News for 'Depositor Protection'

ED raids ex-Karnataka minister Roshan Baig in Rs 4000 cr scam

ED raids ex-Karnataka minister Roshan Baig in Rs 4000 cr scam

Rediff.com5 Aug 2021

Officials said multiple premises of Baig and his associates are being raided by the agency under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act

Was Rs 42,200-crore worth dirty money deposited in Jan-Dhan accounts post DeMO?

Was Rs 42,200-crore worth dirty money deposited in Jan-Dhan accounts post DeMO?

Rediff.com12 Sep 2018

The CBDT has begun the process of matching the deposits in accounts opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), or Jan-Dhan accounts, with the profile of the depositors.

Pawar calls on Modi; party says will never go with BJP

Pawar calls on Modi; party says will never go with BJP

Rediff.com17 Jul 2021

The Prime Minister's Office tweeted a picture of their meeting but shared no details about their talks.

MVA allies kept in loop about Pawar-Modi meeting: NCP

MVA allies kept in loop about Pawar-Modi meeting: NCP

Rediff.com17 Jul 2021

NCP spokesperson and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik said that AICC general secretary H K Patil was told about this scheduled meeting when he and other Congress leaders met Pawar in Mumbai recently.

92.6% bank deposits safe: Govt

92.6% bank deposits safe: Govt

Rediff.com24 Oct 2008

The government on Friday said that 92.6 per cent bank deposits are fully protected under the Deposit and Insurance and Credit Guarantee scheme.

Bengal bars MLMs from selling properties

Bengal bars MLMs from selling properties

Rediff.com3 Jun 2013

The new Bill is a replacement of the Financial Establishments Bill, 2009, with added provisions relating to search, seizure and attachment of properties of such companies.

Bill on regulating chit funds passed by LF govt returned

Bill on regulating chit funds passed by LF govt returned

Rediff.com26 Apr 2013

Govt, however, is readying new Bill that will give it more teeth to deal with such scams.

Govt may give more teeth to RBI

Govt may give more teeth to RBI

Rediff.com18 Mar 2011

The government is considering giving more teeth to Reserve Bank to deal with banking sector problems before permitting private sector entities to float commercial banks.

RBI caps withdrawals from Yes Bank; supersedes board

RBI caps withdrawals from Yes Bank; supersedes board

Rediff.com5 Mar 2020

The regulatory actions, undertaken by the RBI and the government, came hours after finance ministry sources confirmed that SBI was directed to bail out the troubled lender. For the next month, Yes Bank will led by the RBI-appointed administrator Prashant Kumar, an ex-chief financial officer of SBI.

India's banking system brutally unfair: Deepak Parekh

India's banking system brutally unfair: Deepak Parekh

Rediff.com11 Oct 2019

He said trust and confidence were the backbone of any financial system and one should never underestimate the power of ethics and values.

BharatPe: 'Why should I resign?'

BharatPe: 'Why should I resign?'

Rediff.com12 Apr 2022

'At the first board meeting I chaired, I sensed that corporate governance is an issue in this company.' 'I started taking steps that may have aggrieved a few.' 'This has now become a mission I intend to accomplish before I step down.'

Centre approves West Bengal anti-chit fund bill

Centre approves West Bengal anti-chit fund bill

Rediff.com16 Jun 2015

The bill will be discussed in the state Assembly on June 18.

Rajya Sabha passes 7 key bills in 3.5 hours

Rajya Sabha passes 7 key bills in 3.5 hours

Rediff.com22 Sep 2020

This after most of the Opposition including the Congress, Left parties, the Trinamool Congress, the Samajwadi Party and the Nationalist Congress Party decided to boycott House proceedings in protest against the suspension of eight MPs for the remainder of the session for unruly behaviour.

Should Kampani be prosecuted?

Should Kampani be prosecuted?

Rediff.com22 Jan 2009

Can an independent director face criminal charges for the actions of a company well after he has quit?

Alpha Bank falls; 16th to collapse this year

Alpha Bank falls; 16th to collapse this year

Rediff.com25 Oct 2008

In another sign of deepening financial crisis, Stearns Bank will acquire the failed Georgia-based Alpha Bank and Trust, making it the 16th American bank to fall this year. On Friday, the US authorities seized the operations of Alpha Bank.

'Private equity can transform banks'

'Private equity can transform banks'

Rediff.com22 Mar 2021

'Facilitating conversion of well-run NBFCs into banks is urgently needed.'

Moratorium on loan repayment may not be extended beyond Aug 31

Moratorium on loan repayment may not be extended beyond Aug 31

Rediff.com29 Aug 2020

Moratorium was only a temporary reprieve to borrowers affected by the pandemic, adding that a longer moratorium period exceeding six months can impact credit behaviour of borrowers and increase the risks of delinquencies post resumption of scheduled payments.

Why LIC buying 30% of IDBI Bank is bad news

Why LIC buying 30% of IDBI Bank is bad news

Rediff.com4 Jul 2018

'LIC's proposed investment will come out of what is technically called the 'policyholders funds'.' 'As the name implies, these monies belong to policyholders; that is, you, me and 25 crore others who have taken a total of 30 crore policies from LIC.' 'It is not the government's or LIC's money to play poker with,' says S Muralidharan, former managing director, BNP Paribas.

Indian financial system is in Darwinian mode: Uday Kotak

Indian financial system is in Darwinian mode: Uday Kotak

Rediff.com17 Dec 2019

Noted banker Uday Kotak said the country's financial system is currently in a Darwinian mode as only the fittest lenders are able to survive. Kotak also said that historically, whenever there has been a problem with a private sector lender, it has been merged with a state-run bank.

Sebi to prune regulations

Sebi to prune regulations

Rediff.com18 Apr 2005

FM defends move on GTB merger

FM defends move on GTB merger

Rediff.com19 Aug 2004

'Company deposits must be insured'

'Company deposits must be insured'

Rediff.com29 Mar 2005

SBI cuts interest rates on fixed deposits up to 0.5%

SBI cuts interest rates on fixed deposits up to 0.5%

Rediff.com23 Aug 2019

The bank said that it has retained interest rate on savings bank deposit at 3 per cent for customers with balances above Rs 100,000. Customers with SB balance up to Rs 100,000 will continue to get the rate of interest at 3.50 per cent despite cut in the repo rate by the RBI earlier this month.

Will 2020 bring cheer to Indian banking sector?

Will 2020 bring cheer to Indian banking sector?

Rediff.com30 Dec 2019

Amid slowdown blues, the government has unveiled a raft of measures over the past few months aimed at improving liquidity in the system, moderating interest rates as well as credit growth apart from addressing stress in the NBFC sector.

Mamata for stringent act to prevent chit fund malpractices

Mamata for stringent act to prevent chit fund malpractices

Rediff.com29 May 2015

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee keen on framing a stringent act to prevent malpractices by chit fund firms.

SBI to invest up to Rs 10,000 cr in Yes Bank

SBI to invest up to Rs 10,000 cr in Yes Bank

Rediff.com8 Mar 2020

Assuming the private bank issues 20 billion shares at Rs 10 apiece (with face value of Rs 2 each), the total capital raise will be Rs 20,000 crore. And for the 49 per cent stake, SBI will need to put in about Rs 10,000 crore.

Let's find new ways to clean up banking

Let's find new ways to clean up banking

Rediff.com20 May 2019

'In their over-enthusiasm to clean up the system, both the banks and the regulator should not forget that the key to the insolvency law is revival of companies -- recovery of bank dues is an offshoot of that,' points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Ponzi schemes: Govt orders SFIO to probe 187 companies

Ponzi schemes: Govt orders SFIO to probe 187 companies

Rediff.com3 May 2016

Probe has been completed against 83.

Why the FRDI Bill must be JUNKED!

Why the FRDI Bill must be JUNKED!

Rediff.com18 Dec 2017

Why do we need a cure here for peculiarly Western diseases when we don't have those diseases, and which the West itself is not trying to cure, asks Debashis Basu.

In a first, SBI links pricing of loans, deposits to repo rate

In a first, SBI links pricing of loans, deposits to repo rate

Rediff.com8 Mar 2019

The move will to a large extent speed up the monetary transmission process--which is banks passing on the rate cuts that the Reserve Bank announces to their borrowers without much delays--something that has been missing all these while and something that the RBI has been unhappy with.

Bill to deal with crisis in banks, insurers cleared

Bill to deal with crisis in banks, insurers cleared

Rediff.com14 Jun 2017

The Bill when enacted will pave the way for setting up of the Resolution Corporation

Price sensitivity issues dog PNB's fraud disclosures

Price sensitivity issues dog PNB's fraud disclosures

Rediff.com18 Mar 2018

The challenge before the management is ensuring simultaneous disclosure of key information to stock exchanges and investigating agencies.

Centre to waive interest on loans up to Rs 2 crore

Centre to waive interest on loans up to Rs 2 crore

Rediff.com3 Oct 2020

In an affidavit filed by Union finance ministry on behalf of the Union of India, it said that the relief to all borrowers in respect of compounding of interest during the period of moratorium would be admissible to the categories specified irrespective of whether the borrowers had availed the moratorium or not.

Defaulters beware! Sebi to auction jewellery, gold if you fail to pay up

Defaulters beware! Sebi to auction jewellery, gold if you fail to pay up

Rediff.com20 Mar 2017

Sebi will e-auction next month, 48 jewellery and ornaments of gold (3.21 kg) of Sai Prasad group

Why raising EPFO interest rates makes no sense

Why raising EPFO interest rates makes no sense

Rediff.com29 Jan 2016

High rates of such schemes deter banks from dropping borrowing rates - and thus lending rates

Court rejects Jignesh Shah's bail plea

Court rejects Jignesh Shah's bail plea

Rediff.com24 Jun 2014

Shah and Javalgekar were arrested on May 7.

SC ruling: Banks could be hit for Rs 100 bn

SC ruling: Banks could be hit for Rs 100 bn

Rediff.com14 Apr 2021

How much will the banks' bad assets grow in March? It could be anywhere between Rs 1.2 trillion and Rs 2 trillion, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

SBI, top pvt banks come together to rescue Yes Bank

SBI, top pvt banks come together to rescue Yes Bank

Rediff.com13 Mar 2020

The central bank is engaged with other financial institutions for investment as part of the scheme to resurrect Yes Bank under RBI imposed moratorium since March 5.

Centre sought clarifications, did not return Chit Fund Bill: Mamata

Centre sought clarifications, did not return Chit Fund Bill: Mamata

Rediff.com7 Jun 2013

The three points on which clarifications are sought include widening of powers of special designated courts and that no court could grant anticipatory bail and a suggestion by the Centre for adding a new provision for compounding offences.