The grey clouds may not have disappeared, but optimism has risen for the third quarter in a row, finds the latest Business Today-C fore Business Confidence Survey.

A cut in the repo rate lowers banks' borrowing costs. Prices of bonds, which banks had bought when interest rates were high, rise as there is a scramble among investors to lap up these higher-yielding securities.

YES Bank has reported a 34.7 per cent rise in its net profit at Rs 342.31 crore for the quarter ended December 2012, on the back expansion in net interest margin and non-interest income growth.

For the second successive quarter, optimism has risen from the nadir of mid-2012, finds the latest Business Today-C fore Business Confidence Survey.

High fiscal expenditure on account of early general elections may push up the real interest rates in the economy and further delay the much-needed recovery, says Kotak Mutual Fund CEO Sandesh Kirkire.

According to experts, any change in promoter holding is important from the investor's point of view. However, it should not be the only basis for investment decisions.

New rules, plus a proposed law giving statutory powers to the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority, promise to revamp NPS and popularise what many say is the only genuine pension product in the country.

Buying a property is tough. As if saving money for the goal isn't arduous enough, you have to rack your brain to decide what to buy - an apartment or a built-up house or a plot.

Greed is good, as Gordon Gecko said in \"Wall Street\", but how do you balance lavishly generous pay for people at the top of the corporate ladder, asks Business Today Editor Chaitanya Kalbag.

At Religare, we see a world of opportunity in financial services in India, which has a vast population and very low penetration of financial products, says Chairman & MD Sunil Godhwani.

Total income of the bank increased to Rs 2,263.13 crore in the second quarter of the current fiscal (2012-13) from Rs 1,652.70 crore in the year-ago period.

The Business Today-Nielsen Best B-schools survey gets sharper and much more comprehensive this year. We present a turbo-charged ranking of more than 200 of the country's top business education institutes. How and why we raised the bar, and what we found.

Its non-interest income, which includes financial markets or treasury operations, advisory, trade finance and retail fees, was up by 74.3 per cent in the quarter.

An insurance policy or a bank locker? Let's see which is a better way to keep your valuables safe.

Axis Bank has reported a 22.4 per cent rise in its net profit - at Rs 1,153.5 crore - during the quarter ended June 30, against Rs 942.35 crore in the same period last financial year.

Aaj Tak honours companies which excelled at corporate social responsibility activities.

Total income of the private sector lender grew by 45.5 per cent to Rs 2,051.45 crore during the January-March quarter compared to Rs 1,409.37 crore reported in the corresponding period last year.

Sunday brunches are passe. The latest trend is to watch the sun set over the weekend as you relax with a glass of wine.

If you are among those who do not want the hassle of investing in a basket of products that needs to be rebalanced at regular intervals, you can opt for hybrid funds. They allow you to invest in a combination of equity and debt.

Fiscal deficit feeds into inflation, pushes up interest rates and pulls down growth. In 2011/12, India's fiscal deficit was 5.9 per cent of GDP, 1.3 percentage points more than what was forecast in Budget 2011. This comes on the heels of a fiscal deficit of over six per cent of GDP in two of the last three years.