Barclays is not alone in trying to decide the best size and shape of its investment bank in a changed regulatory landscape.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Monday relaxed the norms for valuing perpetual bonds. The norms, which had sought to value banks' deemed residual maturity of Basel III additional tier 1 (AT1) bonds as 100-year debt from April 1, were strongly opposed by the finance ministry. In a statement released on Monday, the regulator said the maturity would be 10 years until March 31, 2022, and would be increased to 20 and 30 years over the subsequent six-month period.
Capital infusion seen necessary for banks to maintain regulatory norms at the time of paying interest towards AT-1 bonds
Though most experts remain bullish on the banking space, they suggest investors buy only those banks whose NPAs are at a manageable level of 3% to 4% and there is credit growth or earnings visibility.
What connects P S Jayakumar of Bank of Baroda, V Vaidyanathan of Capital First Ltd and Chandra Shekhar Ghosh of Bandhan?
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The finance minister also said that the merger would not result in any retrenchment but rather improve the benefit of the employees.
UTI's legacy and brand recognition, together with a robust distribution network and access to public sector money, could work in its favour, and help it command a premium
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Public sector banks' need for capital should be used to make fundamental reforms to their governance and management.
Bob van Dijk, chief executive officer of Naspers, is now betting on companies in food tech, payments, travel and other consumer sectors to tap the potential of the Indian market.
Sensex catapults 1,241 points and Nifty vaults 382 points in two sessions in a row.
Markets crashed due to domestic worries; bluechip stocks tanked too.
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The time is ripe for a merger of eight fund houses indirectly owned and controlled by the central government, says N Sundaresha Subramanian.
Next set of Q4 FY16 earnings, progress of monsoon along with election poll outcome will dictate market trend this week
The banking sector's credibility is on thin ice. Unless the government takes strict steps, things could get worse.
The rally followed the govt's plan to bolster state-owned lenders.
Denmark topped the list of the 144 nations.
Rating agency Fitch on upgraded outlook of 10 financial institutionals, including SBI, ICICI Bank and EXIM Bank of India to 'stable' from 'negative' earlier following revision in the country's outlook.
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In a live chat on rediff.com held on Friday, July 11, well-known equity specialist Devang Mehta discussed what effect the Budget will have on the stock markets -- from how NOT to lose money in the markets to which are the safest stocks.
India's ranking is worst among the five BRICS countries
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Parth J Shah is the man behind the The 100 Laws Project, a listing of the country's ludicrous but extant legislations.
There was a sharp fall in power output on Thursday from a plant in Gujarat that left India more than 9,000 megawatts short of peak demand, according to two officials at the state grid operator.
eBay and PayPal will be sharper and stronger, and more focused and competitive as leading, standalone companies in their respective markets.
Here are some of the best photographs clicked across the globe in the month of October.
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