business and finance

RBI extends curbs on Mumbai-based Co-operative bank for 6 months

The Reserve Bank in October 2018 had barred the bank from granting or renewing any loan for six months and later extended the curbs twice.




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RBI corpus for MFs: Rs 4,000 crore borrowed by banks

The window was announced after the markets were roiled by news, last Thursday, of Franklin Templeton MF winding up six of its debt funds amid mounting redemptions. It will remain open till May 11.




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Banks set to declare Cox and Kings exposure as ‘fraud’ account

This classification will require banks to make provisions of 100% of the total amount due to them as per Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines.




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COVID-19: RBI grants more time to banks to file regulatory returns

Accordingly, all regulatory returns required to be submitted by such entities to the Department of Regulation can be submitted with a delay of up to 30 days from the due date.




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RBI extends regulatory benefits under SLF-MF scheme to all banks

Earlier in the week, the Reserve Bank had announced Rs 50,000-crore SLF-MF scheme to bailout the mutual funds facing redemption pressure.




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Bank of India provides moratorium to NBFCs

According to sources, the RBI has conveyed to banks that there is no restriction for them to provide moratorium to NBFCs.




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RBI makes it easier for banks to support mutual funds

On Thursday, the RBI said banks would be eligible for regulatory benefits irrespective of whether they supported MFs with resources from the special window or otherwise.




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Around 95% of MSMEs availed moratorium: Bank of Baroda

The RBI had earlier extended the deadline for one-time debt restructuring of MSMEs from March 31, 2020, to December 31, 2020.




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IDFC First Bank to raise Rs 2,000cr capital from promoter, Warburg Pincus, 3 others

Warburg Pincus affiliate Dayside Investment Ltd and insurance firms ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company, HDFC Life Insurance, and Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance will infuse capital in the lender.




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RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das to hold meeting with bank chiefs on Saturday

The meeting will take stock of implementation of several steps announced by the RBI, including moderation in interest rate and its transmission, as well as liquidity infusion measures to support the industry.




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NBFCs tapping NCD market to raise funds amid Covid crisis

The three year NCD issue of Indiabulls Housing Finance opened on April 29. Although, the base issue size was Rs 100 crore, but it had a greeshoe option of Rs 900 crore.




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China’s Bitcoin-like cryptocurrency enters race days after Facebook’s Libra fails to fly

China’s central bank has started testing its official Bitcoin-like digital currency DCEP, and the bank is now planning to roll out the virtual money payment system soon.




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RBI Governor meets heads of banks; discusses loan moratorium, post-lockdown credit flows

Implementation of three months moratorium on repayment of loan instalments announced by the RBI was also reviewed during the meeting.




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RBI cancels CKP Co-operative Bank’s licence; ‘depositors entitled to repayment of 5 lakh only’

The RBI, in a press release, said 'financial position of the bank is highly adverse and unsustainable'.




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NPAs of BoB, Indian Bank surge multi-fold in 6 years: RTI data

The number of NPA accounts rose from 2,08,035 as on March 31, 2014, to 6,17,306 as of December 2019.




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Bank of Baroda disburses Rs 2,300 crore to MSMEs under emergency credit line facility

The state-owned bank launched an emergency credit line to provide funds to its existing MSME and corporate borrowers in the last week of March, soon after the lockdown was announced.




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Over 99% depositors of CKP Bank will get full payment: RBI

As per the bank's website, it had deposits of Rs 485.56 crore, loans of Rs 161.17 crore and a negative networth of Rs 239.18 crore.




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Delhi HC allows HDFC Bank to deduct Indiabulls’ loan installment from fixed deposit

Delhi high court, in an interim order on May 1, has allowed HDFC Bank to deduct a Rs 90-crore loan installment from Indiabulls' fixed deposit which it holds as security.




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Moratorium: Banks may give NBFCs a break

Banks could review extending the moratorium to non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) after a meeting with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Saturday.




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AU Small Fin Bank Rating: Target price to be revised after earnings call

AU Small Finance Bank (SFB) reported an increase of 3.5% year-on-year in PAT to Rs 120 crore (our estimate: Rs 180 crore), affected by higher provisions of Rs 150 crore.




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Lockdown effect: Micro ATM transactions double to 1.13 crore per day

The development also shows the government's push for digital technology has enabled people to access banking services even when the pandemic spread its tentacles.




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COVID-19: NBFCs ask RBI for one-time restructuring of all loans till March 2021

RBI, on April 17, announced to provide special refinance facilities for a total amount of Rs 50,000 crore to NABARD, SIDBI and National Housing Bank (NHB) to enable them to meet sectoral credit needs.




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PSB NPAs likely to rise 2-4 per cent points; may push govt to recapitalise via RBI reserves, bonds: Report

The government can issue recapitalisation bonds, or the RBI's huge reserves of over USD 127 can also be dipped into to help the state-owned bank's recapitalisation needs, it said.




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State-owned bank NPAs may rise in FY21, govt’s fiscal deficit to widen: Bank of America

The government can issue recapitalisation bonds, or the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) huge reserves of over USD 127 can also be dipped into to help the state-run banks' recapitalisation needs, it said.




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Nabard disburses Rs 12,767cr to state cooperative banks, RRBs for onlending

The loan has been disbursed under a refinance scheme by Nabard from its own resources and was given this week, it said.




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No takers for Covid-special credit lines, banks park record Rs 8.4 lakh crore with RBI

Having come up with emergency credit lines to help businesses weather the Covid storm, banks are seeing little demand for fresh credit at this stage.




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Yes Bank case: ED files charge sheet against bank co-founder Rana Kapoor

Kapoor, former MD and CEO of Yes Bank, was arrested by the ED on March 8 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). He is accused of sanctioning loans to certain firms against kickbacks.




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Indian Overseas Bank, Bank of Maharashtra cut lending rates

State-owned Indian Overseas Bank and Bank of Maharashtra on Wednesday announced a reduction in their marginal cost of funds based lending rate (MCLR). "Our Bank has revised the MCLR w.e.f 10.05.2020 until further review," Indian Overseas Bank said in a regulatory filing. The Chennai-headquartered lender said the MCLR for the benchmark one-year tenor loan has […]




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HDFC to raise Rs 5,000 crore via bonds

The coupon on the bonds, to be maturing in December 2021, has been fixed at 7.06 per cent per annum.




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SBI offers 3-month repayment holiday for NBFCs

State Bank of India (SBI) has decided to give select Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) a three-month repayment holiday, persons familiar with the development said.




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Yes Bank creates stressed asset management vertical to resolve NPA accounts

This will lead to the share of retail and small business loans to grow to a level of 60 per cent in the next two years from the current 44 per cent, he said.




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Kotak Mahindra Bank cuts pay by 10% for staff earning over Rs 25 Lakh

The communication further stated that Covid-19 is wreaking havoc on the economy which, in turn, will impact a financial services firm like KMB.




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Yes Bank’s deposit woes continue as CASA slides 63% y-o-y

Analysts say that some of these accounts availing moratorium could very well have turned defaulters in the ordinary course of business, but the moratorium delays recognition by a few months.




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SBI hikes home loan rates for new borrowers by 20 bps

Similarly, for home loans between Rs 30 lakh to Rs 75 lakh, the effective interest rate is now at 7.65%, compared to 7.45% earlier.




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Stressed assets: Lenders may create bad bank, says SBI chief

In an interview with CNBC TV18, Kumar said the time is right to set up a structure, along the lines of a bad bank, given there are adequate provisions for existing non-performing assets (NPAs).




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Over 90% gold loan customers have not opted for moratorium: VP Nandakumar, MD and CEO, Manappuram Finance

In the gold loan category, which accounts for 87% of our standalone portfolio, more than 90% are servicing their dues.




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Loan moratorium should be in place till December 31: Yes Bank MD & CEO Prashant Kumar

Banks are flush with liquidity, but they also have to look after the interest of depositors.




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SBI cuts MCLR by 15 bps, 3-year term deposit rate by 20 bps

Earlier on April 7, the public sector bank announced a reduction in MCLR by 35 bps. and reduced savings deposit rate by 25 bps, citing adequate liquidity in the system.




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RBL Bank net profit falls 54% as provisions rise

The bank has provided moratorium to around a third of its customers, RBL Bank MD & CEO Vishwavir Ahuja said in a conference call after results.




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SBI Card Q4 net plunges 66% to Rs 84 crore on COVID-19 provisions, rise in expenses

On the COVID-19 pandemic, SBI Card said globally, countries and businesses are under lockdown and there is a high level of uncertainty about the duration of the lockdown and the time required for things to get normal. 




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Jammu and Kashmir: Government should hold polls at the earliest, says US

This is a clear evolution of the US administration’s position, especially weeks before the Prime Minister is scheduled to travel to the US for the United Nations General Assembly in New York.




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Proximity to Pakistan may affect goodwill, BJP team tells China

The 11-member high-level BJP delegation led by general secretary Arun Singh also urged China to take measures to increase imports from India so that the $57.86 billion trade deficit could be brought down.




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Mehbooba Mufti doesn’t meet PDP panel: Kashmir bigger than party issues

Underscoring that the situation in Kashmir is bigger than party issues, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti refused to meet a delegation of her party members.




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Taliban free 3 Indians in exchange for 11 leaders

Three Indian engineers held by the Taliban in Afghanistan since May 2018 have been freed by the militant group in exchange for 11 of its top members from Afghan jails, according to an Afghan media report on Monday.




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Singer tests positive, Parliament & Rashtrapati Bhavan rocked

The development is likely to increase pressure on the government to adjourn the Parliament session, which the Opposition has been demanding.




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Top five less travelled hill stations near Delhi for a perfect weekend getaway

There are a number of other hill-stations, excluding the popular ones, which you can consider if you are looking for a perfect weekend getaway. These places, being less travelled, will keep you away from the hustle-bustle and possibly give you the relaxation you have been looking for.




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Formula E is ultimate test lab for materials inside the Li-ion batteries: Future electric vehicles to gain from this learning

Formula E uses electric vehicles and hence these lithium-ion batteries go through the perfect endurance tests, with learnings percolating to road-legal vehicles in future.




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NovaLead identifies 42 approved drugs with potential to treat coronavirus

Novalead’s technology has a track record of successfully discovering repurposed drug candidates with its lead drug candidate currently being in Phase 3 trials in India, for diabetic foot ulcers.




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Andhra govt to start health survey as COVID19 cases surge

Pensions were distributed to 52.49 lakh pensioners by the volunteers, taking the total number of such beneficiaries to 93%.




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Clix Capital debuts AI-enabled Bot ‘Maya’

Maya will help customers avail instant loans as well as check their eligibility and credit score