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RBI approves Central Bank buying stakes of Generali group’s Indian companies
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved state owned Central...
After FM, Irdai chief urges bankers to avoid mis-selling of insurance
“I wish to say this for the due consideration of the bank boards ,...
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...
RBI hikes limit for tax payments via UPI from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank has decided to enhance the limit for tax payments through UPI from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh per transaction, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced on Thursday. “UPI has become the most preferred mode of payment, due to its seamless features....
Household savings moving towards alternative investment avenues: RBI
Alternative investment avenues are becoming more attractive to retail customers and as a result banks are facing challenges on the funding front with deposits trailing loan growth,RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das Referring to the recent incidence of unprecedented IT...
Clearing time for cheques to be cut from 2 days to a few hours: RBI Governor
Shaktikanta Das,Governor,RBI “This means that cheques will be cleared within a few hours on the day of presentation. This will speed up cheque payments and benefit both the payer and the payee,” the RBI governor said Mumbai: The RBI aims to reduce the clearing time...