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Saturday, October 3, 2020

Religare funds scam: Delhi court dismisses bail plea of former Laxmi Vilas Bank Vice President

Kumar was chargesheeted in the case by the Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi police for allegedly abusing his position and conspiring with the then management of RFL, RHC Holding Ltd, and Ranchem Ltd, to misappropriate a sum of Rs 791 crore.

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Bilateral Netting law becomes operational from October 1

The new law is to boost financial market stability

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PNB expects to recover Rs 16,000 cr from bad loans by March next

Looks to expand in West and Southern regions

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Interest waiver: Borrowers may get monetary relief of up to Rs 80,000 for loans

The Centre’s affidavit in the Supreme Court that it would waive off interest on loans upto Rs 2 crore that had taken the moratorium, would impact at

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Centre’s decision to waive interest on interest could cost Rs 7,000 crore

In its affidavit, the finance ministry said the government has decided to maintain its tradition of handholding small borrowers and bear the burden arising from such waiver of interest on interest, or compound interest, for the banks.

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A/c not performing due to delay not NPAs: Centre

The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that accounts becoming non-performing due to bank's or any other delay need not suffer the label of non-performing assets (NPAs).

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Fintechs expect recovery in 3-6 months: Report

Fin-tech startups are expecting a volume recovery in three to six months time following the pandemic hitting hard various businesses like payments, lending and neobanks. A report showed how lending startups were hit the hardest by the outbreak of Covid-19 and neo-bank have had to delay new product launches even though smaller businesses continued their digital adoption.

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In a first, SBI hires externally to fill CFO post

A vacancy was created in March this year after the bank’s former CFO Prashant Kumar put in his papers to join Yes Bank as an RBI-appointed MD & CEO to implement a rescue package. In the interim, C Venkat Nageshwar was officiating as the CFO.

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Centre ready to waive interest on interest during moratorium

In its affidavit, the finance ministry said the government has decided to maintain its tradition of handholding small borrowers and bear the burden arising from such waiver of interest on interest, or compound interest, for the banks.

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Kotak Bank registers Rs 170 crore fraud case against Cox & Kings

A group of creditors of Cox & Kings had submitted complaints to the Economic Offences Wing of the Mumbai police against the company for defrauding them. While preliminary enquiries into their complainants are under way, the Mumbai police registered a case based on Kotak Bank’s complaint, which was subsequently transferred to the EOW.

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Diligent borrowers need to be kept away from credit flow-slowing loan waiver politics

"Blanket loan waiver does not serve any purpose at the end of the day. Whenever governments announced such a move, it's the credit flow which ultimately slowed down as lenders became wary of lending," says Bandhan Bank's founder.

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Jerome Powell working from home, says US Fed

US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has been working from home while also following masking and social distancing protocols when in public, and has not felt it necessary to take a coronavirus test, the central bank said on Friday in response to inquiries following the news that President Donald Trump has contracted Covid-19.

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Punjab National Bank launches financial inclusion initiative Gram Sampark Abhiyan

The nationwide campaign was launched by Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar, PNB said in a statement. The campaign is centred on four key themes -- digital, credit, social security and financial literacy that will encapsulate various activities and prescribes the cherished theme of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat', it said.

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Friday, October 2, 2020

LIC’s equity investments ride high on market surge

Books profit of about ₹14,800 crore on its investments in equities so far this fiscal

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In July, HDFC sees 81% of 2019 disbursements

Launches a month-long online property show

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Franklin Templeton India receives ₹1,078 cr in 6 suspended debt schemes

The schemes had total assets under management of ₹25,000 crore

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Nabard launches sanitation literacy campaign

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) on Friday launched a nationwide ‘Sanitation Literacy Campaign’.The development bank,

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Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Bank depositors face an uncertain future

A former employee of an auto parts company, KV Madhusudan, 70 faces a strange dilemma. So do over 40,000-odd depositors of Guru Raghavendra Sahakara B

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HDFC begins month-long India Homes Fair to woo NRIs

All Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Persons of Indian Orgin (PIO) based in London, Singapore and Middle East can look forward to own their dream home in India through just a click by viting the website.

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How to revive a lapsed LIC policy?

You can revive policies within five years from the date of the first unpaid premium

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Nirav case: CBI chargesheet against ex-PNB staff

The CBI has filed a fresh chargesheet against Gokulnath Shetty, the Punjab National Bank deputy manager who allegedly helped Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi perpetrate Rs 13,000-crore fraud, and his wife for amassing disproportionate assets worth Rs 2.63 crore, officials said. The agency charged Shetty and his wife, a clerk in Indian Bank, for amassing assets worth over Rs 4.28 cr.

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NBFCs reduce overseas borrowing, turn towards domestic banks

Lack of demand has reduced the overall demand for funds from NBFCs

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Confident of getting money back from Lakshmi Vilas Bank, officials won't be pardoned: Religare

LVB had set off FDs of Rs 750 crore as recovery for loans given to the erstwhile promoters and their private entities without authorisation, Religare Enterprises Chairperson Rashmi Saluja said.

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RBI appoints CoD to run Dhanlaxmi Bank

Dhanlaxmi Bank on Thursday said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved a three-member interim committee of directors, headed by G Subramonia Iyer, to run the private sector bank after the shareholders voted out its MD and CEO Sunil Gurbaxani.

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Insurers welcome plan for standard term insurance product

Though term products offer death benefit or sum assured in case of an unfortunate event, insurers say there can still be many variations

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Warburg Pincus to invest Rs 700 crore in low-cost housing finance firm Home First Finance Company

The global private equity major added that the investment will be a combination of primary fundraising and secondary sales by existing shareholders True North and Bessemer Venture Partners.

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Warburg Pincus invests ₹700 crore in Home First Finance

Investment combines primary fund-raise and secondary sale by existing shareholders

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SBI appoints Charanjit Surinder Singh Attra as CFO

Attra was earlier a partner with EY India

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Goldman Sachs to set up centre in Hyderabad

Goldman Sachs is setting up a new technology hub in Hyderabad, its second centre in India after that in Bengaluru. The US investment bank is expected to commence operations in the second half of next year and plans to hire 500 employees initially, sources told TOI.

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Suryoday SFB to launch IPO of 2 crore equity shares

IFC, Gaja Capital among shareholders selling stock under offer for sale

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SBI appoints former EY Partner Charanjit Attra as new CFO

State Bank of India announced the appointment of Charanjit Attra as its new chief financial officer, the lender said in an exchange filing. Attra is one of SBI’s latest lateral hires and will report to J Swaminathan, deputy managing director of the finance department.

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RBI approves appointment of CoD to run Dhanlaxmi Bank till appointment of CEO

The committee of directors (CoD) will be constituted with Iyer as chairman and G Rajagopalan Nair and P K Vijayakumar as its members, RBI said.

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Thursday, October 1, 2020

Former Union Bank of India official convicted in fraud case

The Special Judge for CBI Cases, Chennai, on Thursday sentenced R Kannan, former Chief Manager of Union Bank of India in Chennai’s Mount Road branch,

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FM Nirmala Sitharaman asks banks to prepare cadre of officials well versed in local languages to better serve customers

Sitharaman asserted that there is no point in banks claiming that they have pan-India presence when in some pockets, where Hindi does not work, their executives still need to learn native language to serve the customers.

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CBI books Hyderabad-based firm, its MD for Rs 166-crore bank fraud

Initially, the company started participating in tenders of Rs 25 crore and gradually started getting orders from various state electricity boards. The company has been doing business with State Bank of India since 2006 with an initial credit limit of Rs seven crore, which was increased to Rs 243 crore within four years.

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Sitharaman asks banks to prepare cadre of officials well versed in local languages to better serve customers

"We need to have a cadre of people who will have to understand the language of the state in which the posting happens," FM Sitharaman said.

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Auto makers see 'green shoots of recovery' as September sales rise

Auto majors Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai Motor led the recovery march of passenger vehicle (PV) sales in the domestic market during September, posting high double-digit growth as manufacturers bank on festive season demand to carry forward the momentum.

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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code has resulted in substantial recoveries: GC Murmu

“With the code in place, non-repayment of loan is no more an option and ownership of the firm is no more a divine right and equity is no more the only route to own a firm,” Murmu said, during an event commemorating the fourth annual day of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI).

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India Post Payments Bank attains 3.6 crore customers amid the pandemic

The bank attained a total customer base 3.6 crore and completed over Rs 38,500 crore financial transactions cumulatively until September 15, the bank said in a release. IPPB launched its operations just two years ago. In August last year, it had crossed the milestone of one crore customers.

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RBI's new debit, credit card rules: Things to know

In an attempt to reduce banking-related fraud cases, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued fresh guidelines to secure debit and credit cards transactions. The new norms for securing debit and credit cards will be effective from October 1.

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BoB launches third edition of Baroda Kisan Pakhwada

To promote agri-focussed schemes under Atmanirbhar package

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Crisil expects bank credit to grow by up to 1 pc in FY21

The agency also shared collection data for NBFCs for April-August, which showed collections for wholesale segment at under 40 per cent, while the same for home loans and gold loans was highest at around 90 per cent each.

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Corporate relationships more than big-ticket lending for SBI now: Chairman

Chairman Rajnish Kumar said the new approach involves giving solutions to a variety of needs of the corporates and their stakeholders like supply chain vendors, distributors and employees.

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UPI payments beat last year figure amid pandemic: clock Rs 3.29 lakh crore transactions in September

The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions have achieved a fresh milestone and have beaten last year numbers even while the economy is being ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Crisil launches indices for alternative investment funds

Indices to cover AIF categories I, II & III; to compare performance of AIFs in each category, common category-level peer benchmarks have been created

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Bank credit growth reverses recovery made in June, July; SBI research finds stress on households

SBI Ecowrap report showed that deposit and credit growth during the current Unlock 4 regime witnessed large declines.

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BoM waives off processing fee for gold, housing and car loans

Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has waived the processing fee for gold, housing and car loans.Besides, as part of its special offer for its retail customers

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SBI in tie-up to offer digital payment solutions to HUL retailers and distributors

To offer retailers instant paperless overdraft facility of up to ₹50,000

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PSBs may take Rs 6,000cr hit on Sintex fraud

Public sector banks face a hit of close to Rs 6,000 crore on account of their exposure to Sintex Industries which has been classified as a fraud by Punjab National Bank, the large lender to the company. Although banks have already classified the account as a non-performing asset, they will now have to make full provision for the loan within four quarters which is the requirement for fraud accounts.

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Rupee likely to appreciate today

The rupee (INR) ended yesterday’s session marginally higher at 73.77 against the dollar (USD). However, the local currency remains below 73.7 – an imp

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Shareholders vote out Dhanlaxmi Bank CEO

Shareholders of Thrissur-based Dhanlaxmi Bank have voted out the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)-approved MD & CEO Sunil Gurbaxani at its annual general meeting on Wednesday. A filing by the bank said that 90.5% of the shareholders voted against the appointment.

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IL&FS to put its engineering arm on the block

IECC comes under the ‘red’ category of subsidiaries, which means that the beneficiaries of the resolution process will be its largest lenders. These include SBI, ICICI Bank and IL&FS Group. The company has an outstanding debt of Rs 4,700 crore, part of which is owed to the promoter group.

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Lakshmi Vilas Bank mulls rights issue, follow on offer, QIP, other options to raise Rs 500-700 cr quickly

Shakti Sinha, independent director and part of the three-member committee of directors (CoD) approved by the RBI to run the day-to-day operations of LVB, told FE that the CoD had started hectic parleys to survey all options for capital raise.

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PNB reports Rs 1,203cr fraud by Sintex Industries

Public sector Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Wednesday declared its Rs 1,203.26 crore exposure to Sintex Industries Ltd as fraud.Pursuant to the applicable provisions of Sebi's Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements (LODR) and the bank's policy, "we inform reporting of borrowal fraud of Rs 1,203.26 crore in NPA account of Sintex Industries Ltd (SIL)," PNB said in a regulatory filing.

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Shareholders of Dhanlaxmi Bank vote against MD and CEO

Sources said shareholders were concerned the ‘identity’ of the bank was being diluted and were seeking a change in the top management.

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Wednesday, September 30, 2020

RBI fixes WMA limits at ₹1.25 lakh crore

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in consultation with the Government of India (GoI), has set the Ways and Means Advances (WMA) limit for the Governmen

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Banks want FinMin to pick up the tab if interest is waived on loan moratorium

In case the Ministry does not acquiesce to this request, banks will be forced to cut interest rates on deposits further

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India’s external debt dips by $3.9 b at June-end: RBI

India’s external debt declined $3.9 billion to $554.5 billion at June-end 2020 vis-a-vis the March-end 2020 level of $558.4 billion, according to the

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NHB imposes penalty of ₹1.5 lakh plus GST on HDFC

Mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) Ltd on Wednesday said that NHB has levied a monetary penalty of ₹1.5 lakh and GST on it

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RBI excludes 6 public sector banks from Second Schedule of RBI Act

The six banks are Syndicate Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC), United Bank of India, Andhra Bank, Corporation Bank, and Allahabad Bank.

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Lakshmi Vilas Bank hopeful of deal with Clix Group

Shakti Sinha, Member, COD says raising capital is priority number one

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Shareholders reject appointment of Sunil Gurbaxani as MD, CEO of Dhanlaxmi Bank

Dhanlaxmi Bank’s shareholders on Wednesday rejected the appointment of Sunil Gurbaxani as MD and CEO, with 90.4 per cent of the votes polled being aga

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Pension fund managers: ‘Floor’ and ‘cap’ concept to be introduced in RFP

Unlike last time, there will be no insistence on matching the lowest bid, says PFRDA chief

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India posts record current account surplus in Q1

India's current account balance recorded a surplus of $19.8 billion (3.9 per cent of GDP) in the first quarter (Q1) ended June 2020 as against a deficit of $15 billion (2.1 per cent of GDP) recorded a year ago, data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed on Wednesday.

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We see green shoots coming back: HDFC Bank

SurabhiThe country’s largest private sector lender HDFC Bank is confident that consumer demand has recovered despite the current economic uncertainty

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List of bank holidays in October 2020

Bank holidays will include Gandhi Jayanti, Eid-e-Milad, Mahashaptami and a few more.

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Current account balance records surplus of $20 billion in Q1

India’s current account balance (CAB) recorded a surplus of $19.8 billion (3.9 per cent of GDP) in the first quarter (Q1: April-June) of 2020-21 on to

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Need to move past Covid and uplift economic sentiment says HDFC Bank chief Aditya Puri

“Very important to change sentiment right now, we have to move on in life with the requisite social distancing norms, we are optimistic about the future, HDFC Bank is back to pre-Covid levels there is no strain on our balance sheet,” said Aditya Puri.

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Avanse Financial raises $15 m via External Commercial Borrowing

Social impact funding for 10 years from US-based World Business Capital

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HDFC Bank launches Festive Treats 2.0

On offer are 1,000 offers from leading players, and over 2,000 hyper local offers through tie-ups with local merchants across semi-urban and rural locations

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RBI appoints Additional Director on Dhanlaxmi Bank board

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed one more official from its Bengaluru Regional Office as Additional Director on the board of Dhanlaxmi Ba

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ICICI Bank launches Festive Bonanza campaign

Private sector lender ICICI Bank, on Wednesday, announced the launch of a festive bonanza with discounts and cashbacks on basic as well as luxury item

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No instruction from RBI to prepare for takeover of Lakshmi Vilas Bank: PNB

Punjab National Bank, on Wednesday, said it has not received any instructions from the Reserve Bank of India to get ready to take over Lakshmi Vilas B

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Monetary policy delay adds to Indian bankers’ long list of problems

The Reserve Bank of India’s decision to reschedule this week’s interest-rate meeting makes it difficult for lenders to price loans and deposits because they usually track the monetary policy’s outlook for liquidity and interest rates.

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SP Group co seeks loan rejig under RBI’s Covid plan

Shapoorji Pallonji and Company, the SP Group flagship, has formally written to banks for a restructuring of its loan obligations under the special Covid scheme announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This is the first large account of over Rs 1,500 crore to come up for restructuring and is likely to be referred to the K V Kamath-led committee, which will vet all restructuring proposals of over Rs 1,500 crore.

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Indiabulls gets Rs 630cr from UK arm stake dilution

Indiabulls Housing Finance, one of the leading private sector mortgage lenders, on Tuesday said it has raised another Rs 630 crore by diluting part of its stake in UK-based bank Oak North.

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$3m in NRI’s Swiss account not black money: ITAT

In a case covering several financial years, the Mumbai bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has struck down the action of the I-T officer in treating $3 million — with which a Swiss bank account was opened — as “unaccounted income” in the hands of an individual, who at that point of time was a non-resident.

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Indiabulls Housing raises ₹630 crore from Toscafund with stake sale in OakNorth Bank

Launches buyback of all bonds maturing in next 12 months

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Tuesday, September 29, 2020

RBI appoints D K Kashyap as director on board of Dhanlaxmi Bank

In a regulatory filing, Dhanlaxmi Bank said the banking sector regulator through a letter dated September 28, 2020, has appointed D K Kashyap, General Manager, Reserve Bank of India, Bengaluru Regional Office as Additional Director on the board of the bank.

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Borrowers seeking loan moratoriums rose after June; will be judicious on loan recasts: Axis Bank

"The 9.7 (per cent) was the number as of June 30. Obviously over a period of time some more customers do ask for moratorium, so I can definitely say that the number has gone up a little bit rather than coming down, which has happened for everyone," Chaudhry told in an interview

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Some developments in Dhanlaxmi Bank warrant immediate corrective steps: AIBOC to RBI

In a letter written to RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, All India Bank Officers' Confederation (AIBOC) said it is a well-known fact in the banking industry that misplaced priorities and supervisory laxities had wreaked havoc on Dhanlaxmi Bank a decade ago.

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Bandhan Bank strengthens leadership team, ropes in ex-Bajaj Capital CEO as digital head

It has appointed former Bajaj Capital chief executive Rahul Parikh as the bank's digital head as the bank broadens its digital presence to improve customer services. Earlier in the month, the bank hired ICICI Bank veteran Kumar Ashish as head for “emerging entrepreneurs business" vertical.

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81% of Indians focussed on building physical immunity: SBI Life survey

Inclination towards life and health insurance higher for safeguarding family’s future

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Flipkart, Bajaj Allianz launch cyber insurance to cover online financial frauds

​​This insurance compensates for direct financial loss (up to the sum insured) due to unauthorised digital financial transactions as a result of identity theft arising out of cyber-attacks, phishing/spoofing and SIM-jacking, a joint statement said.

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PIL seeks suspension of Lakshmi Vilas Bank board

A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking suspension of the board of Lakshmi Vilas Bank, and the appointment

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AIBOC seeks RBI intervention in Dhanlaxmi Bank

Says a few officials from a particular new-gen bank being readied to join the lender

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Pandemic to keep Asia's growth at lowest since 1967: World Bank

The coronavirus pandemic is expected to lead to the slowest growth in more than 50 years in East Asia and the Pacific as well as China, while up to 38 million people are set to be pushed back into poverty, the World Bank said in an economic update on Monday.

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Flipkart, Bajaj Allianz launch cyber insurance cover

Offer cover for cyber attacks, other such malicious activities across online platforms

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SBI Card enters into strategic partnership with American Express

The tie-up will bolster SBI Card’s premium portfolio, says SBI Card CEO Tewari

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VG Mathew of South Indian Bank to demit office on September 30

He had led the bank for 6 years

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Rupee trading with a negative bias

The rupee (INR) opened on a flat note today at 73.77 against the dollar (USD). Since the currency has closed below the support of 73.7, the outlook c

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Bandhan Bank announces Rahul Parikh as its digital head to spearhead digital banking business

As the chief marketing & digital officer, Parikh will be responsible for the digital banking business and for building a strong digital backbone to support the bank's growth.

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3-member LVB panel working on rights issue

The three-member committee comprising Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) directors is working on a rights issue, which is expected in a couple of months, while pursuing Clix Capital’s proposal for acquiring a stake in the southern lender.

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RBI puts off MPC meet in absence of new members

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday said that the three-day monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting scheduled to commence from September 29 to review the central bank’s benchmark repo rate has been postponed. Without attributing any reason for the rescheduling, the RBI said that the new dates will be announced soon.

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JPMorgan says most consumer staff to work from home until 2021

CEO Jamie Dimon has made the case for a broader return to work; said extended WFH could result in long-term economic, social damage

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RBI approves panel to run LVB ops ,experts say bank must step up capital raise

Meeta Makhan will be the chairperson of the CoD with Shakti Sinha and Satish Kumar Kalra being the other two members.

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SBI waives processing fees for retail loans applied through YONO

“The bank has announced a 100% waiver in the processing fee for all customers applying for car, gold, and personal loan through YONO,” SBI said.

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RBI may pick Lakshmi Vilas Bank CEO from names given by bank

Shareholders of Lakshmi Vilas Bank, led by institutions, unexpectedly voted against the appointment of Sundar as chief executive as well as the reappointment of six other directors on Friday. Shareholders alleged that part of the accountability for the bank’s deteriorating performance over the past few years rested with them.

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Lack of quorum: Not enough members, so RBI pushes back MPC meeting

While RBI didn’t ascribe any reasons,except to say new dates would be announced shortly, experts point to the lack of a quorum.

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Moratorium: Govt gets a week more to finalise plan on waiver of interest charged on deferred loan EMIs

A Bench led by Justice Ashok Bhushan adjourned the matter till October 5 after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the issues were under “active consideration” of the government and a decision is likely to be taken within 2-3 days.

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Moody’s downgrades IIFL Finance’s corporate family rating to B2 from B1

The downgrade suggests that the rating agency expects the company's asset quality and profitability to deteriorate as loan delinquencies and defaults increase.

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Monday, September 28, 2020

RBI extends enhanced borrowing limit for banks under marginal standing facility

Amid the ongoing economic woes created by the coronavirus pandemic, the Reserve Bank has decided to extend by six months the enhanced borrowing facility provided to banks to meet liquidity shortage till March 31, 2021.

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RBI extends enhanced borrowing limit for banks under MSF till Mar 31

"With a view to providing comfort to banks on their liquidity requirements as also to enable to continue to meet LCR requirements, it has been decided to continue with the MSF relaxation for a further period of six months, i.e., up to March 31, 2021," RBI said in a statement.

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‘Merger or strategic investor could turn around loss-making Lakshmi Vilas Bank’s fortunes’

Experts say lender facing governance issues

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Ujjivan SFB forays into small commercial vehicle funding segment

Ujjivan Small Finance Bank has started to offer finance for small commercial vehicles.The offering, as part of the Raftaar Loans product mix, would be

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DHFL case: Grant Thornton flags fraudulent transactions worth Rs 12,705 crore

"As per the Transaction Auditor's report shared with the Administrator, the monetary impact of the above transactions covered under the Application amount to Rs 12,705.53 cr (which includes principal of Rs 10,979.50 cr and accrued interest of Rs 1,726.03 cr), being the amount outstanding in the books of the company as on November 30, 2019," DHFL said.

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