Indian Bank raises Rs 500 crore via additional tier-I bonds
State-run Indian Bank today said it has raised Rs 500 crore by issuing additional tier-I bonds.
Mar 31, 2016, 13:35 PM ISTRBI provides list of big loan defaulters, urges SC not to disclose names
A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur had last month directed the central bank to provide a list of companies which are defaulters of bank loans of over Rs 500 crore while expressing serious concern over rise in bad loans.
Mar 30, 2016, 19:06 PM ISTFixed rate loans up to 3 years to be based on marginal cost: RBI
From next month, all banks will follow Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate (MCLR) system, a new uniform methodology which will ensure fair interest rates to borrowers as well as to banks.
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Mar 28, 2016, 12:19 PM ISTOnly IDBI Bank employees to strike on Monday
The All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) confirmed that a scheduled strike on Monday strike will be carried out by IDBI Bank employees only, said a top union leader.
Mar 27, 2016, 10:39 AM ISTRBI revises liquidity measuring rules for Basel III
The Reserve Bank has revised certain rules on measuring liquidity for Basel III norms, providing exemption to branches of foreign banks from submitting statement with regard to foreign currency.
Mar 23, 2016, 20:00 PM IST
Banks' asset quality to remain under pressure this year: S&P
Indian banks' asset quality and capitalisation are likely to remain under pressure in the next 12 months mainly because of tepid industrial activity and high leverage by some corporates, Standard & Poor's said Tuesday.
Mar 22, 2016, 18:47 PM ISTMoody's places Deutsche Bank ratings on review
Moody`s move comes days after the German bank warned that volatile financial markets in the first quarter, normally a strong season for banks, posed a challenge for the entire sector.Moody`s said a potential downgrade to Deutsche Bank`s Baa1 senior debt and A2 deposit ratings would be limited to one notch.
Mar 22, 2016, 09:18 AM ISTCut in small savings rates 'win-win' for govt, banks: Nomura
The Centre's move to slash interest rates on all small savings schemes, is a "win-win" for the government and the banks, leading to a better monetary policy transmission, says a Nomura report.
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Mar 20, 2016, 15:36 PM ISTSebi mulls allowing bank KYC for securities markets
In a game-changer move, regulator Sebi is mulling doing away with the requirement of a fresh KYC (Know Your Client) for opening of new accounts in securities market if the investor has got a bank account
Mar 20, 2016, 13:21 PM ISTBanks may not cut lending rates, but cut in PPF good: Experts
With their huge bad loans and provisioning for the same affecting their profitability, India`s banks may not reduce their lending rates in the near future following the slashing of interest rates on the small savings schemes, say expert
Mar 20, 2016, 12:47 PM ISTBanks await RBI policy before cutting rates
Although the government has slashed small savings deposit rates by up to 1.3 per cent, bankers say they will decide on reducing interest rate on deposits and advances after the RBI monetary policy early next month
Mar 20, 2016, 11:26 AM ISTSell assets of guarantors if firms don’t repay: Govt to banks
Issuing the directive to heads of PSBs, the Finance Ministry regretted that they seldom recover loan from guarantors in case of loan default by companies
Mar 19, 2016, 13:43 PM IST'India may consider consolidating some banks into large banks'
India may consider consolidating some of the country's banks into three to five large banks to support manufacturers and exporters to compete with the best in the global market, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.
Mar 19, 2016, 12:39 PM ISTBanks ask RBI to leave government's surplus cash with them to maintain liquidity in money market
lenders have asked the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to leave surplus cash of the government with them so as to prevent a situation where money market is devoid of ample liquidity
Mar 19, 2016, 09:02 AM ISTGlobal watchdog flags slow 'too big to fail' bank rule adoption
Many countries have not yet introduced laws allowing regulators to write down bank`s debts to avoid taxpayer bailouts and prevent them being "too big to fail", the world`s top financial watchdog warned on Friday.
Mar 18, 2016, 15:12 PM ISTCompetition between banks, NBFCS in retail credit to rise: ICRA
Competitive pressures on retail-focussed NBFCs are to intensify while banks are increasing focus on retail segments due the pressures on corporate credit, according to a report released on Thursday by credit rating agency ICRA.
Mar 18, 2016, 01:38 AM ISTSBI profitability to face lingering pressure: Moody's
As it spends next 6-8 quarters rebuilding balance-sheet buffers, SBI's profitability metrics could face lingering pressure, Moody's Investors Service said Wednesday.
Mar 16, 2016, 17:01 PM ISTCredit interest rate on saving a/c every quarter: RBI to banks
Reserve Bank has asked banks to pay interest on savings banks account on quarterly basis or shorter duration, a move which will benefit crores of savings account holders.
Mar 15, 2016, 20:36 PM IST