

The rupee today fell moderately by 9 paise to close at 50.78/79 against the US currency following weakness in local stocks and good dollar demand from importers.

Rupee down by 9 paise vs dlr at 50.78/79

The  rupee fell, approaching a two-month low, as US consumer confidence nearing a one-year high bolstered demand for dollars amid a retreat in local equities.

Rupee near 2-month low 

The rupee fell early on Thursday as weak economic data from the United States and China added to the clouded outlook for capital inflows caused by proposed changes in Indian tax laws.

Rupee falls on inflow uncertainty, importer demand

The rupee tumbled by 62 paise to close at almost 11-week low of 51.40/41 against dollar on sustained demand for the US currency from importers and some banks amid weakness in local stocks.

Rupee tumbles by 62 paise against dollar

The rupee declined 1.2 per cent to 51.4 per dollar in Mumbai, the biggest drop since December 12. The  currency fell the most in more than three months on speculation importers stepped up dollar purchases to settle bills ahead of the March 31 financial-year end.

Rupee falls most in three months

Yeshwant Moreshwar Deosthalee, 65, calls financial services a young man&rsquo;s business. But earlier this week, he beat many younger men in the race to acquire the prized assets of Fidelity India in an estimated Rs 550-crore deal. In 2010, L&amp;T Finance was a rank outsider, without even having applied for a licence to do asset management business. Today, led by Deosthalee, it has become a serious player in the fund management industry.

Newsmaker: Y M Deosthalee

Paring all previous losses, the rupee today gained 53 paise to close at 50.87/88 against the US dollar as the stock market recovered, following government's assurance that it will not tax equity investments through participatory notes (P-Notes).

Rupee gains 53 paise against dollar

The rupee today lost 20 paise to close at a fresh two-week low of 53.30/31, ending the first day trading of the new year on a subdued note.

Rupee down 20 paise Vs dollar

The rupee rose for the first time in three sessions on Tuesday, aided by an upswing in domestic stock prices and an increased appetite for risk, although it finished off the day's high as oil importers stepped up buying of dollars.

Rupee snaps 2-day fall on strong shares

The rupee on Monday lost 20 paise to close at a fresh two-week low of 53.30/31, ending the first day of trading in the new year on a subdued note.

Rupee declines to 2-week low

Industry may not be able to lower lending rates till deposit rates are high.

Union Bank rate cut doesn&#39;t indicate a trend

The rupee ended higher for the second straight session on Wednesday after trading in a narrow range, on dollar sales by some foreign banks, although a retreat in the euro and a fall in domestic equities capped gains.

Rupee up for second day, stocks cap gains

The rupee on Tuesday gained nine paise to close at 53.21/22 against the dollar amid a strong rally in local equities and fresh dollar selling by exporters.

Rupee reverses gains against dollar

A chartered and cost accountant by qualification, Sanjay Nair has never worked in accounting and finance functions in his nearly two-decade-old career. He was appointed as the chief executive of HSBC InvestDirect in India in December 2011, after working with HSBC in different capacities for nearly a decade.

BS People: Sanjay Nair

The rupee erased early losses and was stronger on Thursday, helped by a firmer stock market, although traders said dollar demand from oil importers could limit gains.

Rupee pares early losses, underpinned by shares

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