[ad_1] SBI Dividend: India’s largest public sector bank, the State Bank of India, on Saturday, May 3, 2025, announced a dividend issue for its financial year ended 2024-25, according to an exchange filing. The institutional lender declared a â‚ą15.90 per equity share with the face value of Re 1 apiece. Also Read | SBI Q4…
[ad_1] Asset quality, assessed through levels of Gross and Net Non-Performing Assets (NPAs), reveals the bank’s risk exposure, while a strong Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) signals financial resilience. A high CASA ratio indicates access to low-cost funding, supporting margins. Beyond numbers, it’s essential to consider the bank’s management stability, digital capabilities, and competitive positioning. Together,…
[ad_1] Bank Strike: The Banking union, the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), on Friday, March 21, has decided to call off their two-day India-wide strike after receiving assurances from the Finance Ministry and the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) about their demands. The Chief Labour Commissioner decided to defer the strike after calling all the…
[ad_1] It was widely expected that domestic inflows in India would play a more significant role than foreign investments, and this has indeed come to fruition. Over the past three to four years, domestic investments have grown at a faster pace than FIIs, driven by a strengthened financial culture. Today, equities have emerged as a…
[ad_1] MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India will conduct a massive $10 billion three-year dollar/rupee swap auction next week to infuse durable rupee liquidity into the banking system, which has been reeling under large cash deficits, the central bank said on Friday. The RBI will conduct the buy/sell swap on February 28, it…
[ad_1] The Indian banking and financial sector though robust and well capitalized, still faces serious challenges linked to unsecured loans and global market volatility. This fact has already been highlighted in the Economic Survey 2025. To combat this issue, the FM has introduced several measures for the sector, for example, to bring credit guarantee cover…
[ad_1] Indian banks have indeed traversed a long journey from the time the first European-style bank, Bank of Hindostan, was set up in Calcutta (now Kolkata) in 1771 by managing agents Alexander and Company, followed very quickly by Commercial Bank from managing agents McKintosh and Company. These banks may not have stood the test of…
[ad_1] Indian regulators and policymakers have amplified their call for banks to become innovative in raising deposits. This low-cost source of funds is trailing the pace of bank lending, and if credit-deposit gaps persist, lenders would either need to rely more on costlier sources or go slow on credit, which could drag the growth of…
[ad_1] The Economic Survey 2024 has raised concerns over the increasing trend of speculation in the Indian stock market, cautioning that overconfidence among investors could lead to unrealistic expectations of returns, misaligned with actual market conditions. “Possibility of overconfidence leading to speculation for higher returns from the stock market is a matter of concern,” the…
[ad_1] Bank Holiday on July 20: Today, July 20 is a Saturday, but is it a bank holiday? The answer is, no. All national and private banks in India, including the largest public sector lender, the State Bank of India (SBI), remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays and all Sundays each month, besides…
