Veena Mani &Amp; Anup Roy

Stories by Veena Mani &Amp; Anup Roy

CAs' body asks govt help in accessing PNB fraud data

CAs' body asks govt help in accessing PNB fraud data

Rediff.com   1 Mar 2018

ICAI intends to investigate the chartered accountants of PNB but the bank allegedly refuses to give the information sought.

Meet RBI's man for all seasons

Meet RBI's man for all seasons

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2018

Y H Malegam, 80, will head the panel that will look into non-performing bank assets and their relation to the Rs 114-bn PNB scam.

The Crisis at India's public sector banks

The Crisis at India's public sector banks

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2018

The banking sector's credibility is on thin ice. Unless the government takes strict steps, things could get worse.

PNB fraud: Most PSBs have kept SWIFT outside core banking

PNB fraud: Most PSBs have kept SWIFT outside core banking

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2018

It is up to the bank management to decide which application gets to interact with the CBS

PNB fraud: How bank auditors failed to detect the scam

PNB fraud: How bank auditors failed to detect the scam

Rediff.com   20 Feb 2018

The problem here is that internal auditors are good at accounts, but they are not trained to track foreign exchange transactions

PNB fraud raises stink over banks' risk management ability

PNB fraud raises stink over banks' risk management ability

Rediff.com   16 Feb 2018

The latest fraud is a failure of management supervision and accountability, as no bad debt was generated and no cash was involved

New NPA rules: Trouble brewing for large defaulters

New NPA rules: Trouble brewing for large defaulters

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2018

Experts said the new framework has ensured that the focus has moved to creditor protection from debtor protection.

RBI revises framework to resolve stressed bank accounts

RBI revises framework to resolve stressed bank accounts

Rediff.com   13 Feb 2018

Banks given 180-day time for NPA resolution, matter to be referred to Insolvency Board within 15 days.

Banks don't want changes in MCLR calculation: RBI

Banks don't want changes in MCLR calculation: RBI

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2018

Banks argued that loans of most lenders are funded primarily by retail deposits and not from the wholesale market as was the practice abroad

Darwin vs Satyapal: Who's right?

Darwin vs Satyapal: Who's right?

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2018

'What would be questioned next?' 'Will the Copernicus theory of the sun being the centre of the universe, or Newton's theory of gravity?' asks Veena Mani.

Competition Commission slaps Rs 1.35 bn fine on Google

Competition Commission slaps Rs 1.35 bn fine on Google

Rediff.com   9 Feb 2018

The order was passed with dissent by two members, and four members feeling that there had been abuse of the search engine's dominant position.

Will states bite the fiscal bullet on Modicare?

Will states bite the fiscal bullet on Modicare?

Rediff.com   3 Feb 2018

Experts believe that states will be in a predicament because of their tight fiscal position and reluctance to replace their own health schemes with this newly announced National Health Protection Scheme.

Why foreign banks are going slow on India

Why foreign banks are going slow on India

Rediff.com   19 Jan 2018

Foreign banks were ahead in terms of technology, but that is no longer the case as Indian private banks steal the innovation march.

Why RBI does not want to hike rates

Why RBI does not want to hike rates

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2018

Instead of a rate hike, or even a pause, there could be a window for the RBI for an interest rate cut

Surge pricing: Ola, Uber to come under CCI lens

Surge pricing: Ola, Uber to come under CCI lens

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2018

A surge in taxi fares earlier led Maharashtra govt to set up committee to recommend prices for these players

Interest rates unlikely to change in whole of 2018

Interest rates unlikely to change in whole of 2018

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2018

Growth impulses, while improving, remain fragile, and a rate hike will be disruptive to interest costs.

Post DeMo, bank credit grows at over 10% in December

Post DeMo, bank credit grows at over 10% in December

Rediff.com   4 Jan 2018

Loans, cash credits, and overdrafts at the end of December 22, 2017, stood at Rs 81,287.32 billion, against Rs 73,340 billion in the year-ago period.

Banks are responsible for bad debt mess: RBI

Banks are responsible for bad debt mess: RBI

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2017

Banks might not have realised the exact implication of risky projects under PPP projects, which were getting implemented under high leverage

IBC may be tweaked to give relief to stressed asset buyers

IBC may be tweaked to give relief to stressed asset buyers

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2017

This is being done keeping in mind the urgency of these transactions, and it would help the ongoing insolvency cases, including the 12 accounts referred by RBI to banks.

How India narrowly escaped a health crisis

How India narrowly escaped a health crisis

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2017

The Philippines launches probe after Sanofi reveals WHO-approved dengvaxia - a dengue vaccine - aggravates symptoms in some cases.