Gayatri Ramanathan &Amp; Shriya Bubna

Stories by Gayatri Ramanathan &Amp; Shriya Bubna

Fixed rates land PSU banks in trouble

Fixed rates land PSU banks in trouble

Rediff.com   23 Jul 2007

Public sector banks, in a frenzy to cash in on the retail credit boom during the three years beginning 2003-04

Banks reduce rates for firms

Banks reduce rates for firms

Rediff.com   21 Jul 2007

Three to six month loan rate cut by up to 100 bps.

SBI gets a slice of ICICI stake

SBI gets a slice of ICICI stake

Rediff.com   7 Jul 2007

State Bank of India's investment kitty now includes Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion) worth of shares of its competitor and the second largest lender, ICICI Bank.

Foreign banks seek changes in inspection norms

Foreign banks seek changes in inspection norms

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2007

Foreign banks say they have been caught in a "conflict" situation with respect to the manner in which the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) conducts inspections at their branches.

Rs 4,000-crore hit for SBI!

Rs 4,000-crore hit for SBI!

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2007

SBI's profits are expected to take a hit of Rs 800 crore for each of the next five years with the bank needing to make additional provision of around Rs 4,000 crore due to changes in accounting norms.

Home loans of state-run banks in focus

Home loans of state-run banks in focus

Rediff.com   5 Jun 2007

The sharp rise in home loan rates of private sector banks is forcing their customers to switch loyalties.

Banks turn rate heat on India Inc

Banks turn rate heat on India Inc

Rediff.com   25 May 2007

Corporates being compelled to pay higher rates on term loans of 3 years and above, struck at fixed rates a year ago.

Banks may charge Rs 50 for high-value cheques

Banks may charge Rs 50 for high-value cheques

Rediff.com   12 May 2007

Banks are considering levying a charge of Rs 50 on high-value cheques, while making local payments through real time gross settlement free.

Corporates to pay fee on unused loans

Corporates to pay fee on unused loans

Rediff.com   7 May 2007

Companies will now have to pay a charge for loans sanctioned to them but not utilised

Home loans over Rs 20 lakh to cost more

Home loans over Rs 20 lakh to cost more

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2007

Banks to also charge 50-100 bps more for a second home.

A third of home loans reworked over rates

A third of home loans reworked over rates

Rediff.com   21 Apr 2007

Banks offer to extend repayment tenures up to 25 yrs.

Indian banks plan rival to Visa, MasterCard

Indian banks plan rival to Visa, MasterCard

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2007

Banks are considering setting up a domestic card payment settlement company, called India Pay, that would rival global payment systems Visa and MasterCard.

China bank major sees India as key market

China bank major sees India as key market

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2007

An interview with Zhan Xiangyang, director general of the world's third largest bank, with a market capitalisation of $183.85 billion.

Higher term deposits fail to make bankers smile

Higher term deposits fail to make bankers smile

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2007

A large part of the accretion to fixed deposits till March 16, 2007 was on account of a flight of funds from the low-cost CASA.

Mumbai office rentals soar

Mumbai office rentals soar

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2007

Office rentals in Mumbai are going over the top indeed. Even suburban localities like Goregaon have seen rentals going up by more than 100 per cent, from Rs 75 a sq ft last year to Rs 175 this year.

PSU banks net may slow down in Q4

PSU banks net may slow down in Q4

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2007

An increase of 10% in net profit is expected as higher provisioning would negate most of the gain on account of expansion of loan portfolios.

Deutsche Bank pays $1 bn for 5% in Emaar-MGF

Deutsche Bank pays $1 bn for 5% in Emaar-MGF

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2007

The New Delhi realty firm is gearing up to float an IPO and has now raised its targetted mop-up to Rs 25,000cr.

Young brigade in charge at Siyaram

Young brigade in charge at Siyaram

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2007

The next generation of the Poddar family, the promoters of the Rs 1,500 crore (Rs 15 billion) Siyaram group, is taking charge.

Work is fun for this billionaire

Work is fun for this billionaire

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2007

Whether it is jumping from a plane at 10,000 feet or just working away at his latest hospitality project, real estate tycoon Vicky, as Oberoi is fondly known to friends, believes in having fun.

Trinity Capital lines up $10 bn to develop 3 metro

Trinity Capital lines up $10 bn to develop 3 metro

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2007

The New York-based real estate investment fund Trinity Capital has lined up $10 billion, which may go up to $12 billion, to develop three satellite cities on the outskirts of three major metros - Mumbai, New Delhi and Bangalore.