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Generative AI's biggest impact could be felt in banking and technology

New research suggests that generative AI will have its biggest impact on white-collar workers with high-paying jobs in industries like banking and tech.

Jana Small Finance Bank, Capital SFB IPOs to open on February 7

Bangalore-based Jana SFB is looking to raise Rs 570 crore with Rs 462 crore worth of shares through fresh issuance

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

BoB Q3 results: PAT up 19% at Rs 4,579 cr; to raise upto Rs 2,500 cr in Q4

Its Capital Adequacy Ratio stood at 14.72 per cent with Common Tier I Capital of 11.11 per cent at the end of December 2023

RBI asks REs to review internal compliance tracking, monitoring processes

An appropriate monitoring mechanism may also be put in place to review the progress of its implementation, the RBI said

AU SFB appoints former RBI deputy guv HR Khan as non-executive chairman

The lender added that Khan's tenure will begin from the date of taking charge, January 30, 2024, after approval from the Board of Directors and from the RBI and shareholders of the bank

RBI Deputy Governor urges for stringent governance standards in UCBs

He added that it is essential for the director to understand the bank's financial statements as it is important for laying down underwriting standards and assessing credit proposals

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

UBS, Credit Suisse lost ground in combined Swiss fund business over 2023

The market share of the combined bank, which became a single entity last year after UBS stepped in to rescue Credit Suisse, fell to 37.6% in 2023, down from 39.3% the previous year

CSB Bank Q3 results: Profit falls 4% to Rs 150 cr, NPAs declines to 1.22%

CSB Bank on Monday posted a 4 per cent decline in its profit at Rs 150 crore in the third quarter ended December 2023. The Kerala-based private sector bank had earned a net profit of Rs 156 crore in the same quarter a year ago. The total income increased to Rs 887 crore during the quarter under review, as against Rs 682 crore in the same period last year, CSB Bank said in a regulatory filing. The interest income of the bank rose to Rs 762 crore, as against Rs 592 crore in the third quarter of previous year. As regards, asset quality, gross Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) of the bank declined to 1.22 per cent of the gross loans by the end of December 2023, from 1.45 per cent a year ago. Similarly, net NPAs or bad loans came down to 0.31 per cent, from 0.42 per cent at the end of the third quarter of the previous fiscal.

Rana Talwar: Indian trailblazer who took Citi, StanC to new heights

Talwar, the son-in-law of real estate tycoon KP Singh, chairman emeritus of DLF, also served on the board as a non-executive director

Margin pressure

Investment revival will boost credit growth

High starting valuations dampen equity outlook in 2024: Neelesh Surana

Neelesh Surana expresses concerns over the quality of rally in certain smallcap pockets

Rana Talwar, first Indian to head a global bank, passes away at 76

Veteran banker Rana Talwar, who was the first Indian to head a global bank -- Standard Chartered Plc, died at the age of 76 years. Talwar, son-in-law of DLF Group chairman emeritus K P Singh, breathed his last on Saturday, sources said. He is survived by his wife Renuka and son Rahul. Besides DLF, he served on the boards of various companies including Asahi India Glass Limited and Great Eastern Energy Corporation Limited. The company regrets to inform about the sad demise of Talwar, a non-executive director, on Saturday, January 27, 2024, which was intimated to the company by the family members, DLF said in a regulatory filing. Born in 1948, Talwar started his career as a banker in India with Citi Bank after passing out of the prestigious St Stephens College, Delhi. During his stint at Citi Bank, Gurvirendra Singh Talwar also known as Rana Talwar, was responsible for building the US-based bank's retail businesses across Asia Pacific and the Middle East. He was subsequently respon

YES Bank Q3FY24 results: Net profit rises 349% to Rs 231.46 cr, NII up 2.3%

Reduced loan provisioning drives significant profit surge for lender

Lloyds bank to cut around 1,600 branch jobs in digital transition

Rival Barclays also slashed thousands of jobs last year, with the majority falling in the bank's back office support unit, Reuters first reported in November

Dhanlaxmi Bank's CEO to continue till the successor assumes charge

Dhanlaxmi further said that the board has already approved a panel of candidates for the chief executive officer position and has sought the regulator's approval

AU Small Finance Bank's net interest income up 15% Y-o-Y in Q3FY24

The Jaipur-based bank posted a 4 per cent year-on-year decrease in profit in the latest quarter at Rs 375 crore compared to Rs 393 crore in the Q3FY23

Bank of Canada holds key rate at 5%, signals it's done with hikes

"If the economy evolves broadly in line with the projection we published today, I expect future discussions will be about how long we maintain the policy rate at 5%," Macklem said

HDFC Bank hits 52-wk low; wipes Rs 1.9 trn m-cap with 15% fall in 1 week

The stock slipped nearly 4% to Rs 1,425.05 on the BSE in intra-day trade, falling below its previous low of Rs 1,460.55 touched on October 26, 2023.