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Axis Bank (2009-2018): A Case Study in Mismanagement & Board Failure

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With the Sidelining of Its Chief Risk Officer, Axis Bank Institutionalises Conflict of Interest

Hemindra Hazari Risk management is the control and nerve centre of a bank. The independence of control and vigilance functions like risk management and audit...

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Indusind Bank: One More Disturbing Lapse of Judgment by the “Banker of the Year”

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. Romesh Sobti, the CEO of Indusind Bank, was recently crowned ‘banker of the year’ by a fawning business media, despite reporting...

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When Bank ESOPs Go Under Water, Expect Senior Management to Be Distracted or Departing

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. When private bank stocks languish, or worse, spiral downwards, it is not just shareholders whose wealth erodes. Senior management executives, the elites...

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Covid-Era Restructuring: Look Under the Hood before Giving Relief

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. The Covid-19 outbreak and the resulting lockdown have caused widespread economic devastation, particularly in urban and commercially developed centres. Taking into account...

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Irresponsibility or Worse? What SEBI’s Probe of NSE Tells Us About Its Stellar Board of Directors

It is difficult to read the SEBI's scathing order and not wonder what on earth the NSE board was doing. In Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book, Akela,...

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RBI Abides by Latest Guidelines from Kotak Mahindra Bank, Extends CEO’s Tenure to 20 Years

On December 14, 2020, Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) informed the exchanges that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had approved the appointment of Prakash...

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HDFC Bank: Commendable Results but Technology Issues Remain

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. There are two features worth noting in HDFC Bank’s 4QFY2021 results. The first is the continuing de-emphasis on retail loans. This was...

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Privatization: An Even Bigger Scam

February 23, 2018 by rupeindia — Hemindra Hazari writes: The Punjab National Bank (PNB) Nirav Modi scam has led to a clamour from certain quarters for the...

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Citi’s Well-off Retail Clients May Not Travel Meekly to Axis Bank

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. Axis Bank’s acquisition of Citibank India’s consumer finance division has been applauded by the stock market, and the bank has outperformed Nifty-50...

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Axis Bank (2009-2018): A Case Study in Mismanagement & Board Failure

With the Sidelining of Its Chief Risk Officer, Axis Bank Institutionalises Conflict of Interest

Indusind Bank: One More Disturbing Lapse of Judgment by the “Banker of the Year”

When Bank ESOPs Go Under Water, Expect Senior Management to Be Distracted or Departing

Covid-Era Restructuring: Look Under the Hood before Giving Relief

Irresponsibility or Worse? What SEBI’s Probe of NSE Tells Us About Its Stellar Board of Directors

RBI Abides by Latest Guidelines from Kotak Mahindra Bank, Extends CEO’s Tenure to 20 Years

HDFC Bank: Commendable Results but Technology Issues Remain

Privatization: An Even Bigger Scam

Citi’s Well-off Retail Clients May Not Travel Meekly to Axis Bank

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