Digital push: Transfers via RTGS/NEFT made free

Digital transactions are likely to get a boost and payments through other modes such as cash, demand draft and cheque may come down as the Reserve Bank of India has decided to do away with the charges it levies on fund transfers through RTGS and NEFT routes.

Round 2 of PSB merger: Punjab National Bank, Union Bank & Bank of India may get a call

The government is soon likely to invite select lenders for discussion on a second round of merger in public sector banks, according to a finance ministry official.

RBI’s revised guidelines for resolution of stressed assets likely before May 23

RBI’s revised guidelines for resolution of stressed assets likely before May 23

Swiss Challenge Method – Enabling Low Vintage and Debt aggregation

In Indian Express dt 24th April 2019, a news has been flashed as under: “Central Bank of India on Friday put up two non-performing assets (NPAs) worth Rs 251 crore for sale through the Swiss challenge method.” “The auction for Srinagar Banihal Expressway (Rs 200 crore) and Maa Mahamaya Industries (Rs 51 crore) are being…

Banks Board Bureau identifies 75 senior officers for leadership roles in PSBs

Banks Board Bureau identifies 75 senior officers for leadership roles in PSBs

Centre assigns new roles for top brass of erstwhile Vijaya Bank, Dena Bank

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved a slew of proposals of the Department of Financial Services (DFS), providing new postings for the top brass of erstwhile Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank. While Karnam Sekar, MD & CEO of Dena Bank, has been appointed as the chief of Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), RA…

Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility

Amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda has been notified vide Gazette of India Notification G.S.R. 2(E) dated January 2, 2019. The Notification called the ‘Amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda Scheme, 2019’ has come into force on April 1, 2019. In view of the above,…

Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), Liquidity Risk Monitoring Tools and LCR Disclosure Standards

Presently, the assets allowed as Level 1 High Quality Liquid Assets (HQLAs) for the purpose of computing the LCR of banks, inter alia, include (a) Government securities in excess of the minimum SLR requirement and, (b) within the mandatory SLR requirement, Government securities to the extent allowed by RBI under (i) Marginal Standing Facility (MSF)…

RBI may for now leave it to banks to decide how best to deal with defaulting companies – Govt may nudge PSBs to deal with defaulting firms

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will, for the time being, leave it to individual banks to decide how best to deal with corporate loan defaulters, and the government will exercise its majority shareholder rights to nudge state run banks to take insolvent companies to bankruptcy courts