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Saturday, March 25, 2023

Joe Biden: US banks are in good shape, turmoil will ease

“I think we’ve done a pretty damn good job. People’s savings are secure,” Biden said during a press conference on Friday in Ottawa alongside Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “I think it’s going to take a little while for things to just calm down, but I don’t see anything that’s on the horizon that’s about to explode.”

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Vedanta seeks RBI nod to give guarantees for $1-billion loan

VRL is seeking funds to meet its upcoming debt obligations and has been engaged in talks with banks as well as private funds. VRL has $400 million of dollar bonds due in April and $500 million dollar bonds in May. It has another $1 billion bond maturing in January 2024.

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The Fed sees a looming credit crunch. What's that?

Here's a look at some of the dynamics from past credit crunches compared to what has been observed in the current episode.

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New debt mutual fund tax rule may help banks bridge deposit shortfall



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Deutsche Bank’s shares tank 15% as contagion fears return



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Torrent Investments won’t participate in second auction for Reliance Capital

The lenders, however, are unlikely to hold a Swiss auction since this would not lead to value maximisation, people in the know said. A closed envelope bid – wherein both parties submit a proposal in a closed envelop – is an alternative option given by the administrator.

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Friday, March 24, 2023

Kotak Bank more optimistic about infra financing biz, says WTD Manian

Infrastructure lending is getting safer than it used to be

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Sensex, Nifty fall in early trade amid weak trend in Asian equities

From the Sensex stocks, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance, Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance Industries, Titan, Asian Paints, Nestle and Tata Steel were the major laggards.Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank, Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies and Larsen & Toubro were the gainers.

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Agri start-up KiVi attracts highest investment at ‘UmagineChennai Pitch To Win’ contest

The agri fintech start-up has enabled two loan products, and is operational in Tamil Nadu and Bihar

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KreditBee collaborates with PayU to offer ‘Online Checkout Finance’

PayU’s over 4.5 lakh merchant partners can cater to KreditBee’s 10 million customer base and help them convert their purchases into loans of 3-18 months.

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Moneyboxx AUM crosses ₹300 crore, aims for ₹1,000 crore by FY24

Cumulative disbursements for the company crossed the milestone of ₹500 crore, within four years since commencement of operations in February 2019

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Banks face losses of up to 10% on long-dated G-Secs as yields rise

"As per our analysis, if the losses are fully realised which is unlikely in our view on the held-to-maturity book, the range of impact on net worth could be 2-10% for Indian banks," said Suresh Ganapathy, associate director, Macquarie Capital. "However, this remains a theoretical exercise and unlikely to crystallise."

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CCI clears proposed investment by Qatar Investment Authority in BTS Investment 1 Pte

The proposed transaction relates to the proposed investment by Qatar Investment Authority in BTS1, which is raising capital from various investors for its investment in Viacom18, CCI said. Last year in February, Murdoch and Shankar announced the formation of the firm, Bodhi Tree Systems (BTS) raising up to USD 1.5 billion from QIA.

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

Timely base revision with consumer expenditure survey can address policy maker’s concerns on inflation forecast: RBI bulletin

RBI officials have recommended changes to the current aggregation method

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CCI approves LIC MF’s acquisition of management rights of IDBI MF schemes

The transaction also covers LIC Mutual Fund Trustee’s trusteeship rights over IDBI MF schemes

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U.S. Fed hikes rate by 25 bps amid global banking turmoil

Fed Reserve reassured investors about the banking system’s soundness, saying that the management of Silicon Valley Bank “failed badly,” but that the bank’s collapse did not indicate broader weaknesses in the banking system.

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Banks reach out to RBI, seek easing of MSME bad loan rules

Banks want that a restructured MSME account under the Covid package be considered NPA from the latest date and not from the date prior to restructuring. This will give some relief to banks as it would lessen their provisioning burden. This comes after, in certain cases, banks were told to treat such accounts as bad loans starting from when they were restructured and accordingly make provisions.

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Fed delivers small rate hike, says 'some additional' tightening possible

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, but indicated it was on the verge of pausing further increases in borrowing costs amid recent turmoil in financial markets spurred by the collapse of two US banks.

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Anand Selva is Citi’s COO

Selvakesari will run the bank's transformation programme, while continuing to lead personal banking and wealth management

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The importance of asset allocation for investors:

Most crucial decisions we can make in the market is how to allocate our assets across different asset classes.

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Goldman’s COO says smaller banks to need more capital after crisis

The banking system is more resilient today than in the past but the latest problems will probably lead to stricter rules and higher capital requirements for smaller banks: Waldron

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US stocks close higher as First Republic recoups some losses

The rally in stocks on Wall Street comes a day before a crucial interest-rate decision from the US Federal Reserve, which is hoping to balance high inflation with ongoing concerns about the banking sector, after the dramatic decline of Silicon Valley Bank.

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ACRE raises binding offer for debt of Visa Steel

ACRE, an ARC, has given a revised offer of ₹243 crore as against its previous offer of ₹230 crore, the people said. ACRE was the sole bidder at an auction held by SBI on February 10 for ₹697.2 crore Visa Steel loans, as reported by ET on February 24. The binding offer by ACRE at that auction would have triggered a Swiss challenge auction, as per the sale document issued by SBI.

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Bank fixed deposit (FD) interest rates could go up further, signals RBI

Banks have been increasing fixed deposit or FD rates after a series of rate hikes by the RBI. Now, the central bank has signalled that deposit rates could go up further amid competition between banks for share of deposits.

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

RBL Bank fined Rs 2.3 crore for breach of norms on recovery agents

Report based on complaints against its recovery agents showed that the decision of the bank’s internal ombudsman was not properly communicate in certain cases

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US stocks end higher but First Republic shares tumble again

The stock market rose on Monday after Swiss bank UBS agreed to a takeover of troubled rival Credit Suisse. The Federal Reserve and other major central banks unveiled a coordinated effort to improve banks' access to liquidity - with the special drive being launched on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 1.2 percent to end at 32,244.58, while the broad-based S&P 500 Index rose 0.9 percent to 3,951.57.

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Bank crises pull sensex down 900 points intraday



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NARCL set to acquire debt of Dharani Sugars

NARCL's ₹222.5 crore binding offer had triggered a Swiss Challenge auction which was scheduled on March 17. Lenders did not receive any counter offer for the ₹619-crore creditors' claim that was auctioned last week. The offer from NARCL equates to a 36% recovery, and lenders would receive 15% of consideration as cash and the balance would be security receipts (SR) payable on recovery of loans.

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Monday, March 20, 2023

HC grants time to RBI to respond to PIL on uniform banking code for foreign exchange transactions

The plea has also sought direction that foreign exchange transactions through Indian banks and foreign bank branches in India must have information like the name and mobile number of the depositor, International Money Transfer (IMT) and not RTGS/NEFT/IMPS and name of currency.

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RBI Deputy Governor’s post: Chiefs of BoB, BoM, PNB, and two SBI MDs in race

RBI Deputy Governor M.K. Jain’s five-year term ends on June 21, 2023

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Sunday, March 19, 2023

'Merger of the century': UBS nears deal to take over Credit Suisse

UBS was up against the clock Sunday in talks to finalise a mammoth takeover of its troubled rival Swiss bank Credit Suisse and reassure investors before the markets reopen.Switzerland's biggest bank UBS is being urged by the authorities to get a deal over the line, in a bid to avoid a wave of contagious panic on the markets Monday.

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Bank of Baroda hikes interest rates on domestic retail term deposits by 25 bps

Bank of Baroda on Friday increased interest rates on domestic retail term deposits, including NRO and NRE term deposits, by 25 basis points on select tenors.

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Real estate focussed fund Experion Developers set to acquire Dignity Buildcon

Experion Developers offered Rs 450 crore for the real estate developer Dignity Buildcon - a company engaged in developing commercial towers on Golf Course Extension Road of Gurgaon.The offer would imply 50% recovery for lenders.

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Mid-size US banks ask government to protect all deposits: report

The Mid-Size Bank Coalition of America said the move would halt the exodus of deposits from smaller banks, stabilise the banking sector and reduce chances of more bank failures

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UBS mulls Credit Suisse takeover amid US bank fallout: What you need to know



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First Citizens in talks to acquire Silicon Valley Bank



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