New Challenges Facing Banks

As the fight for deposits intensifies, the cost of money will rise and the margin will be under further pressure, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com  ......

'New Investors Won't Digest Such Falls'

'If individual stocks start falling 25% to 30% or more, then I doubt how many of them will be able to withstand that (kind of selloff). That is when you'll see panic coming in.' Illustration:......

Why Bankers Love 'Casa'

Every banker loves the four-letter word Casa as it plays an important role in lowering the cost of deposits.Every bank wants to increase its Casa, as a higher portion of Casa in the overall deposit......

HDFC Bank: Despite merger, stock may remain sideways, caution analysts

With the merger between HDFC Bank and HDFC Ltd complete, analysts said the next key monitorable for the Street would be successful resolution of merger-related hiccups, including employee-related......