Page 30 - Banks

UniCredit 2023 results: Profit at 8.6 billion euros, stock up 10%

Shares in Italy's second-biggest bank jumped 10% to a nine-year high after the results and as it also upgraded its outlook for a year in which interest rates are expected to start declining

Credit growth of banks could moderate in FY25 on tighter liquidity: S&P

S&P Global Ratings on Monday said strong credit growth of Indian banks could moderate to 12-14 per cent in the next fiscal if deposit growth remains tepid. "Deposit growth continues to lag credit for the Indian banks we rate, leading to tight liquidity conditions," S&P Global Ratings credit analyst Nikita Anand said. Banks may be compelled to look for wholesale funding, S&P said, adding that higher costs of such funding could further strain margins and hurt profitability. Rising cost of funds and potential rate cuts in fiscal 2025 will squeeze net interest margins, it added. "Liquidity is tightening for Indian banks. The sector's strong credit growth could moderate to 12-14 per cent in fiscal 2025 if deposit growth remains tepid, compounded by higher deposit costs and competition for funds," S&P said in a report titled 'Tight liquidity shackles Indian banks' robust credit growth'. S&P expects the share of unsecured personal loans in the banks' total loan book to ...

ED probing Paytm, its bank unit over currency transactions: Report

The sources did not indicate what specific provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), which covers individual

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

Deutsche Bank will cut 3,500 jobs even as it records $4.5 billion profit

Deutsche Bank said on Thursday that it would cut 3,500 jobs as part of efforts to slash costs by 2.5 billion euros (USD 2.7 billion) through next year and boost profits even as Germany's largest lender benefits from higher global interest rates. The bank said it would seek to streamline its marketing network and computer systems and software as it seeks to cut costs. It said the reduction in the number of positions would mostly be for jobs that don't involve directly dealing with customers. The announcement came alongside the release of annual profit figures showing the bank made 4.2 billion euros (USD 4.5 billion) last year, a decline of 16 per cent compared with 2022. It was, however, the fourth straight year in which the bank made a profit. The bank has benefited along with its peers from the global rise in interest rates, which can increase the profit margin between what the bank pays out in interest and what it can earn. CEO Christian Sewing said the results demonstrated ...

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank non-exec director quits for 'compelling reasons'

Bank's performance and share price mute compared to peers, says P C G Asok Kumar

Govt projected to receive Rs 1.02 trn as dividend from RBI, PSBs in FY25

The government on Thursday projected a dividend income of Rs 1.02 lakh crore from the RBI and public sector financial institutions in the next financial year. The government is set to earn a higher dividend of Rs 1.04 lakh crore in the current fiscal against the Budget Estimate of Rs 48,000 crore. The current financial year estimate exceeded the Budget Estimate as RBI paid a dividend of Rs 87,416 crore in May last year. In the previous financial year, the government mobilised Rs 39,961 crore from RBI and public sector financial institutions. Meanwhile, the government estimated Rs 43,000 crore as dividend payments from Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs). Other investments also rose to Rs 50,000 crore during the current fiscal. In all, the government projected to mobilise Rs 1,54,407 crore as dividend from the RBI, public sector banks and CPSEs in the current fiscal. For the next financial year, it is slightly lower at Rs 1.50 lakh crore from CPSEs, RBI and banks. The highe

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

Punjab & Sind Bank Q3 results: Net profit drops 69% to Rs 114 crore

State-owned Punjab & Sind Bank on Wednesday reported a 69 per cent decline in its net profit to Rs 114 crore for the third quarter ended December 2023. The Delhi-headquartered bank had earned a net profit of Rs 373 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Its total income increased to Rs 2,853 crore during the quarter under review against Rs 2,245 crore in the same period last year, Punjab & Sind Bank said in a regulatory filing. The interest income rose to Rs 2,491 crore against Rs 2,107 crore in the year-ago period. On the asset quality front, gross non-performing assets (NPAs) declined to 5.70 per cent of the gross loans by the end of December 2023 from 8.36 per cent a year ago. Similarly, net NPAs or bad loans came down to 1.80 per cent from 2.02 per cent at the end of the third quarter of the previous fiscal. Capital Adequacy Ratio of the bank improved to 16.13 per cent compared to 15.57 per cent at the end of December 2022. During the quarter, the bank crossed a business ...

Banks' valuation discount to Sensex hits 10-year high, shows data

This is due to a relatively poor showing by top banking stocks on the exchanges in recent months. Analysts attribute this to the prospects of their muted earnings growth in the next few quarters

New IMPS fund transfer rules coming soon: Here is all you need to know

New IMPS rules will be implemented from February 1, 2024. This will facilitate fund transfers using a mobile number and bank name

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

PNB board approves fund raising of Rs 7,500 cr via share sale in FY25

State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Monday said the board of the bank has given green signal for raising Rs 7,500 crore through Qualified Institutions Placement (QIP)/Follow-on Public Offer (FPO) during 2024-25. The decision in this respect was taken in a meeting held on January 29. The board gave nod for raising of equity capital for an amount aggregating up to Rs 7,500 crore in one or more tranches during FY2024-25 through Qualified Institutions Placement (QIP)/Follow-on Public Offer (FPO) or any other permitted mode or a combination, PNB said in a regulatory filing. The fund raising should be done in such a manner that the shareholding of the Government of India does not fall below 52 per cent, it added.

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

Govt may raise dividend target to Rs 70k cr from RBI, banks, FIs in Budget

Having reaped rich dividends from the Reserve Bank in the current financial year, the government will be looking forward to receiving about Rs 70,000 crore from the central bank and the financial institutions (FIs) in the next financial year. In the interim Budget to be unveiled in the Lok Sabha on February 1 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, sources said, the government would peg receipts from dividends from financial institutions at much higher level than Rs 48,000 crore estimated for the current fiscal. The current financial year estimate has already exceeded the Budget target as RBI paid a dividend of Rs 87,416 crore. With public sector banks and financial institutions posting good quarterly numbers during the current financial year, the dividend payout by them in the coming year would be higher compared to this year. So, it would be feasible to expect about Rs 70,000 crore as dividend payout from RBI and financial institutions in FY'25, sources said. The government had

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

Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Q3 results: Profit jumps 24% to Rs 116 crore

Utkarsh Small Finance Bank on Saturday posted a 24 per cent increase in its profit at Rs 116 crore in the third quarter ended December 2023. The bank had earned a net profit of Rs 93.5 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Total income rose to Rs 889 crore during the quarter under review as against Rs 712 crore in the year-ago period, the bank said in a regulatory filing. The bank's interest income grew to Rs 806 crore as compared to Rs 641 crore in the October-December period of the previous financial year. As regards asset quality, gross Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) of the bank declined to 3.04 per cent of the gross loans by the end of December 2023 from 3.58 per cent a year ago. Similarly, net NPAs or bad loans came down to 0.19 per cent from 0.72 per cent at the end of the third quarter in FY22.

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

Indian Bank wholly-owned subsidiary to begin operations in FY25, says MD

Public sector Indian Bank is engaged in floating a wholly-owned subsidiary with a capital infusion of Rs 10 crore and it is expected to commence operations in the next financial year, a top official said here on Thursday. The subsidiary would largely focus on back-office processing, collection, sales and marketing, Indian Bank Managing Director and CEO Shanti Lal Jain said. "Around a week back, we got the financial approval. It will be a wholly-owned subsidiary. We will be putting Rs 10 crore as capital and we are in the process of recruiting people at the top level like CEO, CTO...," he told reporters. The plan to launch a subsidiary is to focus on sales and marketing, collection and recovery process, he said. "There are many works that we are doing. Call centre work, already we are in the process of recruiting people. Maybe in the next financial year, it will be in operation. This subsidiary will not be as big as Indian Bank, they will do our work, feet on the street for collecti