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Saturday, August 12, 2023

Millennials, Gen Z driving luxury spending in India, says Amex India chief Sanjay Khanna

Demand for luxury goods and services has been growing in Tier-2,3 cities, says CEO and Country Manager of Amex India

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SBI’s customer service points to touch 1 lakh by March 31, 2024

SBI said it is poised to improve the entire FI ecosystem by extending doorstep banking via handheld devices and introducing IRIS scan utility

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Friday, August 11, 2023

Financials, consumer stocks drag sensex, Nifty to third weekly loss

Indian shares fell for the third consecutive week, with financials and consumer stocks leading the losses. The Nifty 50 index ended 0.59% lower at 19,428.30, while the S&P BSE Sensex dropped by 0.56% to 65,322.65. The RBI's decision to increase the cash reserve ratio (CRR) for banks continued to influence financial stocks, which fell by 0.87%.

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BoB, Canara, BoM hike lending rates by up to 10 bps

This move will increase EMIs tied to MCLR, affecting consumer loans

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What is ICRR, and its impact on liquidity

The ICRR is expected to suck out between ₹20,000 crore and ₹40,000 crore from the system

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Manappuram Finance post consolidated net profit at ₹498 crore in Q1

It is creditable that we have made impressive gains in both profitability and AUM in this first quarter: V.P. Nandakumar, MD & CEO

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Bankers’ views on RBI policy

RBI’s decides to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.50%

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Suryoday Bank’s Q1FY24 net profit soars 514% to ₹47.6 cr

The bank is confident of gradually reducing GNPA to less than 2 per cent, said its MD

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Thursday, August 10, 2023

RBI Monetary Policy Highlights: MPC keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%; inflation for FY24 pegged at 5.4%

RBI MPC Meeting Live, Repo Rate News: The RBI Monetary Policy Committee has kept the key policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5%. This is the third meeting on the trot that the MPC decided to maintain the status quo on the repo rate. The MPC last raised this rate from 6.25 per cent to 6.50 per cent at its meeting in February. India’s GDP likely to grow at 6.5% in FY24, said RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. RBI pegged inflation for FY24 at 5.4%. RBI Governor has said that Indian economy is the bright spot in the global economy. RBI to allow offline payment of UPI by using near-field communication. The central bank raised payment limit via UPI lite to Rs 500 from Rs 200. Home loan, other borrowers can switch to fixed-rate regime, says RBI.

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Home loan, other borrowers can switch to fixed-rate regime: RBI

To address the issue, it is proposed to put in place a proper conduct framework to be implemented by all regulated entities to address the issues faced by borrowers, said Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das

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RBI asks banks to temporarily maintain incremental CRR

The move is aimed at absorbing surplus liquidity; CRR remains unchanged at 4.5 per cent of banks’ deposits

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No impact on EMIs as RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.5% for the third time in a row. The decision was unanimous, according to RBI Chief Shaktikanta Das. The RBI has raised repo rates by a total of 250 basis points since May 2012 to tackle inflation and to ensure retail inflation remains at 4% with a margin of 2% on either side.

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RBI Monetary Policy Meeting August 2023 Live Updates: MPC may leave repo rate unchanged at 6.5%

RBI MPC Meeting Live, Repo Rate News: Reserve Bank of India is likely to continue with status quo on the policy repo rate. According to experts, RBI’s priority would be to rein in rising prices of vegetables, cereals and pulses. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das is likely to announce the new monetary policy around 10 am today.

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Axis Bank to pick up 6% more stake in Max Life for ₹1,612 crore

 This will raise Axis Group’s shareholding to 19% and reduce Max Financial’s to 81% 

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Tycoon who gave away $750 million sees profit in loans to poor

R Thyagarajan is the founder of Shriram Group, a multi-billion dollar conglomerate that employs 108,000 people and operates in everything from insurance to stockbroking. Thyagarajan built his fortune extending credit to low-income borrowers shunned by banks.

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Muthoot Capital Services posts 26% rise in Q1 net profit

Muthoot Capital’s total income was ₹107 crore, with loans disbursed at ₹200 crore and a total AUM of ₹1,996 crore

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Sensex, Nifty settle higher ahead of RBI's policy decision

Indian shares rose, driven by metal stocks, before the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) policy announcement on Thursday. The Nifty 50 index increased by 0.32% to 19,632.55, and the S&P BSE Sensex rose 0.23% to 65,995.81. Hindalco's shares gained 3.11% after falling by 2.17% on Tuesday. The metal index grew by 2.03%.

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Data protection bill forces fintechs to invest for better customer data management



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CCI nod for combination involving 90% acquisition of HDFC Credila Financial

Competition watchdog also approves combination involving Tata Capital

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Wall Street ends lower after bank rating cuts spark wider sell-off

Moody's downgrade of several lenders, and placing six banking giants including Bank of New York Mellon, US Bancorp, State Street, and Truist Financial under review for potential downgrades, triggered a broad sell-off in Wall Street.

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Loans against Fixed Deposits gain traction

Banks recorded a robust 46 per cent year-on-year growth in “advances against FDs.”

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Public sector banks, major private banks collected over ₹21,000 cr for not maintaining minimum balance in accounts



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Electronica Finance enters Telangana market to extend loans to MSMEs

EFL is looking forward to offering its Loan Against Property product in Telangana, after already offering in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh markets

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Private credit funds in India rush to fill gap left by banks

While there is a lot of interest in this space, deals have been difficult to close as pricing doesn't adequately reflect the risk

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Moody's downgrades 10 US banks, warns of possible cuts to others

Moody's has downgraded the credit ratings of 10 US banks by one notch and has placed some of the major lenders on review for potential downgrades. Moody's has changed its outlook to negative for several major lenders, which include Capital One, Citizens Financial, and Fifth Third Bancorp, among others.

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Monday, August 7, 2023

PB Fintech’s Q1 net loss narrows 94% to ₹ 11.9 crore

Operating revenue of the company’s core online business was up 39 per cent% at ₹516 crore

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Top 15 insurance companies to adopt Ind-AS from April 2024

Interestingly, the Sstate-run insurance companies, including the behemoth LIC, have been excluded from the adoption of the new accounting rules for now

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Soon, banks may surpass ₹1-lakh cr in gold jewellery loans

Higher yields, low defaults and easy recovery via auction drive growth in LAGJ portfolio

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India or China? How to invest in the coming Asia boom

India, with a population of 1.43 billion, has surpassed China as the world's most populous country, which could lead to a decades-long investment boom. Goldman Sachs expects India's share of global equity market capitalisation to quadruple by 2075, and its economy to grow 6%-7% annually, surpassing China's. However, Indian stocks are expensive, and experts recommend banks and private financial services as safe bets, along with real estate, IT firms and consumer products.

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Leaking consumer contact info may make biz entities liable to Rupees 250 crore fine

The proposed digital personal data protection law seeks to clamp down heavily on consumer-facing industries such as banks, insurance companies, real estate and automobile sellers, hotels and restaurants and e-commerce as well as social media giants if they compromise vital information of customers by leaking and selling names, phones numbers, or other information to third parties.

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Sunday, August 6, 2023

HDFC Bank's Jagdishan highest paid bank CEO in FY23 with Rs 10.55cr pay

HDFC Bank's Sashidhar Jagdishan has emerged as the highest-paid bank chief executive in FY23, grossing over Rs 10.55 crore in overall pay. Jagdishan's colleague Kaizad Bharucha, the deputy managing director of the largest private sector lender, drew Rs 10 crore for the fiscal year and may be the second-highest grossing banker in the country, according to disclosures made in annual reports.

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Five day work week for banks gets IBA nod

The industry body has sent the proposal to Finance Ministry for final approval

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MPC may continue with status quo on policy repo rate

Move to rein in retail inflation, which economists see going up in July due to rising prices of vegetables, cereals and pulses

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