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India's life insurers may see poor traction in market-linked products. (Photo: iStock)

Pandemic set to hurt life insurers’ growth, protection plans to give buffer

2 min read . 14 Jul 2020

Migrants who went home from urban centres have been getting work under the government’s employment guarantee scheme. But as an SBI research note on 10 June pointed out, the scheme is not linked to the minimum wages Act, and therefore wages tend to be low. Real wages have been moderating for 5 years now, according to HSBC. (PTI)

While employment rises, wave of wage moderation a big threat to consumption

2 min read . 13 Jul 2020

Internationally, issuance of such recapitalisation bonds by governments is not calculated as part of fiscal deficit but that is not the case with India so far. Photo: AFP

AT-1 bonds see resurrection post Yes Bank episode

1 min read . 13 Jul 2020

PNB has already made provisions amounting to ₹1,246.58 crore against the DHFL account.. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Fraud label on DHFL is not the biggest problem for Punjab National Bank

2 min read . 10 Jul 2020

SBI will have to maintain its stake at 49% in Yes Bank. (Photo: Mint)

SBI plays godfather to Yes Bank as it gets ready to infuse more capital

2 min read . 09 Jul 2020

While India’s lenders have been able to protect net interest margins in the past, they are poised to moderate in FY21. (MINT_PRINT)

The pandemic is making it harder for Indian banks to hold on to margins

2 min read . 08 Jul 2020

Analysts at Kotak point out that with rise in deposit rates, deposit growth too picked up pace. It is likely that falling deposit rates would translate to lower growth.

Lockdown gets banks a deposit surge but pace may slow

1 min read . 07 Jul 2020

The company managed to add 1.7 million new loans during the June quarter as against 7.3 million added in the year-ago period. (Photo: AFP)

As growth goes for a toss at Bajaj Finance, moratorium brings relief

2 min read . 07 Jul 2020

Outstanding bank loans to industries grew by only 2.7% on a year-on-year basis in September to ₹27.74 trillion. On a year-to-date basis, these loans were 3.8% lower than in March 2019. (Photo: Mint)

Three private banks show Q1 is less of a washout, HDFC Bank shines

2 min read . 06 Jul 2020

HDFC and its subsidiaries may play friendly knight amid the pandemic

2 min read . 05 Jul 2020

Banks have emerged as the easiest source of funding for NBFCs. Banks have excess liquidity and demand for credit is poor from non-financial companies. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

The central bank’s NBFC liquidity scheme is an umbrella during a storm

2 min read . 02 Jul 2020

The share price of Axis Bank is down a massive 41 per cent from its peaks in February.

As Axis Bank draws up plan to raise capital, focus remains on asset quality

2 min read . 02 Jul 2020

Weak companies hard hit by the recession are likely to default and some banks have already seen a spike in defaults

With a recession crimping loan books, banks face a perfect storm in FY21

2 min read . 01 Jul 2020

FDI forms the biggest source of accretion of reserves for India. Photo: Reuters

Where did the dollars to India’s forex reserves come from in FY20?

2 min read . 01 Jul 2020

RBI is not twisting enough to bend a stubborn yield curve

2 min read . 30 Jun 2020

What is key is how Axis Bank is able to navigate the asset quality pressures once the moratorium given to borrowers ends in August. (Reuters)

Axis Bank’s rating downgrade a temporary headache for investors

1 min read . 29 Jun 2020

India’s direct fiscal support to the economy is estimated to be 1.2% of its GDP. Photo: Mint

India among outliers in economic support style, shows IMF report

1 min read . 26 Jun 2020

ICICI Bank has already raised roughly ₹3000 crore in the past two months through stake sales in its insurance subsidiaries. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Raising funds can get ICICI Bank’s growth beyond pandemic survival

1 min read . 25 Jun 2020

Photo: Bloomberg

Bank of India’s earnings show all the stress that covid-19 can bring

2 min read . 25 Jun 2020

Policy rate cuts by the RBI and the targeted long-term repos have meant that borrowing costs have reduced. (REUTERS)

Bond market warms up to NBFCs but Franklin Templeton's troubles echo

2 min read . 25 Jun 2020

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