The cost per employee is the highest in large public sector banks
To align the current regulatory framework with global best practices, the RBI said, it will also issue the draft guidelines on corporate governance at banks
The new circular also provides for 75% consent by value for a resolution plan to be passed
With additional challenges such as fresh stress, loan growth, and escalating costs, the sector faces a tough year ahead
Transmission of interest rates, sectoral concerns to figure in talks end-July
ICICI Bank is understood to have cut its fixed deposit rates by 0.10-0.25 per cent starting from Monday
HDFC Bank added more than four times the number of branches in FY19 compared to the previous year
Penalty on cards if bank underreports bad debt, provisioning
While top private banks didn't disappoint in 2018, regulatory interventions and top management exodus are overhangs
Private banks also saw higher credit growth than their public and foreign counterparts
Bonus paid to top management is approved by the bank's board and sent to the Reserve Bank of India for approval
The private sector banks with the most asset quality trouble, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank, said that this quarter's slippages were the lowest since the past few years
The old model of pushing IPOs or junk bonds to clients who spend more time golfing than behind a desk doesn't cut it anymore
The most popular private banks currently active in India are ICICI Bank, Axis Bank
Exceeding Street expectations after demonetisation, five small private banks have again become market favourites. While these stocks tend to react to any news on consolidation in the sector (they're viewed as acquisition targets), investors should consider them for the strong franchise built over years. In a sector where even large banks struggle to maintain the net interest margin (NIMs) at over three per cent, ensuring this has not proved difficult for these lenders. Here are the five names, which investors could sample in their portfolios.City Union BankThis is among the oldest private sector banks, with a strong grip on market dynamics in the south, particularly Tamil Nadu. This is why despite over half of its loans being to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), it has handled asset quality issues better than others while lending to similar customers. A 63 per cent bias to working capital loans has helped it weather several downturns. Its deposits are retail-oriented (meaning, ...