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Monday, August 29, 2011

Corporates welcome RBI's draft norms on banking licences

Mumbai: Welcoming the Reserve Bank's draft guidelines on granting new bank linceces, corporates and analysts on Monday said the norms would pave the way for entry of business houses into the banking space.

"We welcome the draft banking guidelines. Clearly, based on eligibility criteria, Aditya Birla Nuvo, which enjoys a significant presence across several key financial services businesses, would fit into the criteria," Aditya Birla Nuvo Chief Financial Officer Sushil Agarwal said.

Terming the paper as a well-thought out piece, analysts said the draft incorporates a lot from the consultative process held after the the discussion paper floated by the RBI in August, 2010.

"Overall, this is a good set of guidelines. They give a clear set of directions about the entry of corporates which is welcome," consultancy firm Ernst and Young's Director Viren Mehta said.

"The draft guidelines are definitely in line with the discussion paper and views expressed subsequently also have been taken into consideration," G S Sundararajan, Managing Director of finance company Shriram Capital, said.

He said the group will be analysing the details and looking if it can come up with a profitable model. The company's interest in banking continues, Sundararajan added.

"The draft guidelines contain a strong focus on greater financial inclusion, efficient corporate governance, adequate controls on exposure to group companies, and time-bound milestones for listing. We now look forward to the release of the final guidelines over the next few months," Sam Ghosh, CEO, Reliance Capital, said.

"Our group will be keen to explore a banking licence. Our long experience of two decades provides us with the necessary understanding and strength in the financial services domain," diversified conglomerate Mahindra and Mahindra's President (Finance, Legal and Financial Services) Uday Phadke said.

"What is important is that they have chosen to create a level-playing field, there is nothing there which will offend an existing player," consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers' Associate Director Robin Roy said.


Source: Financial Express

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