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FinMin to implement ‘One State-One RRB’ soon to achieve better efficiency
As of 31 March 2024, 43 RRBs are operating through a network of...
No fee to be charged for updation of nominees for PPF accounts: FM
"The Banking Amendment Bill 2025, passed recently, allows...
Court not super regulator says HC on Swamy’s plea against Axis-Max transaction
In his petition, Swamy alleged Axis Bank made undue profits totalling Rs 4,000 crore from the sale and purchase of equity shares of Max Life in a non-transparent manner and in violation of the applicable regulations New Delhi: Stating that it should not act as a...
Government, Banks, regulators and security agencies need to collaborate to check cyber security for banking industry
L to R- Vivek Joshi, secretary, Department of Financial Services, Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs and M. Nagaraju, secretary-designate, DFS. at at a meeting in New Delhi to review the performance of public sector Banks (PSBs) The...
Banks tapping alternative sources as deposit growth slows: RBI
In the primary market, certificates of deposit (CD) issuances amounted to Rs 3.49 lakh crore during 2024-25 (up to August 9), significantly higher than Rs 1.89 lakh crore in the corresponding period of the previous year Mumbai: Banks are tapping alternative sources...
Govt to hire 2 pvt sector professionals as JSs to manage MoF’s Cyber Security and Investment assignments
This is for the first time, the government has advertised to hire a private sector professional as a joint secretary, Digital Economy, Fin Tech and Cyber Security along with another financial sector expert, who will also join as a joint secretary, Investment, for the...
Nagaraju Maddirala appointed as new DFS Secy
Nagaraju Maddirala, Secretary-Designate, Department of Financial Services A few issues concerning the insurance industry, Maddirala will look into, with priority, soon after taking over as the secretary are- pending reforms measures which need amendments of various...
DICGC made interim payments of Rs 5,359 crore to 3.77 lakh depositors as of March 31: RBI Dy Governor
Michael Debabrata Patra,Deputy Governor,RBI Currently, the deposit insurance coverage limit (Rs 5,00,000 or approximately USD 6,000), fully protects 97.8 per cent of deposit accounts and 43.1 per cent of deposit value in India. Jaipur: India’s Deposit Insurance and...
Axis Bank-Max Life deal: Delhi HC rejects Subramanian Swamy’s PIL
On Monday, the high court bench led by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela declined to admit the PIL In February, Swamy filed an PIL before the Delhi High Court seeking a comprehensive probe into the alleged fraud in Axis Bank involving undue...
NCLT orders RBI, DIPP to expedite RCap resolution plan
The tribunal was hearing a petition filed by the Hindujas, seeking modification of its July 23 order and an 'extension to complete the obligations' for implementing the resolution plan Mumbai: The National Company Law Tribunal on Monday directed the Reserve Bank and...
Hinduja led IIHL deposits Rs 2,750 crore in escrow account, provides term sheet for funding Rs9,750 cr RCap deal
IIHL, after transferring the funds ,has asked the CoC and administrator to implement the approved resolution plan for Reliance Capital Mumbai: Complying with the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Hinduja owned IndusInd International Holdings Limited (IIHL), the...
Banks should focus on their core business, bring innovative products to mobilise deposits: FM
In order to overcome the mismatch between deposits and lending, Sitharaman asked banks to come up with "innovative and attractive" deposit schemes to mobilise funds from the people,Nirmala Sitharaman , Finance minister Mumbai: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on...