Private sector lender Axis Bank has requested regulator Reserve Bank of India for some modifications in the conditions it has laid regarding its deal with Enam securities.
Although the bank had received approval from the regulator in this regard, there were certain conditions mentioned by the apex bank on which Axis Bank needs some relaxation. This is because, unless relaxations are offered, it is likely that the tax burden on the bank is going to increase manifold.
“Upon examining the implications of these conditions, the bank has sought certain modifications to the approval granted by RBI.
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Aussie drivers may be forced to shell out an extra $10 a week on their credit and debit cards as they struggle to cope with rising petrol prices.
Ongoing political unrest in the Middle East region is starting to impact on world economies, with the price of oil in particular having risen steadily over the past few days.
Now, with the cost of a barrel of oil having hit a two-and-a-half-year-high of US$110, the Australian newspaper has done its sums and calculated that this is likely to cost the typical Aussie driver as much as $10 a week at the pumps.
Furthermore, while oil trading price fluctuations usually take around ten days to impact on everyday consumers, thereby giving households the chance to balance their books and plan ahead, it is feared that high prices could be around for some time yet, potentially making high credit card bills a reality for many.
Commenting on the situation, AMP chief economist Shane Oliver explained to the paper: “Combined with higher utility costs, healthcare, local government rates and general insurance, means there will be less to spend on discretionary items like clothes, household goods and holidays.”
Oil prices are also expected to go up even further as foreign oil companies evacuate their workers from Libya.
– The stalemate in debt talks dragged down stocks for a second day on Tuesday, and light volume showed investors remained reluctant to make bets despite another round of healthy earnings.
Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 90.37 points, or 0.72 percent, to unofficially close at 12,502.43. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index .SPX was down 5.38 points, or 0.40 percent, at 1,332.05. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was down 2.84 points, or 0.10 percent, at 2,839.96.
– A U.S. appeals court has rejected a new Securities and Exchange Commission rule intended to make it easier for shareholders to nominate directors to corporate boards.
In a major blow to the SEC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said the SEC’s rule was “arbitrary and capricious” and that the agency had failed to properly weigh the economic consequences.
Friday’s ruling marks the first successful legal challenge to a provision in last year’s Dodd-Frank financial overhaul law which was intended to curb Wall Street excesses leading up to the global financial crisis.
The SEC rule, which had been put on hold pending the outcome of this case, would have required companies to include a shareholder candidate on corporate ballots known as proxies — provided that the nominating shareholders held at least 3 percent of the voting power in the corporate stock for three years.
SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro had pushed for a rule on proxy access since the early days of her tenure at the SEC, saying the rule would give long-term shareholders greater voice by making it easier for them to nominate directors to the boards of the companies they own.
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Whats he doing? Go back there man! He wants to kill me so bad he can taste it! Huh? ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA! – Sonny, Dog Day Afternoon, Warner Bros (1975)
Whats the biggest challenge, stress facing national, state, regional, local governments? What stresses you, your family? Its moneydollars, pounds, yen, euro, rupee, peso, rand, won.you name it. Everyone struggles with their annual budget, but it seems like no one stays within it. Just look at the state of the global economy. Thank gawd for credit cards! Theyre sorta like virtual money. With nearly everyone, everywhere having a mobile device; heck, we might as go all the way. It would eco-friendly. Its becoming logical. In 20 or 30 years, people will deal in whatever we call digital money then and will say, Can you believe it they actually used germ-ridden coins and paper in exchange for products, services?
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Credit card users have been advised to try not to withdraw cash with their plastic on a regular basis.
Speaking to News.com.au, financial analyst Peter Arnold said individuals including those who want to compare credit cards online should consider only using their plastic to make direct purchases.
He explained that cash advances can incur interest that is up to ten per cent higher than the usual card rate and this is often charged immediately.
“A cash advance is a way of getting hold of money in an emergency or when other accounts are empty but the practice is fraught with danger, particularly if you are making a habit of it,” he warned.
Aussies considering going online to compare credit cards might also want to heed his advice about interest-free periods.
The expert noted that it is important to be aware how many interest-free days are available on a card and to work out when payments need to be made.
This comes after frequent flyer points collector Alana Wright told the Sydney Morning Herald that she tries to compare credit cards every three years to ensure she has the best deal.
– American Airlines split a giant order for 460 single-aisle jets worth up to $40 billion between Boeing Co and its European rival Airbus
The record-large order placed by the AMR Corp unit gives Airbus a stronger foothold in U.S. markets. The deal also rapidly refreshes American Airlines’ aging fleet with more fuel-efficient planes to better compete with U.S. rivals.
For Boeing, the order is a bittersweet victory, marking the end of an exclusivity deal with American Airlines. The U.S. plane maker sealed its portion of the order by offering to put a new engine in its best-selling 737, retreating from a more ambitious plan to completely redesign the plane.
“My initial reaction is, ‘Wow, what a big deal!’” said Alex Hamilton, managing director of EarlyBirdCapital.
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A recent study by global consultants, McKinsey & Company has revealed that as much as 7% of the total accountholders in India who actually use net banking facilities for banking transactions. The study has also indicated a 15% decline in branch banking transactions by customers.
“Use of the Internet for banking has seen a massive rise in the 2010-11 survey, taking the overall number of bank consumers who use the Net to close 7% of the total bank account holders — a seven-fold jump since 2007 — even as for the first time in the past 13 years, branch banking has come down by a full 15 percentage points during the same period,” McKinsey & Company India partner and head of its retail banking services Renny Thomas said.
“For the first time since we started this survey in 1998, we see a marked shift away from using branches as a main channel for interaction in many markets.
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– Investors poured into tech shares on Friday as promising chipmaker earnings and optimism a solution was on the horizon for the U.S. debt stalemate triggered a move into growth-oriented shares.
Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 42.95 points, or 0.34 percent, to end unofficially at 12,681.46. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index .SPX was up 1.22 points, or 0.09 percent, at 1,345.02. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was up 24.40 points, or 0.86 percent, at 2,858.83.
For the week, the Dow ended up 1.6 percent, the S&P 500 gained 2.2 percent and the Nasdaq roe 2.5 percent.