YES Bank eyes own asset reconstruction company, invites EoIs from investors

Private sector lender YES Bank is looking to set up its own asset reconstruction company (ARC) and has invited an expression of interest (EoI) from prospective investors who could partner with it in setting up this entity. Through its process advisor, Ernst & Young, YES Bank has called for EoIs from investors with strong financial … Read more

SBI, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, others buy stakes in fintech firm IBBIC

Six banks – State Bank of India, Axis Bank, Indian Bank, Yes Bank, IDBI Bank, and ICICI Bank – on Tuesday said they have bought equity stakes in financial technology platform IBBIC. SBI, Axis Bank, Indian Bank, Yes Bank and IDBI Bank picked up 5.55 per cent stake each, representing 50,000 shares in IBBIC, for … Read more

HDB Financial Services Q1 net profit nosedives on Covid-19 impact

HDB Financial Services Ltd (HDBFSL’s), subsidiary of HDFC Bank, posted a sharp drop (43.9 per cent) in net profit at Rs 130.6 crore in the first quarter ended June 2021 (Q1FY22) from Rs 232.7 crore a year ago. The second wave of Covid-19 hit the business volumes and collections in Q1FY22. HDBFSL’s net income in … Read more

Reduction in NPAs for PSBs due to write-offs at Rs 1,31,894 crore in FY21: RTI

MUMBAI: Reduction in non-performing assets (NPAs) due to write-offs for public sector banks (PSBs) stood at Rs 1,31,894 crore during fiscal 2020-21, according to an RTI response. The RTI query was filed by Nagpur-based Sanjay Thul seeking information on non-performing assets (NPAs) of state-run banks and bad loans write-off by PSBs in the last ten … Read more

Paytm cut marketing spend more than the competition: Bernstein report

Paytm, whose initial public offering is expected later this year, has cut down its marketing spend as it focuses on building revenue, and competes with PhonePe and Google Pay in the super application (app) space, according to a Bernstein report.   “Within the UPI (unified payments interface) super-apps, PhonePe leads the pack on overall UPI … Read more

Inside Zerodha’s race to become the Vanguard of India’s stock market

India’s $442 billion asset management industry is finally having to reckon with the passive investing juggernaut. After decades of sluggish growth, the number of accounts invested in index-tracking or exchange-traded funds more than doubled to 5.6 million in the year to April. Passive products now account for nearly a quarter of equity assets under management … Read more

PMC’s bad loans pose major challenge for new promoters

The Centrum Group promoted by Jaspal Bindra, which has got the go-ahead to take over the Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank, is going to face an uphill task to make recoveries to repay the depositors of the bank. The bank is fighting several legal cases against 25 companies associated with Housing Development and Infrastructure … Read more