Page 24 - Finance

Share sale overhang on YES Bank as three-year lock-in nears end for lender

Passive trackers likely to sell 67 mn shares; another 1.35 bn could be offloaded by individual investors

UPI, PayNow tie-up: In payments, like geopolitics, India seeks a third way

Indian policy makers believe that the UPI and allied elements of what it calls "digital public infrastructure" are one of their biggest recent innovations

Axis Bank completes acquisition of Citibank India's consumer business

This deal will have a 177 basis points bearing on Axis Bank's CET1 capital ratio

Insurance companies yet to see fire sale of high-value life policies

Expect higher sales of such policies in March

Banks request RBI to include more long-term bonds in H1 FY24 borrowing

Banks expressed reservations about floating rate bonds in next year's borrowing

Indian banks well placed to transit to Expected Credit Loss regime: S&P

This transition is not expected to change ratings on these banks

MFIs' net profit more than doubles in Q3 on buoyant interest income

The interest income expanded by 25% YoY to Rs 2,414 crore and sequentially, it rose 9.7% from Rs 2,201 crore in Q2FY23

Rupee pulls back from 82.95 on likely heavy US dollar selling by RBI

10-year bond yield rises above 7.45% for first time since November 7

Deposits by public sector banks up 8.8% in December quarter: RBI data

However, they still lag the pace of private banks

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

Explained: How RBI ensured payment system stayed Covid-proof

200 staff, bio bubble, three data centres among over 100 measures taken to preserve financial stability

G20: India walks tightrope to form consensus amongst competing interests

At the media briefing on Saturday, a visibly pleased Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das said that most of the G-20 partners agreed that cryptocurrencies should be regulated

ARC industry will need to reinvent itself

The RBI unveiled new regulations in October 2022, which enhanced governance standards and permitted ARCs to act as resolution applicants under the IBC's ambit

Can you outlive your life savings?

A good financial plan must identify the reasons why a person may run out of money in his lifetime and find a workable solution to it

It's a high-volume, low-margin game: PAs eye the online payments boom

Of the 28 new players, 19 have been granted in-principle authorisation by the central bank; the applications for the rest are under consideration

Enter the green age: The financial journey cannot be full of potholes

The details of the transition towards climate-change-related finance will require deft handling

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

More insurance players required for diverse needs of citizens: Irdai chief

Will look to move to risk-based solvency regime in the next two years, says Debasish Panda; 19 applications to set up shop are in the pipeline at various stages

India, Singapore link systems for real-time cross-border fund transfers

The India-Singapore payment connection is part of the trend in Asia where instantaneous, cross-border fund transfers via mobile phones are happening

HDFC prices its biggest ever rupee bond issuance; to raise Rs 25,000 crore

HDFC is stepping up borrowing from notes because its merger with HDFC Bank Ltd. will make accessing the bond market more difficult