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Bank gold loan disbursals up 71.3% to Rs 1.72 trillion in 9MFY25

In November 2023, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increased risk weight for unsecured loans by 25 percentage points to 125 per cent

GIC Re board of directors approves setting up wholly owned subsidiary in UK

The company has no minimum capital requirement and can be set up with a capital of £1. The corporation will initially subscribe to the minimum capital as may be necessary, at face value

Proposed TCS threshold hike on LRS expected to boost outbound travel

The revision, which will be effective from April 1, 2025, is expected to boost travel and foreign exchange segments, provide additional benefits to students, and improve tax compliance

100% FDI in Insurance: Foreign insurers may face distribution challenges

The opening up of the insurance industry to 100 per cent FDI comes at a time when the insurance regulator has been advocating "Insurance for All" by 2047

Casa, term deposits more than double in 10 years, says Pankaj Chaudhary

The amount raised by equity issuances registered a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.2 per cent, reaching Rs 1.97 trillion at the end of FY24

Budget 2025: Ulip tax confusion sends insurance stocks into tailspin

Changes positive for industry, clarify experts; growing appeal of new tax regime may act as headwind for sector

Insurance sector gets over 62% of $5.7 bn services sector FDI inflows in H1

The insurance sector was opened to foreign investors with an FDI limit of up to 26 per cent in 2000

Net card spending rises 60% as credit card additions rise to 4-mth high

The per credit card spending rose by 3.20 per cent Year-on-Year (YoY) from Rs 16,865.26 in December 2023 and 8.22 per cent YoY from Rs 15,584.21 in December 2022

Irdai caps senior citizens' health premium increase at 10% per annum

Steep rise in health insurance premium of senior citizens has been engaging the attention of Irdai and is a regulatory concern, Irdai said

Private banks stumble on agriculture, microfinance slippages in Q3

Credit cost for most of the lenders increased due to higher provisions, mainly for unsecured retail loans

Need policy framework to help states fund parametric insurance: Surbhi Goel

Parametric (or index-based) insurance is a type of coverage that focuses on the likelihood or probability of a loss-causing event occurring, rather than indemnifying the actual losses sustained

Mahindra Finance Q3 profit rises 63% to Rs 899 cr as credit cost falls

Disbursements grow 7% to Rs 16,467 cr as company leverages festive season demand

Not expecting higher slippages from unsecured book: Federal Bank ED

Additional provisions for existing NPAs in unsecured book, says Federal Bank ED

Federal Bank's Q3FY25 results: Net profit down 5% at Rs 955 crore

The total deposits rose by 11.2 per cent YoY to Rs 2.66 trillion as of December 31, 2024, while net advances rose by 15.6 per cent YoY to Rs 2.30 trillion

Piramal Enterprises Q3 results: Firm back in the black with Rs 39 cr profit

The credit cost of the company increased to 1.9 per cent from 1.6 per cent in Q2 FY25

RBI supersedes Aviom India Housing Finance's board, appoints administrator

The regulator said it "intends to shortly" initiate the process of resolution of the company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)

New norms likely to reduce Bank of Maharashtra's LCR by 5 basis point

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) proposed revised LCR norms in late July 2023, suggesting that banks assign an additional 5 per cent run-off factor for retail deposits accessible through IMB

Restrictions on bancassurance may not be a great step: HDFC Life's Padalkar

Bancassurance is a partnership between banks and insurance companies to sell insurance products through bank branches

Bank deposits grow 10.83% to Rs 221.50 trn, show steady improvement in Jan

Credit grew by 11.47 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 178.01 trillion in the fortnight ending January 10, 2025

HDFC Bank to increase growth as macroeconomic environment improves

The bank's average deposits grew by nearly 16 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 24.54 trillion in the December 2024 quarter