Demonetisation woes drag on for small finance banks

Microfinance portfolio of SFBs saw a muted growth of about 3% last year Created with a vision of deepening financial inclusion, most small finance banks (SFBs) closed last financial year with a......

Small banks plan to lower deposit rates

However, despite the reduction, their interest rates would be about 50-100 basis points higher than those of banks. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Small finance banks, which have been defying......

Investment bankers laugh all the way to the bank with Rs 1000 cr earnings in 2021

Since the beginning of 2020, i-bankers have collected nearly Rs 1,800 crore by way of IPO fees. Interestingly, the India fees this year form just 1 per cent of the global fee pool of $13.7 billion......

It's raining IPOs! 40-odd issues to mop up Rs 80K cr

The primary market is set for a bumper Rs 80,000-crore bonanza with 30 companies already filing IPO papers to raise Rs 55,000 crore, while around 10 more are lined up for this month itself, seeking......

Sports Shorts: Growth solid, hope Olympiad will demonstrate it, says Anand

IMAGE: Viswanathan Anand. Photograph: Leuven Grand Chess Tour 2017 Indian chess has grown consistently in the last three decades, believes five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand, who......