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Twenty Years for Uday Kotak as CEO, and the Tailor-Made Exceptions That Allowed It

The RBI’s decision on April 26, 2021 to curtail tenures of bank chief executive officers and executive directors may finally lead to Kotak relinquishing...
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Craters – Not Cracks – Are Finally Emerging at ICICI Bank

Hemindra Hazari ICICI Bank, India’s largest private sector bank by assets, posted shocking results for the quarter ended March 31, 2016. The consensus analyst forecast for the...
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HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank Carefully Select Independent Directors – For Their Lack of Commercial Banking Knowledge

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. A notable feature in HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) is the historical absence of any commercial banking expertise amongst the...
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IndusInd Bank’s Charge on Shareholder Funds: Obscurity Is the Best Policy?

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. In a stunning non-disclosure, Indusind Bank conveniently neglected to reveal, in its 3QFY2020 results, that it had reduced shareholder funds by...
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SBI’s NPA Reduction Was Largely On Account of Write-Offs, Not Better Management

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. Media commentators analysing the tenure (October 7, 2017 to October 6, 2020) of Rajnish Kumar as chairman of the State Bank of...
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PNB Scam: Urjit Patel’s Defence of the RBI Completely Misses the Mark

Where it has powers, the RBI has refused to use them, even when serious lapses in management are detected. Former RBI governor Urjit Patel. Credit:...
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Boost to “Wealth Creators” May Not Boost Investment, Employment and GDP

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. The stock market has responded euphorically to India’s central government budget for the fiscal year 2021-22 (April-March). The question is: does this...
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Why Are Axis Bank’s Directors Mum about the Extraordinary Staff Churn?

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. While Axis Bank has recovered from its corporate non-performing asset (NPA) crisis, it seems to be in the midst of a management...
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Legacy of the Past? Yes Bank’s Divergence Should Alarm the Market

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. In a significant set-back, Yes Bank reported that its accounts for FY2019 were fudged: the banking regulator had detected under-reporting of non-performing...
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Yes Bank’s Hike in Deferred Tax Assets: Short-sighted Policy

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. Yes Bank’s loss in 4QFY19 would have been much higher, by Rs 16.6 bn, and its annual profit significantly lower, had it...
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Hemindra Hazari, is a commentator with over 30 years’ experience in the Indian capital markets. He has specialized in research on banking and the macro-economy. He has managerial experience of establishing profitable equities business, leading and mentoring analysts.
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