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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.

Karur Vysya Bank Q3 results: Net profit rises 43% to Rs 412 crore

The bank's total income from operations saw a 24 per cent increase to Rs 2,497 crore for the quarter ending in December 2023, compared with Rs 2,013 crore in the same period a year ago

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Q3 results: Profit rises marginally to Rs 284 cr

Private sector Tamilnad Mercantile Bank has reported a net profit of Rs 284 crore for the October-December 2023 quarter, the bank said on Monday. The Tuticorin-based bank had reported a net profit at Rs 280 crore during the corresponding quarter of the last financial year. The bank's total income during the quarter under review grew to Rs 1,387 crore from Rs 1,173 crore registered in the same period last year. The total business of the bank during the October-December 2023 quarter surged to Rs 85,185 crore from Rs 78,242 crore in the same period last year. In a BSE filing, the bank said it has been giving continued thrust on advances to priority sectors like agriculture, micro, small and medium enterprises, and housing constituting 75 per cent of the Adjusted Net Bank Credit (ANBC) which is above the regulatory requirement of 40 per cent. During the quarter ending on December 31, 2023, the bank said it had opened six branches and a new current account scheme 'TMB RERA Current Acco

Small, big and systemically important banks

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ICICI Bank Q3 net profit jumps 23.6% to Rs 10,272 cr, NII up 13.4%

Net Interest margins dip on rise in cost of deposits; makes Rs 627 crore provision to AIF exposure

Union Bank of India net profit surges 60% to Rs 3,590 crore in Q3

State-owned Union Bank of India on Saturday posted a 60 per cent jump in net profit to Rs 3,590 crore for the December quarter on the back of lower provisioning and better interest income. The bank had reported a net profit of Rs 2,249 crore in the year-ago period, Union Bnak of India said in a regulatory filing. The total income of the bank increased to Rs 29,137 crore during the third quarter of the ongoing fiscal as compared to Rs 24,154 crore a year ago, the filing said. The bank's interest income improved during the third quarter of the current fiscal to Rs 25,363 crore, as against Rs 20,883 crore a year ago, it said. The bank's gross Non-Performing Asset (NPA) ratio improved to 4.83 per cent as on December 31, 2023 as against 7.93 per cent a year ago. Similarly, the net NPA also declined to 1.08 per cent as compared to 2.14 per cent at the end of December 2022. Provisioning for bad loans came down to Rs 1,226 crore during the quarter under review from Rs 2,443 crore on the

Citigroup lays off more bosses as CEO addresses managing directors: Report

The bank last week said it would cut 20,000 jobs over the next two years, after a fourth quarter marred by one-off charges that resulted in a $1.8 billion loss