Sector: NBFCs
Gehlaut to sell 11.9% stake in Indiabulls Housing Finance. A neat Rs 1300 cr + take home.
As per newspaper reports, the promoter Sameer Gehlaut has mandated Jefferies to sell the stake through the block deals. Key points to note – As at September end, promoter group owned 21.69% of Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited (IBHFL). Post this stake sale promoters will be left with less than 10% stake. Of the balance, currently … Read more
RBI brings NBFCs on par with banks in new PCA framework
To further strengthen the supervision on non-banking entities (NBFCs), the Reserve Bank on Tuesday issued revised guidelines on a Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework for such companies, excluding government-owned ones, effective from October 1, 2022, on the lines of what it had introduced for banks in 2002. The RBI came up with stricter supervisory norms … Read more
PB Fintech to set up an Account Aggregator subsidiary
PB Fintech’s board has approved to set-up a wholly owned subsidiary to carry on the business of an Account Aggregator (AA). Key points to note – Account Aggregator Network – a financial data sharing system was recently introduced in India in September 2021. An Account Aggregator (AA) is a type of RBI regulated entity (with … Read more
Edelweiss group increases it’s stake into wealth management business by 5.28%
It’s enhanced stake now stands at 44.16%. Key points to note – The stake has been bought from PAG – world’s largest Asia focused investment groups. PAG still continues to hold the majority at 55.84%. Edelweiss has paid Rs 230 crore for this stake purchase. This is at the same valuation when PAG had picked … Read more
Niti Aayog floats idea of full-stack digital banks
Government think-tank Niti Aayog on Wednesday proposed setting up of full-stack ‘digital banks‘, which would principally rely on the internet and other proximate channels to offer their services and not physical branches, to mitigate the financial deepening challenges being faced in the country. The Aayog, in a discussion paper titled ‘Digital Banks: A Proposal for … Read more
Spandana makes key hires from Bharat Financial
After the Promoter MD of Spandana Sphoorty Finance (SSF) stepped down due to the ongoing spat with Kedaara, the Company has announced two key hires from Bharat Financial (100% subsidiary of Indusind Bank), pioneer of the Indian micro finance sector. Shalabh Saxena as MD and CEO Ashish Damani as CFO It’s worth nothing here that … Read more