The Indian Banks Association has suggested certain alternative proposals on pension after meeting the representatives of United Forum of Bank Unions, general secretary of the All India Bank Officers' Association R J Sridharan said.
The banking industry could witness another round of prime lending rate hikes beginning next week, a top Indian Banks' Association official said on Wednesday.
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The petition was filed in 2003 by NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation.
Individual banks should break away from the industry pact and have their own settlements with the unions, recommends Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
The Reserve Bank will take some action by this month end after consultations with the Indian Banks' Association.\n
When contacted whether Letters Rogatory have been sent, CBI sources said "it is in the process".
The finance ministry is considering a proposal by Indian Bank's Association to give post allowance to chairmen and executive directors of public sector banks, a key official said on Tuesday.
Bankers have demanded several changes in the NPA laws including a minimum deposit of 25 per cent of the outstanding loan amount by the defaulter for contesting a bank's claim over its assets.
The wage revision of public sector bank employees is due from November 2012.
The Reserve Bank of India will encourage banks to set up a payment corporation to streamline payment system.
A three-member delegation of the Indian Banks' Association met senior executives of the US Federal Reserve and New York Banking Department to explore the prospects for increased presence of Indian banks in the United States.
Acknowledging that the credit delivery system is not functioning as expected, RBI has constituted two committees as directed by the ministry.
The government is committed to ensure a smooth flow of education loans for students and a total of 1,40,000 such loans were given till last December, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday.
Bank unions on Thursday called for a nationwide strike on August 24 to protest the 'negative attitude' of the Indian Bank Association over employees' wage revision.
Banks all over the country will observe a day's strike on August 24 in protest against the delay in settlement of wage negotiations.
The Reserve Bank of India is preparing a report on derivatives trading with an objective to bring harmony in regulatory aspects for over-the-counter and exchange traded products.
The Reserve Bank of India has asked banks to conduct extra due diligence of accounts operated by non-government organisations to monitor and reduce risks of money laundering.
The RBI also allowed banks to levy ATM charges beyond 5 transactions for the same bank's account holders.