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FM says Crypto Bill will be introduced in Parliament after Cabinet nod

'We are not considering a ban on the advertisements, but we've been taking steps to caution the public through RBI and SEBI,' says Nirmala Sitharaman

Governance, transparency in Indian banks weak by global standards: S&P

The lack of improvement in risk management and corporate governance in the coming growth cycle could produce a new crop of sour loans, the rating agency said

Understanding provident fund and public provident fund

Those working in the private sector don't have retirement benefits like pension. The retirement corpus they build over the years is through provident fund (PF). But what are PF and PPF? Let's find out

Rupee plunges by 23 paise, slips below 75 a dollar on Omicron worries

The rupee on Monday plunged by 23 paise to close at 75.12 (provisional) against the US dollar, as investors turned cautious in view of a new variant of COVID-19.

Life insurers' NBP set to expand 14% in FY22 on higher growth in H2: Icra

The rating agency expects the private players' profitability to remain subdued in FY22 due to high claims in Q1

NBFC fragile assets likely to rise to 5-6% by March 2022: Crisil

Asset quality pressures vary across asset classes. While home and gold loans have been relatively less affected, unsecured credit and SME loans faced brunt

LIC gets RBI's nod to increase stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank to 9.99%

Currently, the life insurer holds 4.96 per cent in the private lender

RBI wants digital currency included under definition of 'bank note': FinMin

RBI is working out a phased implementation strategy for introduction of Central Bank Digital Currency with little or no disruption

RBI wants digital currency included under definition of 'bank note': Centre

RBI is working out a phased implementation strategy for introduction of Central Bank Digital Currency with little or no disruption

IndusInd Bank's subsidiary defers review of decision to relieve top 2 execs

Last week, the bank had said that the two top executives of BFIL cannot be relieved from their positions until the review of certain transactions at the company is completed

Hindujas to raise stake in IndusInd Bank, raising $1.1 bn for funds: Report

RBI, last week, came up with rules that held back on an internal working group's proposal to let industrial houses own banks

Officials hope tough regulations could eventually let NBFCs into banking

RBI accepted 21 of 33 recommendations of internal working group, the key being allowing promoters to hold 26% in the bank they floated. RBI did not mention corporate and NBFC issues in its guidelines

RBI imposes monetary penalty of Rs 1 crore on State Bank of India

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) by an order dated November 16 has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1 crore on the State Bank of India

Former RBI executive director Lily Vadera joins HDFC Bank board

Vadera has 33 years of experience in central banking. She retired as Executive Director from the Reserve Bank of India in October 2020

Offtake in Metropolitan region lifts credit growth in H1FY22: RBI

YoY credit growth of the Metropolitan region, which accounts for over 60% of bank credit, rose from 1.7% this March to 4.6% in September

RBI fines SBI Rs 1 crore for holding excess shares in borrower companies

SBI allegedly violated the 30% cap on holdings imposed under the Banking Regulation Act

India's forex exchange reserves increases by $289 mn to $640.40 bn

India's forex exchange reserves increased by $289 million to $640.401 billion for the week ended November 19, the Reserve Bank said on Friday

RBI panel for higher cap on promoter stake in pvt banks at 26% after 15 yrs

According to the RBI's current norms, a promoter of a private bank needs to pare holdings to 20 per cent within 10 years, and to 15 per cent within 15 years

Rupee plunges by 37 paise against dollar on new Covid-19 variant worries

The rupee on Friday plunged by 37 paise against the US dollar as investors turned cautious in view of massive selloffs in domestic equities and worries over a new variant of COVID-19.

RBI releases recommendations of IWG on ownership guidelines for pvt banks

RBI says 21 of total 33 recommendations of the Internal Working Group have been accepted

RBI keeps on hold suggestion to give bank licence to big businesses

Out of the 33 sets of recommendations by the internal working group, the RBI accepted 21, partially modifying many

India rupee at 3-week low, yields fall on new Covid variant concerns

Shares and currencies in Asia's emerging markets fell sharply as investors fled riskier assets after the detection of the significant new mutation

Bank of Baroda raises Rs 1,997 cr via Basel III-compliant bonds

State-owned Bank of Baroda on Friday said it has raised Rs 1,997 crore by issuing Basel III-compliant bonds. The bank had come out with a Rs 2,000 crore issue of additional tier-I bonds on November 24. «The bank has received total bid amount of Rs 5,3

What is the difference between FDI and FPI?

Most of us must have heard about FDIs and FPIs, and know that they refer to investments from foreign countries. But what exactly are they? We find out in this report

Strict norms to push NBFCs bad loans by 1.6-1.8% by March 2022: Icra

An increase of up to 80 basis points is expected in the case of housing finance companies, taking the NPA level to 3.8%

Rupee slips 15 paise to 74.55 against US dollar in early trade

The Indian rupee depreciated by 15 paise to 74.55 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday, as a muted trend in domestic equities and a firm American currency weighed on investor sentiment. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened on a w

SBI, Axis, Canara likely to raise Rs 7,500 crore via AT I bonds before 2022

The country's largest lender, SBI, is looking at raising an additional Rs 4,000 crore, Axis Bank Rs 2,000 crore and Canara Bank Rs 1,500 crore

NITI floats idea of full-stack digital banks, seeks comments by Dec 31

Government think-tank Niti Aayog on Wednesday proposed setting up of full-stack 'digital banks', which would principally rely on the internet and other proximate channels to offer their services and not physical branches, to mitigate the financial deepening c

RBI puts curbs on Malkapur Urban Co-op Bank; caps withdrawals at Rs 10,000

The RBI imposed several restrictions, including a Rs 10,000 cap on withdrawals, on Malkapur Urban Co-operative Bank in Maharashtra due to deterioration in its financial position

Shares of IOB, Central Bank of India surge on reports of privatisation

Banks clarify no such negotiation or event taking place

Trai proposes nil charge on USSD messages for mobile banking, payments

The Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) messages get displayed on the screen of mobile phones and are not stored like SMSes

Indian Overseas Bank, Central Bank of India clarify on privatisation buzz

The clarification comes a day after Centre's legislative agenda for Winter Session hinted at tabling of Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill 2021 bill for privatisation of two public sector banks

JM Financial floats digital investment platform for corporate bonds

Aims to create an ecosystem whereby retail investors can easily participate in the securities market that has so far been dominated by institutional investors

Credit growth of banks recovers; festivals help demand: Ratings agency

Bank credit grew by 180 basis points from the year-ago level of 5.1 per cent in the fortnight ended October 23, 2020: CARE.

CARE upgrades by a notch AT1 bonds ratings of 4 state-owned lenders

Agency sees improvement in capital cushions over minimum regulatory requirement, improvement in profitability.

Rupee slips 12 paise to 74.54 against US dollar in early trade

The Indian rupee depreciated by 12 paise to 74.54 against the US dollar in opening trade on Wednesday, tracking stronger American currency in the overseas market.

Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance raises maiden 10-year bond at 7.75%

The spread between the 10-year sovereign bond yields and the coupon offered by the insurance firm works out to around to about 140 basis points

Microfinance sector sees 3x rise in disbursement value in Q1: Report

However, 1-179 days past due delinquency increased in June 2021 to 31.44%, from 13.59% in March 2021

ICICI Bank aims to grow Exim Trade transaction market share as exports rise

ICICI Bank has improved its market share in Exim trade transactions this fiscal and aims to grow it further as the exports from the country rise, a senior official said
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