Quick view

SACE SpA, Italy-based insurance and financial group, on Tuesday announced the launch of its India operations, which will help expand its euro one billion portfolio in the country and serve as a regional hub for its business in South Asia. "With a current exposure of over euro one billion, India is the seventh emerging market in SACE's portfolio," the company said in a release issued here. "SACE has been actively engaged with Indian companies for many years. Currently we are looking at transaction worth a couple of billion Euros, in a quite broad range of sectors, ranging from automotive, to refineries, petrochemicals and SMEs skilled technologies.

SBI Life unveils new savings plan

Private insurer SBI Life Insurance on Tuesday launched a guaranteed traditional savings plan, Smart Income Protect, offering a tax-free regular income. Smart Income Protect offers regular income at the guaranteed rate of 11% of sum assured or paid sum assured for next 15 years after maturity, SBI Life Insurance said in a release issued here. It also offers life insurance cover, lump sum benefit at maturity and regular guaranteed payouts for 15 years, after maturity. In the event of a policyholder's death, the sum assured is immediately payable to the nominee or legal heir as a lump sum, along with the bonuses, it said.

RBI allows Indusind Bank to raise FII cap

The Reserve Bank on Tuesday allowed Indusind Bank to increase its FII investment limit to 49% but asked it to ensure that the aggregate

... contd.