State-run Union Bank of India on Thursday reported a 10 per cent decline in September quarter profit at Rs 4,249 crore, driven by a decline in core income and also recoveries from written-off accounts. Its newly appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Asheesh Pandey said the lender will be "balancing" between topline growth and protecting bottomline from hereon. On the speculation about another round of consolidation among state-run lenders, and if the bank will merge with one of its peers, Pandey declined comment. Without denying any speculation, he said things are "evolving". During the quarter, it reported a 2.6 per cent dip in the core net interest income at Rs 8,812 crore due to a softer loan growth of less than 5 per cent and also a narrowing of the net interest margin to 2.67 per cent from 2.90 per cent in the year-ago period. Pandey did not share a specific target on the loan growth for FY26, but added that it still aspires to grow the book at 8-10 per cent on the b
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The government has appointed Asheesh Pandey as managing director (MD) and CEO of Union Bank of India and Kalyan Kumar as head of Central Bank of India for a period of three years. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister approved these appointments for an initial period of three years, sources said. Pandey, currently Executive Director of Bank of Maharashtra, has been appointed as MD and CEO of Union Bank of India for a period of three years with effect from date of assumption of charge of the office. Kumar, Executive Director of Punjab National Bank (PNB), will succeed M V Rao as MD and CEO of Central Bank of India after his superannuation in July. The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) on May 30 recommended Pandey and Kumar for the post of MD and CEO of Union Bank of India (UBI) and Central Bank of India, respectively. FSIB is headed by former Department of Personnel and Training Secretary Bhanu Pratap Sharma. Other members of the headhu
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