In an earlier insight, More Transparency Was Expected From HDFC Regarding Its Reliance Naval Exposure, on April 19, 2018, this writer had cautioned that RNE was a problem account in the industry and that most banks in the consortium would be classifying the account as a NPA.
On April...
It seems miracles
do happen. The lame walk, the dying return to life, the blind see – well, maybe
not the last, if they are sell-side analysts and the business media, in which
case they keep their eyes closed for life. Had they attempted a close analysis
of Yes Bank’s 4QFY2018 results, they...
In a stunning blow to the credibility of Indusind Bank, its board of directors, Ramesh Sobti, chief executive officer and Russell I Parera, auditor and partner, Price Waterhouse, the bank reported that it had mis-reported its accounts for the year ended March 31, 2017. This was its second consecutive...
Reliance Naval Engineering (RNE) will in all
likelihood be classified as non-performing by all the concerned banks in the
consortium for the quarter ended March 31, 2018. Long facing difficulty meeting
its financial obligations, the company finally fell short in the December
quarter. In the March quarter, banks in the consortium were unable...
Reliance
Naval Engineering (RNE) will in all likelihood be classified as non-performing
by all the concerned banks in the consortium for the quarter ended March 31,
2018. Long facing difficulty meeting its financial obligations, the company
finally fell short in the December quarter. In the March quarter, banks in the
consortium were unable to...
The ICICI Bank Board recently staged a ringing defence of its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chanda Kochhar with a categorical press statement reposing trust in her. Now that statement has blown up in the board’s face. A new exposé has revealed the smoking gun: Kochhar and her family were...
After the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) made clear to the board of Axis Bank that it should reconsider its decision to grant the present Chief Executive Officer (CEO) a fourth term, one would have expected the board to have seen the light. But no, shockingly, the board has...
If Chanda Kochhar had disclosed her husband's dealings and recused herself from the credit committee that sanctioned the Videocon loan, her personal integrity would not be under question right now.
Credit: Reuters
Hemindra HazariBANKING02/APR/2018
ICICI Bank chairman M.K. Sharma displayed utter contempt for the media and public by calling for a press conference,...
The shimmering lustre of India’s crown jewel of banking, HDFC Bank, is attributed to its chief executive officer (CEO), Aditya Puri. In a span of nearly 24 years he has taken its market capitalisation to US$ 74.4 bn, easily surpassing State Bank of India, the banking behemoth. The secular...
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: Reuters
Hemindra Hazari BANKING 20/MAR/2018
Urjit Patel is normally a very reticent man. So much so that as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor, the individual...