As Rana Kapoor, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Yes Bank Ltd., prepares to exit officetwo months from now, both he and the bank he built have become subjects of intense scrutiny. On Tuesday, rating agency Moody’s Investors Service cut the bank’s rating citing corporate governance concerns. The agency cited recent resignations from the...
Author Ranina SanglapTheme Banking India's nonbanking financial companies will need to choose between cheaper money and less onerous regulation if the central bank accepts a proposal by an internal panel to allow large NBFCs to convert into banks, analysts say. An internal working group of the Reserve Bank of India recommended...
Experts say the appointment of an additional director on its board is RBI's way of having its eyes and ears in the bank  BY SALIL PANCHAL Forbes India Staff2 min read PUBLISHED: May 22, 2019F Rama Subramaniam GandhiImage: Aniruddha Chowdhury / Mint Via Getty ImagesIn an unprecedented development for Yes Bank, Rama Subramaniam Gandhi,...
“Some would call it strange for the same auditor to audit competing banks in the same year. What is even more unusual is that the accounts certified of both the banks by the same, individual statutory auditor have been found misleading by the statutory regulator,” Hazari had written in one of his columns for The Wire.
"He should have resigned earlier [if he was peeved]…. You can’t be like an independent commentator in position of office and make statements which are destabilising,” Hazari told Forbes India.
“It is a positive development. It should be followed up with the criminal action because disinformation by banks is criminal under section 46 (1) of the Banking Regulation Act 1949,” said independent banking analyst Hemindra Hazari.
“Groups that are perceived as politically connected can still tap the banks for loans,” says Hemindra Hazari, a Mumbai-based banking analyst. “If you are any other highly stressed group, then it is difficult for you.”
Kumar told media that investment in Yes Bank will not hurt SBI's balance sheet. The focus now shifts to Yes Bank earnings, scheduled for March 14  BY SALIL PANCHAL, Forbes India Staff 3 min read PUBLISHED: Mar 7, 2020 02:14:31 PM IST UPDATED: Mar 7, 2020 02:45:03 PM IST State Bank of India...