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RBI permit banks to use ratings of Brickwork for loans up to Rs 250 cr

The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday permitted banks to use ratings by Brickwork Ratings India Private Limited for loans of up to Rs 250 crore. The RBI, in October 2022, asked banks and other regulated entities not to obtain any fresh ratings from Brickwork Ratings India. The Certificate of Registration granted to Brickwork Ratings India as a Credit Rating Agency (CRA) was cancelled by market regulator Sebi in October 2022. After a review of the October 2022 circular, the RBI on Wednesday permitted banks to use the ratings of the CRA for risk weighting their claims for capital adequacy purposes, subject to certain conditions. "In respect of fresh rating mandates, the rating may be obtained from the CRA for bank loans not exceeding Rs 250 crore. In respect of existing ratings, the CRA may undertake rating surveillance irrespective of the rated amount till the residual tenure of such loans," it said. The Reserve Bank has also issued another circular, tweaking norms related to ...

Four PSU banks present dividend cheques worth Rs 6,481 cr to govt

Four public sector banks, including Canara Bank and Indian Bank, on Wednesday presented dividend cheques worth Rs 6,481 crore to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for financial year 2023-24. "Smt @nsitharaman receives a dividend cheque of Rs 2,514.22 crore for FY 2023-24 from Shri Debadatta Chand, Managing Director & CEO -@bankofbaroda," the finance ministry said in a post on X. Similarly, a dividend cheque of Rs 1,838.15 crore was handed over by Canara Bank MD and CEO K Satyanarayana Raju. Chennai-based Indian Bank paid a dividend cheque of Rs 1,193.45 crore for 2023-24. Bank of India too paid a dividend of Rs 935.44 crore and the cheque was presented by its MD and CEO Rajneesh Karnatak. In addition, Mumbai-based financial institution EXIM Bank presented a dividend cheque of Rs 252 crore for 2023-24.

Sensex tumbles over 900 pts intraday: Why are stock markets falling today?

The NSE Nifty50 fell 1.19 per cent or 291 points, reaching a low of 24,141.80 levels

Commercial banks turn cautious on lending to smaller microfinance players

Lenders wary after recent RBI guidelines on higher risk weighting for unsecured loans

Swiss challenge auction: Union Bank gets sole counter bid for Jaypee Health

Bank called for a Swiss auction for 5 accounts after receiving binding bids from a list of 25 accounts for sale

RBI cancels licence of K'taka-based Shimsha Sahakara Bank Niyamitha

The RBI has cancelled the licence of Shimsha Sahakara Bank Niyamitha, Maddur (Karnataka) in the wake of its worsening financial position. Consequently, the bank ceases to carry on banking business, with effect from the close of business on Friday (July 05, 2024), the Reserve Bank said in a statement. The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Karnataka has also been requested to issue an order for winding up the bank and appoint a liquidator for the bank. On liquidation, every depositor would be entitled to receive deposit insurance claim amount of his/her deposits up to Rs 5 lakh from Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC). As per the data submitted by the bank, RBI said about 99.96 per cent of the depositors are entitled to receive the full amount of their deposits from the DICGC. Giving details, RBI further said the bank does not have adequate capital and earning prospects, and its continuance is prejudicial to the interests of its depositors. "The bank with i

Indian banks see climate change as their biggest source of systemic risk

It wasn't until earlier this year that the RBI finally released a draft framework that would require financial institutions to devise and disclose their strategies to mitigate climate-related risk

Strong loan growth for small finance banks in Q1FY25, Casa declines

The deposits of the SFBs posted a double-digit increase from the quarter ended in June 2024. Deposits of Equitas SFB grew by 35.40 per cent, Capital SFB by 10 per cent, and Suryoday SFB by 42 per cent

HDFC Bank services to be temporarily limited on July 13 for system upgrade

To minimise disruption, the lender advises customers to withdraw funds before 7.30 pm on July 12

Rule changes can help with pan-India customer onboarding: Deutsche Bank

German lender Deutsche Bank will be focussing on the digital channel over the branch model to grow its business in the country, a top official said. Changes in rules by the RBI mandating geographical location restrictions while onboarding customers will be of help, Kaushik Shaparia, chief executive of Deutsche Bank Group, India, told PTI. "If the regulator were to permit digital access over and above the geographical restrictions, I am convinced we can do more. "Currently, there are restrictions as to where you can onboard clients, where your locations are, and the customer has to have an office near one of your locations etc," he said on the sidelines of a bank event here. When asked about the branch strategy in the country, Shaparia quipped that "geography is history", and added that the bank's aim will be to focus more on digital. "Maybe in the past, having a robust branch strategy was critical but with digitisation, geography has become history. So, I think our approach would

China's finance elite face $400,000 pre-tax pay cap, bonus clawbacks

Several Chinese mutual fund managers proposed capping staff salaries at about 3 million yuan, people familiar with the matter said in April

Financial system resilient, banks GNPAs fall to multi-year low at 2.8%: RBI

Indian economy and the financial system remain robust and resilient as the gross non-performing assets (GNPA) ratio fell to a multi-year low of 2.8 per cent at the end-March 2024, RBI said in its June Financial Stability Report (FSR). Scheduled Commercial Banks' gross non-performing assets (GNPA) ratio fell to a multi-year low of 2.8 per cent and the net non-performing assets (NNPA) ratio to 0.6 per cent at end-March 2024, it said. "The Indian economy and the financial system remain robust and resilient, anchored by macroeconomic and financial stability. With improved balance sheets, banks and financial institutions are supporting economic activity through sustained credit expansion," it said. The capital to risk-weighted assets ratio (CRAR) and the common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio of SCBs stood at 16.8 per cent and 13.9 per cent, respectively, at end-March 2024, it said. According to the report, macro stress tests for credit risk reveal that SCBs would be able to comply with mini

Bank holidays in July 2024: Banks to remain closed for 12 days; check list

According to the RBI list, banks will remain closed for 12 days in July, including second and fourth Saturdays and Sundays. Check the full list of bank holidays in July here

ABN Amro nears deal to buy HSBC's German private bank: Report

The takeover of the business, formerly known as Trinkaus & Burkhardt, could be announced over the next two to three weeks, the paper said

Rising deposit costs to weigh on NIMs, RoA of banks: CRISIL Ratings

Deposit costs are seen increasing 25-30 basis points in FY25, after rising about 140 basis points since May 2022

Banks urge RBI to separate pvt, public infra projects in financing norms

Banks are dissatisfied with this arrangement and prefer a graded approach with an initial allocation requirement of 1-2 per cent, which is an increase from the current requirement of 0.4 per cent

Budget wishlist: MFIs seek equity support, govt guarantee for bank loans

Sa-dhan has also suggested a special fund for the northeastern states in view of the unrest in Manipur, which has hit micro lenders that extended loans in the state

DICGC exceeds global average with month-long depositor payout: Patra

In India, deposit insurance is mandatory for all banks, including foreign banks. As of now, 1,997 banks are covered, which includes 140 commercial banks and 1,857 co-operative banks

SBI expects 14-15% credit growth in current fiscal, says Chairman Khara

Given the current economic growth rate, SBI is expecting 14-15 per cent loan growth during the fiscal year 2024-25, the bank's chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara said. "Normally the way we look at it is that the GDP growth rate plus inflation and 2-3 per cent over that. That gives us the number around 14 per cent or so," Khara told PTI in an interview. "Hence, 14-15 per cent credit growth depends upon the opportunities available for lending, and it meets our risk appetite. We will be happy to grow at this pace," he said. As far as deposits are concerned, he said, it grew by 11 per cent last year. "And we have some elbow room available in terms of excess SLR and which ensures that we don't have any pressure on us to raise the deposit rates for supporting our loan-to-deposit ratio," he said. The bank has an excess Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) between Rs 3.5 lakh crore and Rs 4 lakh crore. "Incidentally, I may add here that our loan-to-deposit ratio is around 68-69 per cent only. That l

PSBs outshine private, foreign peers in technical efficiency: SBI report

SBI report says takeover of weaker banks affected productivity of acquiring ones