Bank Nifty has recovered nearly 300 points at 10,968 from intra-day low of 10,669 touched in early morning deals.
Reserve Bank of India on Thursday said a centralised portal would be ready in three to four months wherein depositors and beneficiaries can access details of unclaimed deposits across various banks. As of February this year, about Rs 35,000 crore of unclaimed deposits were transferred to RBI by public sector banks in respect of deposits which were not operated for 10 years or more. "In order to improve and widen the access of depositors/beneficiaries to such data, RBI has decided to develop a web portal to enable search across multiple banks for possible unclaimed deposits based on user inputs," RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said while announcing the first bi-monthly monetary policy for the current financial year.
Borrowers haven't heard the last of interest rate hikes, as more banks are preparing to raise lending rates in the days ahead to offset increase in their cost of funds.
The funds are likely to be invested as per the interim investment guidelines, which may allow investment of 5 per cent in equity and 10 per cent in equity-linked mutual funds.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks not to treat Kingfisher Airlines' brand as collateral since it is intangible. This is because the loan has turned non-performing for most of the banks.
Public sector banks have raked in more profits in the three months ended June on the back of a persistent decline in bad loans and the trend may have a positive bearing on their balance sheets in the coming quarters. In the June quarter, Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) and State Bank of India (SBI) were in the lowest quartile as far as Gross Non Performing Assets (NPAs) and net NPAs were concerned, according to an analysis of the quarterly financial numbers published by the public sector lenders. Cumulatively, all the 12 public sector banks reported a profit of about Rs 15,306 crore in the three months ended June, registering an annual growth of 9.2 per cent. However, leading public sector lenders -- SBI and PNB -- posted lower profits in the June quarter.
Almost all will say no. Then ask them why they don't push back at those who rise the slogan of Khalistan. Somebody would confront you with a counter-question: If people can talk of a Hindu Rashtra, why get so upset if others talk of a Sikh Nation, points out Shekhar Gupta.
Since March 31, 2022, the PSBs' market cap has risen 43.7 per cent, from Rs. 7.29 trillion to Rs. 10.47 trillion. It's time for the government, the majority owner of public sector banks, to reap the benefit of the rally in bank stocks, recommends Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Capital infusion seen necessary for banks to maintain regulatory norms at the time of paying interest towards AT-1 bonds
Central Bank of India's 21.5 per cent assets are either bad or have been restructured.
The second post of deputy governor became vacant after V Leeladhar superannuated a few months ago. Punjab National Bank chairman and managing director K C Chakrabarty is to take over as deputy governor on Monday. Apart from monetary policy, Subbarao will also handle the department of economic analysis and policy, department of statistics and information management.
Finance secretary Rajiv Kumar was positive in formation of a committee consisting all concerned to address the issues arising out of the proposed merger of 10 banks including preserving the identity of all the banks.
Equity fundraising through qualified institutional placements (QIPs) has gained traction, thanks to supportive equity markets and the need for fresh fundraising to meet capital expenditure (capex) requirements.
Both lending and deposit rates would be cut, Punjab National Bank chairman and managing director K C Chakrabarty told PTI.
Canara Bank topped the list recovering Rs 638.41 crore (Rs 6.38 billion) from non-performing assets of the total Rs 4,420 crore (Rs 44.2 billion) recovered by 19 nationalised banks by taking advantage of securitisation laws in the last fiscal.
There is a reason this 11 year phenomenon is a rule as much as it is an observation. It speaks to the nature of man and what humans are like, explains Aakar Patel.
Bankers do not expect any major changes in key interest rates by the Reserve Bank in its quarterly review of the monetary policy on October 31.
Credit-to-deposit (CD) ratio of major public sector and private sector banks during the October-December quarter of FY24 inched up as compared to the previous quarter though government-owned lenders reported a lower rate than their private peers. CD ratio is the ratio of the funds that banks lend as compared to the funds raised in the form of deposits. The CD ratio of top public sector banks (PSBs) - State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda and Canara Bank - was lower than their private counterparts.
"The Reserve Bank of India... has levied an aggregate penalty of Rs 10 million (Rs 1 crore) on the bank for non-compliance of regulatory directions observed during assessment of implementation of SWIFT-related operational controls," Yes Bank said in a regulatory filing.
State-run banks that hiked interest rates without their respective Boards' nod last week are expected to obtain approval now, but none of them are likely to rollback the hike, bankers felt.
Delhi International Airport Ltd, the five-company consortium led by Bangalore-based infrastructure conglomerate GMR Group that is upgrading Delhi airport, has managed to raise over Rs 1,000 crore (10 billion) to meet its financial obligations for the Rs 8,890-crore (80 billion) project.
State Bank of India, Bank of India and Punjab National Bank have sought permission to open branches in Pakistan, the government said in Parliament on Tuesday.\n\n
The country's largest public sector lender State Bank of India on Monday fixed its benchmark lending rate at 7.5 per cent following a Reserve Bank directive, a move that will end the practice of sub-prime loan to corporates.
Amid stiff competition from private and foreign players, the country's 27 public sector banks logged 35 per cent growth in profit at Rs 16,546 crore (Rs 165.46 billion) while their bad assets fell below 3 per cent during 2003-04.
Diamantaire Mehul Choksi, a key accused in the multi-crore PNB scam, has told a special court in Mumbai that he hasn't been able to return to India "due to reasons beyond his control" and hence cannot be declared a "fugitive economic offender". The accused has claimed that he didn't leave India to avoid criminal prosecution nor is he refusing to return to the country. He said his passport has been suspended by Indian authorities.
Private sector lender ICICI Bank on Friday claimed that it continues to be the second largest bank in the country in terms of total assets, which it described as a "relevant" measure for ranking.
The candidate will be expected to have at least two to three years of remaining service.
As many as 142 stocks from the S&P BSE500 index are currently trading below their level of May 12, 2014
Banking PSU stocks made a brave comeback on Monday after succumbing to losses Friday following the Union Budget's ignoring a long-standing demand by the sector on FDI limits.
Nearly 50 years after his death, India's first President Dr Rajendra Prasad's saving account has been kept alive by a public sector bank in Patna in a unique remembrance -- and the balance is Rs 1,813.
The Parliament session is set to start today, with various issues slated to be discussed, including the Waqf Act (Amendment) Bill.
Punjab National Bank and Allahabad Bank plan a 60:40 joint venture in Kazakhstan at an initial investment of Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) in the next two months.
The Singapore high court has put a freeze on deposits of $ 6.122 million following Enforcement Directorate's request on the ground that the money was "proceeds of crime" illegally siphoned off by Nirav Modi from the Punjab National Bank.
After upgrading India's foreign currency debt rating, Moody's Investor Service on Wednesday upgraded the foreign currency deposit, debt and issuer ratings for 11 Indian banks and financial institutions.
The country must thank God and the previous Reserve Bank of India Governor Y V Reddy for safeguarding the banking system in India from the global financial meltdown, Punjab National Bank's chairman and managing-director K C Chakrabarty said on Sunday.
Nirav Modi, the fugitive diamond merchant wanted in India to stand trial on fraud and money laundering charges, on Thursday suffered another setback in his legal battle against his extradition as the high court in London denied him permission to appeal against his extradition order in the UK Supreme Court. In a judgment order pronounced at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Lord Justice Jeremy Stuart-Smith and Justice Robert Jay ruled that "the Appellant's (Nirav Modi) application for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court is refused".
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