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Saturday, June 26, 2021

Covid-19 impact: Federal Bank provides about 400 part-time jobs in Kerala

Designated as 'Covid Wardens'

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In Covid year, banks see record profit of Rs 1 lakh crore

The banking sector has recorded its highest ever profits of Rs 1,02,252 crore in FY21, a year when the economy was battered by the pandemic. This is a significant turnaround compared to a net loss of nearly Rs 5,000 crore for the industry in FY19.

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In Covid year, banking sector sees record profit of Rs 1 lakh crore

Two banks — HDFC Bank and SBI — contributed half of the industry’s profits. Of the total profits, HDFC Bank at Rs 31,116 crore accounted for 30%, an 18% increase over the previous year.

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Curbs on PMC Bank to continue till December, says RBI

On June 18, the regulator gave CFS an in-principle nod to set up a small finance bank (SFB), saying the approval had been given specifically with regard to the latter’s response to the EoI or expression of interest from PMC on November 3, 2020.

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Will stay focused on recovering stressed assets in FY22: SBI chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara

Despite Covid-19, the total recovery from advances under collection accounts (AUCA) rose 10% at Rs 10,297 crore in FY21, compared to Rs 9,250 crore in FY20. Khara also said that bank will continue to accelerate its digital agenda and the scope and reach of YONO will be expanded further.

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Friday, June 25, 2021

RBI’s short-term paper devolves; 10-year G-Sec unsubscribed

At the auction of the 2023 G-Sec, almost 97% of the notified amount of ₹3,000 crore devolved

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LIC, SBI Life, Canara Bank pick up stakes in Indian Bank under QIP

The Bank has allotted 11,60,74,569 new equity shares to the eligible qualified institutional buyers in the issue

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RBI’s heavy lifting helping govt borrow at lower cost

Same trend continues this fiscal too, say experts

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PNB Housing shareholders approve appointment of CEO and other directors amid capital infusion controversy

The voting result on the capital infusion led has been kept in abeyance till July 5 following a Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) order, allowing the voting to take place. The mortgage lender had appealed to SAT after market regulator Securities & Exchange Board stopped it from seeking shareholders' nod on the issue before doing an valuation through any independent agency.

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RBI prescribes qualifications for MDs, WTDs of urban cooperative banks

It further said the MD/WTD should be a post graduate or have qualifications in finance discipline. He or she could be either chartered/cost accountant, MBA (finance) or have a diploma in banking or cooperative business management.

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RBI extends restrictions on PMC Bank further till Dec 31

RBI takes this decision, factoring in the the time needed to complete the process involved in rescuing the bank

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SBI-led consortium gets over Rs 5,800 crore in Mallya loan default case: ED

The disputes resolution tribunal (DRT) had sold these shares on June 23 after the Enforcement Directorate had transferred shares worth about Rs 6,624 crore of UBL to the SBI-led consortium on the directions of a special PMLA court that is hearing the case involving Mallya in Mumbai.

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RBI extends curbs on the operations at PMC Bank

“It is hereby notified for the information of the public that the validity of the aforesaid directive… has been extended for a further period from July 1 to December 31,” the central bank said.

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Indian economy will be impacted due to the second wave of Covid 19: SBI chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara

The bank will accelerate its digital offerings and shift more and more transactions online especially through its YONO application, Khara said in his first annual general meeting (AGM) since taking over as chairman of the country's largest bank in October 2020 for a three year term.

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Wadhawan plans to challenge NCLT nod to Piramal’s resolution plan for DHFL

Move could delay full resolution of the housing finance firm

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RBI extends restrictions on PMC Bank till December 31

"Taking into account the time required for completion of various activities involved in the process, it is considered necessary to extend the aforesaid Directions," said the Cenntral Bank in a release.

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AIBOA appeals to President of India against privatisation of two PSBs

S Nagarajan, General Secretary, AIBOA, emphasised that during the past 51 years, nationalised banks continuously contributed to the growth of the economy

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IFSC forms panel to examine best practices in ship financing

India is strategically located on the world’s shipping routes and has a large coastline of approximately 7500 kms. India also has a dozen major and over 200 minor ports.

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Freecharge to offer a range of comprehensive financial services

Set to launch neo banking platform, small ticket merchant loans this year

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MAS Financial raises ₹100 crore via market-linked NCDs

The debt instruments have a face value of ₹1,00,000 each

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We would definitely want to consider acquisition opportunities in MFI space: Kshama Fernandes, MD & CEO, Northern Arc Capital

The Chennai-based non-deposit taking, systemically important NBFC reported a 20 per cent year-on-year growth in assets under management during FY21

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BharatPe to give fintechs platform with PMC play

BharatPe has said that partnering Centrum Finance in a new bank, as part of the PMC Bank rescue, will enable it to provide a tech platform for all fintechs.

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All PSBs, REC to buy stakes in bad bank; Indian Banks’ Association files application for incorporation of NARCL

Not just large lenders but all public-sector banks (PSBs), barring Punjab & Sind Bank, have evinced interest in picking up stakes in the so-called bad bank, one of the sources said.

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Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank reports Rs 369-crore net in FY21

The bank’s total income dropped 30% to Rs 2,427 crore, from Rs 3,485 crore. The bank had made provision of Rs 1,012 crore towards NPA loan write-off and Rs 455 crore general reserves write-off, according to senior officials.

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HDFC Bank CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan identifies 5 key businesses for future growth

During FY21, the net profit of the bank increased by 18.5% year-on-year (y-o-y) to Rs 31,116.5 crore and balance sheet size grew by 14.1% y-o-y to Rs 1,746,871 crore. Gross NPAs, however, increased to 1.32% in FY21 from 1.26% in the previous year (FY20).

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RBI issues norms for dividend distribution by NBFCs

The guidelines also prescribe ceilings on dividend payout ratios for NBFCs. The maximum dividend payout ratio could be 60% for an NBFC which is a core investment company.

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Pandemic won’t deliver a big shock to banking system: Principal economic advisor Sanjeev Sanyal

He said as the government was opening up more and more avenues for private investments. The booming stock markets could be a source for meeting the financing needs through more equity participation.

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SBI launches Aarogyam healthcare business loan

The Aarogyam loan can be availed either as term loan to support expansion/modernisation or as working capital facilities such as cash credit, bank guarantee/letter of credit, SBI said.

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Thursday, June 24, 2021

RBI links NBFC dividend payout to capital, NPA norms

New guidelines also prescribe maximum payout ratio

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Insurers have settled 15.3 lakh health and 48,000 life claims amid lethal second wave: Irdai Official

“Over 19.11 lakh Covid health claims have been reported as on 22nd June as far as medical insurance or hospitalisation is concerned. While in terms of death claims, which is handled by the life insurers, about 55,276 claims have been intimated and nearly 88 per cent i.e., 48,484 claims amounting to Rs 3,593 crore have already been settled,” said T.L. Alamelu, Member (Non-Life), IRDA while inaugurating 13th Global Insurance E-Summit & Awards organised by ASSOCHAM.

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India's bank credit-to-GDP ratio inches up to 56% in 2020, but still way behind peers: BIS data

At 56.075 per cent credit-to-GDP ratio, total outstanding bank credit stood at USD 1.52 trillion in the country in 2020, according to the BIS data for the year, but this is still the second lowest among all its Asian peers. And when it comes to the emerging market peers, it is 135.5 per cent and at 88.7 per cent in advanced economies.

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Insurers settle Covid claims worth over ₹15,000 cr

‘Insurance must be sold forcefully by insurers as it is no longer an option’

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Kapol Co-op bank takes first step towards amalgamation with Pune-based Cosmos Bank

Development comes 9 days before RBI accorded its “in-principle” approval to Centrum Financial Services to set up a SFB

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Indian Bank focuses on fee income, cost reduction to boost bottom lin

At the same time there is optimism that with a higher proportion of the population getting vaccinated, there will be a turnaround in the economic activity as has been witnessed in other countries.

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Focus is to strengthen internal checks and balances: HDFC Bank MD & CEO

Sets up Commercial and Rural Banking segment to capture the next wave of growth

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IIFCL bets big on ‘takeout financing’ to drive growth this year

To be largely aided by Hybrid Annuity Model projects getting completed this year, says MD Jaishankar

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SBI Card partners with Fabindia to launch Fabindia SBI Card

The card will offer a rewarding shopping experience to its premium customers

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Mastercard appoints Nikhil Sahni as Division President, South Asia & Country Corporate Officer, India

Sahni will oversee Mastercard’s operations, and position the company’s suite of products, solutions and services across the sub-continent

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Paytm extends deadline for shareholders to submit documents for share sale to June 30

Firm has plans to raise up to ₹12,000 crore by issuing fresh equity

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Mastercard brings on board Yes Bank’s Nikhil Sahni

Sahni will be taking over from Porush Singh, who is relocating to Singapore and assuming a new role within the company.

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Northern Arc launches alternative investment platform for retail investors

Investors will get access to a range of debt instruments for investments as low as ₹10,000

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Loan default case: CBI conducts searches in Mumbai, Delhi against Avantha Group promoter Gautam Thapar

Earlier this month, the federal agency had booked Thapar, two private companies based at Delhi and Gurugram and their promoters and directors for causing an alleged loss of Rs. 466.51 crore (approx) to Yes Bank.

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Smaller banks get cold feet, deactivate cryptocurrency accounts

While large banks like State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and ICICI Bank continue to be reluctant, some smaller banks such as IDFC Bank had started offering their services to some exchanges, several people in the know said. Now, more smaller players seem to be pulling back.

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Vijay Mallya & PNB cases: ED transfers Rs 9,371-crore assets to banks, govt

Also, this law provides for the attachment of all the assets of the offenders, irrespective of whether these are the proceeds of crime or not. It covers offences with a value of Rs 100 crore or more.

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Asirvad Microfinance securitises Rs 262-crore loan in deal with PSB

Raja Vaidyanathan, MD of Asirvad Microfinance, said, “This deal, closely on the heels of an ECB transaction with US-based WorldBusiness Capital, reaffirms the confidence leading lending institutions have in India’s microfinance sector and its prospects for growth.”

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RBI penalises three Maharashtra-based co-operative banks

The penalty on Excellent Co-operative Bank was imposed for contravention of the directions issued by RBI on 'Maintenance of Deposit Accounts' and 'Know Your Customer (KYC)'. Janseva Sahakari Bank was fined for contravention of the direction issued by on KYC.

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

PNB board meeting on Friday; PNB Housing Finance issue may come up

According to sources, although it is not part of the agenda, the board may discuss the PNB Housing Finance and Carlyle deal amid regulatory concerns.

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Borrowers to get option to repay a part of the Gold (Metal) Loan in physical gold

Currently, these loans are repaid in Rupees, equivalent to the value of gold borrowed

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CredAvenue facilitates ₹ 337.5-crore debenture issue from Spandana Sphoorty

Online bond platform Plutus has promoted Spandana’s MLD issue

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Customer retention is a challenge for HFCs: Deepak Parekh

We are losing existing customers to other players who offer low-interest rates with an increased loan amount.

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DHFL creditors vote against higher distribution of funds to small investors

NCLT had suggested 40% recovery to small investors similar to that of financial creditors

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CoC of DHFL vote against redistribution proposal

Majority of financial creditors oppose redistribution of funds to small deposit holders

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Banks getting ready for rise in credit demand, raising capital

The credit demand is primarily expected from the retail segment as seen in earlier months while corporate demand is likely to be muted.

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Central bank digital currencies can offer finality, liquidity, integrity: BIS

Noting that central banks stand at the centre of a rapid transformation of the financial sector and the payment system, BIS said Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) represent a unique opportunity to design a technologically advanced representation of central bank money, one that offers the unique features of finality, liquidity and integrity.

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Carlyle deal: PNB Housing Fin EGM outcome contingent upon SAT order next month

The SAT in an order dated June 21 allowed the company to go ahead with the EGM, but restricted it not to announce the voting results by the shareholders, as the matter is pending before the court.

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Kotak Mahindra Bank launches ‘Pay Your Contact’ service

Payments can be made to any contacts across all apps through the beneficiary’s mobile number.

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Samunnati NBFC launches FPOnEXT, a structured plan for FPO finance

Anil Kumar SG, Founder and CEO, Samunnati said, “With the launch of FPOnEXT, we seek to deliver a bouquet of products to FPOs in a more structured manner, aligning to the goals and mission of growth of the agricultural ecosystem.”

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Vehicle finance, micro loan NBFCs collections worse hit due to Covid-induced localised lockdowns: IndiaRatings

"Capacity utilisation has dropped significantly to 40%-60% which makes debt servicing a challenge. A similar impact has been seen by vehicles that are involved in tourist services, school bus operations, and local conveyance where a large portion of this book may already be restructured or may have slipped into NPAs," Ind-Ra said.

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Bandhan Bank gets branding rights of Salt Lake Sector V Metro station

The bank said on Wednesday that it has entered into an arrangement with Kolkata Metro for the branding rights of the entire station of Salt Lake Sector V. This is the first of its kind arrangement for the Indian Railways where a private entity has been given the branding rights to an entire station, the bank said in a statement.

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Have redoubled efforts to fix tech loopholes: HDFC Bank CEO

“As a Bank we are certainly sorry for what has happened and have taken this as an opportunity to improve and redouble our efforts to fix this problem for good,” HDFC Bank's managing director and CEO, Shashidhar Jagdishan said.

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Bandhan Bank acquires branding rights of Kolkata metro station

The station will be renamed to Bandhan Bank Salt Lake Sector V Metro Station

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Asirvad microfinance raises ₹262 crore worth securitised loans

Asirvad Microfinance, India’s fourth largest NBFC-MFI and a subsidiary of Manappuram Finance, has securitised (by direct assignment) microfinance loa

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Novo raises $40.7 million in the largest Series A funding for neobanks

Funding led by Valar Ventures will be utilised to expand India operations

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HDFC Life announces Rs 2,180-crore bonus for participating insurance plan subscribers

Under a participating plan, a policyholder is eligible to get a share in the profits of company in the form of bonus.

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Federal Bank donates 10,000 Covid vaccine carriers to Kerala

The Federal Bank has donated 10,000 vaccine carriers to the Kerala government. This was part of various infrastructure, logistical and awareness programmes that the Federal Bank Hormis Memorial Foundation, the CSR arm of the bank major, recently undertook to help combat the second wave of the pandemic in the country.

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HDFC Bank looks to grow investment banking business

Signs of revival in credit demand in infra sector, says Rakesh Singh

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EoI for sale of IDBI Bank likely by September

As per the plan, the government will exit the IDBI Bank by divesting its entire 45.48% stake worth about Rs 19,000 crore at the current market prices

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Carlyle deal: PNB Housing Finance holds EGM

A day earlier, the SAT set aside a Sebi order, allowing PNB Housing to go ahead with the shareholders' meeting to consider the proposed Rs 4,000 crore investment by private equity firm Carlyle and others in the mortgage firm.

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Gang steals Rs 48 lakh from SBI cash deposit machines; lender puts withdrawal oh hold

According to police, totally Rs 48 lakh has been stolen from Automated Cash Withdrawal and Deposit Machines also known as Cash Deposit Machines (CDM) located in various places including Velachery here.

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SucSEED Angel, IIIT-H fund exit Paymatrix

The two entities were offered an exit by the founders and Muthoot group

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IDBI Bank sell-off: Govt floats RFP for appointment of transaction and legal advisor

The last date forbid submission is July 13 and the bid will be opened on July 14

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IIFCL plans to invest Rs 4,000 crore in InvITs; awaits RBI approval

With regard to InvITs, Managing Director P R Jaishankar said that IIFCL would be more like a financier and it makes more sense to invest at the special purpose vehicle level.

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IRDAI allows home treatment as add-on cover in health insurance

In a circular to all non-life insurers including standalone health insurers, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has said companies have to file their products with it, if home treatment is offered as an add-on cover.

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Centrum Capital’s board approves ₹1,500-cr fund raise

Slips into ₹5.54-crore loss in fourth quarter

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HDFC Bank creates Digital and Enterprise factories to roll-out new digital products

The dual approach is part of the bank’s technology transformation agenda

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No plan to merge IIFCL with new NaBFID, says IIFCL Chief Jaishankar

‘The institution will continue to roll out new innovative products in the infrastructure financing space’

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Muthoot Pappachan Group acquires equity stake in Paymatrix

MPG has 54 per cent equity shareholding in the fintech start-up through primary and secondary investment

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Gold loan non-banking finance company Indel Money expects 50 per cent growth in business in current financial year

The NBFC feels that the demand for gold loan in FY22 will be fuelled by healthcare requirements, pandemic-driven uncertainty, the limitations of the banking sector to serve gold loan demand at the earlier pace due to decreased gold prices and the end of 90% LTV (loan-to- value) lending on March 2021, apart from increased credit crunch due to prevailing policies.

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Things will only look up from here, both for economy and SBI: Ashwani Bhatia, MD, SBI

"The liquidity is there, demand is there. Once the economy opens up, it will all come back into one month in one quarter. There is going to be revenge travelling, revenge holidaying, revenge journeys, revenge eating-out. So things look quite okay on the macro side."

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Rupee falls 10 paise to 74.20 against US dollar in early trade

Rising crude oil prices weigh on investor’s minds

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‘Business interest not driven by PMC Bank alone’

In an Interview with Ankur Mishra, he says the new bank is going to have all of the Centrum’s NBFC business, a good portion of BharatPe’s business, and PMC will also fold into the bank. He also says PMC Bank depositors will have to wait for clarity till the amalgamation scheme is finalised by the regulator. Excerpts:

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Covid 2.0 may bring a recast surge at NBFCs

“The recast levels in the second wave will be at least 2-3 times of what we had seen last year because there is no benefit of a blanket moratorium this time; so we need to salvage whatever we can,” said the CEO of a large non-bank lender. “We expect a significant drop in profits for this (June) quarter.”

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Do lower rates hurt savers? Not quite, says RBI research

Economic models suggest that loss of interest income is made up by a rise in demand and wages, as per views put forth at MPC meeting.

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Monday, June 21, 2021

SBI to raise up to ₹14,000 cr via AT-1 capital

Fundraising will be through Basel III compliant debt instruments in US Dollar and/or Indian Rupee during FY 22.

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FinMin allows small HFCs to take recourse to SARFAESI law

Move is expected to be a shot in the arm for thousands of small HFCs

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Fixed deposit returns may not rise in near future

Economists are embracing models that suggest that only some savers lose out but a chunk of them gain through higher economic activity. RBI Executive Director Mridul Saggar says that the argument lower rates hurt savers across the board doesn't hold water.

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PMC Bank’s rescue plan did have its own dilemma

CFSL made the cut as it was the only player with experience in financial services space

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Assam’s microfinance loan collection efficiency to return to normalcy by the end of financial year

The government, on Friday, announced a special one-time relief to MFI borrowers in the State under 3 broad categories

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Vijay Deshwal joins Magma Fincorp as Group CEO

He was earlier associated with ICICI Bank as Business Head

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Relief for PNB Housing Finance: SAT allows vote on Carlyle's Rs 4,000-crore infusion

The shareholders' meet is scheduled on June 22. Market regulator Securities & Exchange Board of India had last week told PNB Housing not to seek shareholders approval on the deal before carrying out a valuation on its business by an independent agency.

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IIFL Home Finance files draft shelf prospectus to raise ₹5,000 crore via NCDs

₹1,000 each will be the face value of each secured and unsecured NCDs.

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ICICI Bank launches cardless EMI facility

Customers can convert transactions up to ₹5 lakh into easy EMIs

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After five years of losses, PSBs reported net profits in FY21: ICRA

But the gains are likely to be much lower in FY22

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Lenders to Reliance Home Fin bid in favour of Authum’s resolution plan

₹1,800 crore of cash available with Reliance Home will be distributed to lenders

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GyanDhan to disburse education loans worth ₹650 cr in FY22

Plans to earmark ₹50 crore for domestic short-term courses

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Reliance Home Finance appoints panel to take steps for resolution process

A group of lenders led by Bank of Baroda has under the Inter-Creditor Agreement (ICA) issued a letter of intent dated June 19, 2021 in favour of the Authum Investment and Infrastructure Ltd as it has submitted the highest bid for taking over RHF.

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Vijay Deshwal joins Poonawalla Group acquired Magma Fincorp as Group CEO

Vijay Deshwal, a post-graduate from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) is a seasoned banker with a track record of two decades. His experience spans across segments of banking, corporate finance, international business, and operations. He has an enviable track record of growing businesses with an overall approach of customer centricity and profitability.

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FlexiLoans.com partners with Retailio to offer working capital loans

The partnership aims to fund over 15,000 pharma retailers in the next 18 months

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DHFL lenders begin voting on proposals for redistribution of funds to small investors

The total outgo for lenders of DHFL on these proposals will be ₹1,853.21 crore

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Tailwinds far outweigh turbulence in housing finance industry

The housing sector is set for robust growth with a slight turnaround in consumer sentiment, which has been hit by Covid

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RBI showers its blessings on local audit firms

New audit norms have given firms the much-needed push, but it will take them some more time to grow big to a global stature

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PNB Housing Finance appeals against Sebi order

"The company has filed an appeal before the Securities Appellate Tribunal against the letter issued by Sebi on June 18," it said in a regulatory filing.

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DHFL lenders to vote on a proposal to give higher payout to small investors

Between what was approved by the committee of creditors earlier and the proposed distribution mechanism, lenders will have to shell out Rs 1,853 crore, which is around 5.4% of the resolution plan value.

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How did a start-up win a rare banking license in India?

More such bespoke arrangements could take place in the absence of a formal mechanism to deal with bank failures

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PMC Plan: BharatPe and CFS will collectively infuse between Rs 500-3,000 crore in SFB

Without sharing details of exact asset-liability mismatch in PMC Bank, Sameer said they have a plan in mind to tackle the same, which is yet to be approved by the regulator.

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PNB Housing-Carlyle deal in a regulatory fix

Carlyle and Salisbury Investments, which are set to be the new promoters of the company, are also expected to support the PNB Housing plans to challenge the regulatory order.

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PMC Bank depositors should get back deposits without any condition: NCUI

Reacting to RBI's in principle approval to Centrum Financial Services, NCUI President Dileep Sanghani in a statement said, "This is indeed welcome. However, it should be ensured that all the depositors should get back their deposits without any conditionality."

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Life insurers may see short-term pressure on profitability due to pandemic: ICICI Pru Life

In FY21, the life insurance industry reported a modest 3 per cent growth in new business premium, said the report, adding the industry continues to get a higher share of household savings because of the increased attractiveness of life insurance savings products, the unique proposition of protection and annuity products among others.

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Here's how Centrum, BharatPe propose to merge PMC Bank

​​PMC Bank’s depositors include individuals, religious trusts and institutions. It is not yet clear how all depositors will get back their money as the final revival plan is not yet ratified.

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Life after LIBOR: MCA shows the way on corporate financial reporting

Amends several Indian accounting standards for this purpose

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PMC Bank’s resolution could become a template for rescuing other weak UCBs

Hope arises from the proposed amalgamation of the scam-hit bank with a small finance bank

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Centrum-Bharatpe joint venture to pump Rs 1,800 crore into PMC on merger

This paves the way for ending nearly two anxious years for the PMC depositors whose over Rs 10,723 crore are still stuck in the crippled cooperative bank that has been under RBI administrator since September 2019.

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Bank of Maharashtra tops PSU bank chart in MSME loan growth in FY21

In absolute terms, gross bad loans stood at Rs 7,779.68 crore at the end of March 2021, lower than Rs 12,152.15 crore recorded in the year-ago period. Net NPAs came down to 2.48 per cent (Rs 2,544.32 crore) from 4.77 per cent (Rs 4,145.38 crore)

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Insurers seek re-pricing of Corona Kavach, Corona Rakshak policies

Since the pandemic beginning to date, the general insurance industry has received over ₹24,000-crore of Covid related claims.

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Muthoot Capital Services net profit declines to Rs 8.9 crore in Q4 of FY21

Total AUM reaches Rs 2088.5 crore

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