Actor facing flak for ad for AU Small Finance Bank; not new to controversy, which could affect brand value, say experts
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AU Small Finance Bank on Monday re-appointed former head of National Housing Bank (NHB) R V Verma as its non-executive chairman. The decision was taken at its board meeting held on Monday, AU Small Finance Bank said in a regulatory filing. The board approved the re-appointment of Raj Vikash Verma as part-time chairman of the bank with effect from April 8, 2023 till January 29, 2024 (that is, till completion of his tenure as independent director), it said. The appointment is subject to the approval of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), it added. Verma, who also served as a whole-time member of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), took charge as part-time chairman of the bank on April 8, 2020.
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AU Small Finance Bank on Wednesday opened its qualified institutional placement (QIP) to raise up to Rs 2,500 crore, setting the floor price for the issue at Rs 590.84 per share. The decision was taken at a meeting of the bank's capital raising committee. On April 29, 2021, AU Small Finance Bank had announced its plan to raise up to Rs 2,500 crore by issuing equity shares through a QIP. The floor price set for the QIP is lower than the stock's closing price of Rs 609.35 on BSE on Wednesday. "Further, we would like to inform you that a meeting of the capital raising committee of the bank is scheduled to be held on August 8, 2022 to consider and determine the issue price of equity shares to be issued...including a discount on the floor price, if any," AU SFB said in a regulatory filing. Separately, the company said its promoter and MD and CEO Sanjay Agarwal intends to sell up to 75 lakh equity shares of the bank, subject to requisite approvals. "I along with members of promoter gro
Improvement in NII, even as trading losses weigh on profitability
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AU SFB said that the retail-to-wholesale loan ratio stood at about 90:10 as of June 2022, versus around 88:12 as of March 31, 2022
As of 10:09 am, the S&P BSE Private Bank and Nifty Private Bank index were down 1 per cent each, as compared to 0.6 per cent decline on the benchmarks, S&P BSE Sensex and Nifty50 index.
Sanjay Agarwal, managing director and chief executive, said the lender was in a growth phase and is spending to achieve digital ambitions
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AU Small Finance Bank plans to raise fresh equity capital in the current financial year depending on market conditions.
Net Interest Margin improves to 6.3% from 5.7% a year ago; NPAs decline at gross and net levels
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The board of directors of the bank shall meet early next week to consider the proposal for issuance of bonus shares.
In the past three days, AU SFB has gained 10 per cent after it posted a strong set of financial numbers for the quarter ended December 2021.
AU Small Finance Bank's net profit rose 68 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 302 crore in the third quarter of FY22
The Jaipur-based AU Small Finance Bank on Friday said strong loan sales and better asset quality have helped it post a strong set of financial numbers
In the last six trading days, the market price of AU SFB has appreciated by 24 per cent.