Mahindra finance, the financial services division of the Mahindra Group has introduced a new product ‘Loan against gold’ in Kerala. Vice-Chairman Uday Phadke said that the design of the product is such that the clients can avail of loans against gold jewellery. This will save them from having to sell off their gold jewellery to… Read More »
Tax incentives are given to encourage savings/ investments. Savings form part of your overall financial plan which in effect means tax planning is a subset of financial planning. Your financial plan will set objectives for you based on your aspirations, your life style, your age group, size of family etc. The question you need to… Read More »
The timing came as a surprise to markets as it expected announcements on the rate front but only during its annual monetary policy announcement scheduled for April 20. RBI is of the opinion that monetary policy changes have a lag effect, so making announcements in a timely manner helps to avoid taking strong measures at… Read More »
Income from winning a lottery, crossword, horse race, gamble or bet is not exempt. Tax at the rate of 30% is applied. Further, no expense allowance is possible against such an income. E.g. cost of lottery tickets purchased during the year cannot be deducted from the lottery winnings. Also, no basic exemption limit and no… Read More »
The Government has said that it is left to the Board of Directors of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) to determine if they want to go for a banking license or not. R Gopalan, secretary, department of financial services said, “The LIC board will have to decide that first. Let the board decide, discuss and debate… Read More »
Beating rival Mercedes as the numero uno luxury car manufacturer in India last year, BMW is set to increase manufacturing capacity at its Chennai plant as it targets sales exceeding 4,000 units in 2010. Peter Kronschnabl, President BMW India said, “In 2010, we aim to achieve double digit growth. In absolute numbers we want to… Read More »
Public sector bank UBI said it optimistic about reaching 18% hike in loans given in the current financial year. Bhaskar Sen, UBI’s Chairman and Managing Director said “The RBI has a projection of 16 per cent for the current fiscal. I think it is quite possible to achieve 18 per cent credit growth”. Many public… Read More »
Public sector bank, United Bank of India is negotiating with various asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) to sell a part of its bad loans in order to clean up its loan book, according to a leading bank official. The bank intends to sell bad loans valued at Rs. 100 crore by this month-end. It has already… Read More »
Banks have been going slow in raising capital before the commencement of the new fiscal as many have already raised funds before this year, and the hiking of yields recently has made the prospects of selling bonds poor, according to merchant bankers. Normally during March end banks swarm the market with bond issues as thy… Read More »
It is good to have more than one policy as it gives you more options. However, remember that it’s important to choose a policy based on your age, income, need, saving pattern, dependents and lifestyle. Picking up a plan randomly is not a good idea. Moreover, it is not wise to spend all your savings… Read More »