This is being done for two reasons: to avoid conflict of interest and bring in transparency in the functioning of the banking regulator.
RBI last year initiated the process for issuing fresh licences by publishing a discussion paper inviting comments from the public.
After rising for more than a year, short-term interest rates have started falling since the beginning of the month, thanks to improved liquidity.
State Bank of India (SBI) has put on the backburner its plan to acquire a stake in Tata Motors Finance, following the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) objection.
According to RBI data, bank lending to commercial real estate registered 20 per cent growth in the year ended May 30 as compared to 1.2 per cent in the previous year.
RBI feels allowing foreign companies into this business may affect financial stability.
It is clear now that our policy to treat FCCBs as debt upfront turned out to be the right approach.
Khan would replace Shyamala Gopinath who retires on June 20, after a seven-year stint as deputy governor.
The Financial Stability and Development Council had earlier mandated RBI and the Securities and Exchange Board of India to undertake a review of the existing practices followed by banks and brokerage houses in offering wealth management services.
Sharp increase is a major departure from those during former chairman O P Bhatt's regime.
One of the MDs, R Sridharan, is focusing on associates and subsidiaries. Another managing director, S K Bhattacharyya, who retired in October, 2010, was the chief credit risk officer.
The bank follows RBI discomfort with quid pro quo pact.
Banks have started putting the brakes on short-term corporate loans.
The multi-crore fraud at the Gurgaon branch of Citibank has prompted the banking regulator to review existing norms for the portfolio management services (PMS) of banks.
Following Anand Sinha's elevation as Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor, S Karuppasamy has been promoted an executive director (ED) to fill the vacancy. Prior to this, Karuppasamy was the regional director (Kolkata).
The second half of the financial year will be an important milestone for ICICI Bank.
The central board of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has opposed a government move to have control over the central bank's staff-related matters. The proposal to make staff regulations statutory and bring them under the subordinate regulation of Parliament was discussed at RBI's board meeting in Kolkata last week.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has told banks not to charge more than Rs 5 for any cash deposit made at a non-home branch (other than the one where the customer has the account). Some banks charge as much as Rs 110 for such cash deposits.
Two months before the microfinance sector crisis in October, an internal committee of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had warned of possible problems in the sector.
Retail customers of banks, who have to pay exorbitant charges and penalties for basic services and pre-payment of loans, are in for some good news. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is considering a ceiling on such charges.