Banking, finance, insurance, NBFCs, RBI

Squeeze HFCs under RBI umbrella to shield from red tape: SBI

A single regulator for all types of loans would help credit disbursal, says Pratip Chaudhuri
- India MFIs baulks at chit fund depositors after Saradha
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Amanath Co-operative Bank crisis escalates after withdrawal curbs

The bank has over 200,000 depositors across Karnataka, most of them Muslim shopkeepers. It is understood that there is high stress on around Rs ...

HFCs should be regulated by RBI: SBI chairman

Currently, RBI regulates home loans provided by commercial banks, while housing finance companies are regulated by National Housing Bank

Saradha Group promoter sent to judicial custody till May 31

Court rejects Saradha Group promoter Sudipta Sen's bail plea

Govt bond yields seen falling; rupee may weaken

Traders foresee value buying in the week ahead, expect yield on 10-yr g-sec fall to 7.3% from 7.4%

Low-cost Casa deposits key to profitability for NBFCs

Icra says lending and capital norms can be phased over time

Fixed income markets too optimistic: Mahendra Jajoo

Given the strong underlying momentum, a correction, if any, may be a good opportunity for a fresh round of buying

Prepaid debit cards: A weak link in bank security

Extensive use of such cards is making it easier for hackers to withdraw large amounts of money before detection

Indian card processor in $45-mn heist is ElectraCard: Sources

One of the credit card processing companies whose security was breached in a $45-million global cyber heist was India's ElectraCard Services, ...

Chit funds, the south side story

The Saradha scam in West Bengal has rocked the boat a bit, but the chit fund companies operating in Tamil Nadu are far from sinking

Life could get easier for bank customers

In its annual monetary policy, RBI has indicated important changes that could be good for customers in the long run

Forex reserves fall $616.4 million to $293.69 billion

Foreign currency assets, major component of forex reserves, were down by $568.1 million to $263.16 billion

Rupee down 21 paise at 54.98/dollar in early trade

Appreciation of the US currency against euro overseas affects rupee

Rupee up by 10 paise at 54.68/dollar in early trade

Increased selling of US currency by exporters and banks helps rupee

Re edges up a paisa to end at 54.79 vs $

The rupee today closed just a paisa higher at 54.79 against the dollar, on better local equities.Continued dollar investments in shares by ...

BS Poll: Reserve Bank may not cut the repo rate further next month

Thrust may be to ensure that benefits of previous cuts are passed on by reduction in lending rates

50 bps rate cut possible if monsoon is good, inflation falls further: Ashima Goyal

Q&A with external member, Technical Advisory Committee of RBI

Mayaram sees room for easing of rate by RBI to push growth

RBI is scheduled to announce mid-quarter review of monetary policy for 2013-14 on June 17

Huge gold shopping spree new headache for RBI

Gold imports jumped 138% in april, raising worries about current account deficit

Sting in the tale

Lessons for RBI and banks from Cobrapost investigation

Horns of a dilemma

RBI faces contradictory signals

Corporate group-run banks: why now?
Jaimini Bhagwati

The opportunity cost of allowing firms to run banks seems to outweigh the intended higher lending and competition

China lends in the dark
Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng

Financial repression in China means savers are increasingly turning to the risky shadow banking sector

Instrument	17/05/2013	1 year ago
Call Rate	7.20	8.20
5 yrs GSec	7.26	8.36
10 yrs GSec	7.13	8.57
Bank rate	8.25	9.00
PLR	11.00/15.75	11.00/15.75
Deposit rate	7.50/9.00	8.00/9.25

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Amanath Co-operative Bank crisis escalates after withdrawal curbs

HFCs should be regulated by RBI: SBI chairman

Saradha Group promoter sent to judicial custody till May 31

Govt bond yields seen falling; rupee may weaken

Low-cost Casa deposits key to profitability for NBFCs

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Fixed income markets too optimistic: Mahendra Jajoo

Prepaid debit cards: A weak link in bank security

Indian card processor in $45-mn heist is ElectraCard: Sources

Chit funds, the south side story

Life could get easier for bank customers

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Forex reserves fall $616.4 million to $293.69 billion

Rupee down 21 paise at 54.98/dollar in early trade

Rupee up by 10 paise at 54.68/dollar in early trade

Re edges up a paisa to end at 54.79 vs $

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BS Poll: Reserve Bank may not cut the repo rate further next month

50 bps rate cut possible if monsoon is good, inflation falls further: Ashima Goyal

Mayaram sees room for easing of rate by RBI to push growth

Huge gold shopping spree new headache for RBI

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