Friday, June 29, 2007

Franklin Templeton Forges Alliance Up With SBI

Franklin Templeton Investments (India) has signed an agreement with State Bank of India, the largest public sector bank, for the distribution of its products. Mr. Vivek Kudva, President- Franklin Templeton India and Mr. S.K. Mishra, General Manager - Marketing & Cross Selling Department, State Bank of India, exchanged the agreement.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. S.K. Mishra, General Manager Marketing & Cross Selling Department, State Bank of India said,State Bank of India (SBI) is India's largest commercial bank. SBI has a vast domestic network of over 9500 branches (approximately 14% of all bank branches) in India and abroad and commands one-fifth of deposits and loans of all scheduled commercial banks in India. The State Bank Group includes a network of eight banking subsidiaries and several non-banking subsidiaries offering merchant banking services, fund management, factoring services, primary dealership in government securities, credit cards and insurance. Today, SBI has spread its arms around the world and has a network of branches spanning all time zones. SBI's International Banking Group delivers the full range of cross-border finance solutions through its four wings - the Domestic division, the Foreign Offices division, the Foreign Department and the International Services division.

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