Page 3 - Interviews

Tamilnad Mercantile settling all disputes, keen on opening branches: CEO

Lender waiting for RBI to ease restrictions, says K V Rama Moorthy about his expansion plans

We are on the path of recovery, says Bank of Baroda CEO Sanjiv Chadha

Broadly the trend we have seen is that retail is growing faster than corporate loans, said Chadha

Have expressed clear preference for front-loaded rate action: Jayanth Varma

I expect the rate-setting exercise to become increasingly data-driven in the months ahead, said Varma

Karur Vysya Bank's intention is to grow granular: MD & CEO R Ramesh Babu

'Commercial is the next big segment, and also retail. Retail is 23-24 per cent of the portfolio, out of which 50 per cent is home loan and loan against property'

Over next few quarters, Axis Bank will increase stake: Max Life CEO

'The value of new business (VNB) grew 23 per cent - this means we improved our margins and our total assets under management grew 14 per cent'

Trading desks should prepare for much lower liquidity surpluses: B Prasanna

Expects rupee to trade in the range of 78-80 per US dollar in the near term because of still relatively weak BoP fundamentals

Looking through supply-side inflation is a flawed approach: Viral Acharya

Financial market dominance over central banks is a huge problem and challenge, former RBI deputy governor Viral Acharya says

We charted 3-yr, 5-yr, 8-yr plans for growth: CSB Bank's Pralay Mondal

"Growth will be paramount at the end of the day", said Pralay Mondal

Being clever cannot be a business model: CASHe chairman V Raman Kumar

It's not that we are giving money to everybody. We have to make sure that there's a high propensity to repay, said Kumar

Rupee won't go into free-fall even if CAD widens to 3-3.5%: BoA's Mehta

RBI needs to be fourth buyer in the bond market, says senior executive

Want to cut govt stake in Union Bank to at least 75%: CEO A Manimekhalai

The government holding is about 83 per cent and the Life Insurance Corporation has 7 per cent

PNB bond holdings of short maturity, less prone to rising yields: MD Goel

In a Q&A, Atul Kumar Goel says the lender has not sought any special dispensation from RBI to provide for MTM losses amid rising bond yields

Looking for good names as equity partners: YES Bank MD & CEO Prashant Kumar

'Whenever interest rates go up, there is an upside for the bank in the short run', said Kumar

RBI should intervene less, let rupee depreciate gradually: D Subbarao

In a Q&A, the former RBI Governor says the situation is very different from the Taper Tantrum and that the rupee has actually risen against some other hard currencies

We are a global bridge for India Inc: CEO JPMorgan Chase Bank (India)

'As India emerges from the pandemic, and with the robust rebound in gross domestic product, we are seeing Corporate India using this period to deleverage'

What is Nilesh Shah's take on investors' approach to markets?

Business Standard's Puneet Wadhwa caught up with Nilesh Shah, Group President & MD, Kotak Mahindra AMC on his interpretation of the developments and how investors should approach the markets

In 5 yrs, we'd like to be No. 1 in bancassurance: LIC chairperson MR Kumar

We firmly believe that once the market stabilises, our inherent strength and performance will be recognised

Concerted steps needed to curb fake digital apps: FACE CEO Sugandh Saxena

All apps, including legal ones with sophisticated cyber security protocols, are prone to fraud and cyber threats, said Saxena

What is First Global's Shankar Sharma investment strategy?

Markets are in turbulence. Business Standard's Puneet Wadhwa caught up with Shankar Sharma, founder of First Global, to understand how he's tackling the ongoing headwinds and his investment strategy

India the place to be in now, says HSBC India CEO Hitendra Dave

'We are in growth, customer acquisition, and balance-sheet expansion mode'