BANKS

Axis Bank Q4 net at Rs 7,130 crore

Axis Bank reported a net profit of Rs 7,130 crore for the quarter ended 31 March 2024, as against a loss of Rs 5,728.42 crore a year ago.


HDFC Bank to stay away from deposit rate war, focus on profitability

HDFC Bank CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan says lender will not use pricing to crank up pace of deposit growth; focus will be on improvement of  profitability matrix. 


RBI curbs to slow down personal loan growth

Co-lending model attracts AUM worth almost Rs 1 lakh crore in last five years, says Crisil; growth in personal loans likely to be impacted because of RBI's measures adopted last year.


Union Bank raises $500 mn from foreign markets

Union Bank of India raises Rs 4,200 crore from foreign markets to fund overseas business growth.


Canara Bank launches healthcare loan, women’s saving account with cover

Canara Bank launches slew of new products, including loan scheme to meet shortfall of hospital expenditure. 


Central Bank of India CEO MV Rao named IBA chairman

Central Bank of India MD and CEO MV Rao has been elected as chairman of Indian Banks' Association.


Five PSU banks to trim government shareholding

Central Bank of India, UCO Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, Punjab & Sind Bank and Indian Overseas Bank need to reduce government shareholding.


Deposit challenges to moderate bank credit growth in FY25

Bank credit and deposits cannot keep running at very different levels for a long period of time and are likely to converge at around 13%, bankers said.

HDFC Bank’s profitability versus growth balance

Dilemma HDFC Bank faces today is growth versus profitability even as CD ratio is high at 110% and liquidity is tight in banking system; in post-merger scenario, bank needs deposits to outpace loan growth. 

How IDFC First Bank plans to size up in five years

IDFC First Bank CEO Vaidyanathan shares vision of bank’s size in next five years even as it normalises lending growth, hooks on to strong deposit growth and keeps guard on bad loans.


How SBI looks to address increase in wage cost

SBI should be in a position to meet wage cost as well as pension obligations by generating incremental productivity through digital route, said chairman Dinesh Khara.

Fresh capex by corporate India to fuel next leg of growth: RBI bulletin

Indian economy continues to sustain momentum achieved in first half of 2023-24; fresh round of capex by corporate sector likely to fuel next leg of growth, said RBI in its February Bulletin.

Canara Bank’s magazines win awards

Canara Bank’s in-house Hindi magazine ‘Canara Jyoti’ has bagged the ABCI award for the year 2022-23.


Canara Bank’s Strategic Calls

Canara Bank increases focus on high-yielding loans in RAM sector and on recovery from written off pool; raises interest rate on credit to NBFCs after RBI’s directive on risk weight; launches initiatives to mobilise deposits to bring it in sync with credit growth.

Credit growth to moderate to 14% in FY25 if deposits lag: S&P

Indian banks will have to strike a fine balance between maintaining strong loan growth and paying more for deposits to fund that growth, S&P Global Ratings said.