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NBFCs may follow banks in liquidity reporting; cost of capital set to go up

New framework to be akin to Reporting Friday norms; pressure on equity, and debt pricing set to rise

Insolvency code has improved recovery significantly: Top bank CEOs

Top bank CEOs in a panel discussion at the Business Standard Annual Banking Forum 2018

Growth and margin compression ahead for NBFCs and HFCs, say experts

Top experts discuss the way ahead for NBFCs in BS Round Table

Banks, fintechs must collaborate to improve financial inclusion: Experts

Experts agreed that banks cannot avoid disruption but can leverage reach, technology and economies of scale of new-age players

PNB invites bids for two dozen bad loan accounts to recover Rs 11.79 bn

These 24 dud loan accounts are majorly concentrated in Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata zones of the bank

Axis Bank inducts Amitabh Chaudhry as additional director on its board

Chaudhry, 54 years, will take over from Shikha Sharma after she demits office on December 31, 2018

Time ripe for asset quality review of NBFCs, says Arvind Subramanian

An AQR for NBFCs, including HFCs, is necessary given the uncertainty over NPAs, says the former chief economic adviser

New RBI norms to increase top firms' refinancing needs by Rs 4 trn: Report

The new RBI guidelines stipulate that the sanctioned fund-based working capital limits of Rs 1.50 bn and above must comprise at least 40% of the loan component

Bank of Baroda raises over Rs 9.7 bn by issuing Basel III compliant bonds

The bank issued Basel III compliant tier II bonds of face value of Rs 1 million each amounting to Rs 9.71 billion

SBI gets shareholders' nod to raise up to Rs 200 bn through sale of shares

SBI shares closed 0.13% down at Rs 275.40 on the BSE

RBI urges banks to keep higher capital buffer to see through crisis

There is a need to look beyond numbers like 8 per cent of risk-weighted assets or 9 per cent, says RBI Executive Director Sudarshan Sen

59-minute loans: Leapfrogging MSME lending through technology

The criticality of credit flow to the MSMEs is borne out of its contribution to employment and inclusive growth

Not just RBI, other central banks are also being challenged by lawmakers

There's concern among the central-banking community that the independence of central banks could be under threat

Banks at 'poverty line' of capital will stay poor: RBI executive director

The 12-minute speech by Sudarshan Sen focused on why all banks, not merely internationally active ones, should maintain a higher minimum capital than what is prescribed under the Basel framework

RBI delays discussing easing PCA rules despite govt pressure: Report

The source said that the central bank's board for financial supervision (BFS) only discussed the banks' September quarter results and did not address PCA plan that they currently have to operate

NBFCs raise interest rate between 50 and 200 bps amidst liquidity squeeze

For the microfinance industry too, the increase in lending rates has been roughly between 50-100 bps

Will the ATM survive? Bankers explain how technology is changing their work

Is the future of banking fin tech or tech fin? Will technology follow banking, or the other way round? Top bankers discuss at Business Standard's Annual Banking Forum.

As NBFCs face a credit crunch, real estate sector is pushed to the brink

Experts say the crunch was triggered by the IL&FS issue and not because realtors defaulted

Edelweiss group NBFC arm ECLF to raise up to Rs 10 billion via NCDs

The NCDs offer an effective yield of 10.20 per cent per annum for 39-month tenure, 10.42 per cent per annum for 60 months and 10.64 per cent for 120 months

RBI monetary policy: The Indian central bank signals a prolonged pause

Growth momentum is expected to accelerate in FY20 compared to FY19 and bank credit growth has already started increasing