Corporate Credit

Investors pump over Rs 11K crore in corporate bond funds in 3 months

Experts cite better risk-reward for investors with 3-year horizon

Corporate credit robust in H1, 202 issuers got rating upgrades: Ind-Ra

India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) on Tuesday said corporate credit profile continued its robust performance in the first half of the current fiscal with 202 issuers getting rating upgrades. Large corporates and A-rated corporates witnessed a higher number of upgrades in the first half of the fiscal, taking the downgrade-to-upgrade (D/U) ratio to a low at 0.31 for the first half, said Arvind Rao, Head of Credit Policy Group, Ind-Ra. "The corporate credit profile continued its robust performance in 1HFY25, the fourth year in a row. During this period, Ind-Ra upgraded the ratings of 202 issuers, representing 20 per cent of the reviewed portfolio, while the ratings of 62 issuers were downgraded," Ind-Ra said in a statement. Rao further said that the D/U ratio is expected to moderate marginally in the current fiscal, compared to 0.37 in the 2023-24 fiscal. "We expect issuer rating upgrades to outpace downgrades in the second half of the current fiscal," Rao said. Ind-Ra said that dur

Govt may relax 45-day payment rule for MSMEs in Union Budget 2024

The government may relax the requirement of making payments to MSMEs within 45 days of buying goods and services to check large corporate from looking at other sourcing avenues, sources said. The announcement to this effect could be made in the Budget likely to be presented on July 23. The government is considering suggestions regarding changes to Section 43B(h) of the Income Tax Act made by MSMEs during pre-Budget consultations, sources said. The government in last year's Budget added a new clause under Section 43B of the Income Tax Act to address the challenge of delayed payments faced by MSMEs in the country. According to Section 43B(h) of the Income Tax Act, introduced through the Finance Act 2023, if a larger company does not pay an MSME on time -- within 45 days in case of written agreements -- it cannot deduct that expense from its taxable income, leading to potentially higher taxes. MSMEs fear that due to this provision, large buyers could cold-shoulder MSME suppliers and

RBI flags concentration risk among govt-NBFCs, all tied to power sector

The interconnectedness between NBFCs and banks in India has seen a rise due to NBFC's increased borrowings from banks, according to the report

PayCraft partners NSDL Payments Bank, NPCI to launch corporate transit card

PayCraft, a fintech entity in online and offline payments processing, on Tuesday said it launched One Nation Corporate Card in partnership with NSDL Payments Bank and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). The Mumbai-based company said the card, built on an indigenously developed multi-wallet platform with transit issuance and processing capability, serves as a tax benefit instrument for corporate employees. The card also comes with a corporate expense management platform for the employer to manage their expenses digitally. "The One Nation Corporate Card will be offered to the Indian customers pan-India from June end. We aim to service a million customers both corporates and SME employees pan-India within 24 months of our launch," said Ambarish Parekh, CEO of PayCraft. Built on National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) specifications with offline enabled, these cards will advance the Government of India's vision of One Nation One Card, the company said. It also offers a solutio

Corporate credit ratings stable in H1FY24 despite global headwinds: CARE

Rating upgrades outnumber downgrades in Apr-Sep 23; global slowdown begins to bite export oriented units

India Inc faces costlier borrowing as corporate-govt yield gap widens

The yield spread between the AAA-rated 5-year corporate bond and the 5-year government bond narrowed by 7 basis points in August

State Bank of India sees 14%-15% corporate credit growth in FY23: executive

'Sectors seeing a pickup range from telecom and power to roads, ports and airports, while lending to non-bank finance companies has also picked up strongly'

Credit to industry hits 8-year high as corporations opt for bank funding

According to the latest Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, loans to micro, small, medium, and large industries rose to Rs 31.82 trillion as of July end, up 10.5 per cent year-on-year (YoY).

Canara Bank eyes 8-10% loan growth; rise in corporate credit this fiscal

State-owned Canara Bank is expecting an 8-10 per cent growth in advances as well as a healthy double-digit rise in corporate loan portfolio in the current financial year,

Debt quality index gains nearly three point to close FY22 at 92.24

The better show was largely driven by enhancements in rated debt of higher-rated entities and reduction in debt of a large defaulting NBFC on recast

Festive rate cut not a mispricing of risks: Union Bank of India MD & CEO

In a Q&A, Rajkiran Rai G says retail credit can't make up for tepid corporate demand

The road ahead for State Bank of India

The elephant in Indian banking has already become nimble-footed. Its new boss, Dinesh Khara, needs to choreograph the steps for its dance

State Bank of India's domestic advances growth rebounds to 5.67% in FY21

SBI said that despite the ongoing pandemic, its business growth remained robust in the financial year ended March 2021

Bank credit to medium-sized firms grows 21% in February, shows data

The outstanding loans to large corporations continue to shrink as many of them have repaid existing loans

Past imperfect, present better, future uncertain

Incidents of corporate loans turning bad could be less than anticipated, but the banks' challenge will be retail loans. Large-scale job losses will have a bearing on the retail portfolio

Foreign investors return to Indian sovereign bonds, shun corporates

There was $751 million of outflow from credit in October, a ninth month of net declines

SBI is future-ready and in Dinesh Khara's safe hands: Rajnish Kumar

Kumar's last day in office was on October 6. He had been in the bank as chairman for three years and served it in various capacities for almost 40 years

Unlock BFSI 2.0: SBI chief hopes for lesser corporate debt recast requests

Kumar said banks would look at all requests for restructuring on a case-to-case basis and will act according to whatever is permitted by regulation

Investor worries over corporate credit heat up as coronavirus spreads

Investors are growing increasingly concerned that the coronavirus outbreak will hit US corporate cash flow if it keeps workers at home or prevents companies from paying employees