Bank of India said the Reserve Bank of India has placed it under the ‘Prompt Corrective Action’ framework, a set of restrictions aimed at preventing further deterioration in the health of a bank. It said the action followed an onsite inspection by the RBI. “This is in view of high net NPA, insufficient CET1 capital […]
The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹20 lakh on Religare Finvest for the failure to comply with the directions/orders issued by RBI on an assignment transaction. “An inspection of the company was conducted under section 45N of the RBI Act, 1934 during September-October 2015. During the inspection, it was observed […]
Eight months on, the Reserve Bank of India is yet to finish verifying and counting the 500- and 1000-rupee notes surrendered by the public between Nov 8 and Dec 30, 2016, the finance ministry said in a statement on Aug 11. UPDATE: About ten days after this article was published on Aug 17, the government […]
India’s largest bank, State Bank of India, denied reports that it had scrapped the facility of providing free ATM transactions. The bank was responding to media reports that said that all transactions will be chargeable from now on. Under the Reserve Bank of India’s instructions issued in 2014, all banks must offer a certain number […]
The Reserve Bank of India has told the management of Tirumala Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh that the money deposited in the temple’s hundis cannot be exchanged for new notes. The move was in response to a letter by the temple management asking if it was possible to convert the old notes into valid cash. “We […]
The Reserve Bank of India has responded to widespread criticism of its directive to collect ‘explanations’ from those depositing more than Rs 5000 by clarifying that this directive will not apply to bank accounts with proper documentation. “On a review of the above, we advise that the provisions of the above circular at sub para […]
The Reserve Bank of India said that any person who continues to hold old notes of 500 and 1000 rupees in bulk will get only one more chance to deposit them into bank accounts and will also have to provide an explanation for the delayed deposit. “Tenders of SBNs in excess of ₹ 5000 into […]
The government has banned over-the-counter exchange of old 500- and 1000-rupee notes due to suspected gaming of the system by those with black money. According to banking industry sources, the over-the-counter exchange system was being massively misused by hawala operators and others who had illegal funds to convert their old currency into new notes. “The system […]
ICICI Bank Chief Executive Officer Chanda Kocchar today said the Reserve Bank of India’s currency chests have enough cash and there is no situation of scarcity for banks in securing notes. Kocchar also said that all banks including hers are bringing more and more ATMs into working mode after a change in currency put most […]
Many bank branches are seeing unprecedented queues of people waiting to exchange their currency notes on Day 1 of the program, despite clear instructions that they can do so at any time over the next 50 days. Many people are waiting outside bank branches worried that if they don’t exchange their old notes today, it […]
The Reserve Bank of India has released the following question and answers to alleviate citizens’ doubts about the new ban on 500 and 1000 rupee notes.We are reproducing the entire FAQ below for readers’ convenience. Why is this scheme? The incidence of fake Indian currency notes in higher denomination has increased. For ordinary persons, the […]
Surendra Hiranandani, Chairman & Managing Director, House of Hiranandani welcomed the reduction of policy interest rates by the Reserve Bank of India today as part of its monetary policy review. “We welcome the new governor’s move to cut rates by 25 bps on the back of a favorable monsoon that has helped stabilize food prices […]
The government is considering the recommendation of Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money to ban cash transactions above Rs 3 lakh, a top Finance Ministry official said at an ASSOCHAM event held in New Delhi today. “The SIT recommendations are under consideration. As far as the Income Tax Department is concerned, we have put […]
The RBI’s decision to maintain the policy rates was in expected lines said Smt. Arundhati Bhattacharya, SBI chairman. Appreciating the move by RBI to go into Open Market Operation (OMO) she added that transmission of rates will happen gradually over the next few months as credit growth picks up pace. Dr. Rudra Sensarma, Professor of […]
Adding its voice to the chorus of disappointment around the decision for the Reserve Bank of India to seek a new governor, Kotak Institutional Equities said it was “baffled” by the decision. RBI governor Raghuram Rajan — one of the most effective economic reformers India has ever seen — had announced his decision to step […]
International financial services firm Morgan Stanley said it expects the formation of bad loans to decline 40% this financial year, based on industry feedback. “Our view is that new NPL (non-performing loans) formation will decline by ~40% YoY in F17. It will still be high, but given the surge in F16, it should decline meaningfully […]
Axis Bank, India’s third largest Private Sector bank reduced its lending rate by 15 bps across all tenors. “This follows the reduction in Policy rates by RBI on April 5, 2016. The reduced MCLRs will take effect starting April 18thm” the bank said. With this, Axis Bank’s marginal cost based lending rates (MCLR) are as […]
Union Bank of India, one of India’s biggest government-owned banks, said non-performing assets — bad loans to the layman — rose to 7.05% of its loanbook as on December 31, 2015 from against 6.12% three months earlier. A year ago, NPAs, on a gross basis, was 5.08%. On a net basis, NPA ratio was at […]
Even as many voices said that the Reserve Bank of India is unlikely to cut interest rates further this year, the real estate sector — though disappointed by today’s actions — is holding out hope that it will do so in coming months. On the RBI’s decision not to cut rates during its third monetary […]
The following are reactions from industry experts and analysts on RBI’s monetary policy announced today. The central bank did not change key interest rates, which was in line with what the Street had expected. Repo rate remains unchanged at 7.25% and CRR remains unchanged at 4%. Kunal Shah, Fund Manager, Debt at Kotak Mahindra Old […]
