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5 PSU banks to reduce govt shareholding to meet Sebi's MPS norms: DFS Secy

Five public sector lenders, including Bank of Maharashtra, IOB and UCO Bank are planning to reduce government stake to less than 75 per cent to comply with Sebi's minimum public shareholding (MPS) norms, Financial Services Secretary Vivek Joshi has said. Out of 12 public sector banks (PSBs), four were complying with MPS norms as on March 31, 2023. "As part of an ongoing effort, three more PSBs have complied with minimum 25 per cent public float during the current financial year. Remaining five PSBs have laid out action plans to meet MPS requirement," he told PTI in an interaction. Currently, government holding in Delhi-based Punjab & Sind Bank is 98.25 per cent. It is followed by Chennai-based Indian Overseas Bank at 96.38 per cent, UCO Bank 95.39 per cent, Central Bank of India 93.08 per cent, Bank of Maharashtra at 86.46 per cent. As per the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), all listed companies must maintain an MPS of 25 per cent. However, the regulator had given .

JPMorgan India's ECM head Abhinav to leave, Arvind Vashistha to replace

India has become one of the hottest markets for deals including initial public offerings in Asia Pacific as global investors seek to tap on the South Asian nation's growth potential

Government allows RBI to import gold without paying import levies

As of September 2023, the Reserve Bank of India held 800.79 metric tonnes of gold, including gold deposits of 39.89 tonnes

Sidbi plans to raise Rs 5,000 cr via rights issue next financial year

Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) on Tuesday said it plans to raise Rs 5,000 crore from rights issue next financial year to fund business growth. The refinancing entity for SME finance is witnessing a strong credit growth and to further grow the business, capital would be required, he said. The bank is looking to mobilise Rs 5,000 crore from rights issue in the next fiscal, SIDBI chairman and managing director S Ramann said on the sidelines of launch of a credit programme for Jan Aushadhi Kendras here. He said the government is the biggest shareholder and SIDBI has approached them requesting their participation in the rights issue, he said. Government of India holds a 20.85 per cent stake as of March 31, 2023. Besides this, State Bank of India owns 15.65 per cent, while the share of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) stood at 13.33 per cent as of March 31, 2023. The rest is held by other Public Sector Banks (PSBs) and institutions. He said the loan book of

Year after Silicon Valley Bank crisis, a struggle over what needs to change

Regulators say they are now paying closer attention to midsize banks, recognizing that problems can quickly spread between banks with diverse geographic footprints and customer bases

DBS CEO Piyush Gupta's total pay declined 27% to $8.3 million in 2023

In 2022, Gupta received a salary of SGD 15.4 million

How RBI, industry put in checks place to slow down consumer credit growth

The latest TransUnion Cibil Credit Market Indicator (CMI) says that credit growth slowed across all consumption-led loan products; home-loan growth remained stagnant

450 mn Jan Dhan accounts have accumulated Rs 2.1 trillion: Anurag Thakur

Addressing an audience of the officials and employees of the bank, the Minister at the very outset, congratulated Federal Bank for an all-time high share price

Morgan Stanley planning to eliminate several hundred jobs in wealth unit

The bank's shares have been the worst-performing among its biggest US peers this year, down about 10%

Odisha govt to give interest-free loans to youth under 'Swayam' scheme

The scheme will be operational for two years and Rs 672 crore will be spent from the state's coffers

Japan's Mizuho Bank acquires 15% in Credit Saison India for Rs 1,200 cr

Digital non-banking finance company Credit Saison (CS) India on Tuesday said Japan's Mizuho Bank has acquired 15 per cent stake in it for Rs 1,200 crore. This is Credit Saison's first investment from an external investor, a statement from CS India said. This strategic investment will enable CS India to continue its journey towards becoming a well-diversified, resilient lending franchise with a focus on growth and profitability, the statement added. CS India received its (Non-banking Finance Company) NBFC licence in September 2019 from the RBI and focussed initial operations in wholesale lending and tech-integrated partnerships with other NBFCs and fintechs. Later, it expanded into retail lending through partnerships. Currently, it has 1.2 million active loans worth over Rs 10,000 crore, Presha Paragash, chief executive of CS India said. Mizuho Bank is the retail and corporate banking unit of Mizuho Financial Group while CS India is the domestic arm of Saison International, one of

Banks pitch risky hedges to Indian firms yearning for higher forex returns

A few foreign banks have been actively pitching TARFs and increasingly more so recently, he said

Iran evaded sanctions, moved money using Santander, Lloyd accounts: Report

The banks provided accounts to front companies secretly owned by a sanctioned Iranian petrochemicals company

Govt to complete IDBI Bank strategic sale in FY25: Dipam Secy Pandey

The government expects to complete the strategic sale of IDBI Bank in the next financial year, a senior official said. In an interview to PTI TV, the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey said the process of privatisation of IDBI Bank is on and once the regulator clearance is obtained, financial bids will be invited. Asked if the strategic sale would be completed in the next fiscal, Pandey said "Yes, of course". The government along with LIC is selling nearly 61 per cent stake in IDBI Bank and had in October 2022, invited bids from buyers. In January 2023, DIPAM said it had received multiple Expressions of Interest (EoI) for buying a stake in IDBI Bank. The bidders who have shown interest through EoI have to get two sets of clearances -- one from the home ministry for security clearance and the other from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for meeting the 'fit and proper' criteria.

China merges hundreds of rural banks amid looming financial crisis

After engineering mergers of rural cooperatives and rural commercial banks in at least seven provinces since 2022

Punjab & Sind Bank Q3 results: Net profit drops 69% to Rs 114 crore

State-owned Punjab & Sind Bank on Wednesday reported a 69 per cent decline in its net profit to Rs 114 crore for the third quarter ended December 2023. The Delhi-headquartered bank had earned a net profit of Rs 373 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Its total income increased to Rs 2,853 crore during the quarter under review against Rs 2,245 crore in the same period last year, Punjab & Sind Bank said in a regulatory filing. The interest income rose to Rs 2,491 crore against Rs 2,107 crore in the year-ago period. On the asset quality front, gross non-performing assets (NPAs) declined to 5.70 per cent of the gross loans by the end of December 2023 from 8.36 per cent a year ago. Similarly, net NPAs or bad loans came down to 1.80 per cent from 2.02 per cent at the end of the third quarter of the previous fiscal. Capital Adequacy Ratio of the bank improved to 16.13 per cent compared to 15.57 per cent at the end of December 2022. During the quarter, the bank crossed a business ...

BoB Q3 results: Profit up 19% at Rs 4,579 cr, total income at Rs 31,416 cr

State-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB) on Wednesday posted a 19 per cent increase in profit at Rs 4,579 crore for third quarter ended December 2023. The bank had earned a net profit of Rs 3,853 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Total income increased to Rs 31,416 crore during the quarter under review from Rs 27,092 crore in the same period last year, BoB said in a regulatory filing. Interest income of the bank rose to Rs 28,605 crore from Rs 23,540 crore in the third quarter of previous fiscal. Gross Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) of the bank declined to 3.08 per cent of gross loans by the end of December 2023 from 4.53 per cent a year ago. Similarly, net NPAs or bad loans came down to 0.70 per cent from 0.99 per cent at the end of third quarter of the previous fiscal. However, Capital Adequacy Ratio of the bank moderated to 14.72 per cent as against 14.93 per cent at the end of December 2022. During December quarter FY24, the bank made a contingent provision of Rs 50.49 crore in re

Japan's Mizuho finance group sets up global business centre in Chennai

Standard Chartered, Bank of America, NatWest among companies that already have such centres in Tamil Nadu's capital city

Account holders in suspended bank should be refunded fast: AIMIM MP Jaleel

AIMIM Lok Sabha member Imtiaz Jaleel has said the government should speed up the process of returning the money of account holders of the Adarsh Mahila Nagari Sahakari Bank, whose license has been cancelled by the Reserve Bank of India. Talking to reporters on Tuesday, Jaleel claimed funds of around Rs 1,000 crore of nearly 10 lakh account holders were stuck in 10 different financial institutions. "The Adarsh Bank's properties have been seized but not yet sold. The government should take the ownership of these assets and give with pending amounts of the account holders. This process should be expedited," the MP from Chhatrapati Samabhjinagar said and handed over a memorandum of his demand to the divisional commissioner. The RBI last year imposed several restrictions on five cooperative banks, including the Adarsh Mahila Nagari Bank in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, in view of the deteriorating financial condition of the lenders.

Goldman Sachs senior exec Jim Esposito to retire after 3 decades at bank

In his work across fixed income, equities and investment banking, "Jim has also helped our businesses navigate extraordinary change in our industry