StanChart ties up with Rediff to offer consumer banking services
Standard Chartered Bank (StanChart) has tied up with Rediff.com India Ltd to provide online and offline banking and related services to Indian customers.

UTI in talks with Irda to offer pension schemes in Ulip
Unit Trust of India is exploring possibilities of enlarging its unit linked insurance plan (Ulip) scheme for offering pension facilities while planning to introduce more such schemes once government comes up with the final guidelines for the sector.

IPFonline ties up with Crisil’s Credibility First
IPFonline Ltd, the Chennai-based B2B infomediary has tied up with Credibility First, a division of the Credit Rating and Information Services of India Ltd (Crisil) to provide authentication and business credential verification services.

Yen takes a hit as Japan’s economy teeters
The yen fell more than half a per cent to 2-1/2 week lows against the dollar and two week lows versus the euro on Monday as data suggested Japan was once again flirting with recession.

New British foreign secretary says euro policy unchanged
Britain's new foreign secretary Jack Straw said on Monday his government’s wait-and-see approach to swapping the pound for Europe’s single currency was unchanged despite media reports that he is less enthusiastic than his predecessor about joining the euro.

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