The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may grant non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) access to the public tech platform for frictionless credit (PTPFC). Earlier this week, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced that the PTPFC would be rebranded as the Unified Lending Interface. He compared its potential impact on lending to the transformation brought by the Unified … Read more
The two subsidiaries are – ECL Finance Limited (EFL) – it is being directed to cease and desist, with immediate effect, from undertaking any structured transactions in respect of its wholesale exposures, other than repayment and/ or closure of accounts in its normal course of business. Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company Limited (EARCL) – it is … Read more
Westbridge sold off 4.96% stake reducing it’s stake to 29.5% in the Company JIH II LLC sold it’s entire 2.03% stake Shares were sold at around Rs 294/ share Total promoters’ stake now stand reduced to 54.1% from 61.1% earlier Buyers included SBI MF and Luxembourg-based Eastbridge Group amongst others. Whether it’s a cause of … Read more
Piramal Enterprises (PEL ) has approved it’s merger with wholly owned subsidiary Piramal Capital & Housing Finance (PCHFL). Post merger the the resultant entity will be renamed as Piramal Finance (PFL). Current businesses of PEL and PCHFL PEL is a non-deposit taking Non-Banking Finance Company – Investment and Credit Company (NBFC- ICC), engaged in the … 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
Poonawalla Fincorp (PFL) has announced hiring of HDFC veteran, Mr. Arvind Kapil as MD & CEO of the Company. Arvind is currently the Country Head Mortgages at HDFC Bank and has been with the group for 25+ years. He played a key role in HDFC’s mega merger and now handles a mortgage book of over … Read more
Aditya Birla Finance (ABFL) is a 100% subsidiary of Aditya Birla Capital (ABCL). ABFL is a non-listed NBFC whereas ABCL is a listed holding company. The proposed merger is to ensure compliance with with Scale Based Regulations of RBI which require mandatory listing of ABFL by September 30, 2025. There is not much else to … Read more
RBI barred JM Financial Products (a subsidiary of JM Financial) from extending loans against shares, including financing subscriptions to IPOs of shares and debentures, with immediate effect over irregularities and corporate governance issues. An RBI statement said the “action is necessitated due to certain serious deficiencies observed with respect to loans sanctioned by the company … Read more