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A year since signing, inter-creditor pacts yet to take off, concede bankers

It's one of the worst kept secrets in banking, and not many chief executive officers (CEOs) of banks want to go public on it

There is no stress in retail loan book, still cautious: Axis Bank CEO

Axis Bank reported good numbers in the second quarter of FY20 even though the bank had a net loss of Rs 112 crore in the period

How the RBI can get its act together

In the concluding part of the series, the author draws attention to the central bank's problems that need urgent fixing

Letter to BS: Banks should publish newsletters about financial performance

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as the central bank should tighten banking regulations for the staff and any deviation should be reported to the regulatory committee at the earlies

Shadow banking crisis claims another victim; fin stocks a drag on Sensex

Financials have seen sharp erosion in their share prices in wake of the yearlong crisis in India's credit markets

How opportunistic behaviour can worsen India's $200 bn-plus bad loan crisis

A capital-constrained economy like India can't afford a jungle raj in finance

Banking system is safe: RBI tells depositors again as PMC crisis deepens

The RBI statement came on a day when the Nifty Bank index tanked by 1.30 per cent in intra-day trade amid a barrage of negative news from the sector

How Amazon, Flipkart and Mukesh Ambani can help save India's banks

Amazon Flipkart claimed record sales during the recently concluded six-day online shopping bonanza

Monetary policy review: PMC fallout adds to RBI's woes ahead of rate cut

The latest trouble in the banking system may further hurt lending in an industry still grappling with the fallout from the collapse of a major shadow lender last year

With Sensex down over 3% since Sep 23, banking crisis may prevent bull run

That has erased almost half of the surge sparked by the Sept 20 announcement of a landmark corporate tax cut

Investors struggle to cut losses as shadow banking crisis deepens

Trading in NBFC bonds slid to a five-month low of about Rs 75,520 in the secondary market in September, the lowest since April

Indian financial sector lags in embracing climate-linked investment calls

Lack of enthusiasm to link climate issues with financial support could slow India's push for renewables and supporting technologies for low carbon pathways

Can a land bank be the solution to India's huge shadow bank crisis?

India's banks are rapidly losing faith in the shadow financiers that lend to property builders

Indian banks are most vulnerable in Asia-Pacific economies, says Moody's

Banks in India risk seeing their capital severely depleted if there is a rise in corporate defaults, warned global rating agency Moody's

ARC role in resolution may help pare NPAs to Rs 9.1 trn by March: Crisil

With the share of cash deals rising, discounts could remain high. To make way for newer acquisitions and attract new and repeat investors, ARCs must quickly resolve assets and redeem security receipts

Latest bank mergers unlikely to revive growth, profitability: Credit Suisse

Last Friday, the government had unveiled a mega plan to merge as many as 10 public sector banks into four to help create stronger global-sized banks

Public sector banks merger: Modi govt to announce big bang plan soon

Finance ministry has called a meeting with chief executives of ten public sector banks on Friday

Who is allowing bank frauds? Priyanka to govt as RBI reports rise in cases

Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also hit out at the government over the rising number of bank frauds

RBI's bonanza is an umbrella to a govt that denied existence of clouds

The central bank is coming to its rescue, and without running any immediate risk of exposure to its own credibility

Fincare SFB bets on micro finance, gold loans, eyes 700 branches by March

Bank chief sees rising price of precious metal helping gold loan segment, but is cautious about volatility and possible softening of prices in near future