SBI Chairman C S Setty has said the bank has already got Rs 4 lakh crore strong credit pipeline from India Inc and expressed hope that capital expenditure by the private sector is expected to pick up in the second half of the fiscal year. "We see a good amount of interest in private capital expenditure. The infrastructure financing, of course, is mainly coming from the roads, renewable energy, and some of the refineries," he told PTI in an interview. As far as public spending is concerned, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Budget proposed to raise the capital expenditure target by 11.1 per cent to record Rs 11.11 lakh crore for 2024-25. This is 3.4 per cent of the country's GDP. Setty said some of the corporates had undertaken brownfield expansion for which the capital expenditure was funded by their own cash accruals and cash balances that they had. However, he said, "We now see some of the corporates drawing the term loans for brownfield expansion too." "We have a pipel
Senior citizens discover joint account almost drained out, Telangana and national consumer disputes tribunal rule in favour of them
The Congress on Tuesday slammed the SBI's reported decision to convert its outstanding debt into equity in Supreme Infrastructure India Limited (SIIL), urging the Reserve Bank of India to step in and examine SBI's decision-making process in this matter. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh shared on X a media report which claimed that the State Bank of India (SBI) will take a dual role in the debt restructuring of defaulter SIIL with the country's largest public sector bank transitioning from being SIIL's primary creditor to becoming an equity stakeholder. "In an extraordinary move, the SBI has decided to convert its outstanding debt into equity in Supreme Infrastructure India Limited (SIIL), a firm that declared bankruptcy. The lendors, including SBI, took a 93.45% haircut on the debt," Ramesh said on X. "This arrangement creates a dangerous precedent in India's corporate debt landscape - it encourages other defaulting companies to seek similar deals, .
Set to appoint merchant bankers for proposed QIP
The combined valuation of India's top 75 valuable brands has gone up at an "impressive growth" rate of 19 per cent to USD 450.5 billion, according to the Kantar BrandZ report. India's leading IT firm TCS remained the most valuable brand for the third straight year, folllowed by HDFC Bank, Airtel, Infosys and SBI, the report said. "With a brand value of USD 49.7 billion, TCS has seen a 16 per cent rise versus last year, driven by investments in innovation, particularly in AI and digital transformation," it said. Brands across business sectors have fuelled the growth, with 54 brands boosting their brand value over the past year, according to the Kantar BrandZ MostValuable Indian Brands Report. "This impressive growth outpaces most other BrandZ rankings globally and closely mirrors the 20 per cent increase seen in the Global Top 100," it said. Financial services brands dominate the list as 17 brands contributed 28 per cent of the ranking overall brand value. HFDC Bank is second with
But Setty says SBI will hold on to current share by tapping small businesses
This issuance follows a similar Rs 7,500 crore bond offering on August 28 at a slightly higher coupon rate of 7.42 per cent, a 9-basis point difference
State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesday said it has raised Rs 7,500 crore through issuance of Basel III-compliant Tier 2 bonds to qualified institutional bidders. In a regulatory filing, SBI said the issue attracted overwhelming response from investors with bids in excess of 3 times against the base issue size of Rs 4,000 crore. "The investors were across provident funds, pension funds, mutual funds, banks etc," SBI said. SBI Chairman C S Setty said the wider participation and heterogeneity of bids demonstrated the trust investors place in the country's largest bank. The bonds are issued for a tenor of 15 years and have a coupon rate of 7.33 per cent. This is the second Basel III-compliant Tier 2 bond issuance for the current fiscal. "The bank has decided to accept Rs 7,500 crore at a coupon rate of 7.33 per cent payable annually for a tenor of 15 years with call option after 10 years and each anniversary dates thereafter," SBI said. Basel III is a set of international banking ..
SBI Cards and Payment Services, the only listed pure-play card issuer, saw weak growth at 3.5 per cent Y-o-Y in July
In the current financial year, the lender has raised Rs 20,000 crore through two tranches of infrastructure bonds
Agency affirms bank's 'BBB-/positive' issuer rating
The dispute stems from a home loan taken by the Madras High Court judge for a partially constructed property that was later demolished
The fall in SBI share price came the New York-based brokerage Goldman Sachs downgraded SBI to 'Sell' from 'Neutral'.
He said SBI has been able to create resilience in the system. While ensuring this, the country's largest lender had to ensure an improved customer experience against the backdrop of legacy systems
SBI is using wealth banking to focus on a segment which is below affluent class but above the normal account holders
Its SME portfolio rose by 19.87 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to Rs 4.43 trillion at the end of June 2024
FSIB interacted with nine candidates for selection. It said the recommendation was made "keeping in view their performance in the interface, overall experience, and extant parameters"
FSIB, the headhunter for directors of state-owned banks and financial institutions, on Monday recommended Rama Mohan Rao Amara for the position of managing director of State Bank of India (SBI). Amara is currently Deputy Managing Director of the bank. He will fill the vacancy created due to elevation of C S Setty as chairman of the country's largest lender. The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) interviewed 9 candidates for the position of managing director of SBI, FSIB said in a statement. "Keeping in view their performance in the interface, overall experience and the extant parameters, the Bureau recommends Rama Mohan Rao Amara for the position of MD in SBI," it said. The SBI board is headed by Chairman assisted by four managing directors. With the selection of Amara, SBI will get its fourth MD. The final decision on FSIB's recommendation would be taken by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. FSIB is headed by former secr
SBI is aiming to get 90 per cent of its retail unsecured loans from the digital channels, going forward, Setty said
The lender will try to understand the pain points of customers such as staff shortage