 "Raghu Mohan")
Raghu Mohan
Raghu Mohan
Raghu Mohan has been a journalist since 1993, with a distinguished career spanning three decades. He specialises in banking and finance, with a particular emphasis on the regulatory aspects of these fields. In addition to his reporting, he has also successfully managed special projects and events for the publications he has worked with, showcasing his versatility and skill as a journalist. His past experiences include stints at The Financial Express, Business India, and Businessworld.
Raghu Mohan has been a journalist since 1993, with a distinguished career spanning three decades. He specialises in banking and finance, with a particular emphasis on the regulatory aspects of these fields. In addition to his reporting, he has also successfully managed special projects and events for the publications he has worked with, showcasing his versatility and skill as a journalist. His past experiences include stints at The Financial Express, Business India, and Businessworld.
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BS Banking Annual 2018: In full flow at IndusInd
With Romesh Sobti at the helm, a bank that was an also-ran has become a marquee name
 "BS Banking Annual 2018: In full flow at IndusInd")
Deposit rate cuts at private banks likely to lag State Bank of India
Having cut rates, they may use this to strategically raise more term-liabilities
 "Deposit rate cuts at private banks likely to lag State Bank of India")
SBI Payment plans to double PoS units to 1.2 million by March 2022
SBIPSPL wants to leverage debit cards at about 925 million compared to 47 million credit cards in circulation
 "SBI Payment plans to double PoS units to 1.2 million by March 2022")
On-tap licences for small finance banks to see many applicants this year
The on-tap licensing of SFBs comes even as the banking regulator has not officially said it has closed the tap for universal banking licences
 "On-tap licences for small finance banks to see many applicants this year")
IndAS norms on early loss recognition back into play, but in different form
The central bank has also said any action by lenders with an intent to conceal the actual status of accounts or evergreen stressed accounts will be subject to stringent supervisory action
 "IndAS norms on early loss recognition back into play, but in different form")
Banking is not the only profitable business model: Former Religare CEO
NBFCs have to start believing that they are not banks and can't compete with them which means that they have to do what I call the hard tier-2 work, he said
 "Banking is not the only profitable business model: Former Religare CEO")
NBFCs show fresh interest in on-tap licences, initiate talks with RBI
Pressure on NBFC sector to have stable funding base a major reason
 "NBFCs show fresh interest in on-tap licences, initiate talks with RBI")
RBI cracks the whip on auditors, wants them to keep eye on five key areas
Fallout will be that some of the smaller audit firms will find it difficult to comply with the new format, and may have to seek help from the Big Four
 "RBI cracks the whip on auditors, wants them to keep eye on five key areas")
Puri, Sobti may take chairman's office if bank directors' age cap is raised
Alignment of bank directors' age limit with the cap of 75 years prescribed under Companies Act will help them retain board seats
 "Puri, Sobti may take chairman's office if bank directors' age cap is raised")
Wilmar International set to take RBI to court over Shree Renuka Sugars
Fortune 500 agri major disputes central bank's decision to classify firm as NPA
 "Wilmar International set to take RBI to court over Shree Renuka Sugars")
Do Indian firms get to party with top ratings compared to global peers?
The size of the local bond market is just 16 per cent of the GDP; it is 120 per cent in the US
 "Do Indian firms get to party with top ratings compared to global peers?")
RBI to hold quarterly meetings with banks' auditors, review governance
RBI to hold quarterly meetings from April 1 on NPAs, governance and fraud
 "RBI to hold quarterly meetings with banks' auditors, review governance")
Banks to raise interchange fees for ATM operators by Rs 1.5 to Rs 2
The ATM industry has been lobbying for an increase of inter-change by Rs 3 to Rs 18
 "Banks to raise interchange fees for ATM operators by Rs 1.5 to Rs 2")
There has to be free, fair discussion between govt and RBI: Shaktikanta Das
Shaktikanta Das has been pragmatic and more accommodative of the financial market's concerns even as he keeps his counsel
 "There has to be free, fair discussion between govt and RBI: Shaktikanta Das")
NBFCs face new governance, exposure code: From licensing to CEO package
RBI wants to snuff out evergreening, stock-play via bank-led units; risk-based supervision on cards
RBI working on strict, clear-cut clawback triggers for bank CEO pay
Linkage with RBI's compliance and inspection reports to be strengthened
 "RBI working on strict, clear-cut clawback triggers for bank CEO pay")
How top bankers left cushy jobs to become entrepreneurs
The crowd which dares to walk alone is getting bigger as the years pass, reports Raghu Mohan
 "How top bankers left cushy jobs to become entrepreneurs")
Despite RBI move, NBFCs' woes to continue till permanent funding fix found
The nuance that has been lost is whether the move is aimed more to free up the capital of banks or to help loan companies
 "Despite RBI move, NBFCs' woes to continue till permanent funding fix found")
PNB fraud: A year later, big blind spot on India's biggest banking whodunit
While RBI's supervisory bureaucracy was blindsided on PNB, it gave the sense of having put sound systems in place
 "PNB fraud: A year later, big blind spot on India's biggest banking whodunit")
Large borrowers will find it hard to tap bond market from April: Here's why
While FY17 was an inflection point - the share of funds raised through bonds overtook that of bank financing to move up to 51:49, from the 41:59 in FY16
 "Large borrowers will find it hard to tap bond market from April: Here's why")