Page 9 - Finance Interviews

Having more than one SRO is good for business: Sa-dhan CEO Jiji Mammen

'Multiple SROs mean a greater number of watchful eyes'

RBI action against M&M Fin won't impact us: U Gro Capital's Sachindra Nath

'Our view is that the transmission of interest rates is not as high as the need for credit demand for working capital and term loans. So we don't see that as a challenge'

Rupee fluctuations not a factor for MPC's consideration, says RBI

'Net LAF continues to be in surplus for the past two years, except for 2-3 days when because of SLF for the primary dealers it became deficit'

India a key hub for rolling out products globally: Fiserv Global president

'We've done plenty of work around the largest e-tailer in world and partnered with oil and gas companies to integrate payments using voice-activated mobile apps in a frictionless and seamless manner'

We're looking to hire 1,700 bankers this year: Central Bank of India MD

Rao says he doesn't foresee much flight of CASA money into term deposits as deposit rates are hiked

Banks plan to ramp up penetration via ATMs, branches: CMS Info Systems CEO

'At sector level, large banks, both public-sector as well as private, need to increase their reach'

We find some stress in restructured accounts, says UCO Bank MD & CEO

'Corporate demand is for both working capital and term loans'

Rs 7K-crore NPA sale to NARCL by Q4: IDBI Bank MD & CEO Rakesh Sharma

'We have identified accounts worth Rs 11,000 crore, of which Rs 4,000 crore is technically written off', said Sharma

J&K Bank to increase exposure to corporate borrowers, PSUs: MD Prakash

In a Q&A, Baldev Prakash said the lender will also target Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Pune and Mohali through tie-ups, and hold campaigns for retail asset/liability products in order to improve its CASA

Ours is more than a business correspondent model: Spice Money's Dilip Modi

We are building a network of digital entrepreneurs with our Spice Money Adhikari ecosystem in rural India in an economically viable manner.

Aim to strike balance between secured, unsecured loans: Ujjivan SFB CEO

'The retail deposit mobilisation is our focus right now. We'd like to grow the retail base - all our branches are working towards it'

Tamilnad Mercantile settling all disputes, keen on opening branches: CEO

Lender waiting for RBI to ease restrictions, says K V Rama Moorthy about his expansion plans

We are on the path of recovery, says Bank of Baroda CEO Sanjiv Chadha

Broadly the trend we have seen is that retail is growing faster than corporate loans, said Chadha

Have expressed clear preference for front-loaded rate action: Jayanth Varma

I expect the rate-setting exercise to become increasingly data-driven in the months ahead, said Varma

Karur Vysya Bank's intention is to grow granular: MD & CEO R Ramesh Babu

'Commercial is the next big segment, and also retail. Retail is 23-24 per cent of the portfolio, out of which 50 per cent is home loan and loan against property'

Over next few quarters, Axis Bank will increase stake: Max Life CEO

'The value of new business (VNB) grew 23 per cent - this means we improved our margins and our total assets under management grew 14 per cent'

Trading desks should prepare for much lower liquidity surpluses: B Prasanna

Expects rupee to trade in the range of 78-80 per US dollar in the near term because of still relatively weak BoP fundamentals

Looking through supply-side inflation is a flawed approach: Viral Acharya

Financial market dominance over central banks is a huge problem and challenge, former RBI deputy governor Viral Acharya says

We charted 3-yr, 5-yr, 8-yr plans for growth: CSB Bank's Pralay Mondal

"Growth will be paramount at the end of the day", said Pralay Mondal

Being clever cannot be a business model: CASHe chairman V Raman Kumar

It's not that we are giving money to everybody. We have to make sure that there's a high propensity to repay, said Kumar