AU Small Finance Bank (SFB) has applied to the RBI for voluntary transition from a SFB to a Universal Bank (UB). The eligibility criteria for a SFB to transition into a UB is – a satisfactory track record of performance for at least five years; listed on stock exchanges; minimum net worth of Rs 1,000 … Read more
State Bank of India (SBI) will strive to become the most valued financial institution and also increase its net profit, the lender’s new Chairman, C S Setty said on Wednesday as he asserted that this is India’s decade. Soon after taking charge of the nation’s largest bank, Setty assured employees that all efforts would be … Read more
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday nudged state-run banks to step up deposit mobilisation and conduct special drives so that it can keep pace with the growth in loans. The minister’s comments at a meeting with public sector bank chiefs came amid data by SBI Research suggesting that bank deposits, traditionally favoured for their safety … Read more
Central bankers aren’t born as chronic worriers, but they quickly acquire the trait. They are now spending considerable time fretting about artificial intelligence: Its ability to play havoc with prices, jobs, and the security of banking. As gut-wrenching as the meltdown of 2008 was, imagine if a rogue machine turbocharged a market rout. It’s not quite … Read more
HDFC Bank will undertake a system upgrade on July 13, wherein it will migrate its core banking system (CBS) to a new engineered platform to enhance customer experience, the bank said on Monday. The migration will allow the bank to improve performance speed, expand capacity to handle high traffic volume, and boost reliability and scalability, … Read more
State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest lender, raised Rs 10,000 crore through 15-year infrastructure bonds to fund projects in sectors like power and roads. The coupon rate for the bonds is fixed at 7.36 per cent. The issue was oversubscribed by almost four times the base issue size of Rs 5,000 crore. Earlier, … Read more
With the objective to take advantage of the upcoming growth opportunities, IDFC First Bank has announced a Rs 3,200 cr preferential issue (current mcap of the Bank is around Rs 55,000 cr). The issue is priced at Rs 80.63/ share. It’s close to the current market price of Rs 77-78/ share. Subscribers to the preferential … Read more
Creditors have recovered ₹3.36 trillion owed by defaulting corporations under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code since 2016 when the bankruptcy reform was introduced, finance and corporate affairs minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday. The minister said in a social media post that the recovery, a significant improvement over the previous regime—the Board for Industrial and … Read more
The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday updated its “guidance note” on operational risk management for the financial sector, and also extended it to the NBFCs, including housing finance companies. The 2005 ‘Guidance Note on Management of Operational Risk’ covered only commercial banks. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said an operational disruption can threaten … Read more