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Saturday, July 20, 2019

View: After 50 years of nationalisation, banking sector calls for crucial changes beyond modifying ownership

Cleaning up political funding is a necessary part of cleaning up state-owned banking.

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Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank to close operations



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HDFC Bank delivers steady earnings growth

Though there has been some moderation in credit off-take

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HDFC Bank net profit rises 21% to Rs 5,568.16 crore

Private lender HDFC Bank on Saturday posted a net profit of Rs 5,568.16 crore for the first quarter, ended June 30, 2019, up 21 per cent against Rs 4,601.44 crore posted in the same period last year.

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HDFC Bank Q1 net profit up 21%

The country’s largest private sector lender HDFC Bank reported a robust 21 per cent increase in its net profit for the first quarter of the fiscal.Th

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Aditya Birla Payments Bank shuts down in less than 18 months since its start; what customers should do now

In less than 18 months after its commencement, Aditya Birla Payments Bank announced that it will shut down operations. We take a look at what cusomters should do now.

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Banking sector facing many challenges: Gadkari

Gadkari also listed ensuring transparency and giving returns on deposits as challenges before the banking sector.

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Aditya Birla Payments Bank shuts down in less than 18 months since its start; what customers should do now

In less than 18 months after its commencement, Aditya Birla Payments Bank announced that it will shut down operations. We take a look at what cusomters should do now.

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Aditya Birla Payments Bank shuts down in less than 18 months since its start; what customers should do now

In less than 18 months after its commencement, Aditya Birla Payments Bank announced that it will shut down operations. We take a look at what cusomters should do now.

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Aditya Birla Payments Bank to wind up

Less than two years after it was started, Aditya Birla Payments Bank is set to shut down shop.In a regulatory filing, the Vodafone-Idea combine said t

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Aditya Birla Payments Bank shuts down in less than 18 months since its start; what customers should do now

In less than 18 months after its commencement, Aditya Birla Payments Bank announced that it will shut down operations. We take a look at what cusomters should do now.

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Shaktikanta Das meets PSB chiefs over resolution of stressed assets

Recent initiatives to address issues relating to NBFCs and the role banks can play in mitigating lingering concerns were also part of the discussions.

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IDBI Bank cuts interest rates on FD by 15 bps

Analysts at Kotak Institutional Equities observed that the system-wide average deposit rate is similar to the deposit rates being offered by most banks for their one to two year tenure deposits and is slightly lower than the ones by small finance banks (SFBs).

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RBI governor Shaktikanta Das meets PSB heads, reiterates call for faster transmission

Shaktikanta Das also spoke about the impact of the post-budget initiatives to address the credit crisis being faced by NBFCs and the role that banks can play in mitigating the same.

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Shaktikanta Das meets PSB chiefs over resolution of stressed assets

Recent initiatives to address issues relating to NBFCs and the role banks can play in mitigating lingering concerns were also part of the discussions.

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IDBI Bank cuts interest rates on FD by 15 bps

Analysts at Kotak Institutional Equities observed that the system-wide average deposit rate is similar to the deposit rates being offered by most banks for their one to two year tenure deposits and is slightly lower than the ones by small finance banks (SFBs).

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RBI governor Shaktikanta Das meets PSB heads, reiterates call for faster transmission

Shaktikanta Das also spoke about the impact of the post-budget initiatives to address the credit crisis being faced by NBFCs and the role that banks can play in mitigating the same.

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Friday, July 19, 2019

Stressed assets resolution, credit flow remain key challenges: RBI Governor

Shaktikanta Das discusses rate cut transmission, digital payments with public sector bank chiefs

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Who will bear the cost of zero MDR?: Payment cos ask Finance Ministry, RBI

Given higher costs, digital payment providers doubtful of banks footing the bill

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Bill to check ponzi schemes re-introduced

Proposes jail term of up to 10 years and a fine up to ₹10 lakh for default in repayment

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StanChart becomes first foreign bank licensed at GIFT City

Standard Chartered will become the first foreign bank to launch operations at International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) located in Gujarat Intern

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What constitutes the excess reserves of Reserve Bank of India

The Reserve Bank of India’s reserves have been a hot-button issue for long. The resource-crunched Centre has been looking to dip into the coffers of

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‘Raghuram Rajan, didn’t apply for Bank of England governor post’

Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan did not apply to replace Mark Carney as Bank of England Governor, according to a person familiar

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50 years of bank nationalisation: Good so far, but these problems remain

On this day, 50 years back, fourteen major lenders that accounted for 85 per cent of bank deposits were nationalised under the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi-led government.

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RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das asks PSU banks to digitally enable one district each

Under the Aspirational District programme, mandates corporates to adopt a district each under their respective CSR schemes and improve on the developmental indicators.

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50 years of bank nationalisation: Good so far, but these problems remain

On this day, 50 years back, fourteen major lenders that accounted for 85 per cent of bank deposits were nationalised under the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi-led government.

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50 years of bank nationalisation: Good so far, but these problems remain

On this day, 50 years back, fourteen major lenders that accounted for 85 per cent of bank deposits were nationalised under the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi-led government.

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Indian banks' loans rise 12% Y/Y in fortnight to July 5

Non-food credit rose 494.3 billion rupees to 96.27 trillion rupees, while food credit fell 6.5 billion rupees to 707.7 billion rupees.

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ICICI Lombard Q1 net profit rises 7% at ₹310 cr

ICICI Lombard General Insurance on Friday reported a 7.1 per cent rise in its net profit at ₹310 crore for the first quarter ended June 2019. The ge

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Bandhan Bank Q1 net profit rises 45% at ₹701 cr

Private lender Bandhan Bank on Friday reported a 45.44 per cent increase in its net profit at ₹701 crore during the first quarter of 2019-20 as compa

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Bandhan Bank to open more branches in search of deposits

A 36% higher net interest income helped the lender offset the impact of higher provisions on account of bad loans. Net interest margin remained higher at 10.45% for the first quarter.

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Interactive: The transformation of the banking sector

The period from 1967-1991 was characterised by nationalisation of banks. However, administered interest rates, directed lending and little operational

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50 years of bank nationalisation: How Indira Gandhi changed banking

On July 20, 1969 then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, nationalised 14 major banks - a move that was as politically motivated as it was economically motivated.

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Non-food credit grows 14.63% to hit a 6-month high of Rs 96.26 lakh crore

Meanwhile, deposits in the banking system grew by 10.32% y-o-y to Rs 126 lakh crore during the fortnight ended July 5 — the highest growth in the past three fortnights, and an increase of 30 basis points (bps) over the previous fortnight.

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When Indira Gandhi banked on socialism

One day before Neil Armstrong took the famous “giant leap for mankind” on the surface of the moon, Indira Gandhi took her own giant step towards consolidating her image as a pro-poor leader by nationalising 14 major private banks.

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RCom asked to compensate for bank fraud after SIM swap

Reliance Communications (RCom) has been asked to compensate for an over Rs 12.2-lakh bank fraud after issuing a duplicate SIM card to a third party, which enabled the crime online. The complainant, however, faces fresh challenges as the telecom company is facing insolvency proceedings.

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View: Modi should starve India's state banks, not celebrate them

Too little has changed in 50 years. A banking sector that should be stimulating growth and investment remains inefficient and wasteful.

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Fund diversions in bankruptcy cases: Govt panel to check 'fraud' by promoters

Screening committee set up, will directly talk to resolution professionals bypassing bankers to initiate prompt action.

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Private sector banks go easy on correspondents network

PSBs cite high compliance costs and rising operational expenses as reasons.

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NCLT allows the Ministry of Corporate Affairs plea to implead 22 more parties

The latest move to implead 22 parties includes leading auditors - Deloitte and BSR & Associates, an affiliate of KPMG.

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Thursday, July 18, 2019

Bank employees are proud, but feel basic issues yet to be addressed

As the country celebrates 50 years since bank nationalisation, bank employees will be proud that they have contributed to nation-building. Still ther

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Flipkart co-founder Bansal in talks to acquire Essel MF

Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal is in talks with the Subhash Chandra-promoted Zee Group to acquire Essel Mutual Fund, a subsidiary of Essel Finance.

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Standard Chartered to be first foreign bank to launch ops at GIFT IFSC; may open branch this year

Standard Chartered has received in-principle regulatory approvals to set up its IFSC Banking Unit in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), it said in a release.

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Bank credit grows 12.02%, deposits up 10.32%

Bank credit and deposits grew 12.02 per cent and 10.32 per cent to ₹96.975 trillion and ₹126.746 trillion, respectively in the fortnight to July 5, ac

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Yes Bank founder's wealth shrinks by $1 billion

A 78% drop in Yes Bank Ltd shares since August has left founder and former chief executive officer Rana Kapoor some $1 billion poorer. The lender, which late on Wednesday reported earnings that showed its capital buffers had weakened and bad loan ratio widened, plunged as much as 20% (intra-day) on Thursday.

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Sensex plunges 318 points; Nifty ends below 11,600

Equity indices on Thursday fell sharply dragged by losses in Yes Bank, amid weak cues from global markets and unabated foreign fund outflow. The benchmark BSE sensex fell 318.18 points or 0.81 per cent to close at 38,897. While, the broader NSE Nifty fell 90.60 points or 0.78 per cent to finish at 11,596.90.

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Rana Kapoor’s wealth shrinks by $1 billion as Yes Bank shares tumble

A 78% drop in Yes Bank’s shares since August has left founder and former chief executive officer Rana Kapoor some $1 billion poorer.The bank , which

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Yes Bank probing whistleblower claim of irregularities in operations

The enquiry resulted in a report that was reviewed by the board in November 2018. Based on further inputs and deliberations in December 2018, the private lender’s audit committee engaged an external firm to independently examine the matter.

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Yes Bank profit plummets 91% as provisions surge

Retail advances grew 43.3% y-o-y and 7.2% sequentially and accounted for 18.3% of all loans. Retail loan growth accounted for 60.5% of incremental y-o-y growth in advances.

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South Korea’s central bank surprises with rate cut, likely to loosen again

Base rate cut by 25 basis points to 1.50 per cent

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RBI wants audit firm partners under lens to stay off banks

However, the outcome is that banks are inundated with queries from auditors while they go through the books.

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First international bond sale : Ex-central bankers raise concerns; opposition from PM’s key ally

The ally said the move could lead India into a debt trap

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Yield-hungry foreigners snap up Indian bonds; local banks sell

Global funds have snapped up Rs 66.27 crore of debt since the Government’s budget on July 5

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Yes Bank probing whistleblower claim of irregularities in operations

The enquiry resulted in a report that was reviewed by the board in November 2018. Based on further inputs and deliberations in December 2018, the private lender’s audit committee engaged an external firm to independently examine the matter.

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Yes Bank profit plummets 91% as provisions surge

Retail advances grew 43.3% y-o-y and 7.2% sequentially and accounted for 18.3% of all loans. Retail loan growth accounted for 60.5% of incremental y-o-y growth in advances.

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Allahabad Bank reports Rs 688-cr fraud by SEL Manufacturing

Notably, the lender on last Saturday reported a fraud of Rs 1,774.82 crore by Bhushan Power and Steel (BPSL), a week after Punjab National Bank had declared a fraud of Rs 3,805.15 crore by the same company for which JSW Steel is the highest bidder. 

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BoB-led lenders, JBF Industries to sign inter-creditor pact

Bank of Baroda had filed an insolvency resolution petition against the maker of polyester-based products at the Ahmedabad bench of the National Company Law Tribunal in September.

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Yes Bank probing whistleblower claim of irregularities in operations

The enquiry resulted in a report that was reviewed by the board in November 2018. Based on further inputs and deliberations in December 2018, the private lender’s audit committee engaged an external firm to independently examine the matter.

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Yes Bank profit plummets 91% as provisions surge

Retail advances grew 43.3% y-o-y and 7.2% sequentially and accounted for 18.3% of all loans. Retail loan growth accounted for 60.5% of incremental y-o-y growth in advances.

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Allahabad Bank reports Rs 688-cr fraud by SEL Manufacturing

Notably, the lender on last Saturday reported a fraud of Rs 1,774.82 crore by Bhushan Power and Steel (BPSL), a week after Punjab National Bank had declared a fraud of Rs 3,805.15 crore by the same company for which JSW Steel is the highest bidder. 

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Yes Bank probing whistleblower claim of irregularities in operations

The enquiry resulted in a report that was reviewed by the board in November 2018. Based on further inputs and deliberations in December 2018, the private lender’s audit committee engaged an external firm to independently examine the matter.

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Yes Bank profit plummets 91% as provisions surge

Retail advances grew 43.3% y-o-y and 7.2% sequentially and accounted for 18.3% of all loans. Retail loan growth accounted for 60.5% of incremental y-o-y growth in advances.

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Allahabad Bank reports Rs 688-cr fraud by SEL Manufacturing

Notably, the lender on last Saturday reported a fraud of Rs 1,774.82 crore by Bhushan Power and Steel (BPSL), a week after Punjab National Bank had declared a fraud of Rs 3,805.15 crore by the same company for which JSW Steel is the highest bidder. 

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Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Higher slippages, slowdown in loan growth weigh on performance

YES Bank’s stressed assets pool has risen sharply, which needs watching

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Punjab & Sind Bank reports about Rs 238 crore fraud by Bhusan Power

State-owned Punjab & Sind Bank on Wednesday reported over Rs 238 crore fraud by Bhushan Power and Steel, a third such instance after similar disclosures made by Punjab National Bank and Allahabad Bank recently.

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Allahabad Bank reports about Rs 688 cr fraud by SEL Manufacturing

State-run Punjab National Bank Ltd and Punjab & Sind Bank Ltd have also reported similar frauds amounting to more than 40 billion rupees by the steelmaker.

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Punjab & Sind Bank flags fraud in Bhushan Power account

The case is currently with the country's company law tribunal and the bank expects good recovery, it added.

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EY’s legal head joins a local subsidiary of RBS group as head legal

Amar Kumar Sundram, the national director for legal and general counsel at EY, will join the RBS Group subsidiary.

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Dhanlaxmi Bank posts Q1 profit at ₹20 cr

Dhanlaxmi Bank on Wednesday reported a net profit of ₹19.84 crore for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019-20 . The bank had posted a net loss of ₹4

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Yes Bank Q1 net profit slumps over 92% to ₹96 cr

Private sector Yes Bank on Wednesday reported a slump of over 92.4 per cent in its consolidated net profit to ₹95.56 crore in the first quarter ended

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Yes Bank Q1 net profit slumps 91% on higher provisioning of bad loans

Private sector lender Yes Bank on Wednesday witnessed nearly 91 per cent fall in its net profit for the first quarter, ended June 30, due to higher provisioning of non-performing assests (NPAs) or bad loans.

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IndianMoneyInsurance to hire 1,000 more for digital sales

IndianMoneyInsurance.com, a digital insurance platform promoted by Bengaluru-based IndianMoney.com plans to hire 1,000 more people to its digital sale

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Panel report on transfer of RBI’s surplus funds to be submitted soon

The six-member panel, headed by former RBI Governor Bimal Jalan, was originally supposed to submit the report in April, but it was delayed due to a lack of consensus.

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DHFL presents debt recast plan to lenders

Mutual funds, who have an exposure of Rs 2,200 crore to DHFL via NCDs and Rs 180 crore of CP, have had a couple of rounds of conversation with the other lenders.

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ICICI Bank launches digital platform for MSMEs, self-employed

The platform called InstaBIZ offers over 115 products and services online through the mobile and internet banking channel.

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Resolution Road: DHFL presents debt recast plan to lenders

Mutual funds, who have an exposure of Rs 2,200 crore to DHFL via NCDs and Rs 180 crore of CP, have had a couple of rounds of conversation with the other lenders.

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Credit crunch is boom time for securitisation business

Securitisation has become the tool to transform illiquid assets into tradeable securities.

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Modi’s PSU bank spends beat 45 years’ investments

In the 50 years since banks were nationalised, the recapitalisation bill from FY18 to FY20 at Rs 2.69 lakh crore has been higher than in the first 45 years — estimated to be less than Rs 1.5 lakh crore. In the last 10 years, the government has been consistently capitalising public sector banks (PSBs) with Rs 3.8 lakh crore between FY11 and FY20.

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Jaypee homebuyers move SC against NCLAT order

A group of homebuyers has approached the Supreme Court challenging the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order allowing NBCC and creditor bank to thrash out resolution plan to take over Jaypee Infratech, even after the plan was rejected by a committee of creditors (CoC) which included homebuyers.

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IRDAI tweaks norms for life insurance products

In the non-linked policy, policyholders will get a fixed amount if the policy is surrendered after two years

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MyMoneyMantra raises $15 million

Gets PE funding from Dutch investment firm IFSD BV in lieu of 30% stake

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Essar insolvency ruling risks damage to India debt market

ArcelorMittal’s offer would have made secured financial lenders more than 90% whole, meaning unsecured operational lenders should have had to go empty-handed.

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Digital payment companies seek compensation from govt for losses due to zero merchant fee

In letters to finmin, MeitY and RBI, industry body seeks 25 bps margin to stay afloat.

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Ministry of corporate affairs probes alleged diversion of funds by Reliance Group companies

SFIO, spearheading the investigation, may issue notices in the coming weeks.

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Resolution Road: DHFL presents debt recast plan to lenders

Mutual funds, who have an exposure of Rs 2,200 crore to DHFL via NCDs and Rs 180 crore of CP, have had a couple of rounds of conversation with the other lenders.

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Resolution Road: DHFL presents debt recast plan to lenders

Mutual funds, who have an exposure of Rs 2,200 crore to DHFL via NCDs and Rs 180 crore of CP, have had a couple of rounds of conversation with the other lenders.

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Tuesday, July 16, 2019

CredRight sets loan disbursal target of ₹50 cr for this fiscal

Fintech start-up CredRight is targeting ₹50-crore disbursal of unsecured loans to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in FY2020 through expan

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DCB Bank records 17% jump in profit

Private sector lender DCB Bank has reported a 16.63 per cent increase in net profit at ₹81.06 crore for the first quarter of the fiscal, with net i

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Indian CFOs plan to increase spend in 2019: American Express survey

This optimism can be seen in their spending outlook with 83% CFOs looking at moderate to aggressive increase in spending and investment this year to support topline growth, according to a release.

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After DHFL fiasco, banks may turn cautious while lending to NBFCs, says Kotak Securities

Even as India's major private housing finance major DHFL continues to reel under liquidity crisis, banks may turn increasingly cautious to lend money to NBFCs in the near-term.

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Banks bad loans down at Rs 9.34 lakh crore at FY19-end, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Sitharaman said the SCBs effected record recovery of Rs 4,01,424 crore over the last four financial years, including record recovery of Rs 1,56,746 crore during 2018-19 ( provisional data for 2018-19, as reported by RBI on July 9, 2019).

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After DHFL fiasco, banks may turn cautious while lending to NBFCs, says Kotak Securities

Even as India's major private housing finance major DHFL continues to reel under liquidity crisis, banks may turn increasingly cautious to lend money to NBFCs in the near-term.

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Banks bad loans down at Rs 9.34 lakh crore at FY19-end, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Sitharaman said the SCBs effected record recovery of Rs 4,01,424 crore over the last four financial years, including record recovery of Rs 1,56,746 crore during 2018-19 ( provisional data for 2018-19, as reported by RBI on July 9, 2019).

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DHFL’s lenders ready accept limited haircuts: Sources

Lenders to Dewan Housing Finance Ltd (DHFL) are ready to accept limited haircuts in a restructuring plan being worked out for the troubled firm, sour

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After DHFL fiasco, banks may turn cautious while lending to NBFCs, says Kotak Securities

Even as India's major private housing finance major DHFL continues to reel under liquidity crisis, banks may turn increasingly cautious to lend money to NBFCs in the near-term.

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Banks bad loans down at Rs 9.34 lakh crore at FY19-end, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Sitharaman said the SCBs effected record recovery of Rs 4,01,424 crore over the last four financial years, including record recovery of Rs 1,56,746 crore during 2018-19 ( provisional data for 2018-19, as reported by RBI on July 9, 2019).

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Federal Bank net zooms over 46% on fee income, stable assets

Private sector lender Federal Bank reported a 46.25 per cent jump in June-quarter net profit at Rs 384.21 crore, on a healthy growth in non-crore inc

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Facebook, HDFC Bank announce tie-up with CSC to empower rural women entrepreneurs

CSC Academy -- part of CSC-- joined hands with Facebook to start ‘Digital Beti’ initiative to train women rural entrepreneurs in more than 3,000 villages across 10 states in India.

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SEBI provides new format for compliance report on corporate governance

Markets regulator SEBI on Tuesday came out with a new format for compliance report on corporate governance to be submitted by listed companies to s

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Rupee falls 17 paise against dollar on rising crude, capital outflow

The rupee on Tuesday depreciated by 17 paise to close at 68.71 against the US dollar due to rising crude oil prices and foreign fund outflows.A streng

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IMF lowers Singapore’s 2019 growth forecast to 2 per cent

The International Monetary Fund sees Singapore’s economic growth slowing to 2 per cent in 2019 as global trade tensions hurt external demand.Growth wi

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Repco MFI wins award from Nabard for SHG linkage in TN

Repco Micro Finance, an NBFC-MFI promoted by Repco Bank, announced on Monday that it has received Nabard’s award for outstanding performance in terms

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HDFC Bank, CSC launch credit card for small traders, village entrepreneurs

Personalised cards were handed out to a few women entrepreneurs during the occasion, the statement said.

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Banks use AI everywhere, from chatbots to validating cheques

When someone tries to forge a signature, there are minute fissures, blots or anomalies that may not be visible to the human eye, but will become glaringly obvious to a trained bot (software robot).

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Central bankers are sick of rescuing the world economy alone

Monetary policy around the world are near the limits of its power

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RBI fines SBI Rs 7cr, Union Bank Rs 10L for violations

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has fined State Bank of India (SBI) and Union Bank of India Rs 7 crore and Rs 10 lakh respectively for non-compliance with directions.

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Needed: Data sharing to curb consumer banking frauds

The Nandan Nilekani-headed committee for deepening digital payments also favoured a ‘central fraud registry’ to ‘ensure a systematic response to fraud.’

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ICICI's CTO quits to join IDFC first bank as COO

IDFC First Bank is expected to use Madhivanan Balakrishnan’s tech know-how to build a strong tech team.

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NPA tag for 738 loan accounts in 2018-19: Anurag Thakur

These accounts had an exposure of Rs 100 crore or more with state-run banks, MoS for finance tells Lok Sabha.

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RBI slaps Rs 7 crore penalty on SBI for violating various norms

Based on the inspection report and other relevant documents, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for non-compliance with directions issued by the RBI.

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RBI imposes Rs 10 lakh penalty on Union Bank of India

After considering the replies received from the bank, and submissions made during the personal hearing, the RBI decided to impose the penalty, the central bank said.

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RBI slaps Rs 7 crore penalty on SBI for violating various norms

Based on the inspection report and other relevant documents, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for non-compliance with directions issued by the RBI.

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RBI imposes Rs 10 lakh penalty on Union Bank of India

After considering the replies received from the bank, and submissions made during the personal hearing, the RBI decided to impose the penalty, the central bank said.

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RBI slaps Rs 7 crore penalty on SBI for violating various norms

Based on the inspection report and other relevant documents, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for non-compliance with directions issued by the RBI.

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RBI imposes Rs 10 lakh penalty on Union Bank of India

After considering the replies received from the bank, and submissions made during the personal hearing, the RBI decided to impose the penalty, the central bank said.

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Monday, July 15, 2019

DHFL auditors seek more info on financials

The auditors have sought additional information on the company's financials under Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013.

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Three IL&FS entities enter into agreement with secured lenders

Revised debt proposal for all three, with modified terms and concessions, also okayed

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Aviva launches retirement plan designed for defence forces

Aviva Life Insurance, a private life insurer, has launched Aviva Income Suraksha, a non-participating traditional retirement plan, specially designed

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RBI slaps ₹7-cr penalty on SBI

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹7 crore on State Bank of India.The penalty is for non-compliance with the directio

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RBI imposes penalty of Rs 7 crore on State Bank of India

This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI under the provisions of section 47A (1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 51(1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (the Act), read a statement by the central bank.

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RBI imposes Rs 10 lakh penalty on Union Bank of India

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday said it has imposed a penalty of Rs 10 lakh on Union Bank of India for non-compliance with the directions o

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More than Rs 15 lakh crore returned from circulation post demonetisation

The total value of specified bank notes returned from circulation during 2016-17 was Rs 15,31,073 crore, minister of state for finance Anurag Thakur informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Monday. On November 8, 2016, the Centre had invalidated Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes and introduced new Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 notes in a bid to fight terror funding and money laundering.

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Three IL&FS group entities enter into pact with secured lenders

This move is in line with the current management's efforts to monetise assets and would also help in repaying debt to mutual funds.

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SEBI issued 47 warning letters to mutual fund houses in 2018-19

SEBI issued 47 warning letters to mutual fund houses in the last financial year, and the watchdog in consultation with the central government is exa

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Mathematician Alan Turing to feature on England’s new £50 banknote

Mathematician Alan Turing, who helped Britain win the Second World War with his code-cracking but committed suicide after being convicted for homosex

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Lenders will not have to take haircut, says DHFL

Crisis-hit Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd (DHFL) said on Monday, it was working closely with its creditors and stakeholders on a resolution p

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IL&FS scam: Deloitte misreading law in challenging ban call, says govt

Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP is contesting the government's call for the ban on the auditor for its alleged involvement in a financial fraud.

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SBI: $10 billion sovereign bonds to help government, banks

State Bank of India (SBI) has said in a report that a sovereign borrowing of $10 billion is manageable and will not have a major impact on India’s liabilities. The bank has also said that such a borrowing will reduce bond yields, which will benefit both banks and the government.

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World Bank names State Bank of India’s Anshula Kant as Chief Financial Officer

Kant will report to World Bank President David Malpass

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RBI’s creditor pact rule chokes lenders to sticky assets

Lending is dominated by intercreditor issues pertaining to charge and security particulars. Resolution skillsets and approach to resolution, too, vary across public and private sectors and foreign banks.

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IFIN ex-CEO Bawa says LIC didn’t back Piramal’s IL&FS bid

The offer by the Piramal Group for IL&FS failed because LIC expected a higher price, according to statements made to the Serious Fraud Investigation Office

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Slowdown in auto, realty may dent NBFCs’ disbursement growth no.s

An environment of tight liquidity, slow demand in Q1; analysts, however, believe HDFC, Bajaj Fin and M&M Fin could post strong.

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Sunday, July 14, 2019

Why the majority of life insurance policies face early ‘death’

Skewed incentive scheme, mis-seling by agents to blame, say experts

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Big fourth-quarter loss raises doubts over DHFL’s future

Company says its ability to remain a going concern hinges on asset sale, bank funding

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SR Batliboi resigns as auditor of IndusInd Bank

SR Batliboi & Co has resigned as the statutory auditor of IndusInd Bank with effect from July 10. In a regulatory filing, the private sector lend

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Guidelines for PSU banks to pick pooled assets of NBFCs likely this week

For this, the government will provide one time six months' partial credit guarantee to PSBs for first loss of up to 10 per cent.

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Norms for PSU banks to pick pooled assets of NBFCs likely this week

In a bid to deal with stress in the NBFC sector, guidelines will be issued soon for State-owned banks to take over pooled assets of non-banking financ

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RBI plans app for identification of currency notes by visually-challenged

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will come out with a mobile application to help visually-challenged in identifying currency notes as cash still rem

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'Nal se Jal' plan: Water, sanitation may attract Rs 6.3L cr investment in next 5 yrs, says report

The investments will be made in the various verticals such as pipes, EPC, water treatment pumps and valves, cement, among others, according to the report.

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RBI to come out with mobile app for currency notes identification

There are about 80 lakh blind or visually impaired people in the country, who are likely to benefit from the initiative of the central bank

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DHFL warns investors it may not survive as a going concern

DHFL said it was talking to bankers and other lenders on restructuring its borrowings.

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RBI to come out with mobile app for currency notes identification

The proposed mobile app would be able to identify the denomination of notes of Mahatma Gandhi Series and Mahatma Gandhi (New) series by capturing the image of the notes placed in front of mobile camera, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said while inviting bids from tech firms to develop the app.

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Housing finance firm DHFL warns it may not survive due to “substantial financial stress”

One of India's biggest housing finance companies, Dewan Housing Finance Corp Ltd (DHFL) , warned on Saturday that its financial situation was so grim that it may not survive.

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LIC new premium more than doubles in June; pushes industry collection to Rs 32,241 crore

Led by LIC, life insurers' collective new premium income jumped 94 per cent to Rs 32,241.33 crore in June this year, according to data from Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority.

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LIC new premium more than doubles in June; pushes industry collection to Rs 32,241 cr

The country's largest life insurer LIC witnessed more than two-fold rise in its new premium collection to Rs 26,030.16 crore in June.

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