Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd (Hudco) has approved a Rs 140-crore loan for the upgrade of two thermal power plants in Uttar Pradesh.

Rs 140 cr Hudco loan for UP power plants

Business Standard

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) is likely to allow state-owned Life Insurance Corp of India to retain over 10 per cent stake in companies for now, a finance ministry official

Irda likely to allow LIC to retain over 10% stake in companies

Private sector general insurance companies are once again going back to retail as they face severe pricing pressure and concentration of risk in the corporate business segment.

General insurers shift focus to retail business

Uncertainty in the stock market and sliding fixed deposit rates have made life insurance the most preferred tax-saving instrument for the salaried class, a study said.

79% people prefer life insurance products: Survey

Press Trust of India

Some cautious hope

Right paperwork and planning help to ease problems.

For the first-time tax payer

With March approaching, tax-payers will have to ensure that they buy adequate insurance to claim benefits under Section 80C and 80D.

Covers with Exemptions

What is the difference between a growth and value fund.

Understanding growth and value themes

During a tumultuous 2000, the first year of its existence, this fund caught the investors' eye for its returns.

Tax-saving funds&#39; performance

LIC Mutual Fund breaks into the top-10 club, claims ninth slot.

HDFC MF replaces ICICI Pru to be the second-largest in assets

General insurers may be touting portability of health covers as the next big consumer-centric reform, but the benefits will be limited to only those individuals who decide to lower their coverage to

Portable health covers to have limited benefits

Issuances of commercial papers rose today because the deep interest rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India last week and also the cut in the cash reserve ratio prompted banks and mutual funds to step

CP issuances rise

Major Indian carriers have seen advance bookings on travel portals surge by 30 per cent since the fare cut announcements last week.

Advance bookings surge 30% on air fare cuts

An insurance industry panel has suggested uniform method for calculating the fee structure of unit-linked plans, but left it to individualcompanies to fix the exact amount to be charged.

Panel proposes uniform method for Ulip charges

Even as investors raise issues about management moves of London&rsquo;s Alternative Investment Market (AIM)-listed realty funds, net asset values (NAVs) of such India-focussed realty entities have

NAVs of India-centric realty funds fall over 90% on AIM

India Post, the agency with the widest reach, has decided against being one of the points of presence (POP) for the new pension scheme.

23 players to collect pension money

Twenty-one companies have submitted expressions of interest (EoIs) to the pension regulator to set up pension funds for non-government employees from April this year.

21 firms express interest to set up non-govt staff pension funds

In 2009, expect a Few developments in the personal finance space that will change things for the better.

New year, new options

Preparing for an income-tax scrutiny? Here's help.

Ready for inspection

Arbitrage funds should form some part of your debt portfolio because though returns are small, they are safe.

For volatile markets

Making cash payments at bank counters to settle your credit card dues is getting expensive.

Banks levy fee on cash payment of card outstandings

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