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Saturday, August 22, 2020

Special Liquidity Scheme for NBFCs and HFCs sees 24 proposals worth ₹8,594 crore sanctioned as of August 21

Of this sanctioned amount of ₹ 8,594 crore, as much as ₹ 3,279 crore has been disbursed.

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Aatmanirbhar Bharat: 24 proposals worth Rs 8,594 cr of stressed NBFCs, HFCs sanctioned so far under SLS

The scheme, which was launched on July 1, permits both primary and secondary market purchases of debt and seeks to address the short-term liquidity issues of non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and housing finance companies (HFCs).

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24 proposals worth Rs 8,594 cr of stressed NBFCs, HFCs sanctioned so far under SLS

Sharing implementation status update of the Rs 30,000 crore Special Liquidity Scheme (SLS), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a tweet said that 24 proposals with a total sanctioned amount of Rs 8,594 crore have been cleared as on August 21, while 17 more applications seeking financing of up to Rs 3,684.5 crore are under process.

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Punjab National Bank reports Q1 net profit of ₹ 308 crore

Aided by a much stronger balance sheet and larger business mix post its amalgamation with Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) and United Bank of India (U

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ICICI Lombard General Insurance to acquire Bharti AXA General Insurance

The board of ICICI Lombard General Insurance "at its meeting held on August 21, 2020, considered and approved a 'scheme of arrangement' amongst Bharti AXA General Insurance (demerged company) and former company and their respective shareholders and creditors," the ICICI Bank promoted non-life insurer said in a late night filing on Friday.

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Bharti AXA’s non-life insurance business to merge with ICICI Lombard General Insurance

Bharti AXA’s non-life insurance business is set to merge with ICICI Lombard General Insurance, in what will end up creating the country’s third larges

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Centre to hire Deloitte, SBI Capital to help LIC prepare for IPO

India is poised to hire Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India and SBI Capital Markets to help Life Insurance Corporation of India prepare for an initial sha

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Bank of America customer finds an extra $2.45 billion in mobile banking app

Days after Citigroup Inc. made headlines for accidentally sending $900 million to a group of lenders, a Bank of America Corp. customer in Massachusetts opened his account to find an even bigger cash infusion: $2.45 billion. But the money was never really there.

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PSBs may need up to Rs 3.4 lakh crore in two years: Moody’s

In the base case scenario of only retail and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) loans turning bad — which Moody’s calls scenario 1 — PSBs will need up to Rs 2 lakh crore.

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Union Bank Q1 net profit down 12.6% on higher provisions

Loans under moratorium witnessed a little spike in the second phase. Total 28% of the term loan book was under repayment break as on June 30, compared to 25% in the first phase of moratorium.

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Ashwani Bhatia appointed Managing Director of SBI

Ashwani Bhatia was on Friday appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of the State Bank of India (SBI), according to a Personnel Ministry order. Bhati

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Avoid frequent ad hoc review of credit facility for businesses: RBI tells banks

RBI directive comes in the backdrop of complaints that banks are charging high differential interest rates and not giving adequate financial support to businesses in line with the announcements made by the government to help the crisis-ridden industry.

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Friday, August 21, 2020

RBI to banks: Avoid frequent ad hoc review of credit facility for businesses

Industry sources said the RBI directive comes in the backdrop of complaints that banks are charging high differential interest rates and not giving adequate financial support to businesses.

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‘Banks’ review of credit facilities must come under internal control mechanism’

Our BureauThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Friday, directed banks to bring the processes governing review/ renewal of credit facilities under the s

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Union Bank of India posts Q1 net profit of ₹333 crore

In its first quarterly results after the amalgamation of Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank with it, Union Bank of India (UBI) reported a standalone net

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Union Bank reports net profit of Rs 341 crore in Q1

Union Bank said the figures related to June 2019 are of pre-amalgamated period, hence not comparable with post-amalgamation financials for the quarter ended June 2020. 

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SBI Chennai Circle announces 265 new customer points

Our BureauState Bank of India’s Chennai circle, on Friday, inaugurated 265 new customer service points (banking business correspondents) through the v

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‘New paradigm of maximisation of stakeholder’s value need of the hour’

Our Bureau Insisting on the need to veer the focus on human relationship and not accumulating wealth, SC Khuntia, Chairman, Insurance Regulatory and D

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Indiabulls Housing Finance profit falls to ₹273 crore

Our BureauIndiabulls Housing Finance’s consolidated net profit for the first quarter of the fiscal dipped by 65.9 per cent to ₹272.84 crore against ₹

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KVG Bank inks pact with SBI General Insurance

The Dharwad-headquartered Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank (KVGB) and SBI General Insurance Co Ltd have signed an MoU to sell general insurance products t

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SBI, other PSU banks need Rs 2.1 lakh crore coronavirus vaccine from government

Public sector lenders need to raise as much as Rs 2.1 lakh crore in external capital over the next two years to tackle the capital shortages that will only be exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, rating agency Moody’s said.

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Buoyant stock markets to correct: RBI governor Shaktikanta Das

India's stock market is not in sync with the real economy which will result in a correction, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das warned on Friday.

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RBI’s MPC feared broader inflation

Fear of inflation dominated the monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting of the Reserve Bank of India on August 6. Members said supply disruption was pushing up prices even as consumption patterns changed in favour of food, which was increasing the risk of inflation becoming broad-based.

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SBI partners AddaCorner to launch ‘Online Home Carnival’

Our BureauState Bank of India (SBI) has unveiled its ‘Online Home Carnival,’ in partnership with real-time group negotiation e-platform AddaCorner to

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Axis Bank launches platform for alternative work models

‘GIG-A-Opportunities’ to offer greater flexibility, diversity and inclusivity

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PSU banks will need ₹2 lakh-crore recap in the next 2 years, says Moody’s

Global ratings agency warns of growing bad loans and credit costs

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Jan Dhan Yojana boosts financial literacy to 27%

India has made a big jump in financial literacy since basic savings bank accounts were launched for all in 2013. However, the percentage of people who tick all the boxes when it comes to financial knowledge, behaviour and attitude is still only 27% as compared to 20% in 2013.

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RBI’s restructuring window: Speedy resolution or Bullet-proof scrutiny? Over-caution has own risk

The one-time restructuring scheme announced by the Bank as part of its Monetary Policy Statement released on 6 August 2020, RBI is clearly coloured by its experience, both of the earlier Corporate Debt Restructuring Scheme.

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Toughest Finance Job in India: What keeps Yes Bank CEO awake at night; what he did when offered job

Late in the evening of March 5, Prashant Kumar took an unexpected call from his boss at State Bank of India. He was offered the job of rescuing the country’s most troubled private-sector bank.

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Toughest finance job in India keeps YES Bank CEO awake at night

‘Another failure of a financial institution would have been catastrophic’

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Crisil revises outlook on Indian Bank’s debt instruments to negative

The bank’s asset quality metrics have weakened after the amalgamation of Allahabad Bank

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Personal loan recast: SBI to provide moratorium in two or three categories, check details

Keeping a strict check on eligibility, the bank is going to establish whether a customer has been impacted by pandemic or not.

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Thursday, August 20, 2020

MSME credit guarantee scheme: Banks disbursement crosses Rs 1 lakh crore-mark

The scheme is the biggest fiscal component of the Rs 20-lakh crore Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan package announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in May to mitigate the distress caused by lockdown due to COVID-19 by providing credit to different sectors, especially MSMEs.

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Indian Overseas Bank profit at Rs 121 crore in Q1

IOB said it made recovery of Rs 1,991 crore during June 2020 quarter as against recovery of Rs 2,238 crore a year ago and the total fresh slippage (other than debits to existing NPA accounts) for the quarter stood at Rs 257 crore.

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HDFC Bank says it will not grant short-term loans for ‘margin’

Palak ShahHDFC Bank, the largest private sector lender, has informed stock and commodity market brokers that it will not grant short-term loans (STL)

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Fearing sharp fall in earnings and capital, most PSBs said ‘no’ to lower corporate taxes in FY20

Barring SBI and Indian Bank, others stuck to the old tax regime to avoid sharp write-downs in their deferred tax assets

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IOB posts profit for two quarters in a row

Indian Overseas Bank(IOB) has reported a net profit for the second consecutive quarter as the Chennai-headquartered public sector bank hopes to come o

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Umbrella entity for retail payments could see robust response

The proposed pan-India umbrella entity for retail payments on the lines of the National Payments Corporation of India could see robust response with t

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Nirav Modi case: PNB gets ₹25 crore as first tranche of claim amount

Lender may get ₹75 crore more as American creditors of Modi-controlled entities sell assets under US bankruptcy proceedings

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Cabinet secretary-led panel to select candidate for RBI deputy governor on Friday

The Financial Sector Regulatory Appointment Search Committee (FSRASC) has a list of eight names who would be interviewed via video conference on August 21, the sources said. The selected name from the interview will be sent to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister for final approval, they added.

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RBI Guv for keeping monetary arsenal dry for judicious use in future: MPC minutes

As per the minutes, Das also said it would be prudent at this stage to wait for a firmer assessment of the outlook for growth and inflation. The Governor noted that low capacity utilisation amid subdued domestic and external demand is likely to delay early revival of investment demand. Real GDP is likely to shrink in the first half of the year, and growth for the full year 2020-21 is estimated to be negative.

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RBI suggests action plan to promote financial education

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday came out with a '5-Core Actions' approach for promoting financial education, which among other things include development of relevant content for school children and adults, community participation and collaboration among various stakeholders

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Axis Bank launches hiring initiative ‘Gig-a-Opportunities’, to hire up to 1,000 in a year: Official

Axis Bank has plans to employ nearly 1,000 people under its new hiring initiative 'Gig-a-Opportunities', a model devised to attract skilled talent that can work with the bank remotely, from anywhere in the country, according to a company official.

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HSBC’s Rajaji Salai building on the block?

The bank recently put its Horniman Circle commercial building in South Mumbai up for sale

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Axis Bank launches hiring initiative 'Gig-a-Opportunities', to hire up to 1,000 in a year: Official

"Our idea is that Gig would be large (regular) jobs. We wanted to make it as effective as a normal job wouldax have been for anyone both in terms of being content with the job or what people learn from their jobs...over the next one year, we will add 800-1,000 people working through this model and that is the minimum I am saying," Rajesh Dahiya, Executive Director (Corporate Centre), Axis Bank, told .

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Banks sanction over Rs 1 lakh cr concessional loans to Kisan Credit Card holders

As on August 17, 1.22 crore KCCs have been sanctioned with the credit limit of Rs 1,02,065 crore, and this will go a long way in reviving the rural economy and accelerating agricultural growth, the ministry said in a statement.

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Strategy for financial education recommends adoption of 5C approach

The revised National Strategy for Financial Education (NSFE: 2020-25) has recommended adoption of a ‘5 C’ – Content, Capacity, Community, Communicatio

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Boosting capital: RBL Bank to raise ₹1,556 crore on a preferential basis

Baring Private Equity, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance and CDC Group will be the investors

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Yes Bank case: HC grants bail to Wadhawan brothers

The Bombay high court on Thursday granted bail to Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd promoters Kapil Wadhawan and Dheeraj Wadhawan, who have been accused of money laundering by the Enforcement Directorate in the multi-crore Yes Bank fraud case. Justice Bharati Dangre granted them bail as ED failed to file its charge sheet within the stipulated 60-day period.

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Yes Bank fraud case: Bombay High Court grants bail to Wadhawan brothers

The brothers, however, will remain in jail as they have also been booked by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the same case.

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4 PSU banks to become private by end of this year; govt draws list of these names for stake sale

The government has drawn a list of four PSU banks, namely, Punjab & Sind Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, UCO Bank, and IDBI Bank, in which it directly or indirectly holds majority stakes, and wants to disinvest equity.

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ICICI Bank fund-raising to boost capital position: Moody’s

‘Enhanced capital buffer to support ICICI Bank’s credit profile in the current economic uncertainty’

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Karnataka Bank appoints 2 new additional directors

Karnataka Bank has appointed Justice AV Chandrashekar and Pradeep Kumar Panja as Additional Directors. A press release said here that the bank appoint

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RBI's rate-setting panel bows out with CPI above target

Minutes of meeting held on Aug 4-6 may offer insights into outlook for prices amid Covid-19-led economic disruptions

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Banks may recast loans worth Rs 8.4 lakh crore: India Ratings

As for non-corporate loans, the agency expects at least Rs 2.1 lakh crore, constituting 1.9% of bank credit, to undergo restructuring, which would have otherwise slipped.

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Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Avendus Capital announces reorganisation of management roles

Avendus Capital on Wednesday announced a reorganisation of its management roles. Gaurav Deepak will be the CEO of Avendus Capital and will drive the o

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Bombay High Court dismisses YES Bank petition on Zee Entertainment

SurabhiThe Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition by YES Bank against Zee Entertainment and its promoters on the grounds that there is no merit.“I

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CSB Bank Q1 net more than doubles to ₹53.6 cr

Kerala-based CSB Bank on Wednesday reported more than two-fold increase in its March quarter net profit to ₹53.6 crore on a healthy rise in core int

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Muthoot Finance Q1 net profit jumps 52 per cent to ₹858 cr

Muthoot Finance on Wednesday reported a 52 per cent jump in its consolidated net profit at ₹858 crore in the first quarter ended June of the current

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Banks, payment operators want to render “contactless” digital services

Increased apprehension among consumers during the pandemic towards physical modes of payments is giving rise to a new category of digital payments spends which are ‘contactless’ in nature, say industry insiders. These payments are driven predominantly by the use of technologies such as tokenization, Near Field Communication and Quick Response (QR) codes.

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Bombay High Court sets aside Yes Bank petition in Zee Entertainment case

A division bench of the Bombay High Court had set aside the single bench order in the case filed by the YES Bank seeking to enforce personal guarantees against promoters of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd and had directed the single bench to hear it afresh on merit.

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Banks likely to restructure loans up to Rs 8.4 lakh crore; here’s what to learn from past

Out of the overall loans set to be restructured, almost 60 per cent of them were susceptible to slip into the NPA category post-lockdown, in absence of restructuring.

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Muthoot Finance post 59% rise in Q1 net profit

Our Bureau Gold-loan lender Muthoot Finance has registered a 59 per cent rise in net profit at ₹841 crore in Q1 FY21 against ₹530 crore in the corr

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Tata Capital launches ‘Swift Insta Personal Loans’ on WhatsApp

Tata Capital, the financial services arm of the Tata Group on Wednesday announced the launch of its new service called ‘Swift Insta Personal Loans’ (S

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Banks to restructure up to ₹8.4-lakh cr of total loans: Ind-Ra

India Ratings (Ind-Ra) has estimated that around 7.7 per cent (₹8.4-lakh crore) of the total bank credit as of March-end 2020 from corporate and non-c

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Will consider inorganic opportunities once Covid is behind us: CSB Bank CEO

“It is an expression of interest, we have said that we are open to inorganic growth but now with the pandemic the situation has become quite fluid and we don’t understand the balance sheets now. Let the Covid problem be over then we will know the revalue of these banks,” said CV Rajendran, MD, CSB Bank.

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Banks set to restructure up to Rs 8.4 lakh crore of loans after RBI decision: Report

Over 60 per cent of this Rs 8.4 lakh crore was susceptible to slip into the non-performing assets (NPAs) category if not for the recast move, and the restructuring will help banks' bottomlines as the money to be set aside as provisions will be lower, India Ratings and Research said.

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Covid effect: World Bank may project steeper growth contraction for India

Calls for more reforms in health, land, labour and financial sectors to counter the impact of the pandemic

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India watchdog throws out antitrust complaint against WhatsApp

A case in March alleged that WhatsApp was bundling its digital payment facility - WhatsApp Pay - within its messaging app for which it already has a large user base. The case alleged WhatsApp was abusing its position by forcing its payments feature on to its existing users.

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A look at Chinese central bank's growing India footprint

A couple of days ago, the Chinese central bank followed up its March stake buy in HDFC with another fresh purchase — this time in ICICI Bank's QIP.

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Deepak Kochhar's company moves Delhi High Court seeking release of assets seized by ED

The petitioner contended that since ED has failed to file a prosecution complaint- an equivalent of a charge sheet-within the deadline of 365 days, the agency is under legal obligation to release the seized assets.

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Dhanlaxmi Bank appoints 4 new directors to the Board

Dhanlaxmi Bank has appointed PK Vijayakumar and G Rajagopalan Nair on the Board of the Bank. Last month, the Bank had appointed G Subramonia Iyer and

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Covid effect: Insurtech deals soar during January-July, 2020

With the pandemic accelerating digitisation across mediums and industries, customer reach has improved

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Tweaks of Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme 2.0 will help NBFCs, says John Muthoot

Under this scheme, the govt provides 20% first loss sovereign guarantee to PSU banks for buying bonds of AA and below rating

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Reliance Jio launches UPI-enabled Jio Pay for select subscribers

It was earlier reported that Jio was working with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to bring UPI to its 388 million 4G subscribers.

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Dollar sinks to its lowest level since May 2018

Worries over US recovery from the pandemic

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RBI releases framework for new umbrella entity for retail payments

The guidelines demand that applicants have at least three years of experience in the payments space and a minimum paid-up capital of Rs 500 crore.

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Draft rule for setting up PSO regulator opens for comments

It will have to promptly inform the RBI about any violation that comes to its notice of the provisions of the Payments and Settlement Systems Act or any other regulation issued by the central bank.

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Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Delhi High Court grants interim relief to IL&FS audit partners from NFRA order

Three partners of Deloitte India, Udayan Sen, Shrenik Beid and Rukshad Daruvala, had filed a writ petition in the high court challenging the jurisdiction of NFRA.

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CAIT criticises ICICI, HDFC over PBOC investments

People’s Bank of India is one out of the over 350 investors who participated in ICICI Bank’s Rs 15,000 crore QIP. The Chinese lender bought shares worth Rs 15 crores.

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RBI releases framework for retail payments systems; invites applications from companies

The promoters or promoter groups should upfront demonstrate the capital contribution of not less than 10 per cent -- Rs 50 crore -- at the time of making application for setting up the umbrella entity.

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NCLAT sets aside order against former PNB official in Nirav Modi case

In January 2019, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) directed impleading 19 people, including the bank's former Executive Director K V Brahmaji Rao, in the case. There was also a direction to freeze their assets. The tribunal's ruling had come on a petition filed by the corporate affairs ministry.

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Capital needed for growth and provisioning: UCO Bank chief

The capital will be raised at an appropriate time either through public offer or Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) or preferential issue, UCO Bank MD and CEO A K Goel said.

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Govt keen to speed up stake sale in 4 PSU banks: Report

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office has asked officials to speed up the process of trimming government stakes in at least four primarily state-owned banks within the current fiscal year, according to two officials familiar with the discussions.

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IDBI Bank gets shareholders’ nod to raise ₹11,000 cr

IDBI Bank on Tuesday said it has received shareholders’ approval to raise up to ₹11,000 crore by issuing shares through various modes. The decision

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Insurance cos witness a steady rise in non-Covid health claims

The claims are mainly for treatments of cancer, dialysis, cataract surgeries and cardiac treatments.

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NBFCs seek relaxation in the Covid Emergency Credit guarantee scheme

Non-bank lenders have proposed that the corporation accept form 60 instead as an alternative document. Banks normally allow borrowers to submit form 60 declaration in the absence of PAN.

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India may begin bank privatisation push by selling stake in four lenders this fiscal

Reuters' sources said the four lenders are Punjab & Sind Bank , Bank of Maharashtra, UCO Bank and IDBI Bank, in which the Indian government owns majority stakes through direct and indirect holdings.

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Delhi High Court rules in favour of ADAG companies after fraud account tag by BoB and PNB

These companies in their petition have claimed that the banks did not give them a hearing before declaring them as fraudulent.

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PayMate launches full stack supply chain payments automation platform

B2B payments player PayMate on Tuesday launched the country’s first full-stack supply chain payments automation platform for large enterprises and th

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Bank credit growth to remain subdued, says CARE Ratings

Weak credit demand, increased risk aversion by banks are the reasons

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Fino Payments Bank launches Aadhaar authentication based digital savings account

The account is primarily targeted at low-income households and beneficiaries of government’s direct benefit transfer

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Loan moratorium may not extend after 31 August deadline as KV Kamath panel gear up for restructuring

The 31st August deadline for loan moratorium is unlikely to get extended as veteran banker KV Kamath-led panel is all set to come out with the modalities of restructuring of loans for both corporates and individuals.

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Yes Bank committed to culture of accountability; working on risk, governance after bailout: New CEO

Under a new management, Yes Bank has overhauled its risk and governance frameworks to save itself from reputational risks and come out as a brand committed to integrity, its chief executive and managing director Prashant Kumar has said.

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‘Axis Bank to continue with pre-Covid provisions’

In the last 12 months, Axis Bank has raised Rs 22,500 crore of equity. It has used Rs 6,898 crore to make excess provisions for the Covid crisis. In an interview with TOI, MD & CEO Amitabh Chaudhry speaks of how this enables the bank to take on pandemic risks and even grow its business this year.

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Yes Bank committed to culture of accountability; working on risk, governance after bailout: CEO

n a message to the bank's shareholders in the annual report, Kumar said the bank is committed to a "culture of accountability" to all shareholders. Its co-founder and former chief executive Rana Kapoor is alleged to have indulged in dubious loan and disclosure practices.

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Bharti AXA Life, SBM Bank India enter into bancassurance partnership

SBM Bank to distribute Bharti AXA’s products in its branches

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Axis Bank to continue with pre-Covid provisions: MD & CEO Amitabh Chaudhry

We had drawn up our GPS (growth-profitability-sustainability) strategy before Covid happened. While we will be conservative, we will pursue growth wherever we see an opportunity. We will use the time to ensure we capture the right opportunities., said Chaudhry.

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Citi gives away $900 million by mistake, now three lenders refuse to return the money

The wayward transfer of nearly a billion dollars appears to be one of the biggest screw-ups on Wall Street in ages, and it’s set tongues wagging in financial markets.

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Global funds ditch Indian bonds on worries over Budget deficit, virus deaths

Foreign funds sell $14.5 billion Indian debt this year

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Partial credit guarantee: Government eases rules to benefit more NBFCs 

The decisions were aimed at helping NBFCs, hit hard by the Covid-19 crisis, tackle their temporary liquidity mismatch and also enable them to continue to lend and aid last-mile financing.

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Monday, August 17, 2020

IFIN case: Audit regulator now faults BSR’s appointment, work

NFRA’s report finds many lapses by KPMG network firm

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RBI lifts restrictions on remuneration of Bandhan Bank MD

The curbs were withdrawn after the lender met RBI norms to reduce promoters' stake to 40 per cent.

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RBL Bank board to meet on Aug 20 to announce plans for capital raise

Private sector lender RBL Bank is the latest to announce plans to raise funds amidst the Covid-19 led economic uncertainty.The bank’s board of directo

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DHFL bankruptcy exposes chinks in insolvency code

The long-drawn resolution of Dewan Housing Finance Company (DHFL) – the first non-banking finance company to be referred to a bankruptcy court – has s

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Muthoot Finance, Kotak Mahindra General Insurance tie up to offer COVID-19 cover

"As a part of our ongoing customer loyalty programme and social commitment, we are providing the customers insurance coverage with an objective to build confidence and help move ahead in life without any fear," Muthoot Finance Managing Director George Alexander Muthoot said.

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To identify impending risks, YES Bank makes major changes to risk framework

AGM on September 10

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Hunt for SIDBI Deputy MD: Banks Board Bureau seeks applications for PSU bank post

As per the eligibility criteria, the maximum age of entry for both internal as well as other candidates will be 55 years as on January 22, 2021, a public notice said.

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Dhanlaxmi Bank to deploy cash deposit machines across Kerala

)Dhanlaxmi Bank, the Kerala-based lender, formally launched Cash Deposit Machine (CDM) services on Monday on the auspicious day of Chingam 1.P.Manik

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RBI lifts regulatory restrictions imposed on Bandhan Bank

BFHL reduces stake to 40%; central bank also lifts freeze on CEO’s remuneration

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IL&FS case takes new turn: Auditor BSR was not eligible, says govt report; finds multiple failures

NFRA mentioned that the appointment of BSR as the statutory auditor of IL&FS Financial Services Ltd for the year 2017-18 was illegal since BSR was not eligible to be appointed as such auditor.

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US law firm Rosen plans lawsuit against HDFC Bank on alleged misleading info to investors

US-based Rosen Law Firm on Monday said it is planning to investigate potential securities claims against HDFC Bank following allegations of sharing "materially misleading business information" with investors.

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DBS Bank India appoints Prashant Joshi as Managing Director and Head of National Distribution

DBS Bank India on Monday announced the appointment of Prashant Joshi as Managing Director and Head of National Distribution. He will report to Suroji

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AGS Transact to deploy 1,000 cash recyclers by March

AGS Transact Technologies Ltd (AGSTTL) plans to deploy 1,000 cash recyclers across the country by March 2021 in locations where there is equal demand

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IL&FS Financial Services: NFRA finds lapses in 2017-18 statutory audit

New Delhi, Aug 17 () The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) has found various lapses in the statutory audit of IL&FS Financial Services Limited for 2017-18 that was done by BSR & Associates LLP.

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Andhra Pradesh teams up with NCPI for digital payments in hinterlands

The initiative, aimed at providing impetus to digital payments among last-mile customers towards financial inclusion was launched by the chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday, introducing UPI QR code in 15,004 village and ward secretariats.

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HDFC Bank could face lawsuits for ‘misleading investors’

Two US-based law firms launch investigations into securities claims against lender

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Banking is now embedded in non-bank business processes: IBM report

Platform business models and the ecosystems that underpin them are disrupting the industry significantly, but bankers are seeing both opportunity and risk in the disruption, says IBM report

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Who does and does not qualify for a bank loan amid a pandemic?

Banks are being especially cautious in lending to retail borrowers employed in Covid-hit sectors.

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Vaccine king Adar Poonawalla forays into tech-enabled lending

The one-year-old Poonawalla Finance has already disbursed Rs 1,500-crore personal loans in the range of Rs 2 lakh to Rs 30 lakh at rates that compete with banks — with no security, no guarantors and zero prepayment charges being its unique selling proposition.

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Banks’ fund raising keeps rupee stable in August

India’s rupee has been shielded from the headwind it typically faces in August, thanks to the robust foreign inflows into share sales by the nation’s

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Banks plan EMI deferment for home loan restructuring

Lenders, including SBI, are working on restructuring options for home loans where the overall tenure of the loan does not extend by more than two years, even after relaxing the repayment schedule.

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Federal Bank to launch independent credit card in a year: Official

The bank, which already has a co-branded card offering with SBI Cards, will focus on its existing customer base of over 1 crore to sell cards, its country head for deposit, cards and personal loans Nilufer Mullanfiroze said.

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Sunday, August 16, 2020

Covid ‘positive’: Banks see rise in digital transactions

Step up offerings, encourage customers to use technology

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Ujjivan Small Finance Bank expects contraction in interest, fee incomes in FY21

During 2019-20, Ujjivan SFB registered a 28 per cent growth in its gross advances at Rs 14,153 crore as on March 30, 2020. Deposits of the bank were up by 46 per cent at Rs 10,780 crore while the retail deposits rose 73 per cent to Rs 4,724 crore.

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Federal Bank to launch independent credit card in a year: Official

The bank will rely only on in-house customers and also deploy its analytics engine to choose customers in a bid to take care of concerns on book quality, she said, stressing that things will be better than what they are right now by then.

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Covid-19 health covers received positive response but reinsurance remains a challenge

The recently-launched standalone health covers against Covid-19 have seen a tremendous response from customers but reinsurance support continues to be

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`YES Bank-like rescue plan not possible for PMC Bank'

RBI cites restrictions in rules governing cooperative banks

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Federal Bank to launch independent credit card to complete its suite of lending products: Official

All major banks have a credit card offering of their own for the customers, but the ongoing pandemic, which has resulted in job losses and salary cuts, has led to concerns over asset quality for unsecured products like credit cards and personal loans. The bank will rely only on in-house customers and also deploy its analytics engine to choose customers.

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Govt may not need to infuse fresh capital in PSU banks this fiscal

There may not be a sudden surge in non-performing assets (NPAs) after the six months moratorium comes to an end this month as it is followed by one-time loan restructuring, sources said, adding, provisioning requirement is also quite low for the debt recast accounts.

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Insurers' body accuses hospitals of inflating bills for Covid-19 treatment

The council is demanding the government set caps on Covid-19 treatment costs. Stating that private hospitals are arbitrarily charging patients, the GI Council is likely to implead itself in a petition filed in the Supreme Court as it has noticed differential charges for patients with insurance cover and those without insurance cover.

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Why Centre can’t make cash transfers to households amid Covid, explains Viral Acharya

Former Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Viral Acharya talks about how to revive trust and faith of depositors in the Indian banking system, blames push for short-term growth for the conflicts between govt and RBI, and calls for an independent fiscal council to vet the govt’s expenditure and Budget.

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