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Citi deal may be complete in May: Axis Bank MD & CEO Amitabh Chaudhry

In March 2022, Axis Bank said it would purchase Citi's retail business in a transaction worth Rs 12,235 crore

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S-P upgrades Axis Bank's long term issuer rating from 'BB+' to 'BBB-'

The upgrade reflects Indian private lender's good asset quality and expectation that the bank will maintain it over the next one to two years

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Axis Bank launches 7th edition of knowledge summit 'Evolve' for MSMEs

The current edition is focused on the broader theme of 'Indian SMEs: Shifting Gears for Next Level Growth'

Axis Bank bets on MSMEs, working capital loans to boost credit growth

The lender is seeing demand for capex growth, apart from working capital, an indicator that investments are picking up

Financial sector reliance on big tech cos poses major risks: Axis Bank CEO

Companies providing software and other technology support like cloud services to the financial system are trickling down to a few, which can create major systemic risks later, according to a top banker. "Companies which are providing software, platforms and cloud systems to the banking and financial system are trickling down to a few," Axix Bank managing director and chief executive Amitabh Chaudhry said addressing an event on corporate governance. It was organised by ex-Sebi chairman M Damodaran's advocacy Excellence Enablers here on Thursday. Going a step further he warned that "the country's banking system now relies on two three big companies for their software service requirements, and this can lead to emerging risks in case these companies stop investing and ensuring that those platforms are adaptable to this new world". Chaudhry said such concentration is leading to pressure on the banking system to invest in technology in order to take care of the macro requirements. "We h

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Govt gets Rs 3,839 cr from Axis Bank stake sale; disinvestment kitty swells

The government has garnered about Rs 3,839 crore by selling a 1.5 per cent stake in Axis Bank, held through SUUTI. Last week the government sold a 1.5 per cent stake in Axis Bank through the Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (SUUTI). The floor price for the offer was Rs 830.63 per equity share. "Government has received about Rs 3,839 crore from the sale of Axis Bank shares held by SUUTI," the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey tweeted. Shares of Axis Bank closed at Rs 854.65, down 0.44 per cent against the previous close on BSE. With the sale of the SUUTI stake, the disinvestment proceeds mopped up so far this fiscal increased to Rs 28,383 crore. The budget target from disinvestment in the current fiscal (Apr-March) is pegged at Rs 65,000 crore.

Thumbs up for govt's Axis Bank share sale; OFS gets fully subscribed

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Axis Bank dips nearly 4% as govt initiates SUUTI's 1.55% stake sale via OFS

According to the lender's exchange filing, the government, via SUUTI, will offload 46.5 million shares on November 10, and 11. The floor price for the offer shall be Rs 830.63

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Indian govt to sell 1.55% stake in Axis Bank via offer for sale: SUUTI

Floor price for the offer is 830.63 rupees per share, it added. The offer will be concluded over Thursday and Friday, with non-retail investors bidding on first day and retail investors on second day

Govt to exit Axis Bank with 1.55% stake sale, expects to garner Rs 4,000 cr

In May last year, the government sold of 1.95 per cent stake in Axis Bank held through SUUTI for a consideration of about Rs 4,000 crore

Axis Bank increases interest rates on FDs by up to 115 basis points

For deposits maturing in the next seven days to 10 years, Axis Bank is now offering interest rates that vary from 3.5% to 6.50% for the general public and from 3.5% to 7.25% for senior persons

Axis AMC eyes Rs 200 crore from new state securities-focused fund

Axis Mutual Fund expects to mop up at least Rs 200 crore from its new fund offer that tracks the Nifty' SDL or state government securities during the primary sales period. The open-ended target maturity index fund will invest in the constituents of the Nifty SDL September 2026 index, the fund house said in a statement on Friday. The New Fund Offer (NFO) opens on Friday and closes on November 16, it said without disclosing how much the company is targeting to garner. However, Raghav Iyengar, the chief business development officer at the fund house, told PTI that the company has set an internal target of garnering at least Rs 200 crore during the NFO. The company said the fund, which has no exit load, will be managed by Aditya Pagaria. Being a debt fund backed by the respective states, the NFO is an open-ended target maturity index fund and has relatively high interest rate risks and relatively low credit risks. The investment objective of the scheme is to provide investment returns

Bain Capital sells 16.7 million shares in Axis Bank for Rs 1,497 crore

Bain Capital sold nearly 16.7 million shares, equalling a 0.5 per cent stake in private sector lender Axis Bank

Axis Bank slips 2% after 1.2% equity changes hands on BSE via block deal

At 09:15 AM, around 38.99 million shares representing 1.2 per cent of total equity of Axis Bank changed hands on the BSE, the exchange data shows.

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