With a borrowing of $100 million in March, the total borrowing in 2023-24 (FY24) so far has reached $275 million
S&P Global Ratings on Tuesday said a strong recovery is underway in the Indian financial sector and upgraded four financial institutions, including Union Bank of India and Bajaj Finance. The move reflects S&P's view that domestic financial institutions in India will continue to improve their asset quality, benefiting from good economic prospects and structural improvements in the operating conditions. "S&P Global Ratings today upgraded Bajaj Finance, Hero FinCorp, Shriram Finance, and Union Bank of India... A strong recovery is underway in the Indian financial sector," S&P said. S&P expects India's financial institutions, especially the public sector banks, to sustain their improvement in capital positions. Bank earnings will also likely be comparable to other emerging market peers, although margins could decline as the banks reprice deposits. "We expect earnings for our rated non-bank finance companies to remain healthy despite pressure from the rising cost of ...
The rating upgrade reflects the view that they will continue to improve their asset quality, benefiting from good economic prospects and structural improvements in operating conditions
For the first time, HDFC Bank registered a total deposit of Rs 3.24 trillion, not quite close to SBI's deposits but still a sign of strong growth in terms of deposits
Elevation expected during reclassification by Amfi next month
MSMEs showing signs of stress, says A Manimekhalai, managing director and chief executive, Union Bank of India
The board of directors has recommended a dividend of Rs 3.0 per share (Rs 10 each) for FY23, subject to shareholders' approval, the Mumbai-based lender informed BSE
Most banks have been taking board approvals in the new financial year for capital raising to support their growth plans
SBI, Bank of Baroda, Punjab & Sind Bank, Union Bank of India, UCO Bank, Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra and Indian Overseas Bank were up 4 - 7 per cent each.
Union Bank of India on Friday reported two-fold jump in standalone profit at Rs 2,245 crore for third quarter ended December 2022 helped by decline in bad loans
Motilal Oswal Financial Services believes that sustained and consistent performance on delivering healthy return ratios can result in further re-rating of the stocks.
State-owned Union Bank of India on Friday said it has raised Rs 663 crore from Tier I bonds to fund business growth. "...the bank has allotted unsecured, subordinated, non-convertible, perpetual, taxable, fully paid-up Basel III compliant Additional Tier 1 bonds (AT-1) in the nature of debentures eligible for inclusion in Tier 1 Capital," Union Bank of India said in a regulatory filing. The bank raised Rs 663 crore in aggregate from these bonds, it said. Under the Basel-III norms, AT-1 bonds come with loss absorbency features, meaning that in case of stress, banks can write off such investments or convert them into common equity if approved by the Reserve Bank of India. AT-1 bonds qualify as core or equity capital.
From State Bank of India Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara to Sanjiv Chadha, MD & CEO, Bank of Baroda, here is the list of panelists from public sector banks of India at BSFI Insight Summit
Lenders, particularly state-owned, turn to debt capital markets to finance hefty demand for loans
In the past one month, the Nifty PSU Bank index has rallied 17.4 per cent as against a 2.1 per cent gain in the S&P BSE Sensex
Anonymity factor is critical for its acceptance, asserts Dinesh Khara
Aims to involve 50,000 merchants, customers in the next few days
Public sector lender plans tier I bond of Rs 700 crore before financial year closes
Among individual stocks, Union Bank of India has soared 44% so far in November. Bank of India, Amara Raja Batteries, Redington and Jindal Stainless have also logged strong gains.
CLOSING BELL: SBI, Bajaj Finance gain, while Adani Enterprises slips in trade on Wednesday. Debutant Inox Green Energy ends at 9 per cent discount to its issue price.