The Reserve Bank of India has approved Anup Bagchi’s appointment for a three-year term starting October 27, 2026, succeeding Sashidhar Jagdishan. Bagchi would be joining from ICICI Prudential Life Insurance where he has been serving as MD & CEO since June 2023. He is an ICICI veteran who had joined the group way back in 1992. … Read more
The Bank has received RBI approval for Anup Kumar Saha as the Bank’s Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer for a period of three years, effective January 1, 2027. He had joined Kotak Mahindra Bank in January 2026, and is currently working as an Executive Director of the bank. He is currently looking after the Retail Bank, … Read more
Any change in the Tata Group’s structure that makes a clear controlling entity less obvious or weakens the holding company’s credit profile may impact the outlook of the group’s credit quality, and thereby, individual ratings, rating agency S&P said on Tuesday. The leadership transition or changes in the group structure or stakeholder priorities may raise … Read more
Venu Srinivasan, trustee of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT) and Sir Ratan Tata Trust, and their joint nominee director on the Tata Sons board, has asked the Maharashtra Charity Commissioner for an immediate inquiry into the trust’s administration and governance. He alleged “serious governance lapses” and raised concerns over involvement of the charitable trust … Read more
Tata Trusts has shared a plan to merge two operating companies into Tata Sons, a move meant to remove the Group’s Core Investment Company status, which the main shareholder believes will help it avoid the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) order to list on a stock exchange. On Monday, Tata Trusts, which owns 65.9% of … Read more
Policybazaar parent PB Fintech said the proposed changes to insurance distribution economics could make it harder to justify remaining solely a distributor and increase the attractiveness of entering insurance manufacturing, which would allow it to design, underwrite and sell policies. The company said it would wait for more regulatory clarity on the proposal. “I never … Read more
Sunil Bharti Mittal’s Airtel Money, a digital financial services platform operating across 13 African markets, has announced its plan to list on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).Sources said the company could raise about $800 million from an initial public offering (IPO) and is targeting a valuation of $8 billion to $9 billion – possibly making … Read more
The Reserve Bank of India has directed Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd. to go for an IPO after rejecting its two-and-a-half-year-old application to surrender its registration as a core investment company, marking a new challenge for Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata, who had lobbied hard to keep the group’s holding company private. In a letter dated … Read more
HDFC Bank MD & CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan has decided not to seek reappointment when his current term ends on October 26. He had assumed the role on October 27, 2020, succeeding the long-serving founder-CEO Aditya Puri. It was always doubtful whether he will be able to fill in the tall shoes of Mr Puri. The … Read more