On her way to the airport, Reeti Pandharipande (name changed) realised she had not been able to purchase the pounds she required for her journey to the United Kingdom.

Forex purchase: Banks are the best

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Mutual funds refrained from investing in certificates of deposit (CDs) and commercial papers (CPs) today as they were not receiving inflows in their fixed maturity plans (FMPs), dealers said.

CP, CD markets stay subdued

Bank advances grew by 29.8 per cent on a year-on-year basis to Rs 27,21,732 crore at the end of November as against 22.5 per cent a year ago.

Bank credit up 30 per cent

The package for extending home loans at affordable rates will be finalised early next week as the government is yet to decide on the issue of giving interest subsidy for loans below Rs 5

Home loan package to be finalised next week

When the market is going through a financial turmoil, making a decision to invest is a rather tough call.

Age on their side

Your house can be a good vehicle to raise cash.

Loans against homes

Index funds score over actively-managed funds because of lower costs and rising professionalism in the market.

Indexing returns

Kamath talks of steep cut in rates

With insurers switching to liberalised terms and conditions, major coverage changes are expected in non-life insurance policies when they come up for renewal next month.

Changes in non-life covers to aid clients

With public sector banks reducing interest rates on home loans up to Rs 20 lakh, housing finance companies (HFCs) might be under pressure to follow suit in order to stay competitive.

Home loan firms in a fix after rate cut

Private banks say they&rsquo;ll wait and watch.

Govt banks lower home loan rates

In what could be a precursor to a cut in lending rates, Indian Bank and Uco Bank On Tuesday said they are reducing deposits rates.

Banks reduce deposit rates, say lending rates will decline

Many of the 5,238 individuals, whose names figured in the draw of lots by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) On Tuesday could be among the first beneficiaries of the new home loan package announced

Home loan sops to help DDA allottees

The Insurance Regulatory &amp; Development Authority (Irda) has extended the deadline for insurance companies to disclose their investment details by another 15 days.

Irda extends date for filing investment data

If you are sitting on idle cash, it&rsquo;s better to invest the same in income funds and earn over 10 per cent returns, say investment advisers.

Have idle cash? Invest in bond funds

While interest rates and property prices are down quite a bit, things could be better in another six months.

Closer to &#39;real&#39; prices

Before you buy a guaranteed-return product, fulfil your insurance needs.

Steady returns, inadequate cover

In a falling market, move money from debt to equity.

Difficult choice, but necessary

The Rs 4,000-crore refinance package from the National Housing Bank (NHB) to housing finance companies (HFCs) will be available at 8 per cent interest.

NHB to lend at 8% to home loan companies

Bank of India (BoI) today announced a 75 basis point (bps) cut in its benchmark prime lending rates (BPLR).

BoI follows the leader, cuts lending rate by 75 bps

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co has seen a drop in sales as a fallout of the economic slowdown, Senior Vice-President and Head of Sales Rishi Srrivastava said here On Monday.

Economic slowdown affects ICICI Prudential Life sales

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