PPF, post office small savings interest rates cut

Millions of small savers and PPF account holders will earn less on their post office savings schemes, with the government deciding to reduce interest rates on them marginally by 0.10 per cent. The......

Govt to slash agents' commission in small savings plans

The government has decided to reduce agents' commission under various small savings schemes and Public Provident Fund to make these investor-centric, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday......

Small savers need to get aggressive

Getting locked into instruments before the new regime kicks in would be a good strategy. 'Buckle up' seems to be the message the government is sending to lazy investors who have depended for long......

Who will succeed Aditya Puri as HDFC Bank's chief?

HDFC Bank is on a global search to find a successor to the founding-chief executive Aditya Puri, as he would turn 70 next year. HDFC Bank on Thursday said it has formed a six-member committee to......