Heads of public sector banks discuss the present and future of the banking sector in conversation with consulting editor Tamal Bandyopadhyay at the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit
The list of bank holidays in November includes public observances, religious festivals, and weekends, with closures differing based on state-specific events and celebrations
The Nifty Financial Services Index has recently shown a positive breakout from its consolidation phase, with a strong close above 23,911.
Public sector banks have reported over three-fold jump in compensation towards frauds or e-frauds reported by their customers to Rs 140 crore during 2023-24, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. The amount of compensation paid by these banks stood at Rs 42.70 crore in the previous fiscal, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. Union Bank of India paid the highest compensation of Rs 74.96 crore followed by Bank of India at Rs 20.38 crore and Indian Bank at Rs 16.16 crore during FY24, she said. In FY23, Union Bank of India was again the highest compensation payer at Rs 12.18 crore followed by Central Bank of India at Rs 11.68 crore. Sitharaman further said that RBI, in July 2017, issued instructions on limiting the liability of customers in cases of unauthorised electronic banking transactions. As per these instructions, a customer has zero liability if the unauthorised transaction occurs on account of contributory fraud or negligence/deficien
The finance ministry is likely to provide private data room access to potential bidders of IDBI Bank as soon as next week after it received a fit and proper nod for three suitors from the RBI.
Bank of Baroda recovered Rs 1,005 crore from bad debt in April-June, of which a major portion was small-ticket loans, the chief executive said
Stocks to Watch today, July 23, 2024: The Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to present its first Budget under its third term
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.
The RBI publishes a list of bank holidays each month, advising customers to check the list to avoid unnecessary trips to the bank on holidays
CLSA expects private sector banks, which have been stock market laggards over the past few months, to give better returns ahead, given a good business outlook and inexpensive valuations
Sold shares of 9 PSUs worth Rs 9,570 crore in May
India's banking system continues to ride the good economic growth momentum, well supported by recent structural improvements in the system.
Surpassing the 50,000-mark for the very first time, the index's ascent can also be attributed to robust Q4 GDP figures, and S&P recent upgradation of India's rating to positive
PSU bank stocks news: The Indian banking industry has been on an upward trajectory aided by strong economic growth, rising disposable incomes, increasing consumerism and easier access to credit
Public sector Indian Overseas Bank has drawn up plans to set up 88 new branches across India this financial year, a top official has said. The city-headquartered bank under its expansion drive recently inaugurated a new branch in Nagapattinam and the 126th ATM in neighbouring Puducherry. Indian Overseas Bank Managing Director and CEO Ajay Kumar Srivastava after inaugurating the 3,240th branch of the bank at the Medical College in Nagapattinam highlighted the bank's aggressive plans, a press release said here on Friday. He stated that Indian Overseas Bank aims to open 88 new branches across India this year, with 8 branches targeted specifically in Puducherry, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai districts to serve the unbanked rural areas. Indian Overseas Bank is committed to introduce innovative banking products to suit customer needs. The bank's total business crossed Rs 5 lakh crore, showcasing substantial growth, the release added.
Move will impact RoE, networth, say analysts
Among PSUs, Railway stocks such as Rites, IRFC and IRCTC dipped by 21.3 per cent, 8.1 per cent and over 2 per cent respectively in March, Ace Equity data shows
The finance ministry has directed all state-owned banks to review their gold loan portfolio as instances of non-compliance with regulatory norms have been noticed by the government. The Department of Financial Services (DFS) in a communication addressed to heads of public sector banks has asked them to look at their system and processes related to gold loan. "We have asked banks to undertake comprehensive review of the gold loan business," Financial Services Secretary Vivek Joshi told PTI. A directive in this regard was issued last month advising them to fix anomalies relating to collection of fees and interest and closure of gold loan accounts. The letter flagged various concerns, including disbursement of gold loans without requisite gold collateral, anomalies regarding collection of fees and repayment in cash. The DFS urged banks to undertake a thorough review of the last two-year period from January 1, 2022 to January 31, 2024 so as to ensure that all gold loans were disburse
While analysts do not see a specific tailwind that can cause a re-rating in the short term, they see headroom for outperformance in long-term
SBI Pension has been positioning for a rate cut by extending the 'modified duration' in its bond portfolio to around 6.8-to-6.9 years from 6 years over the past eighteen months, Pandey said