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RBI authorises Bandhan Bank to disburse pension to retired railway workers

City-based private lender Bandhan Bank on Wednesday said it has been authorised by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to disburse pension to retired railways employees. In a statement, the bank said the lender will shortly integrate its system with the railways ministry to operationalise the pension disbursement process. The mandate will give the bank access to around 50,000 retirees each year across 17 zonal offices and eight production units of the railways across the country. Debraj Saha, head (government business), Bandhan Bank, said, "Indian Railways is one of the largest employers in the country. This will help pensioners to get access to competitive rates offered by the bank and other products of the lender.

Bandhan Bank approves re-appointment of Chandra Shekhar Ghosh as MD

Bandhan Bank on Friday approved the reappointment of Chandra Shekhar Ghosh as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for three years. The re-appointment, if approved by the Reserve Bank, would be effective from July 10, 2024. The board approval for re-appointment is subject to the approval of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the shareholders of the bank, the lender said in a regulatory filing. The current tenure of Ghosh as the MD and CEO will expire on July 9, 2024, and in terms of the regulatory provisions, the application for re-appointment would be submitted to the RBI at least six months before the expiry of the current term, it said. Accordingly, it said, an application will be made to the RBI seeking prior approval for re-appointment as the MD and CEO of the bank, within the timeline stipulated by the central bank.

Bajaj Auto, Wipro, Bandhan Bk: Trading strategies in stocks post Q2 results

Charts suggest that Bajaj Auto can potentially rally up to 7 per cent from present levels, while Bajaj Finance, Bandhan Bank and Wipro can tumble up to 21 per cent.

Stocks to Watch today: Bajaj Auto, Wipro, RIL, Dabur, IndusInd, Bandhan Bk

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Bandhan Bank Q2 results: Net profit rises to Rs 721cr on loan portfolio

Private lender Bandhan Bank on Wednesday reported a whopping 245 per cent jump in its net profit to Rs 721 crore in the second quarter of the 2023-24 fiscal as compared to Rs 209 crore in the year-ago period. The loan portfolio of the Kolkata-headquartered bank at the end of the July-September quarter stood at Rs 1.08 lakh crore, reflecting a 12.3 per cent rise over the corresponding period last year. Bandhan Bank MD & CEO Chandra Shekhar Ghosh said the total deposits of the lender at the end of the quarter stood at Rs 1.12 lakh crore, registering a growth of 12.8 per cent year-on-year.

Bandhan MF looks to go beyond smallcaps, plans first active microcap fund

Motilal Oswal MF was the first to launch a passive microcap fund. The index fund tracks the Nifty Microcap 250 Index

RBI authorises Bandhan Bank for disbursing civil pension on behalf of CPAO

Private sector lender Bandhan Bank on Tuesday said it has been appointed by Reserve Bank of India as an authorised pension disbursement bank on behalf of the Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO) for the civil pensioners. The bank will soon be integrating with the office of CPAO, Ministry of Finance, to operationalise the disbursement process, it said in a release. The authorisation entitles the bank to disburse pensions to the central government employees in civil ministries/departments (other than railways, posts, and defence), National Capital Territory of Delhi, Union Territory Administrations without legislatures, retired judges of the high courts and the Supreme Court and All India Service Officers. This scheme also covers payment of pensions to former Members of Parliament and the payment of pension and other amenities to former Presidents/Vice Presidents of India, the private sector lender said.

Oil dependence a key challenge for India: HDFC Bank director Keki Mistry

Mistry said that the trajectory of oil prices always needs to be watched as India imports 85 per cent of its oil requirements and is the world's third-largest oil importer

Stocks to Watch: Reliance, Coforge, GAIL, Vascon, Sugar stocks, P&G Health

Stocks to Watch on August 24, 2023: Coforge promoter Hulst BV is looking to offload its entire 26.63% stake in the firm via a block deal; India may ban sugar exports for the first time in 7 years

Bandhan Bank disappoints Street in Q1; analysts 'positive' on the stock

Quite a few analysts are maintaining a 'buy' rating on the bank but they have downgraded earnings and RoA (return on assets) expectations and target prices

LIC Mutual Fund completes the takeover of IDBI Mutual Fund schemes

At the end of June, the AUM of LIC MF and IDBI MF stood at Rs. 18,400 crore and Rs. 3,650 crore, respectively

Societe Generale buys Bandhan Bank shares for Rs 382 cr at Rs 218.60 apiece

Financial services company Societe Generale on Monday bought shares of private lender Bandhan Bank for Rs 382 crore through open market transactions. According to the bulk deal data available with the BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE), Societe Generale purchased 85.51 lakh shares on the BSE and 89.23 lakh shares on the NSE. The shares were acquired at an average price of Rs 218.60 apiece on both bourses, taking the combined transaction size to Rs 382 crore. Details of the sellers could not be ascertained. Shares of Bandhan Bank rose 3.22 per cent to close at Rs 224.10 on the NSE and gained 2.88 per cent to settle at Rs 223.30 on BSE. In a separate transaction, Plutus Wealth Management acquired 22.10 lakh shares of Eris Lifesciences for Rs 173 crore through open-market transactions. Plutus Wealth Management bought a total of 22.10 lakh shares in two tranches, as per the data available with the NSE. The shares were purchased in the range of Rs 783-783.03 per piece, taking the

BNP Paribas Arbitrage buys Bandhan Bank shares for Rs 187 cr

BNP Paribas Arbitrage on Friday acquired 88.85 lakh shares of private lender Bandhan Bank for Rs 187 crore through an open market transaction. According to the bulk deal data available with the National Stock Exchange (NSE), BNP Paribas Arbitrage bought 88,85,979 shares, amounting to 0.5 per cent stake in the private lender. The shares were purchased at an average price of Rs 211 apiece, taking the aggregate transaction size to Rs 187.49 crore. Details of the sellers could not be ascertained. Shares of Bandhan Bank jumped 3.05 per cent to close at Rs 218.10 per piece on the NSE. Last week, Bandhan Bank reported an 18.7 per cent fall in its net profit at Rs 721 crore in the June quarter due to a decline in net interest income. The Kolkata-based private sector lender had posted a net profit of Rs 887 crore in the year-ago period. Total income during the quarter under review increased to Rs 4,908 crore from Rs 4,385 crore in FY2023, while the interest earned by the bank grew to Rs

Sensex adds 529pts, ends near 66,600; Nifty at 19700; SBI up 3%, HDFC Bk 2%

CLOSING BELL on July 17: The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex notched a new high of 66,656 in the intra-day trade, while the Nifty50 hit a new record high of 19,732

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Bandhan Bank Q1 FY24 results: Net profit declines 19% to Rs 721 crore

Bandhan Bank on Friday reported an 18.7 per cent fall in net profit at Rs 721 crore in the June quarter due to a decline in net interest income. The Kolkata-based private sector lender had posted a net profit of Rs 887 crore in the year-ago period. Total income during the quarter under review increased to Rs 4,908 crore from Rs 4,385 crore in FY2023, Bandhan Bank said in a regulatory filing. Interest earned by the bank grew to Rs 4,523 crore over Rs 4,055 crore in the June quarter a year ago. Net Interest Income of the bank declined to Rs 2,491 crore in Q1 FY24 as compared to Rs 2,514 crore in the same quarter a year ago. The bank's asset quality showed improvement as gross Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) declined to 6.76 per cent of gross advances by the end of June 2023, from 7.25 per cent as of June 2022. However, net NPAs or bad loans rose to 2.18 per cent as against 1.92 per cent a year ago. Capital Adequacy Ratio of the bank improved to 19.75 per cent from 19.44 per cent in t

Sensex ends 33 pts down in choppy trade; HDFC duo drops 3%, Maruti up 3.5%

Closing Bell on July 5, 2023: The Nifty50 ended at 19,399 level, up 10 points or 0.05 per cent, rising for a seventh consecutive session

Stocks to Watch today, July 5: LTIMindtree, Bandhan Bk, Lupin, Adani Power

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Bandhan Bank CFO Sunil Samdani resigns with effect from September 30

Samdani, a key managerial personnel (KMP), was with Bandhan since its inception as a universal bank in 2015

Commercial banks post steady YoY growth in credit in first quarter of FY24

Kolkata-based Bandhan Bank expanded loan and advances by 6.7 per cent YoY to Rs 1.03 trillion