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Bank of Baroda may repatriate some capital from overseas business

The surge in liquidity - following additional infusion by central banks to fight the Covid-19 pandemic - has pushed down interest rates across the globe

India's IDBI Bank secures $239 mn debt judgment in UK High Court

IDBI Bank has secured a USD 239 million judgment in the commercial division of the High Court of London against a Cypriot subsidiary of India-based Essar Shipping Group, believed to be one of the largest debt judgments obtained by an Indian bank in the English courts. Mumbai-headquartered IDBI had entered into loans totalling USD 148 million with two Singapore registered companies -- Varada Drilling One Pte Ltd and Varada Drilling Two Pte Ltd -- for the construction of two jack up drilling rigs in March 2013. IDH International Drilling Holdco Ltd (IDH), the Cypriot-registered parent company of the borrowers, gave a corporate guarantee in respect of the loan. The loan and guarantee were governed by English laws and were therefore subject to the jurisdiction of the English courts. This is an important judgment both in terms of its size and the message it sends to defaulters that Indian banks are willing and able to recover outstanding debts through the English courts, said Nick Curlin

Covid-19 pandemic: Banks' credit costs may rise to 2.4%, says S&P

The credit losses will remain well below expected long-term average in most countries despite last year's economic hardship

Bank officers' union proposes guards for unmanned ATMs to check frauds

Bank officers' union AIBOC on Wednesday made a case for deployment of guards at all ATMs to check frauds.

Mallya case: Banks' claim of Rs 6,200-cr loss not imaginary, says court

A special court in Mumbai has said the banks that had granted loans to fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya, have suffured losses

Union Bank of India appoints A K Vinod as chief compliance officer

State-owned Union Bank of India on Tuesday said it has nominated A K Vinod as its chief compliance officer.

Bank of Baroda shares close nearly 4% lower after fourth quarter net loss

The stock declined 3.81 per cent to close at Rs 80.65 at the NSE.

RBI's new norms to help enhance audit quality, transparency: Experts

The Reserve Bank's new norms for auditors will help enhance the overall audit quality as well as transparency, apart from adding to the value to the businesses rather than wasting resources

UCO Bank aims 7-10% growth in FY22, allots shares to government

City-based UCO Bank on Friday said it was aiming at a growth of 7-10 per cent in the current fiscal amid the second round of restructuring guidelines from the regulator due to the second wave of COVID-19 disruptions. The bank also allotted 203.76 lakh shares to the government at Rs 12.76 per share against Rs 2,600 crore infusion in the bank. The bank board had also approved a further capital raising plan of Rs 3,000 crore in 2021-22. "We are hopeful for a business growth of 7-10 per cent in the current fiscal. We will do better in the current fiscal as our provisioning will be lower going forward and maintain net interest margin (NIM) target of 2.7-2.75 per cent," the bank's MD and CEO A K Goel said. He said based on the restructuring demand for the first wave of COVID-19 "we expect the demand for restructuring may be between Rs 750-1,000 crore even though we will not decline anyone eligible." "In the previous round, the total demand was less than Rs 400 crore. In thi

City Union Bank reports net profit of Rs 111 cr in March quarter

Private sector City Union Bank on Friday reported a net profit of Rs 111.18 crore in the last quarter ended March 2021. There was a net loss of Rs 95.30 crore in the same quarter of 2019-20. Total income during Q4 FY21 was down at Rs 1,121.43 crore as against Rs 1,220.98 crore in the same quarter a year ago, City Union Bank said in a regulatory filing. On a full-year basis, there was a rise of 24.45 per cent in its net profit during 2020-21 at Rs 592.82 crore as against Rs 476.32 crore in FY'20. Income during the year 2020-21, however, fell a tad at Rs 4,839.45 crore from Rs 4,848.55 crore in the preceding fiscal. Provisions for bad loans and contingencies for the reported quarter were down at Rs 173.52 crore from Rs 430.38 crore put aside for the year-ago period. For the full year, provisions were up at Rs 891.02 crore as against Rs 865.08 crore. Gross non-performing assets of the bank stood at 5.11 per cent of gross advances by the end of March 2021, equivalent to Rs 1,893 ...

Bank credit growth decelerates to 5.6% in March from 6.4% last year

The central bank further said aggregate deposits growth accelerated to 12.3 per cent in March 2021 from 9.5 per cent a year ago.

Karur Vysya Bank fourth quarter net profit rises 23% to Rs 104 crore

This came on account of good growth in retail loan portfolio as well as gold loan.

Indian Bank posts net profit of Rs 1,709 crore for March quarter

Indian Bank on Friday reported a net profit of Rs 1,708.85 crore in the March-ended quarter. The lender had posted a net loss of Rs 217.74 crore in the same quarter of the preceding financial year 2019-20. Sequentially, the bank had posted a net profit of Rs 514.29 crore in the December quarter of the financial year 2020-21. The bank said figures of March 31, 2020, are related to standalone Indian Bank financing for the pre-amalgamation period, hence not comparable with the post amalgamation financials of December 2020 and March 2021. The erstwhile Allahabad Bank was amalgamated into Indian bank with effect from April 1, 2020. Total income during the January-March quarter of 2020-21 increased to Rs 10,647.87 crore. It was Rs 6,334.37 crore in the same period of 2019-20, Indian Bank said in a regulatory filing. For the full year of the financial year 2020-21, the net profit of the bank was recorded at Rs 3,004.68 crore. In the previous financial year, the bank had a total income o

City Union Bank reports fourth quarter net profit at Rs 111.18 crore

Private sector City Union Bank has reported net profit at Rs 111.18 crore for the quarter ending March 31, 2021.

Canara Bank gets board approval to raise up to Rs 9,000 cr in FY22

Stock of Canara Bank closed at Rs 161.85 apiece on the BSE, up by 5.37 per cent.

Banks in better position to manage stress in second Covid-19 wave: RBI

But lenders need to prepare for higher provisioning, monitor asset quality, says RBI

A warming planet is about to revolutionise how banks define risk

The ECB instructs banks to consider their sensitivity to climate risk when weighing how much capital they need beyond minimum requirements

UCO Bank gets board nod for Rs 3,000-cr equity capital raise in FY22

State-owned UCO Bank on Thursday said its board has approved raising Rs 3,000 crore equity capital for the current fiscal year.

Suryoday Small Finance Bank reports 89% dip in profit to Rs 12 cr in FY21

Suryoday Small Finance Bank (SFB) on Thursday reported an 89 per cent decline in its net profit to nearly Rs 12 crore for the financial year ended March 2021. The bank, which was listed on the bourses in late-March 2021, had reported a net profit of Rs 110.94 crore in the previous year, the bank said in a regulatory filing. It reported widening of its net loss to Rs 43 crore in the March 2021 quarter, compared with Rs 15.5 crore a year ago. "Profit after tax (PAT) fell 89 per cent year-on-year for FY21 to Rs 11.9 crore compared to FY20. "The lower profitability is due to additional provisioning on increased NPA (non-performing assets) and additional floating provision of 1.5 per cent amounting to Rs 37.5 crore on inclusive finance portfolio due to uncertainty related to second wave of COVID-19, and lower disbursement during FY21," Suryoday SFB said. Disbursements during the year saw a growth of 28 per cent year-on-year to Rs 2,217 crore, predominantly due to uncertainty relating t

UCO Bank Mar qtr net profit jumps about five-folds to Rs 80 crore

The Kolkata-headquartered lender had posted a net profit of Rs 16.78 crore in the corresponding a year ago.