This, if the RBI follows through on its informal proposal for banks to pare their stakes in insurance companies to 30%A bank can hold up to 50% in an insurance JV in the normal course of business, as per current norms
3 min read27 Dec 2019The govt has approved infusing fresh capital amounting to ₹2,153 crore in Allahabad Bank, ₹2,142 crore in UCO Bank and ₹4,630 crore in IOB via for preferential allotment of sharesFresh capital infusion by the govt is a part of the announcement made by FM Sitharaman, in her maiden Budget on 5 July
1 min read27 Dec 2019Moody's says the capital infusion into the public sector banks will improve the bank's capitalisation and help them calibrate their balance sheet growthThe upfront capital infusion will also allow PSBs to meet the final Basel III requirements
1 min read26 Aug 2019Banks will also issue an improved policy for one-time settlements to benefit MSMEs and retail borrowersPSBs to ensure mandated return of loan documents within 15 days of loan closure
3 min read24 Aug 2019During FY09 to FY19, PSBs also mobilised ₹2,81,616 crore of capital through sources other than govt, and posted a net profit of ₹98,373 croreAs per RBI guidelines, banks in India are required to maintain a minimum capital to risk-weighted assets ratio (CRAR) of 9%
1 min read8 Jul 2019Jio will issue 4 billion non-cumulative optionally convertible preference shares to its parent at ₹50 eachThe funds will help fuel Jio’s broadband, e-commerce play
2 min read18 Jun 2019Rajnish Kumar after meeting with Finance Minister for pre-Budget consultations said the SBI doesn't need any capital from the govtIn March this year, SBI raised ₹1,251 crore in bonds to boost its additional tier 1 capital ratio while its board has extended the deadline to raise ₹20,000 crore till March next year
2 min read13 Jun 2019RBI said there is an overall aggregate ceiling of ₹15,000 crore for all the securities in the basket put togetherThe participants have to submit their offers in electronic format on the RBI Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system
1 min read12 Jun 2019FPIs infuse a net sum of ₹7,919.73 cr into equities and ₹1,111.42 cr in the debt market during 2-31 May, taking the cumulative net investment to ₹9,031.15 crInterestingly, FPIs were net sellers for the 1st 3 weeks of May, but the tide turned just ahead of the announcement of election results
1 min read2 Jun 2019The money will be used to augment Vistara’s fleet, increase routes globally and attain earlier break-evenThe ₹4,000-cr-plus infusion is the largest Vistara has received in a year since it started flying in 2015
4 min read26 May 2019The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared