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Tamal Bandyopadhyay is an Indian business journalist, known for his weekly column on banking and finance ‘Banker’s Trust’ published in Business Standard. He is a senior advisor to Jana Small Finance Bank Ltd. He was an adviser at Bandhan Bank Ltd from August 2014 till October 2018. His latest book is Roller Coaster: An Affair with Banking. A student of English Literature (a postgraduate from the University of Calcutta), Bandyopadhyay began his career in journalism as a trainee journalist with The Times of India, in Mumbai in 1985.
Tamal Bandyopadhyay is an Indian business journalist, known for his weekly column on banking and finance ‘Banker’s Trust’ published in Business Standard. He is a senior advisor to Jana Small Finance Bank Ltd. He was an adviser at Bandhan Bank Ltd from August 2014 till October 2018. His latest book is Roller Coaster: An Affair with Banking. A student of English Literature (a postgraduate from the University of Calcutta), Bandyopadhyay began his career in journalism as a trainee journalist with The Times of India, in Mumbai in 1985.
Barring few, most banks have shown a drop in the low-cost CASA. Ditto their net interest margin. The credit quality is holding up, but some banks have reported fresh slippages
The hottest conversation topic on every bank's treasury floor is internationalisation of the rupee
The drop in provisions is a healthy sign - 21 of 32 listed banks have less than 1% net NPAs. But their CASA and NIM are under pressure
While the economy seems to be on a firm growth path, the fight against inflation is not over yet. It has not even entered the last round
The RBI will not take its eyes off inflation. There is no room for complacency
For financial intermediaries globally, interest rate risk seems to be higher than credit risks, of loans turning non-performing assets, at this point. Fortunately, India is a different story
Higher risk weight will increase the cost of capital for such loans for lenders and discourage them to go overboard
Every defaulter is not a wilful defaulter who has the capability of paying back and is yet not servicing the bank loan
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das's message to the financial sector
Indian banking system and NBFC sectors at the moment are healthy and robust, said Das
Casa is also changing its profile as it is no longer low-cost money but it balances the asset-liability gaps and lowers banks' capital requirement
The OMO sale is quite an innovative way to address the concerns around currency
Treasury managers are padding up for the new norms for the classification, valuation and operation of investments
The most significant boost to achieving gender parity could come from a commitment from companies to provide flexible working
The rate cut cycle may not begin before the second half of FY25
As the festival season approaches, followed by elections, state and national, there will be pressure on liquidity since cash with the public will rise
Increasing foreign presence in the debt market will release the pressure on our banks and free up money for lending since demand for loans is far higher than deposit mobilisation
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