While the scam highlights the need for an overhaul of the oversight mechanism of banks and of their internal controls, questions are being raised on why multiple audits failed to raise an alarm
Most European markets have rallied four per cent in dollar terms and US markets have gained about 5 per cent during the same period
The RBI expects the assessment to show if the systemic failure was only in PNB or in the overall banking universe
State Bank of India, the country's largest, uses products from Tata Consultancy Services for its CBS
Public ownership creates a complicated three-way line of control - ownership and regulation between the government, the regulator and the banks themselves, says CEA
Informal lenders, suppliers to Nirav Modi and Choksi firms will be starved of cash
Most frauds in Indian banking have been due to use of LCs. And, PNB seems to be a favourite with such fraudsters
The RBI, on Friday, denied reports it had issued instructions to PNB to meet its commitments under LoUs to other banks
The agency on Sunday evening did searches at the Brady Road branch of PNB in Mumbai
Conniving PNB staff got 'commission' on every LoU
What was the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) doing, what was the bank top management doing, what were the internal, statutory and concurrent auditors doing, and so on
We should block the nominal growth of banking until we get to a minimum level of capabilities at the regulator
Punjab National Bank's problems also underline the poor capacity of the department of financial services
The ensuing blame game could sully reputations and fracture an already fragile relationship between brands and endorsers
Takru said he had met Dubey when the latter had offered to resign as director in Allahabad Bank
The Odisha government will review the Gitanjali group's Rs 6.36 billion project to set up a gems, jewellery, lifestyle and luxury goods park in the state following involvement of the jewellery behemoth in the Rs 114 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case.The project was to be set up by Gitanjali Infratech, a part of the Mumbai-based Gitanjali group, on 100 acres land at Ramdaspur near Cuttack, and it had received approval of the state government in November, last year."Following the revelation of Gitanjali group's involvement in the PNB fraud case, we have decided to review the project", said a top official of the Odisha government.He said, out of 100 acres earmarked for the gems, jewellery park, 30 acres had been allotted to the company for which it had made necessary payment to Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Idco).Gitanjali group chairman and managing director, Mehul Choksi along with his nephew Nirav Modi are accused of defrauding PNB to the tune ..
The ED on Friday and Saturday also conducted raids at 35 and 21 locations across India respectively in connection with the 114 billion fraud
But it may go into a long downward spiral before things turn around
The alleged fraud at PNB benefited billionaire jeweller, Nirav Modi and jewellery retailer Gitanjali
PNB has unearthed Rs 114 billion fraud allegedly involving billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi and associate companies