16% of realty debt exposure in severe stress, data showAdditional 22 per cent, around $21 billion, is under some pressure but has potential to get resolved with due steps.
Market Movers: What changed for D-Street while you were sleepingCheck out what might matter on Dalal Street all through the day.
How IL&FS fiasco & NPA crisis have created a severe credit squeeze for MSMEsSMEs are worried as their lending pipeline is choked. Problem may haunt the sector for a while
Why auditors need to first put their house in orderIf Indian businesses and banks have to regain investor trust, auditors first have to put their house in order.
View: Time for RBI to step in and change the rules, to begin cleanup with ICICI BankEven if the ICICI controversy dies down, it’s a malaise that may resurface in future and creep into other banks. RBI can begin by doing its...
We are not overly bearish on markets: Vinit Bolinjkar, Ventura Securities"The skeletons which have creeped out of the PNB cupboards, could also spread as a malaise to the overall sector."
View: What Modi government is hiding behind its exclusive focus on demonetisation"Focussing exclusively on demonetisation detracts attention from a series of missteps by the government that hurt the economy well before N...
IIM Shillong organized Manthan finance and consulting conclaveLakshmi Iyer, CIO, Fixed Income & Head-Products, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company, initiated the discussion by talking about the NPA...
There is a bigger message in farm loan waivers, unrest in hinterlandTill 2016, increase in minimum support price (MSP) was modest at 3-4%.
Time for caution is over, corporates must be bullish on India: Nirmala Sitharaman“We need to believe in ourselves and we need to believe that this government is willing hear, willing to engage and therefore we need to ke...
MSMEs are going to power the growth engine in India: Nirmala Sitharaman“Many MSMEs do not want standards to be brought in because they are scared it might mean a lot more investment to match up to the expectati...
Are NPA-hit bank stocks worth investing now?Marketmen and experts are not sure about this, with bad loans and operational issues being major drags.
How to mitigate credit risk in investmentsWhether it’s on the stock exchange, in a bank or in a debt fund, credit risks are everywhere. Care and diligence can go a long way in mitig...
Stressed assets not getting worse: Jayant SinhaMinister of state for finance Jayant Sinha is confident that state-run banks will emerge stronger once the bad loan issues are resolved.
What does SBI net dip mean to investorsSBI's December quarter earnings plunged 61% as the bank classified more assets as having turned bad and set aside funds against them.
What changed for markets while you were sleepingStocks are down in the dumps the world over, bonds are rallying and the yen is shining. It was a catastrophic night for financial markets.
State-run banks weighed down by high share of bad loans; urgent need for reforms in PSBsIn many instances, the middlemen aren’t chartered accountants or nonbankers but retired PSB honchos who know the ins and outs of the loans ...