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Bank stocks steady after Credit Suisse rescue, focus turns to Fed, US banks

The demise of 167-year-old Credit Suisse was triggered by the collapse of U.S. mid-sized lenders Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank, and investors are concerned about potential bombs ticking

JPMorgan CEO leading talks for new First Republic rescue plan: Report

A spokesperson for First Republic pointed to an earlier statement where the bank said it was "well-positioned to manage short-term deposit activity"

Top headlines: UBS to buy Credit Suisse for nearly $3.25 bn amid turmoil

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Top headlines: UBS eyes Credit Suisse takeover, Amritpal declared fugitive

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Credit Suisse got a $54 bn lifeline, now it needs to win back clients

In Asia, several ultra-wealthy clients continued to cut back their exposure amid the tumult this week. In the Middle East, some customers asked the bank to convert cash deposits into treasury bills

Credit Suisse more relevant to Indian banking sector than SVB: Jefferies

Credit Suisse owns more than 200 billion rupees ($2.4 billion) of assets in India, making it the 12th largest offshore lender, according to Jefferies

After SVB, Signature Bank latest casualty of turmoil in banking sector

Signature Bank, a New York state-chartered commercial bank that's FDIC-insured, had total assets of about $110.36 billion and total deposits of roughly $88.59 billion as of Dec. 31

Bailout or not?

Ad hoc steps to stop banking contagion may have implications

SBV with Massachusetts branches seized by FDIC as depositors pull cash

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation seized the assets of Silicon Valley Bank on Friday, marking the largest bank failure since Washington Mutual during the height of the 2008 financial crisis. The FDIC ordered the closure of Silicon Valley Bank and immediately took position of all deposits at the bank. The bank had USD 209 billion in assets and USD 175.4 billion in deposits as the time of failure, the FDIC said in a statement. It was unclear how much of deposits was above the USD 250,000 insurance limit at the moment. Silicon Valley was heavily exposed to tech industry and there is little chance of contagion in the banking sector as a whole, with major banks holding sufficient capital to avoid a similar situation. The financial health of Silicon Valley Bank was increasingly in question this week after the bank announced plans to raise up to USD 1.75 billion in order to strengthen its capital position amid concerns about higher interest rates and the economy.

SVB Financial Group tells employees to work from home until further notice

Essential and branch employees are excluded from the request to work from home

CEAI urges RBI to stop routing foreign currency deals via US banking system

"This needs an urgent correction, lest we continue to lose every single day. If it is part of some Trade Agreement, it needs an urgent relook. Let this be addressed on top priority," he said

Bharti AXA-Unity Bank in bancassurance tie-up to tap 1.5 mn customers

Through this alliance, Bharti AXA Life's entire suite of life insurance plans, including protection, savings, investment, and retirement products, will be offered to the customers across 17 states

Credit Suisse Group AG 'seriously breached' rules in Greensill case

The Swiss bank was ordered to take remedial measures by Finma, which include a periodic executive board level-review of the most important business relationships for counterparty risks

We need to have a level-playing field with banks: Manappuram Finance CEO

It makes sense to go for bank gold loans if customers are borrowing larger ticket sizes, like Rs 10 or Rs 15 lakh, and for a longer period

Axis Bank-Citibank deal likely to be completed by March 1

This means by March 1, all the customers, employees and assets of the Citi will be transferred to Axis

BS Banker of the Year Award: High-powered Jury meets today to pick winner

The banking sector was resilient in 2021-22 with improving profitability, and adequate capital

SBI rolls out BHIM SBIPay for S'pore-India transfer after UPI-PayNow linkage

Other than SBI, Indian Bank, ICICI Bank and Indian Overseas Bank have been roped in for inward and outward remittances while Axis Bank and DBS India will facilitate inward remittances only

Kotak Mahindra Bank takes corporate digital banking portal 'Kotak fyn' live

Portal will offer services across all products, including trade & services, account services, payments, and collections and make banking seamless for clients

Banks request RBI to extend reporting time frame for loan related fraud

The framework mandates that banks report fraud to the RBI CRILC within a week of the joint lenders' forum (JLF) declaring an account fraudulent

PNB hikes FD interest rates by up to 30 basis points; check latest rates

Additionally, for FDs maturing between two and three years, the interest rates have been increased by 25 bps to 7% from 6.75%