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Saturday, December 15, 2018

Black money case: Enforcement Directorate seizes assets of Dabur’s Pradip Burman and Emaar MGF’s Shravan Gupta

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) seized assets worth over Rs 30 crore belonging to Dabur India director Pradip Burman and additional MD of Emmar MGF, Shravan Gupta under FEMA act.

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Check out! Bank employees to go on nation-wide strike on December 26; here’s reason

The All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) which has called for a nation-wide strike on December 26 opposing the merger of Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank, Saturday said the move was unwarranted as it would not be beneficial to the economy and the people at large.

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Black money case: Enforcement Directorate seizes assets of Dabur’s Pradip Burman and Emaar MGF’s Shravan Gupta

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) seized assets worth over Rs 30 crore belonging to Dabur India director Pradip Burman and additional MD of Emmar MGF, Shravan Gupta under FEMA act.

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Check out! Bank employees to go on nation-wide strike on December 26; here’s reason

The All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) which has called for a nation-wide strike on December 26 opposing the merger of Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank, Saturday said the move was unwarranted as it would not be beneficial to the economy and the people at large.

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4 of 11 banks may see lifting of lending restrictions in Q4



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All India bank strike on Dec 26

Strike call against amalgamation of Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank

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Public credit registry better for SMEs and banks: Viral Acharya

The RBI prefers fundamental changes to smoothen loan flow to micro-businesses through a public credit registry, rather than doling out forbearances,

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Obopay partners with Federal Bank, Mastercard for prepaid cards

Can be used at around three million Mastercard outlets in India

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RBI Governance: Under discussion – Board for further examination of framework

The central board of the RBI on Friday discussed its governance framework and decided the matter required further examination, the central bank said in a statement on its website.

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Plain speaking! Government raising issues no threat to RBI autonomy, says Arun Jaitley

Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Friday denied any government intrusion into the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) autonomous policy turf, arguing that making suggestions on crucial matters wasn’t an aberration and that the economic system works through communications and dialogues. The minister listed difficulty in getting credit and liquidity crunch as two immediate challenges, but […]

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Mergers will kill branches when the need is for branch expansion: AIBEA

In a statement issued here, C.H. Venkatachalam, General Secretary, AIBEA said: "Mergers will surely result in closure of branches, whereas we need branch expansion to make banking accessible to all.

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Wilful defaulters: Bombay HC stays CIC fiat to RBI on list

Press Trust of IndiaThe Bombay High Court, on Friday, granted interim stay on orders passed by the Central Information Commission (CIC) directing the

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4 of 11 banks may see lifting of lending restrictions in Q4

After taking an activist stance in its previous two meetings, the RBI board took a step back on Friday, as newly-appointed governor Shaktikanta Das adopted a more consultative stance.

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Stressed PSU General Insurers may face PCA-like restrictions

Initial estimates suggest that capital infusion of about Rs 8,000 crore may be required.

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State-run banks have no plan to shut ATMs, says government

The public Sector banks (PSB) have no plans to shut down 50 per cent of their ATMs in the country, Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla told the Lok Sabha

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Friday, December 14, 2018

RBI board meets; signals readiness to revisit governance framework

Our Bureau The RBI’s central board, in a meeting on Friday, deliberated on the contentious issue of the banking regulator’s governance framework, an

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In more troubles for cash-starved Jet Airways, SBI orders forensic audit by EY

The State Bank, which is the lead banker to the airlines' over Rs 8,000 crore loans, has mandated EY to conduct the forensic audit of its books, which has already began the process, the sources added.

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MFIs mopping up capital with growth prospect revival

Earlier in the year, it raised Rs 40 crore from non-bank lender Capital First and Mumbai-based firm Param Capital.

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‘The life insurance industry is coming together to build consumer awareness’

In an exclusive interaction with BusinessLine, Tarun Chugh, MD and CEO, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, spoke about the way forward for the Indian insurance industry.

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YES Bank may appoint Brahm Dutt as Chairman

Private sector lender YES Bank is likely to appoint independent director Brahm Dutt as its Non-Executive Part-Time Chairman. Sources said the bank’s

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Srikrishna panel report on Kochhar only next year

Bank also likely to appoint a forensic lender to look into allegations by a whistleblower on irregularities in 31 loan accounts

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‘Central banks must be independent and accountable to elected bodies’

Professor Rey observed that while most of the existing panoply of tools can be applied only to the banking sector, a lot of recent credit creation has taken place outside of banks.

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Govt respects autonomy, independence of RBI: FM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the Central respects autonomy and independence of the RBI and raising credit and liquidity issues do not infringe o

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PSU banks do not have any plan to close ATMs: Govt

Public Sector Banks (PSBs) do not have any plans to shut down their ATMs, Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla informed the Parliament.Th

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PSBs do not have any plan to close ATMs: Government

Apart from ATMs, banking services across the country are provided through bank branches, inter-operable business correspondents (BCs) with micro-ATMs etc.

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PSU banks do not have any plan to close ATMs: Govt

The statement assumes significance amidst a report by the Confederation of ATM industry (CATMi) warning that nearly half of the 2.38 lakh machines run the risk of closing down by March next year due to regulatory compliance changes making the business unviable due to rising costs and dipping or stagnant revenues.

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PSU banks recovered this whopping amount of bad loans in 4 years to FY18, says minister

Aggressive lending practices, wilful default/loan defaults as well as corruption in some cases and economic slowdown were the primary reasons for spurt in stressed assets.

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SFIO yet to submit report on Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi in PNB scam

A multi-agency probe is already underway into the fraud, which was mainly perpetrated by way of fraudulent Letters of Undertaking (LoUs).

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Job loss! Standard Chartered to cut banking jobs in India; gives this reason

The layoffs come at a time the bank is attempting to address investor concerns such as rising expenses and an about 40% decline in the share price since Bill Winters became CEO in June 2015.

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Public sector banks recover bad loans worth Rs 2.33 lakh crore in 4 years to FY18: Shiv Pratap Shukla

During 2014-15 to 2017-18, the PSBs witnessed reduction in their NPAs due to write-offs (including compromise) to the tune of Rs 3,16,515 crore.

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PSBs filed over 2,500 FIRs against wilful defaulters till Sept-end: Arun Jaitley

Arun Jaitley added that a number of steps have been taken by the government and the RBI to deter wilful defaulters and help make recovery.

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ADB proposes $7.5-billion lending programme for Pakistan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has proposed a $ 7.5-billion lending programme for Pakistan for the next three years, allocating one-third of the to

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IndoSpace raises $1.2 bn to develop, buy logistic parks

IndoSpace is one of the largest provider of modern industrial and logistics real estate in India and has taken total commitment to India to above $3.2 billion.

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RBI board to discuss about new economic capital framework, relaxation of PCA norms

Issue of transfer of RBI’s excess reserves to govt has been one of the contentious issues between govt and central bank

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RBI reserve should be used to fix financial system: Subramanian

The Reserve Bank is adequately capitalised, but the money should be used for fixing the financial system, not for financial deficit or financing gove

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Reduce number, weight of government mandates for PSBs: Raghuram Rajan

The government should incentivise all banks to take up activities it thinks desirable, not impose it on a few, Rajan said.

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Operational independence important for central banks to carry out responsibilities: IMF

Operational independence is important for a central bank to carry out its responsibilities, a senior IMF official has said, amidst the growing debate

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RBI Board Meet: No change in governance structure soon

With a new governor at the helm of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the government, through its nominees, is unlikely to insist on immediate changes in the way the RBI is being governed at the central bank board’s meeting on Friday.

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SBI switches to farm lending backed by gold

Between September 2017 and September 2018, SBI’s agri-loan portfolio shrunk 0.3% to `1.9 lakh crore

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BoI to hire financial advisor for NPAs sale

Bank of India (BoI) on Thursday sought bids from financial advisors who will be roped in to execute the sale of its non-performing asset (NPA) portfolio, including the processes of due diligence and valuation of NPAs. “This (the assignment) would involve putting together for identifying, collating and pooling information required for setting up the data […]

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Need to reduce number of govt mandates for PSBs: Raghuram Rajan

There is a need to reduce the number of government mandates for PSBs, former RBI Governor, Raghuram Rajan, has said.SLR requirement should continue to

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PSBs petition new RBI chief to relax NPA resolution norms

At first meeting with Das, discuss capital adequacy ratio, new ATM guidelines

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New governor Shaktikanta Das lends a ear, PSU banks say ease PCA norms

In his first meeting with public sector banks based in Mumbai, Das listened to the issues concerning banking such as one-day default to Prompt Corrective Action.

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Time is right to bet big on India: Stephen Schwarzman, Chairman, Blackstone

PE group cofounder not worried by high valuation of Indian cos, may go aggressive on deals in ’19.

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ICICI Bank tops list of most employees caught in fraud

ICICI Bank has topped the list of banks with maximum number of employees on whom action has been taken in the last three years for involvement in frauds.

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Wilful defaults: 2,571 FIRs registered, 9,363 recovery suits filed by PSU banks

Public sector banks have filed 2,571 FIRs and 9,363 recovery suits against wilful defaulters till September 30 this year.

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Government mulls additional Rs 30,000 cr capital infusion in PSU banks

The government is considering additional capital infusion of up to Rs 30,000 crore in public sector banks as they have been unable to raise required funds from the markets, sources said.

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Yes Bank says candidate for chairman post finalised, name to be sent to RBI for approval

Yes Bank Thursday said it has finalised a candidate for the position of chairman and would be seeking approval from the Reserve Bank of India.

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Thursday, December 13, 2018

Standard Chartered cuts India headcount as digital alternatives gain steam

The bank's overall strength in India has now reduced to 7,300 people, the sources said.

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Led by Jaitley, Modi ministers blast RBI functioning under Urjit Patel

The counter was led by finance minister Arun Jaitley himself, who, while admitting that government has issues with the central bank on credit flow and liquidity, said government has began "discussions" with it to rectify the same.

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IL&FS exposure: Banks seek 6-month waiver from RBI on asset classification

The Indian Banks’ Association (IBA), representing the country’s top lenders, wants the Reserve Bank of India and the Centre to exempt banks from ass

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‘Ownership of private banks should remain with Indians’

Swadeshi Jagaran Manch urges new RBI Governor to rethink regulatory framework for private banks’ ownership

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Risk-based capital framework will help in effective functioning of insurers: IRDAI

Currently, insurance companies need to have paid-up capital of ₹100 crore, irrespective of the sector they operate in.

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Life insurance sector saw negative APE in Nov on high base effect, volatile markets

Individual single premium, as well as group non-single premium, fell sharply by 59.58 per cent and 56.36 per cent in November for the industry as a whole.

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NCLT approves merger of Capital First with IDFC Bank

IDFC Bank and Capital First had, on January 13 this year, announced a plan to merge.

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Asirvad Microfin AUM touches ₹3,000 crore

Asirvad Microfinance, a subsidiary of Manappuram Finance, today announced that the company has reached a milestone of ₹3,000 crore in microfinance ass

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IRDAI asks insurers to inform policyholders via SMSes on receipt of premium from Jan

The move is aimed at enhancing the protection and information provided to the policyholder.

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Paytm Payment Bank posts revenue of Rs 750 crore

Priyanka PaniPaytm Payment Bank Limited, an unit of SoftBank-led One97 Communications Ltd, has posted a revenue of ₹720 crore for the fiscal year 2018

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Liquidity constraints faced by NBFIs to tighten credit supply, dampen growth: Moody's

Moody's Managing Director and Chief Credit Officer (Asia Pacific) Michael Taylor said India's GDP growth will slow to just above 7 per cent for fiscal 2019 and 2020.

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HDFC to raise up to Rs 1,500 cr by issuing bonds

The bonds offer a coupon rate of 8.80 per cent per annum and set to mature in June 2020.

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PNB garners Rs 500 cr through ESPS scheme

No other bank has been able to achieve 90 per cent ratio under ESPS

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Government mulls additional Rs 30,000 crore capital infusion in PSU banks

The government had decided to take a massive step to capitalise PSBs in a front-loaded manner, with a view to support credit growth.

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Farm loan waivers worst solution for rural crisis: SBI Research

Bankers and the Reserve Bank (RBI) have often expressed concern that debt waivers can wreck credit culture.

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RBI is part and parcel of government, says Nitin Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday asserted the central bank is part and parcel of the govt and therefore it has to support the economic vision of the govt of the day and said that RBI continues to be by and large an independent body. If RBI wants to be fully autonomous, then hold it responsible for the ills of the economy and not the finance ministry, he said.

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RBI Governor Das to steer first central board meet on Friday

Key agenda being the role of central board in the decision making of the RBI

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RBI is part & parcel of Govt: Gadkari

Earlier, Gakari had blamed the RBI for “complicating” project finance.

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Yes Bank finalises Chairman candidate, will seek RBI approval

Private sector lender Yes Bank on Thursday said its Board of Directors has finalised the recommendation for Non-Executive Part-Time Chairman position

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RBI is part & parcel of government which hasn't destroyed it: Nitin Gadkari

Gadkari asserted that the central bank continues to be by and large an independent body but it should also support the economic vision of the government of the day.

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Markets extend gains, Sensex jumps 151 points to close at 35,929

On BSE, Wipro, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Infosys, Maruti Suzuki and Tata Motors were among the major gainers, rising as much as 2.86 per cent. On the NSE platform, except for Nifty Metal, all other sub-indices finished in green, surging as much as 1.37 per cent.

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Interpol issues Red Corner Notice against Mehul Choksi: CBI

The Interpol has issued a Red Corner Notice against absconding billionaire, Mehul Choksi, who is accused of cheating state-run Punjab National Bank t

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Ambiguity in guidelines leaves Rajasthan’s Bhamashah scheme in poor health

Continuing disputes between insurer New India Assurance and the State govt on the issue of de-empanelment of hospitals for fraud are a cause for concern

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Sensex rises over 200 points, Nifty reclaims 10,800-mark

Top gainers in morning trade include Yes Bank, SBI, Tata Motors, Vedanta, BHarti Airtel, Infosys, HUL, Asian Paints, Wipro and ITC, rising up to 3 per cent. Sun Pharma, on the other hand, was the top losers on both indices, falling up to 2 per cent, after market regulator Sebi Wednesday said it was examining the whistleblower complaint against Dilip Shanghvi-led Sun Pharmaceutical Industries.

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Aegon Life Insurance plans to tie up e-commerce players, build brand equity

The company mostly sells its policies online sans intermediaries like individual agents and banks.

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Government may keep FY19 bank recap target at Rs 65,000 crore: Icra

The government is likely to keep its bank recapitalisation target unchanged at Rs 65,000 crore for the current financial year as lenders under RBI's prompt corrective action (PCA) framework will not maintain capital conservation buffers, rating agency Icra said

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Bandhan bank top brass exits to start microfinance firm

Company plans to begin ops through business correspondent partners before it gets a formal NBFC licence.

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Government may keep FY19 bank recap target at Rs 65,000 crore: Icra

The government is likely to keep its bank recapitalisation target unchanged at Rs 65,000 crore for the current financial year as lenders under RBI's prompt corrective action (PCA) framework will not maintain capital conservation buffers, rating agency Icra said

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Government may keep FY19 bank recap target at Rs 65,000 crore: Icra

The government is likely to keep its bank recapitalisation target unchanged at Rs 65,000 crore for the current financial year as lenders under RBI's prompt corrective action (PCA) framework will not maintain capital conservation buffers, rating agency Icra said

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ICICI Bank to hire forensic auditor to probe into NPA irregularities

The private bank has already approached firms including BDO India, FTI India and Grant Thornton (GT) for conducting forensic investigations into the allegations, one person with a direct knowledge of the matter told ET.

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PSUs to identify annual themes for CSR; focus on aspirational districts

Public sector units (PSUs) will now identify central themes for corporate social responsibility activities every year, with 60 per cent of their CSR expenditure dedicated to the thematic programmes, as per new guidelines issued by Department of Public Enterprises.

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Wednesday, December 12, 2018

PSUs to identify annual themes for CSR; focus on aspirational districts

Public sector units (PSUs) will now identify central themes for corporate social responsibility activities every year, with 60 per cent of their CSR expenditure dedicated to the thematic programmes, as per new guidelines issued by Department of Public Enterprises.

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United Bank of India raises deposit rates by 0.25%

The interest rate for fixed deposits between 1-3 years will increase to 6.25 per cent from 6 per cent.

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PSUs to identify annual themes for CSR; focus on aspirational districts

Public sector units (PSUs) will now identify central themes for corporate social responsibility activities every year, with 60 per cent of their CSR expenditure dedicated to the thematic programmes, as per new guidelines issued by Department of Public Enterprises.

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Arvind Subramanian: Preserve the RBI’s autonomy, but question its failures, too

Former CEA says RBI has a track record of regulatory failures that have to be addressed

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Axis Bank offers home-loan with higher principal repayment component

However, the interest outgo for a borrower has been kept at a higher level of 9.05-9.25 percent as against 8.85- 9.05 percent for the older product.

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Visa has over 20 m contactless cards in India

Globally, over 1.5 billion contactless payment cards are expected to be issued by the end of 2018.

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Autonomy is important, but so is accountability: Shaktikanta Das

New RBI Governor sets agenda for banking sector, to meet PSB heads today

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Ambiguity in guidelines leaves Rajasthan’s Bhamashah scheme in poor health

Continuing disputes between insurer New India Assurance and the State govt on the issue of de-empanelment of hospitals for fraud are a cause for concern

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Compromising RBI’s autonomy can lead to downgrade of India’s ratings, warns JSW chief

The government must maintain the autonomy of the RBI as global investors and rating agencies are keenly watching the developments.Seshagiri Rao, Joint

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Real Effective Exchange Rate rises to 112.41 in Nov; experts say rupee still overvalued

Experts say the rupee is still overvalued

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Lack of long-term bond market in India strangulating small firms: Henry Kravis

The co-founder of global investment company KKR says US-China trade war advantageous for India

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From Jan 1, vehicle owners can buy standalone personal accident policies

Our Bureaus Starting January 1, vehicle owners and drivers have the choice of buying a standalone personal accident cover, or purchase it as a bun

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New home loan product launched by Axis Bank

Axis Bank has launched a new home loan product aimed at helping home buyers save on the interest component. The QuikPay Home Loan will offer a repaym

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Government may keep FY19 bank recapitalisation target at Rs 65,000 crore: ICRA

The report said the net profits of private sector banks can grow at 20-25 per cent during FY19 resulting in return on equity (ROEs) of 10.5-11 per cent, during FY19 as against 10.2 per cent during FY18.

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Bandhan Bank's Rahul Johri, Prasanta Kumar Sahu quit to set up their own microfinance venture

The trio is seeking a non-bank finance licence from the Reserve Bank of India for their new initiative.

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Retail inflation cools to 2.33% in November; October factory output at 8.1%

The November data shows that the inflation stood below the Reserve Bank's medium-term target of 4 per cent for a fourth straight month. Also, this is for the first time since July 2017, the figure came below 3 per cent.

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Mutual funds log Rs 1.4 lakh cr inflows in November

Investors pumped in over Rs 1.4 lakh crore into various mutual fund schemes in November, with liquid schemes accounting for most of the inflows. Wit

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Will try and uphold RBI's autonomy, says governor Shaktikanta Das

Das further said that, "I have convened a meeting with CEOs and MDs of public sector banks tomorrow morning (December 13). Banking is an important segment in our economy and it’s facing several challenges that need to be dealt with. It's the banking sector on which I’d like to focus immediately."

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Bandhan Bank to add 40 branches by December

Bandhan Bank would add another 40 branches by December 31, taking the total number to 978, the Kolkata-based lender’s founder and CEO C S Ghosh said

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CBI nails persons accused in State Bank of Bikaner scam

Special Judge, CBI Cases, Saket Courts, has convicted those accused in a conspiracy to cheat account holders in State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur (SB

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Bandhan Bank to open 40 new branches by December

Ghosh said five new branches would be opened on Wednesday. The total number of ATMs would be 476, he said.

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Markets end higher as new RBI chief takes charge, Sensex surges 629 points

On the BSE index, Hero MotorCorp, Bharti Airtel, Adani Ports, Yes Bank and Mahindra & Mahindra were among the major gainers, rising as much as much 7.01 per cent. On NSE, all the sub-indices closed in green with Nifty Realty outperforming the index, up 4.36 per cent.

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ICICI Bank launches SB account for working women

ICICI Bank has launched a savings bank account for working women called the Advantage Woman Aura Savings Account.According to an official statement fr

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Patel’s resignation highlights risks to RBI’s policy priorities: Fitch

Fitch Ratings on Wednesday said the resignation of Urjit Patel as Reserve Bank Governor highlights the risks to RBI’s policy priorities and increased

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NCLT Approves Srei Vision Fund’s Acquisition of Kitply Industries

The committee of creditors had on October 2018 approved the Rs 175-crore resolution plan submitted by Srei Multiple Asset Investment Trust for the Kolkata-headquartered Kitply Industries.

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Shaktikanta Das assumes charge as RBI governor

"Assumed charge as Governor, Reserve Bank of India. Thank you each and everyone for your good wishes," Das said in a tweet. Finance minister Arun Jaitley termed Das as a person with "right credentials" for the RBI top job.

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Shaktikanta Das assumes charge as RBI Governor

Former Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday assumed charge as the RBI Governor. He replaces Urjit Patel who abruptly resigned amid

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Chit fund case: NCLT orders winding up of Saradha Group's 13 firms

The Corporate Affairs Ministry had authorised the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) to file winding up petitions against the 13 companies on behalf of the Centre.

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Trial by fire awaits new governor Shaktikanta Das

Shaktikanta Das will need to take a stance on approving a successor for Yes Bank chief Rana Kapoor. The board of the private bank will meet on December 13 to shortlist around five successors and submit them to the RBI for approval.

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‘Govt needs to maintain autonomy of RBI’

JSW Steel Joint Managing Director feels lack of liquidity is slowing down economy

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Yes Bank stock rises over 4% ahead of board meet

Last month, Yes Bank said its board on December 13 will recommend names for new chairman to be approved by the RBI as well as consider appointment of independent directors.

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Markets open higher, Sensex gains over 250 points; Nifty above 10,600

On BSE, Yes Bank, Hero MortorCorp, Bharti Airtel, Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata Steel were among the major gainers, rising as much as 4.45 per cent. On the NSE platform, all the sub-indices were trading in green with Nifty Auto outperforming the index, up 1.95 per cent.

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Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Will banks benefit from new RBI governor Shaktikanta Das?

Das' prolonged association with the government is likely to act as a catalyst, which should augur well for mutual policy framing.

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Governor must have the freedom to fulfil responsibilities: C Rangarajan

Former RBI chief says the central bank and government must listen to each other

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The cool and calm number-cruncher

SurabhiAs the 25th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Shaktikanta Das will have his hands full while deciding on a number of policy issues and in

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Relief for PSBs as govt excludes recap bonds from PSL target

To ensure continuous flow of credit to the priority sector, the PSL compliance of banks is monitored by the RBI on a quarterly basis

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What stand will the new RBI Governor take?

Bankers believe Shaktikanta Das is likely to build bridges with the government

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RBI should take a relook at ownership guidelines of private banks, says CEPR

The Reserve Bank of India needs to take a second look at the ownership guidelines for the country’s private sector banks, with multiple – and sometim

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Urjit Patel’s successor will have to restore credibility, autonomy of RBI: Subbarao

Urjit Patel was the first governor since 1990 to step down before his term ends.

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SBI plans to disburse agricultural loans digitally: Official

The country's largest lender SBI is running pilot projects to disburse agricultural loans digitally and expects to roll out the services very soon, a top official said Tuesday.

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Extradition of ‘once king of good times’ Vijay Mallya from UK to speed up loan recovery process, says SBI

Country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) Tuesday said extradition of fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya from the UK to India will speed up the recovery of over Rs 9,000 crore of loans.

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RBI slaps Rs 1 crore fine on Indian Bank for violating cyber security norms

The RBI has imposed, by an order dated November 30, 2018, a monetary penalty of Rs 10 million on Indian Bank for contravention of Circular on Cyber Security Framework in banks, the central bank said in a release.

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Urjit Patel’s resignation signals dangerous trend: AIBEA

Although the All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA) had earlier demanded RBI Governor Urjit Patel's resignation, his calling it quits on Monday has left the banking body shocked and disturbed and it has termed it a "dangerous trend".

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Shaktikanta Das: The man behind GST, note ban now heads RBI

A 1980 batch Tamil Nadu batch IAS officer, Das took charge as as revenue secretary in 2014.

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SBI plans to disburse agricultural loans digitally: Official

The country's largest lender SBI is running pilot projects to disburse agricultural loans digitally and expects to roll out the services very soon, a top official said Tuesday.

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Extradition of ‘once king of good times’ Vijay Mallya from UK to speed up loan recovery process, says SBI

Country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) Tuesday said extradition of fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya from the UK to India will speed up the recovery of over Rs 9,000 crore of loans.

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RBI slaps Rs 1 crore fine on Indian Bank for violating cyber security norms

The RBI has imposed, by an order dated November 30, 2018, a monetary penalty of Rs 10 million on Indian Bank for contravention of Circular on Cyber Security Framework in banks, the central bank said in a release.

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Urjit Patel’s resignation signals dangerous trend: AIBEA

Although the All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA) had earlier demanded RBI Governor Urjit Patel's resignation, his calling it quits on Monday has left the banking body shocked and disturbed and it has termed it a "dangerous trend".

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RBI appoints Shaktikanta Das as new governor just a day after Urjit Patel's exit

Patel, who is the first governor since 1990 to step down before his term ends. The resignation came ahead of the December 14 meeting of the central bank that could have discussed issues of simmering differences with the government.

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Shaktikanta Das appointed as the new RBI Governor

A former economic affairs secretary from 2015 to 2017, Das worked closely with the central bank.

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Shaktikanta Das to be new RBI Governor

Former Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das will be 25 Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. He will succeed Urjit Patel who submitted his resi

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SBI plans to disburse agri loans digitally: Official

India’s largest lender SBI is running pilot projects to disburse agricultural loans digitally and expects to roll out the services very soon, a top o

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SBI plans to disburse agri loans digitally: Official

"We are doing some pilot projects. We have tied-up with some players for settlement of payments. Also the digital land records of farmers are available," SBI MD

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Mallya extradition to speed up loan recovery process: SBI

Mallya claims that he has been falsely dubbed as a defaulter by politicians and media.

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Markets recover after steep fall, Sensex ends 190 points up to reclaim 35,000-mark

On BSE, Yes Bank, Sun Pharma, Asian Paint, Kotak Mahindra Bank and State Bank of India (SBI) were among the major gainers with their stocks rising as much as 8.50 per cent. On the NSE platform, all the sub-indices tracked gains with Nifty PSU Bank rising the most, up 2.65 per cent.

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RBI slaps Rs 1 crore fine on Indian Bank for violating cyber security norms

This action is based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers, the central bank said in a release.

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Govt likely to make announcement on Urjit Patel’s successor today

The government is likely to make an announcement regarding Urjit Patel’s successor as Reserve Bank of India Governor later in the day, Finance Secret

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RBI's institutional capabilities very strong, will do whatever required for economy: Niti VC

Rajiv Kumar further said although Patel has done an amazing work in the last two years as RBI governor, the functioning of the central bank is not dependent on any particular individual.

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RBI imposes ₹1 cr fine on Indian Bank

The Reserve Bank of India has imposed, by an order dated November 30, 2018, a monetary penalty of ₹1 crore on Indian Bank for contravention of circul

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Urjit Patel’s resignation will dampen sentiment: DBS

10-year bond yields may be pushed back above 7.6%; rupee likely to weaken past 72/USD

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TIAA’s investment arm Nuveen invests $32 mn in Aaviskaar

Impact investment firm Aavishkaar-Intellecap Group (AIG) has raised $32 million or Rs 227 crore from Nuveen, an investment management business of US-b

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An exit as tumultuous as his two-and-a-half-year tenure

The architect of monetary policy reforms brought stricter NPA norms, and made banks more accountable

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Former SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya to head SWIFT India

SWIFT India is a joint venture of top Indian public and private sector banks and SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication). Bhattacharya will succeed former banker M V Nair, who is stepping down after completing five years with the company, SWIFT India said in a statement.

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Next Reserve Bank governor: Some early candidates

There’s no obvious successor yet, and given the cloud under which Patel left -- amid a public fight with the government over the Reserve Bank of India’s autonomy -- investors are naturally anxious about who will take the helm.

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