A U.S. Federal Reserve meeting and Apple and Amazon reporting results will keep investors’ focus in the days ahead on the global rates outlook and on tech earnings, while growth and inflation data from Europe and China are also coming out. 1/ WILL THEY, WON’T THEY? Hints of whether the Fed still expects interest rate … Read more
State-owned Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) on Friday reported a 45 per cent jump in its net profit to Rs 1,218 crore for the March quarter, helped by a decline in bad loans and a rise in interest income. The Pune-based lender had earned a net profit of Rs 840 crore in the year-ago period. During … Read more
“There are a good number of senior management people we have already boarded to the bank and they are also setting up the bank and so it is the right time, given we have a very professional team,” says Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, MD & CEO, Bandhan Bank.What are your future plans?I need to retire and … Read more
Four of the top 10 valued firms added Rs 1,71,309.28 crore to their market valuation last week with HDFC Bank and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) emerging as the biggest gainers in line with an overall positive trend in equities. On the other hand, six companies from the top 10 pack took a Rs … Read more
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Friday directed banks and other players in the financial sector to prioritise governance and adhere to rules weeks after placing restrictions on two finance companies and a payment bank for violating regulations. “Let me emphasise here that banks, NBFCs and other financial entities must continue to give the … Read more
The combined market valuation of five of the 10 most valued firms eroded by Rs 1,97,958.56 crore last week, with IT majors Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys taking the biggest hit amid volatile trends in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark climbed 188.51 points or 0.25 per cent. The market valuation of TCS tanked … Read more
Kolkata: The Reserve Bank of India has told banks and other lenders to disclose more information about their climate-related financial risks so that stakeholders — from regulators to customers — can understand and assess the risk early. Climate-related disclosures by regulated entities is an important source of information for different stakeholders — customers, depositors, investors … Read more
“If we see that whatever the slippage happened in the Rs 1390 crores, out of that 45% of this slippage happened in the October month, which in that the two causes we mentioned about it,” says Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, MD & CEO, Bandhan Bank.Well, the credit cost this quarter has remained quite stable. But if … Read more
Four of the top-10 most valued firms together added Rs 2.18 lakh crore in market valuation last week, with Life Insurance Corporation and State Bank of India emerging as the biggest gainers. From the top-10 pack, Reliance Industries, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and SBI were the gainers. They collectively … Read more
Leading public sector lender State Bank of India (SBI) reported a standalone net profit of Rs 9,164 crore which was down by over 35% from 14,205.34 crore reported by the state lender in the year ago period. The bank earned Rs 105,733.78 crore in interest income in the reported quarter which was up 22% from … Read more
