The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday sought clarifications from Standard Chartered Bank officials in connection with its probe into former Aircel chief C Sivasankaran's allegations that the then Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran forced him to sell his company to Malaysia-based Maxis group in 2006.
Australia-based Westpac Banking Corporation said on Monday it would sign a cooperation agreement with Standard Chartered Bank in India on Wednesday (June 7).
Standard Chartered Bank is contemplating forming a subsidiary for its banking network and is scouting for acquisitions to grow its business in an effort to retain its status as the largest foreign bank in India.
Ahead of the Mumbai Marathon, visually-impaired marathoner Henry Wanyoike shares running tips and the secrets of becoming a champion.
Standard Chartered Bank is expected to seal the deal of its Mutual Fund business in the near future.
Stanchart's plan for 100 rural branches stuck.
StanChart's India MF business sell out to UBS has been called off.
'Just the amount of work which is there just to become more and more successful in banking. For this to happen you need to have leaders who understand technology.'
The Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon will take place on January 21, 2007.
The debate over working hours flared up after Infosys Co-founder N R Narayana Murthy called for 14-hour workdays.
Citibank on Wednesday joined the list of foreign banks that have exited retail banking business in India. Mumbai-based Axis Bank completed acquisition of Citigroup's consumer business for Rs 11,603 crore. Under the deal, Axis acquired consumer banking businesses of Citibank India, which includes credit cards, retail banking, wealth management and consumer loans.
Citi Bank on Wednesday joined the list of foreign banks that have exited the retail banking business in India as the US-based banking giant announced selling its consumer banking portfolio to Axis Bank for an estimated Rs 12,325 crore. Global banking majors such as ANZ Grindlays, RBS, Commonwealth Bank of Australia have scaled down their operations in India. In a mega-deal announcement on Wednesday, Axis Bank and Citibank said their boards have approved acquisition of Citibank's consumer businesses in India by Axis Bank.
The top ten men's and women's runners are expected for the Jan 18, 2004 event.
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone will prepay $195 million of debt due in 2024 as the conglomerate helmed by Gautam Adani looks to boost investors' confidence post being targeted by a US short-seller. In a stock exchange filing, APSEZ said it will buy back $195 million of bonds due in 2024 using its cash reserves. Out of the $520 million principal outstanding, $325 million will be left after the buyback, it said.
The fund will promote domestic shipbuilding of all types and sizes to reduce India's dependence on foreign ships.
Indian equity markets have seen huge inflows of foreign money recently, which many attribute to lower valuations and reduced flow of negative news.
Standard Chartered Bank is setting up an international banking unit primarily to look after Indian company requirements. The bank is looking for a $2-billion loan book in the first five years of business.
Though manufacturers advertise it as a 'zero processing fee' offer, credit card companies may still levy charges making the phone expensive by over eight per cent.
Billionaire Gautam Adani's group on Tuesday said it will prepay $130 million of debt as it looks to boost investor confidence post being targeted by a US short-seller. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, the ports company of the Adani Group, had last month floated a tender to buy back as much as $130 million of its July 2024 bonds and similar amounts in each of the next four as it looked to regain investor confidence by showing that its liquidity position is comfortable. In a stock exchange filing, APSEZ said an aggregae principal amount of $412.7 million was validly tendered.
Volatility in domestic share market acting as catalyst.
Mergers and amalgamations will grow and deal sizes increase as the Indian economy expands, Venkat Anantharaman, managing director responsible for mergers and amalgamations, leveraged finance and equity corporate finance at Standard Chartered Bank in Mumbai, tells Sumit Sharma in an interview.
India, which has seen significant rise in foreign investment in recent years, needs regulatory changes to enhance investor confidence, a senior executive of a leading global bank said on Monday.
The Standard Chartered Bank is set to ask three of its executives to go on leave following complaints made by a few high net worth clients on mis-selling of products.
Standard Chartered Finance Limited is looking for Sales Officers, Senior Sales Officers and Team Leaders.
Issuing debentures is one way by which companies raise loans.
The Indian market is very competitive because you have existing foreign banks, private banks, new foreign banks and public sector banks, says Mike DeNoma, executive director, StanChart.
People with no knowledge of coding or computer languages can use vibe coding using plain English command with AI-assisted software development.
Vedanta Ltd on Thursday termed any talks of sale in oil-to-metals conglomerate as "untrue and baseless." This comes in the wake of news report which said that mining mogul Anil Agarwal is contemplating a stake sale in Vedanta as a last-resort option and is examining the possibility of selling less than 5 per cent of the company. According to company's spokesperson, "Any talk of stake sale in Vedanta Ltd is untrue and baseless."
The Ruias have received overwhelming response from international banks for funding of their proposed bid to pick up Hutchison's 67 per cent equity stake in Hutchison-Essar Ltd, in which they hold the remaining stake.
Some of the world's biggest banks including HSBC, JPMorgan Chase and Standard Chartered moved trillions of dollars identified as being potentially tied to money laundering or other crimes despite raising concerns about those transactions in filings with US regulators, reports South China Morning Post.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram asked Britain on Thursday to allow Indian banks to open more branches in that country.
Emerging giants India and China are leading the global economy on a '32-62-72' growth path, Standard Chartered Bank's Chief Economist has said -- using the numeric phrase for evolving economic size of the world.
Standard Chartered Bank on Monday announced key changes in the top management of its global positions.
The government's showcase Indian Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd has run into trouble with two leading global banks - Standard Chartered Bank and Calyon Credit Agricole - suggesting that they may not fulfil collective contractual funding commitments of $250 million
