Page 7 - Indian Banks

Behind the smokescreen of nationalisation

Bank nationalisation was annulled by the Supreme Court (10-1) echoing many voices of dissent on economic grounds

Yes Bank's $1.1-bn capital raise welcome, but challenges remain: Analysts

Yes Bank may receive a rating upgrade now that its financial health has improved with the capital raise, but it will need to focus on keeping its bad loans in check, says ICICI Securities

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

ICICI Bank Q1FY23: Net jumps 49.5% YoY to Rs 6,904 cr on strong NII growth

ICICI Bank's net profit decreased 1.6 per cent from Rs 7,018.71 crore at the end of the January-March quarter

SBI board approves Rs 11,000 cr capital raise via AT1, tier-II bonds

Money to be raised in rupees, dollars or other convertible currency; lender's CAR at 13.83%, with tier-I of 11.42% and Tier-II of 2.41%, March-end

AU Small Finance Bank Q1 net up 32% YoY to Rs 268 cr, down 23% sequentially

Improvement in NII, even as trading losses weigh on profitability

YES Bank's stressed loan portfolio: Understanding what went wrong at lender

The bank, in August, 2021 invited applications for setting up an ARC, planning to hold a 20 per cent stake in it. On the RBI's objection, it agreed to hold a minority stake in the ARC

Vedanta Resources' near-term liquidity risk as it seeks funds: S&P

Anil Agarwal-controlled unit looks to raise $700 mn from Indian lenders

Banks may incur Rs 13,000 cr MTM losses in Q1 on rising bond yields: Icra

State-owned lenders, which hold large quantities if G-Secs, to face brunt of yield spike

ICICI Bank, SBI, BoB: Seven bank stocks cross 200-DMA, may surge 15%

Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, and State Bank of India may see even better returns as they have also broken out of "Double Bottom" pattern

Bank of Baroda raises MCLR on select tenor loans by up to 15 basis points

State-owned Bank of Baroda has raised the marginal cost of funds based lending rate by up to 0.15 per cent for select tenor of loans with effect from Tuesday. The bank has approved the revision in Marginal Cost of funds based Lending Rate (MCLR) with effect from July 12, 2022, Bank of Baroda said in a regulatory filing on Monday. The one year MCLR, the benchmark for most of consumer loans such as auto, home and personal loans, has been revised upwards to 7.65 per cent from the existing 7.50 per cent. The three-month and six-month tenor loans will have new MCLRs at 7.35 per cent and 7.45 per cent, respectively, up by 0.10 per cent each. On Monday, shares of Bank of Baroda closed 3.74 per cent up at Rs 109.55 apiece on BSE.

CRISIL upgrades IOB's Basel III compliant tier II bonds from 'A+' to 'AA-'

CRISIL, in a statement, said the capital position has been supported by regular fund infusion and expectation of strong support from the majority stakeholder, the government

India defies global slump with a record $82 bn dealmaking spree in Q2

India saw $82.3 billion pending and completed M&A deals in the second quarter, the highest amount on record, according to data compiled by Bloomberg

Indian banks to post larger increase in margins in FY23: Moody's

Credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service on Monday said banks in India, Saudi Arabia and South Africa would post larger increases in margins in FY23

RBI proposes norms for outsourcing of IT services by banks, NBFCs

Regulated entities (REs) will not require prior approval from the central bank for the outsourcing of IT and IT-enabled services

How Indian, Russian banks plan to bypass sanctions to facilitate trade

In a bid to ensure smooth flow of trade without violating the West's economic sanctions on Russia, the Indian banks will open accounts with their Russian counterparts, and vice versa

R Subramaniakumar: 'Bad loan expert' in the hot seat at crisis-hit RBL Bank

His appointment raises questions because ex-PSB bankers have historically taken over as heads of financial institutions with weak asset quality and governance

Banks to take Rs 37,200-cr hit by liquidating 10 power projects: BofA

Combined capacity is 10.5 Gw; projects fail to find any takers under insolvency process

Need to make Indian banks, currency crucial part of int'l trade: PM Modi

PM Modi said India has developed various financial inclusion platforms and there is a need to create awareness about them for their optimum utilisation.

Best year for Indian banks, but there are new challenges

As we celebrate the banks' performance in FY22, let's not throw caution to the wind