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RBI to ease forex hedging norms for ex-im trade
24 May 2013
Morgan Stanley to sell Indian wealth management unit to Standard Chartered
20 May 2013
US policymakers not sufficiently aware about digital currency, Bitcoin: Legal experts
20 May 2013
Ousted from Citi, Vikram Pandit returns to Indian roots
17 May 2013
HSBC plans to cut 14,000 jobs to save up to $3 bn by 2016
16 May 2013
Citigroup to sell Brazilian consumer finance units to Itaú Unibanco for $1.37 bn
15 May 2013
Global hackers syndicate clears out $45 million from ATMs
11 May 2013
Lloyds cuts additional 850 jobs
10 May 2013
UCO Bank ‘names and shames’ S Kumars CMD as loan defaulter
09 May 2013
Asset quality and funding risks for Indian banks rising: Fitch
09 May 2013
Bank of China closes N Korea’s main forex bank account
08 May 2013
HSBC expects significant penalties in NRI tax evasion probe
08 May 2013
HSBC profits almost double to $8.43 billion
07 May 2013
Govt in a tizzy after new allegations against banks, insurers
07 May 2013
RBI panel recommends review of Gold Card scheme for exporters
06 May 2013
Kingfisher Airlines lenders going all out to recover dues: SBI
06 May 2013
RBI asks banks to end discrimination in loan pricing
04 May 2013
RBI hikes priority sector loan limit for service sector MSEs by 150% to Rs5 crore
03 May 2013
RBI cuts repo rate by 0.25%; says further easing will be difficult
03 May 2013
RBI lukewarm to rate cut demand
02 May 2013
VTB offering of $3.3 bn new shares fully taken up
29 April 2013
Lloyds to sell Spanish retail banking business to Banco Sabadell
29 April 2013
Bank lending to businesses set to improve in UK
29 April 2013
Co-op pulls out of deal to buy Lloyds branches
24 April 2013
UK unions plan ballot for strike over HSBC restructuring
24 April 2013
RBI sees no evidence of money laundering by ICICI, Axis, HDFC Bank
23 April 2013
RBI may allow entry to more new banks than expected: report
23 April 2013
RBI initiating action against ICICI, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank after Cobrapost expose’
18 April 2013
New York lawyer accused of helping tax avoiders
18 April 2013
CII wants RBI to cut interest rates by 1% this fiscal
16 April 2013
SBI raises $1 billion in 5-year bonds
13 April 2013
RBI to take action over ‘money laundering’ by private banks
12 April 2013
Luxembourg agrees to share bank account data from 2015
10 April 2013
Disgraced HBOS ex-chief James Crosby gives up Knighthood, 30% pension
10 April 2013
Bank credit grew 18.2 per cent in Q1 of 2012-13
08 April 2013
SBI ends free accident insurance perk on home, car loans
08 April 2013
Cable pushing for severe punishment for HBOS bosses
08 April 2013
Alleged Dawood funds in BoB’s Nassau branch: CBDT seeks details
08 April 2013
Tellers to make a comeback at Bank of America’s ATMs
05 April 2013
Royal Bank of Scotland and former directors face class action suit
04 April 2013
Societe Generale sells entire Egyptian subsidiary stake to Qatar National Bank for $2 bn
30 March 2013
World Bank ready to work in tandem with proposed BRICS bank
28 March 2013
Banks to reopen in Cyprus today but withdrawals to be restricted
28 March 2013
Bank of Cyprus chairman resigns amidst squeeze on banks
26 March 2013
SBI chief reiterates focus on retail clients, term loans
25 March 2013
StanChart apologises to US about Iran sanction violation statement
22 March 2013
HSBC withdraws from interest-only lending market
22 March 2013
RBI allays fears of money laundering, but says will tighten KYC norms
21 March 2013
Markets cheer as Cyprus rejects levy on bank deposits
20 March 2013
With Cypriot banks closed, RAF rushes €1-mn cash to British troops
20 March 2013
Indian banks will need Rs2.6 trillion to meet Basel III requirements: S&P
18 March 2013
HDFC, ICICI and Axis probe possible money laundering
16 March 2013
JP Morgan Chase chief Jamie Dimon hid information: US Senate report
15 March 2013
Three top private bank stocks plummet over laundering allegations
15 March 2013
Cyberattacks target J P Morgan Chase website
14 March 2013
E-magazine ‘sting’ claims routine money-laundering at 3 banks
14 March 2013
Royal Bank of Scotland to further reduce stake in Direct Line
13 March 2013
UK banks create 20,000 jobs to service mis-selling claims
13 March 2013
Credit flow to industry slackens to 15.2 % in January
12 March 2013
UK banks in fresh row over payouts
11 March 2013
RBI to clarify on rules for new bank licences
07 March 2013
Bank of England governor calls for RBS to be split and sold
07 March 2013
HSBC to sell US subsidiary HSBC Finance Corp's loan portfolio for $3.2 bn
05 March 2013
Shakier asset quality a key risk for Asia-Pacific banks In 2013: S&P
05 March 2013
High entry barriers to new bank licences to stay: Fitch
04 March 2013
SBI eyes Rs14,000-15,000-crore net profit this fiscal
04 March 2013
HDFC Bank sells $500 mn global bond issue at 3% coupon
04 March 2013
Three public sector banks hike deposit rates
02 March 2013
RBI prescribes $500 limit on international cards to check fraud
01 March 2013
PNB raises fixed deposits rates by up to 1.25 per cent
01 March 2013
Union Budget 2013-14: Mixed impact on banks says India Ratings
01 March 2013
Standard Chartered in talks to buy Morgan Stanley's private wealth management business in India
28 February 2013
Public sector banks to get Rs14,000 cr to meet Basel III norms
28 February 2013
Union Budget 2013 -14: Post offices to be part of core banking
28 February 2013
Union Budget 2013 -14: Bank run ‘by women, for women’ to be set up by October
28 February 2013
JP Morgan Chase & Co to eliminate 19,000 jobs through 2014
27 February 2013
SBI prices preferential shares at Rs2,312; to raise Rs3,004 crore from government
25 February 2013
RBS starts winding down retail, commercial operations in India
25 February 2013
India Post plans to double up as bank
23 February 2013
RBS and Lloyds Banking Group to report significant losses
23 February 2013
RBI prescribes holding co for new private banks; sets 49% FDI cap
22 February 2013
UK chancellor plays down claims over RBS share giveaway plans
16 February 2013
Pope names German industrialist as head of Vatican Bank
16 February 2013
SEBI sets 20 % limit for gold ETFs' investments in banks’ gold deposit schemes
15 February 2013
Former Lloyds boss blames bogus PPI claims for high compensation bill
15 February 2013
Barclays restructuring includes 3,700 job cuts, annual savings of $2.6 bn
12 February 2013
Barclays to cut $3.1 bn in costs, 2,000 plus jobs as part of strategic overhaul: report
11 February 2013
RBI: Rs2,481 cr lying idle in unused bank accounts
11 February 2013
RBI to issue new bank licensing norms "very soon"
08 February 2013
New equity, reforms help Indian banks' Basel III goals
08 February 2013
Goldman Sachs sees 7% growth potential for India
06 February 2013
RBS to pay $615 million to US and British authorities
06 February 2013
US Treasury to sell last of Citigroup’s securities for $894 mn
06 February 2013
RBS investment arm chief, John Hourican to step down
06 February 2013
Kotak Mahindra Bank acquires business loans portfolio of Barclays India
05 February 2013
Bank employees to strike work on 20, 21 February
04 February 2013
Banks in UK may be broken up for flouting new rules
04 February 2013
Deutsche Bank quarterly loss at €2.6-bn on scandal charges
01 February 2013
Banco Santander's profits plummet 60 % over €18-bn debt provisions
01 February 2013
SBI cuts base rate by 5 bps to 9.70 per cent
30 January 2013
UK banks to bleed for mis-selling payment protection
30 January 2013
Chidambaram pushes for opening banking sector
30 January 2013
RBS may need to plead guilty to criminal charges in US
30 January 2013
RBS close to settlement over Libor fixing charges with US, UK authorities
29 January 2013
Iceland wins case on refusal to cover foreign deposits in 2008
29 January 2013
Banks looking at reduction in lending rates
29 January 2013
RBI cheers market with 0.25% cut in policy rates
29 January 2013
Goldman Sachs sells stake in China’s ICBC for $1 bn
29 January 2013
RBI hints at policy easing as growth falls below 5.8 %
28 January 2013
Bank of America starts moving derivatives from Ireland to UK: reports
28 January 2013
European banks to repay €137-bn loans: ECB
28 January 2013
Libor list exposes top Barclays executives
25 January 2013
New job cuts at Lloyds Banking takes total past 31,000
24 January 2013
Barclays may move 2,000 back office jobs to India: report
23 January 2013
UK financial industry restructuring to hit 43,000 jobs: CBI survey
21 January 2013
RBS expected to shrink investment arm after Libor revelations
21 January 2013
SBI set for Rs3,004 crore capital infusion
19 January 2013
Indian financial sector still has miles to go: IMF
18 January 2013
Bank ring-fencing architect supports `electrification’
17 January 2013
IMF warns India of the risks of allowing business houses into banking
17 January 2013
Yes Bank, IndusInd Bank in talks to buy Royal Bank of Scotland's Indian retail assets: report
16 January 2013
RBI opens $6.5-bn swap facility for banks to boost export credit
15 January 2013
Spate of ATM thefts across the world
14 January 2013
HSBC's $9.3.8-bn sale of Ping An stake under a cloud: report
12 January 2013
Top RBS bankers may leave as part of Libor settlement
11 January 2013
UBS top banker admits banks were “too arrogant”
10 January 2013
Government to infuse Rs12,517-crore capital in PSU banks this fiscal
10 January 2013
Perdeman embroils ICICI Bank in battle with Lanco
10 January 2013
$10 billion foreclosure settlement deals likely today
07 January 2013
SBI bats for lower lending rate, 2 % interest on current account deposits
07 January 2013
Oldest Swiss bank to close after guilty plea in tax evasion case
07 January 2013
NCR acquires software-maker uGenius Technology to boost its video ATM technology
05 January 2013
Banking sector asset quality declines as Basel III deadline nears
31 December 2012
RBI to prescribe new pricing guidelines for bank products
31 December 2012
RBI reschedules date for Basel III implementation
29 December 2012
Federal Bank reports Rs114-cr stock options to employees in 2012
28 December 2012
SBI, Russia Direct Investment Fund in pact for $2-bn joint venture
24 December 2012
New banking laws to make it easier for PSU banks to raise capital
21 December 2012
New banking bill cleared by both houses of Parliament
20 December 2012
UBS to pay £940 million to settle Libor manipulation charges
19 December 2012
Public sector bank workers to strike on Thursday
19 December 2012
Lok Sabha passes bill to amend banking regulations
18 December 2012
RBI holds policy rates steady; cut likely in January
18 December 2012
Peer to peer lending expected to alter conventional banking
17 December 2012
RBI extends deadline for standardising cheques
15 December 2012
GMR lenders Axis Bank, IOB anxious over recovery
15 December 2012
UBS nearing agreement over Libor rigging: reports
14 December 2012
Wall Street billionaire Wilbur Ross acquires large stake in NBNK Investments
14 December 2012
UK to approve banking union in Europe
13 December 2012
Societe Generale to sell majority stake in Egyptian subsidiary to Qatar National Bank for $2 bn
13 December 2012
SBI, ICICI, Axis launch Aadhar-linked Saral Money bank account
12 December 2012
HSBC chief takes swipe at previous management
12 December 2012
HSBC nears $1.8-bn deal to settle money-laundering charges
11 December 2012
RBI makes it easier to open bank accounts
11 December 2012
Wells Fargo investment banker accused of insider trading
06 December 2012
Citigroup to cut 11,000 jobs, trim operations
06 December 2012
SBI denies rate cartelisation
06 December 2012
RBI sets up supervisory colleges for SBI and ICICI
05 December 2012
Moody’s maintains negative outlook for Indian banks
04 December 2012
UBS close to settlement over Libor charges: New York Times
03 December 2012
British banks need £50 billion capital boost: BoE
30 November 2012
RBS India sale of retail unit to HSBC falls through as deadline ends
30 November 2012
Ernst & Young to face legal action over Anglo Irish failure
30 November 2012
Banks setting up info sharing mechanism to check NPAs
29 November 2012
RBI denies banks’ plea on loans to realtors
29 November 2012
EU approves restructuring of four Spanish banks
29 November 2012
Chidambaram insists RBI issue new bank licences
24 November 2012
Credit Suisse braces for US lawsuit for misleading investors
20 November 2012
Credit Suisse reorganisation to split in investment banking
20 November 2012
RBI bans lending for purchase of gold in any form
19 November 2012
HSBC in talks to sell its 15.6 % stake worth $9 bn in China's Ping An Insurance
19 November 2012
Ailing banks, insurance firms to be kept out of CCI purview
19 November 2012
No new banking licences till Act is amended: Subbarao
17 November 2012
MPs warn Lloyds and RBS bailout billions may not be recovered
16 November 2012
Australia's Westpac bank enters India wiith branch in Mumbai
15 November 2012
Government to support stressed sectors; recapitalise banks: Chidambaram
15 November 2012
Bank of New York Mellon unit to pay $210 mn to settle Madoff fraud
14 November 2012
Q2 results confirm bank asset quality decline: Fitch
12 November 2012
HSBC rattled by allegations of grave financial impropriety
12 November 2012
HSBC faces money laundering charges in Jersey
12 November 2012
HSBC may face probe in India as well: report
10 November 2012
Banks hit the slow lane in FY’12, says RBI
10 November 2012
Under probe in UK and US, HSBC now faces Kejriwal attack
10 November 2012
Barclays under DoJ investigation over alleged improper payments
10 November 2012
RBI asks banks not to reject any education loan
10 November 2012
HSBC under probe in UK for opening offshore accounts for `criminals': report
09 November 2012
HDFC Bank opens its first branch in Kargil
09 November 2012
HSBC to accelerate US loans sale for early reshaping
08 November 2012
Yellow Brick Road Macquarie Bank join hands to roil Australian banking industry
08 November 2012
RBI prescribes new liquidity norms for banks
07 November 2012
HSBC says laundering probe could cost it over $1.5 bn
07 November 2012
SBI to introduce new cheque standards from 1 January
05 November 2012
Failure to adopt Basel III norms may attract sanctions: Mexican official
05 November 2012
HSBC to set aside another £500 mn for penalties over money laundering
05 November 2012
RBS hikes PPI compensation claims provision by £400 million
03 November 2012
Wells Fargo challenges suit brought by federal prosecutors over FHA bad loans
02 November 2012
RBI asks banks to start early rehabilitation of sick small units
01 November 2012
Lloyds raises PPI provision by another £1.0 billion
01 November 2012
Barclays faces record $435 million fine over manipulating US electricity markets
01 November 2012
US authorities open fresh investigations into Barclays' financial probity
31 October 2012
UBS to slash 10,000 jobs worldwide in 3 years
30 October 2012
RBI cuts CRR by 0.25%; other rates unchanged
30 October 2012
Moody’s warns six Canadian banks of rating cuts
29 October 2012
UBS to split with own investment bank
29 October 2012
US authorities probe nine more banks on Libor scandal: report
27 October 2012
US government sues Bank of America over 'brazen' loan fraud
25 October 2012
RBI allows FIIs to hedge currency risk at any authorised dealer bank
23 October 2012
Investors to bring £4 billion lawsuit against RBS
19 October 2012
SBI slashes loan processing fee by 50 per cent
17 October 2012
Virgin Money, JC Flowers eyeing RBS' branches: reports
16 October 2012
SBI group to deploy another 50,000 ATMs in 18 months
13 October 2012
Santander nixes £1.7-bn RBS deal
13 October 2012
ICICI Bank cuts home loan rates for festive season
12 October 2012
UK banks faced with record PPI complaints
11 October 2012
S&P affirms `BBB-‘ rating for 7 PSBs; lowers credit profile of SBI and UBI
10 October 2012
US launches legal action against Wells Fargo in mortgage fraud
10 October 2012
ICICI Bank, ING Vysya fined for flouting KYC norms
10 October 2012
Google, Facebook may not be banks of the future: Gartner
09 October 2012
HDFC Bank opens representative office in Abu Dhabi
08 October 2012
Most Indian banks resilient to rising asset quality stress: Fitch
08 October 2012
HSBC to stop Shariah-compliant products in UK
08 October 2012
Bankers call for lower CRR
06 October 2012
Indian economy moving towards a less cash system: RBI
05 October 2012
RBI issues draft norms for new private banks
05 October 2012
FSA raises number of dubious financial products sold by 40 per cent
01 October 2012
BoE calls for early Libor overhaul
29 September 2012
Spanish banks need €60 billion capital injection: independent consultants
29 September 2012
Dexia finalises sale of Turkish banking unit DenizBank to Sberbank, for $3.88 bn
29 September 2012
Bank of America to pay $2.43 bn to settle investor lawsuit over Merrill Lynch
28 September 2012
Middle East hackers target operation at US banks
27 September 2012
Cerberus Capital to sell controlling stake in Japan’s Aozora Bank for $2.5 bn
27 September 2012
BBA agrees to give up Libor control
26 September 2012
Banks should cut lending rates: Subbarao
26 September 2012
Barclays to close three branches in India
26 September 2012
UK business secretary Vince Cable announces creation of new business bank
24 September 2012
FSA warned Barclays over Diamond's possible implication in Libor rigging
22 September 2012
SBI cuts benchmark prime lending rate by 25 basis points
22 September 2012
Former Lloyds Banking online security head jailed for fraud
22 September 2012
Report advices caution while choosing the four-digit PIN
20 September 2012
HSBC to offer banking services at Post Office counters in UK
18 September 2012
RBI cuts CRR by 0.25%; lending rates unchanged
17 September 2012
UK consumers favour portable bank account numbers
14 September 2012
Bank of India opens first South African branch
14 September 2012
Major private banks reduce interest rates on fixed deposits
13 September 2012
Morgan Stanley, Citigroup agree Smith Barney price of $13.5 bn
12 September 2012
RBI hikes ECB limit to $3 billion, relaxes norms
11 September 2012
Banks’ exposure to troubled Deccan Chronicle put at Rs5,000 crore
11 September 2012
No liquidity worries in banking system, says RBI
10 September 2012
US judge dismisses class action against Royal Rank of Scotland
07 September 2012
SBI cuts term deposit rates by 0.5 to 1 per cent
05 September 2012
Indian banks need Rs5,00,000 crore fresh capital under Basel III: RBI governor
04 September 2012
Finmin wants loss making banks, insurers be exempt from CCI purview
04 September 2012
Barclays in fresh controversy over profiting £500 mn from food price speculation
03 September 2012
UK credit card lending hits six-year low
31 August 2012
Loan restructuring by banks to touch Rs3,25,000 crore by end of current fiscal
30 August 2012
Barclays Plc faces probe over Qatar payments
30 August 2012
Small sacrifices in growth inevitable to rein in inflation: Subbarao
30 August 2012
Citigroup to pay $590 million to settle CDO lawsuit
30 August 2012
Bank of Nova Scotia to buy ING Direct Canada for $3.14 bn
30 August 2012
SBI has no special provisions for doing business, says RBI
27 August 2012
HSBC in settlement negotiations with US regulators: report
25 August 2012
RBS' involvement in Libor fixing may be greater than Barclays': MP
25 August 2012
PNB files application to open branches in Pakistan
24 August 2012
CRR a retrograde tool; must go: SBI chief
23 August 2012
Strike paralyses banking operations for another day
23 August 2012
Banks’ deposits grow faster, lending slackens
22 August 2012
IDBI Bank introduces floating interest rate on retail term deposits
22 August 2012
Bank strike paralyses financial transactions
22 August 2012
Barclays to revamp African operations
22 August 2012
Citigroup lays bet on emerging markets
22 August 2012
Bank staff threaten nationwide stir from tomorrow
21 August 2012
ATMs to double as deposit collection centers
18 August 2012
Chidambaram urges banks to boost consumer lending
18 August 2012
Compensate customers for delayed cheque clearance, RBI tells banks
14 August 2012
RBI likely to approach UK’s FSA on charges against offshore units of HSBC, SCB
13 August 2012
Replace 'no-frills' account with basic savings accounts, RBI tells banks
10 August 2012
SBI net jumps 137 per cent to Rs3,751.6 crore, NPAs climb to 2.2 per cent
10 August 2012
RBI transfers Rs16,010-cr profit to government
09 August 2012
StanChart being victimised, says UK banking regulator
09 August 2012
StanChart row may hit Indian back-office firms
08 August 2012
Standard Chartered refutes US regulator’s charges
07 August 2012
NY’s regulator calls StanChart "rogue institution", threatens to revoke licence
07 August 2012
Rival banks eye Royal Bank of Scotland's US retail division Citizens Bank: report
06 August 2012
Banking sector may need upto Rs1.75 lakh crore to meet Basel III norms
06 August 2012
Banks need Rs1,60,000-cr more to meet Basel III capital norms: RBI governor
04 August 2012
Tesco makes entry into mortagage market
04 August 2012
Hester hits back at RBS nationalisation suggestions
04 August 2012
RBS boss admits banks need to reconnect with customers
03 August 2012
Two Pakistan banks to open branches in India
03 August 2012
RBI relaxes branch-licensing policy for RRBs in tier 2 centres
02 August 2012
Yes Bank ties up syndicated loan facility
02 August 2012
SBI cuts retail lending rates by up to 50 bps
01 August 2012
Government reviews position on `indirect foreign investments’ in banks
01 August 2012
RBI leaves key rates untouched amid inflation woes
31 July 2012
CIT reports second quarter net loss of $71 million
30 July 2012
HSBC sets aside $2 billion to cover costs of US and UK regulatory fines
30 July 2012
HDFC Bank pips SBI in market capitalisation
27 July 2012
SBI bond sale raises $1.25 bn
27 July 2012
HSBC fined $27.5 million in Mexico over money laundering
26 July 2012
BRIC banks to face pressure over 1 - 2 years: S&P
25 July 2012
Government to conduct trial of plastic currency
21 July 2012
RBI hikes priority sector lending target for foreign banks
21 July 2012
CIT to trim high-cost debt by another $600 million
20 July 2012
Citing security concerns, home ministry refuses entry to Iranian bank branches
20 July 2012
Lloyds Banking Group to sell 632 branches to Co-operative
20 July 2012
RBI to look into HSBC lapses revealed by US senate committee
19 July 2012
Credit Suisse plans $15.6-bn capital boost
19 July 2012
Axis Bank introduces mobiles-based card acceptance service
19 July 2012
HSBC apologises; says it should have stronger controls
17 July 2012
HSBC exposed US, India to terror funds: US senate panel
17 July 2012
SBI raises deposit rates on NRE accounts to 9 per cent
17 July 2012
CIT acquiring 10 more Airbus A330s
14 July 2012
Subsidised agricultural credit may be getting diverted: RBI chief
13 July 2012
HSBC sells Irish insurance business to Catalina Holdings
09 July 2012
Britain’s SFO launches criminal probe into Libor fixing scam at Barclays
07 July 2012
Eurozone bank balance sheets to shrink by €1.6 trillion in 2012: Ernst & Young
04 July 2012
Barclays chief resigns over Libor scandal
03 July 2012
RBS to refund all victims of computer meltdown
03 July 2012
Three Bahrain banks to merge to form a banking major
02 July 2012
SBI hikes interest rates by 25 basis points
30 June 2012
SBI cuts lending rate for exporters by 50 basis points
28 June 2012
RBI 'vision document’ aims at minimising cash transactions by 2015
28 June 2012
ABN AMRO to pay Ageas $498 million to end legal proceedings
28 June 2012
Barclays fined $452 million for Libor, Euribor manipulations
28 June 2012
HSBC to sell entire stake in Axis Bank, Yes Bank for Rs2,448 crore
27 June 2012
Systems glitch at RBS hits thousands of UK customers
26 June 2012
Moody's downgrades Santander among 28 Spanish banks
26 June 2012
Former ANZ executive blasts culture of greed at banks
26 June 2012
Moody’s downgrades 15 global banks
22 June 2012
Fitch hits major Indian FIs with 'negative’ rating
20 June 2012
Julius Baer in talks with BofA for Merrill Lynch's non-US wealth business
20 June 2012
RBI panel favours risk-based supervision of banks
19 June 2012
Karl Marx still alive on German credit cards
18 June 2012
SBI plans to tap overseas bond markets for $2 bn
18 June 2012
RBI leaves CRR, repo rate unchanged; disappoints market
18 June 2012
Interest rate cut inevitable, the quantum is debatable: bankers
16 June 2012
SBI cuts SME lending rates by 50-350 bps
15 June 2012
Sants recommended take over of Northern Rock by Lloyds
14 June 2012
ING Bank to pay record $619 million to settle US sanctions charges
13 June 2012
Cambridge launches a bank
12 June 2012
Pranab to meet bank chiefs today, discuss NPAs
12 June 2012
SBI cuts short-term deposit rates by 25 basis points
08 June 2012
Dexia to receive additional $12.56 bn in state guarantees from owners
07 June 2012
Moody’s downgrades German and Austrian banks
07 June 2012
RBI's Bank Rate down 50 bps at 9 per cent since April
05 June 2012
Cut in RBI rates likely this month
04 June 2012
Banks’ outstanding loans grow 21.8 % to Rs40,75,647 crore in FY’11
01 June 2012
Goldman preparing for massive deterioration in Europe
01 June 2012
JP Morgan pumps $394 mn into China unit
29 May 2012
RBI lets banks set norms for deposit foreclosure
28 May 2012
Barclays to sell entire $6.1-bn stake in BlackRock
21 May 2012
Satander UK assures clients of safe deposit
19 May 2012
HSBC boosts turnaround revenue target to $2 bn
18 May 2012
Bankia denies deposit pullout as shares plunge
17 May 2012
ANZ to spend $300 million on expansion of its China network
17 May 2012
Bharti Airtel and Axis Bank announce mobile banking initiative
16 May 2012
Spanish govt asks banks to conduct independent audit
14 May 2012
China cuts bank’s reserve requirement ratio
14 May 2012
HSBC to sell Latin American operations to Banco GNB Sudameris for $400 mn
12 May 2012
HSBC in talks to sell Latin American operations
10 May 2012
ICBC enters US market with acquisition Bank of East Asia’s US unit
10 May 2012
RBI allows use of foreign currency deposits as collateral
09 May 2012
RBI allows short-term fund transfers from non-resident rupee account to NRE account
07 May 2012
Public sector banks need $40 billion in additional equity capital to meet Basel III norms: Fitch
05 May 2012
RBI hikes forex deposit rates to check outflows
04 May 2012
Bank of Baroda’s Q4 net rises over 17 per cent to Rs1,518 crore
04 May 2012
Temasek sells stakes in Chinese banks to raise $2.5 bn
03 May 2012
RBI asks banks to disclose capital adequacy for Basel III implementation
03 May 2012
Yes Bank plans Rs1.5 trillion balance sheet size by end 2015
30 April 2012
RBI mandates ‘account portability’ between bank branches
28 April 2012
Enam takeover: Shareholders to get five Axis Bank shares
28 April 2012
Cabinet clears banking bill on more voting rights to shareholders
27 April 2012
Banking Bill retains voting right at 10 per cent
26 April 2012
Dutch lender Rabobank sells stake worth Rs453 crore in Yes Bank
26 April 2012
RBI cuts Bank Rate by 50 bps to 9 per cent
26 April 2012
RBI not in favour of MFIs accepting public deposits
24 April 2012
SBI bucks trend, keeps home loan rates unchanged
24 April 2012
BofA board’s $20 million settlement called inadequate
23 April 2012
SBI opens credit centre in Hyderabad
21 April 2012
MICR, IFSC code mandatory for passbook, account statement: RBI
21 April 2012
State Bank of India to cut lending rates by a sharp 50 bps
21 April 2012
Pranab vows pension, banking, insurance reforms this year
21 April 2012
Clean up financial markets for trade to flow: BRICS
20 April 2012
PNB, IDBI Bank and ICICI Bank cut deposit, lending rates
19 April 2012
Olympus India acquires shares worth Rs105.76 crore of Karur Vysya Bank
19 April 2012
Citigroup shareholders reject Vikram Pandit's pay package
19 April 2012
IMF warns of $2.6 trillion contraction of European banks' balance sheets
19 April 2012
RBI ends penalty on prepayment of home loans
18 April 2012
Citigroup’s trading revenues up on ECB’s cheap loans
17 April 2012
RBI cuts repo rate by a sharp 50 bps
17 April 2012
RBI approves Westpac licence for operations in India
16 April 2012
Temasek buys shares worth $2.3 billion of ICBC from Goldman Sachs
16 April 2012
Allow customers to use electronic payment: RBI
14 April 2012
HSBC in talks to sell South Korean and Pakistan operations
12 April 2012
RBI extends electronic fund transfers to cover all licensed banks
10 April 2012
Slowdown may affect banks' asset quality: Mukherjee
07 April 2012
RBI asks banks to pay 8.8 per cent on PPF deposits
04 April 2012
Bank credit picked up pace in Q2-FY’12, says RBI report
03 April 2012
Royal Bank of Canada accused by US regulator of “wash trading”
03 April 2012
Default rate at 10-year high of 3.4 per cent
03 April 2012
Singapore's DBS Group to buy Indonesia's PT Bank Danamon for $7.3 bn
02 April 2012
Banks approve financial restructuring plan for Air India
31 March 2012
Wells Fargo to face class action law suit by investors
28 March 2012
RBI disapproves of differing deposit rates by banks
27 March 2012
Queens bank Coutts fined €8.75 million for deficient oversight
27 March 2012
UK govt may sell part stake in RBS to Abu Dhabi: BBC
27 March 2012
Warburg sells its 3.6 per cent stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank for Rs1,400 crore
26 March 2012
HSBC in talks to sell Mauritius retail banking division
26 March 2012
RBI sets 60 per cent loan-to-value limit for lending against gold jewellery
21 March 2012
SBI offers cheaper rates to old home loan customers
21 March 2012
NPAs of state-run banks rise over 51 per cent to Rs1,03,891 crore
20 March 2012
BNY Mellon safest US bank: Global Finance survey
20 March 2012
Rs15,888 crore provided for recapitalistion of public banks in Budget 2012-13
16 March 2012
China’s BoCom to raise $8.9 bn in private placement to boost capital
16 March 2012
RBI leaves policy rates unchanged on Budget eve
15 March 2012
Citigroup fails Fed’s stress tests
14 March 2012
Operating performance of Indian banks to remain weak In FY 2013: S&P
13 March 2012
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group unit to buy Pacific Capital Bancorp for $1.5 bn
13 March 2012
Khazanah sells entire Yes Bank stake for Rs527 crore
12 March 2012
US adds Vatican to potential money laundering centres list
10 March 2012
RBI cuts banks’ CRR by 75 bps to 4.75 per cent
09 March 2012
Australian lender Westpac to cut more jobs to increase profitability
06 March 2012
Libor rates under ‘fixing’ investigation in UK
06 March 2012
CRR cut likely, but SLR level to stay: RBI
06 March 2012
HSBC takes 17-% hit on UK regulations: CEO Gulliver
05 March 2012
ICICI Bank, BoB, Citi and LIC set up $2 billion infra debt fund
05 March 2012
IDBI Bank to raise up to Rs5,294 crore
03 March 2012
Banks quietly levy new fees to beat restrictive regulatory climate
02 March 2012
Lloyds stokes fresh controversy over new finance director’s pay
02 March 2012
UK Treasury orders Barclays Bank to pay half-a-billion pounds in tax
28 February 2012
RBI notifies increased tenor of gold loan for re-exporters
27 February 2012
Cancellation of telecom licenses will add to Indian banks's woes: Moody's
27 February 2012
Banks can manage airline risks, says RBI’s Chakrabarty
24 February 2012
Bank employees plan nation-wide strike on 28 February
24 February 2012
Swiss banks told to avoid accepting untaxed funds
24 February 2012
SBI preferential issue to government priced at Rs2,191.69 per share
23 February 2012
UK Banks slammed for dragging feet on settling misselling claims
23 February 2012
HSBC to exit retail banking in Japan
23 February 2012
UK govt bailed out banks Lloyds and RBS may post huge losses
20 February 2012
Private sector banks told to leverage small businesses
20 February 2012
China’s central bank cuts banks' reserve requirements by 50 bps
18 February 2012
Zoellick to step down as World Bank president in June
17 February 2012
OFT chief threatens UK banks of break up to secure consumer interests
17 February 2012
RBI hikes bank rate to 9.5 per cent, aligns it with repo rate
14 February 2012
UK banks slammed for failing to lend to small businesses
14 February 2012
ANZ slashes 1,000 jobs, freezes senior executives pay
13 February 2012
RBS employees arrested in tax related investigation
13 February 2012
S&P downgrades 34 Italian banks including UniCredit and Intesa Sanpaolo
11 February 2012
CIT to redeem its remaining $4 billion high-cost debt on 9 March
11 February 2012
Lloyds Banking Group announces 990 job cuts as part of plan to cut 15,000 jobs
08 February 2012
RBI asks banks to locate customers and refund unclaimed deposits
07 February 2012
Brazian bank Itau Unibanco buys card payment processor Redecard for $6.81 bn
07 February 2012
Tesco Bank defers launch of current account operations to next year
07 February 2012
Citi to be first western bank to issue credit cards in China
07 February 2012
Swiss competition watchdog launches probe into role of dozen banks in fixing Libor, Tibor
04 February 2012
CIT privately places $3.25 billion in secured bonds
03 February 2012
Impact of 2G cancellations on Indian banks limited: Fitch
03 February 2012
Pressure grows for stripping ex- RBS directors of their knighthoods
02 February 2012
Despite risks Asian bank ratings outlook stable
31 January 2012
SBI to get Rs7,900-crore capital support from government
30 January 2012
China's government debt at "overall safe level": premier Wen
30 January 2012
RBS chief Hester agrees to forego bonus worth almost £1 million
30 January 2012
Bank credit in India grows nearly 21 per cent in 2011
27 January 2012
BNP Paribas to sell $11-bn energy loan portfolio: report
27 January 2012
Banks asked to verify financial position of infra funds planning to borrow overseas
25 January 2012
RBI delegates powers to cancel ECB loan registrations to authorised banks
25 January 2012
Banks see a softening of interest rates
24 January 2012
Highlights of RBI’s monetary policy of 24 January 2010
24 January 2012
RBI cuts CRR by 0.5%; leaves other rates unchanged
24 January 2012
RBI unlikely to raise key interest rates
23 January 2012
Outlook 'stable' for Indian banks despite challenges, says Fitch
23 January 2012
Lenders discuss ways to keep Air India afloat
20 January 2012
Banks seek mandate for issuing tax-free infrastructure bonds
19 January 2012
China’s short term lending rates fall after PBOC injects money
19 January 2012
Government approves SBI capital infusion: SBI
17 January 2012
Britain to promote London as renminbi market hub
17 January 2012
Spate of fake currency flooding market: government
16 January 2012
Metro travel in Delhi to go truly cashless
16 January 2012
RBI issues guidelines on executive compensation for foreign banks
14 January 2012
HDFC net rises 10 per cent in Q3
12 January 2012
Royal Bank of Scotland to cut 3,500 jobs
12 January 2012
SBI to get fresh capital of Rs6,000 crore this fiscal
11 January 2012
RBS chief may get millions of pounds in bonus even as share price falls
09 January 2012
Loans to defaulting Kingfisher Airlines turns non-performing asset for SBI
05 January 2012
China Development Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui in race to buy RBS Aviation Capital
05 January 2012
Citibank launches app to allow users to pool reward points
04 January 2012
And now, portable savings bank accounts on anvil
03 January 2012
RBI’s Basel III guidelines to strengthen banks’ capitalisation: CRISIL
03 January 2012
US investors take ex-Lloyds chiefs to court over HBOS deal
02 January 2012
RBI signals policy easing
02 January 2012
Russian bank VTB acquires 20 % of iron ore miner Metalloinvest for $2.5 bn
30 December 2011
IDBI expects fresh capital infusion by government
29 December 2011
RBI allows non-residents to hedge currency risk
29 December 2011
Union Bank cuts base rate by 10 bps to 10.65 per cent
29 December 2011
Citigroup to sell Belgian consumer unit to French bank Credit Mutuel Nord Europe
29 December 2011
SBI, other banks more than double NRE deposit rates
27 December 2011
US firms acquiring assets from distressed European banks
27 December 2011
Banks prepare to deal in pre-euro currencies if EU collapses
26 December 2011
Banks still ‘robust’ despite adverse conditions: RBI
26 December 2011
Eurozone banks parking ECB bailout funds with ECB
23 December 2011
Bank of America to pay $335 million for racial loan discrimination
22 December 2011
Yes Bank hikes savings account rates to 7%
22 December 2011
HSBC to sell $2.7-bn Japanese private banking unit to Credit Suisse
21 December 2011
Qatar royals take majority stake in Dexia’s private bank BIL
20 December 2011
UK Chancellor Osborne favours Vickers report on banking shake-up
20 December 2011
Japanese regulator orders 30-day suspension of Citigroup, UBS operations
19 December 2011
UK Chancellor to back banking shake-up
19 December 2011
RBI frees non-resident deposit rates to prop up rupee
17 December 2011
Sinha panel proposes 26 per cent cap on voting shares for bank capitalisation
13 December 2011
SBI opens branch in Qatar
12 December 2011
Moody’s downgrades French banks
10 December 2011
European regulators call on banks to raise capital
09 December 2011
Wells Fargo to pay $148.2 mn to settle auction-rate securities rigging
09 December 2011
Barclays to stop lending in India: Report
08 December 2011
Banco Santander to sell Colombian unit to Chile’s CorpBanca for $1.16 bn
07 December 2011
Citigroup to lay off 4,500 employees, take $400 million charge
07 December 2011
PNB opens ‘Gen Next’ branch in Lucknow
03 December 2011
Bank of England calls for cuts in dividend, bonus
02 December 2011
US Judge rejects SEC’s securities fraud settlement with Citigroup
01 December 2011
China reduces banks’ reserve requirements to spur flagging growth
01 December 2011
RBI asks banks to be ready with Adhar-enabled electronic cash transfer facility
30 November 2011
Bloomberg report questions Fed role in 2008 crisis
29 November 2011
RBI offers sops for banks’ expansion in Tier 2 centres as well
29 November 2011
Kerala government seeks SEBI nod Islamic law-compliant NBFC
28 November 2011
Electronic cash to replace cards, cheques, and cash in a few years: Study
25 November 2011
SBI does away with pre-closure penalty on home loans
24 November 2011
RBI raises interest rate ceiling on NRE, FCNRB deposits
23 November 2011
UK banks being dishonest on opposing tougher capital rules: Jenkins
23 November 2011
RBI changes overseas borrowing norms to stem rupee fall
23 November 2011
IDBI offers to convert Rs2,130.50 crore bonds into government equity
22 November 2011
RBI issues guidelines for banks sponsoring infrastructure debt funds
21 November 2011
UK government under fire for selling Northern Rock "for a song" to Branson
18 November 2011
UK government to sell Northern Rock to Virgin Money in a £1 billion deal
17 November 2011
Cabinet clears bill to increase Exim Bank’s capital to Rs10,000 crore
16 November 2011
RBI hikes interest ceiling on foreign currency export credit
15 November 2011
Bank of America to sell stake in China Construction Bank for $6.6 bn
14 November 2011
S&P ups Indian banks’ rating by a notch
11 November 2011
Moody’s downgrade may affect Indian banks’ overseas borrowing programmes
10 November 2011
HSBC net profits jump in Q3 on accounting gain
10 November 2011
Goldman Sachs to sell stake worth $1.54 billion in China's ICBC
10 November 2011
Lloyds warns of missing key financial targets, posts £3.8 billion loss
09 November 2011
SBI’s Q2 net rises over 12 per cent to Rs2,810 crore, but asset quality suffers
09 November 2011
SEC: Settlement with Citigroup fair, adequate and reasonable
08 November 2011
Credit unions gain from b acklash against big banks
08 November 2011
RBI weighing capital status for banks’ SLR holdings under Basel III
07 November 2011
SBI officers call off strike
07 November 2011
SBI to get Rs4,000 crore capital infusion this year
05 November 2011
SBI officers strike to hit bank services for most of next week
05 November 2011
RBI limits tenure of cheques, drafts and pay orders to three months from 1 April 2012
04 November 2011
RBS expects market conditions to be difficult in fourth quarter
04 November 2011
New ECB chief surprises markets with 25 bps rate cut
04 November 2011
Credit Suisse to cut 1,500 jobs in investment bank division
02 November 2011
IOB expects Rs1,450 crore capital infusion by government
01 November 2011
RBI raises housing loan limit for urban co-op banks
31 October 2011
Growth of bank credit to industry, agriculture slows in September
31 October 2011
Kotak Mahindra Bank raises interest rates for deposits, other banks expected to follow
31 October 2011
Banks gear to hike savings rates; but still wait and watch
29 October 2011
SBI to get Rs8,500-crore capital boost this year
28 October 2011
CIT reports $16 million net loss in third quarter of 2011
27 October 2011
UK not to accept financial statements from co-operatve banks for student visas
25 October 2011
Nabard to get Rs5,000-crore capital boost
25 October 2011
RBI hikes repo rate by 0.25%; deregulates savings account interest
25 October 2011
SBI to spare borrowers from further RBI rate hikes
22 October 2011
Banco Santander to sell 35-% stake in Santander Consumer USA for $1.15 bln
22 October 2011
Bank of Nova Scotia to buy majority stake in Colombia's Banco Colpatria for $1 billion
20 October 2011
Citigroup agrees to pay $285 million to settle SEC probe
20 October 2011
CIT launches online bank `BankOnCIT.com'
18 October 2011
UK clamps down on 6,000 Britons holding HSBC Swiss account
17 October 2011
Fitch Ratings downgrades four European banks
14 October 2011
Easier, faster loan recovery for banks soon
14 October 2011
RBI remains committed to reining in inflation
14 October 2011
Government to pump upto Rs80 billion in SBI
13 October 2011
Bleak outlook to hit payouts at US banks
13 October 2011
RBS to restrict basic account holders to limited range of cash machines
11 October 2011
Qatar’s Precision Capital to buy Belgian bank KBC’s unit for €1.05 billion
10 October 2011
Moody’s downgrades a dozen UK banks
07 October 2011
CBI files charges in loans scam
05 October 2011
Reliance Bank after RBI finalises guidelines: Anil Ambani
27 September 2011
RBI to act if rupee fall continues: Pranab
24 September 2011
SBI signs up with Experian Credit Information bureau
24 September 2011
UBS under investigation by UK, Swiss regulators following rouge trading loss
23 September 2011
RBI issues prudential norms for infra debt funds by banks and NBFCs
23 September 2011
SBI doubles MTN programme to raise funds abroad
23 September 2011
Greece adds new austerity measures to secure €8-bn IMF installment
22 September 2011
Switzerland to share secret bank account details with India: envoy
22 September 2011
Debt crisis has upped European banks' risks by €300 billion: IMF
21 September 2011
HSBC to sell Canadian brokerage unit to National Bank of Canada
21 September 2011
Credit Suisse agrees to pay €150 mn to settle German tax evasion probe
19 September 2011
Sun Capital Partners in fray for 632 Lloyds bank branches
19 September 2011
Private banks hope to benefit from UBS's loss of reputation
17 September 2011
RBI relaxes norms for rupee loans to NRI close relatives
17 September 2011
RBI relaxes FEMA rules relating to loans, gifts to NRIs/PIOs
17 September 2011
UBS in trouble again after rogue trader held for $2 bn fraud
17 September 2011
CIT to redeem all of Series A 2014 bonds, renew trade finance conduit facility
16 September 2011
Axis Bank board approves merger of Enam securities
16 September 2011
RBI hikes rates by 0.25%; home, auto loans to cost more
16 September 2011
UBS takes $2 billion hit from rogue trade
15 September 2011
Indian Bank revises interest rates on FCNR deposits
15 September 2011
ECB lends dollars to eurozone banks amid fears over debt
15 September 2011
StanChart, SBI Card in the fray to buy Barclays' India credit cards business
14 September 2011
Bank of America to shed 30,000 jobs over next few years
13 September 2011
RBI panel sets Rs5 crore capital base for new multi-state urban co-op banks
12 September 2011
Moody's to downgrade French banks: sources
12 September 2011
IOB to extend repayment periods on retail, MSME loans
10 September 2011
Lenders rush in with dual-rate home loans as rates peak in India
10 September 2011
RBI lets dealer banks approve change of lender in external commercial borrowings
09 September 2011
ICICI Bank to hire 6,000 mostly for entry level positions this fiscal
09 September 2011
Bank of Nova Scotia to buy 19.99-% stake in Bank of Guangzhou for $735 mn
09 September 2011
RBI may lower banks' reserve requirements, bring back inflation-linked bonds
07 September 2011
Lloyds most complained about among financial brands in UK
07 September 2011
Banks barred from recovering pre-payment charges on floating rate loans
06 September 2011
Parliament passes SBI subsidiary banks bill
05 September 2011
US mounts pressure on Switzerland to divulge names of tax evaders
05 September 2011
China’s ICBC among three banks to get RBI nod to start Indian operations
05 September 2011
Why is the Reserve Bank spinning yarns about growth?
05 September 2011
US regulator set to sue big banks over sub-prime mortgage losses
03 September 2011
Bank of America job cuts to rise to 30,000 over the next several years
03 September 2011
FDIC concerned about BofA's $8.5-bn on mortgage settlement with investors
02 September 2011
British business, banking lobbies hit out at possible ring fencing of retail, investment arms
31 August 2011
BankAm halves its stake in China’s CCB, nets $8.3 bn
30 August 2011
Greece's Alpha Bank and Eurobank merger awaits final nod
29 August 2011
RBI bars realty, broking firms from setting up banks
29 August 2011
Current, savings accounts losing charm for depositors
29 August 2011
ABN AMRO to cut 2,350 jobs
26 August 2011
Fake currency in circulation declines marginally
26 August 2011
Farmers paying 14% for 7% loans: NABARD study
25 August 2011
Corporate ownership of banks may work against larger public interest: RBI governor
24 August 2011
Indian banks to extend repayment period for educational loans
24 August 2011
BankAm likely to sell part stake in China Construction Bank
24 August 2011
UBS to axe 3,500 jobs to cut costs
23 August 2011
US Fed secretly lent $1.2 trillion to top banks during crisis
23 August 2011
China Construction Bank reports $14.5 billion in first-half profit
23 August 2011
Credit Suisse to cut jobs at wealth management team in India
20 August 2011
Bank of America axes 3,500 jobs
19 August 2011
ICICI Bank unveils fixed-cum-variable interest home loans
18 August 2011
RBS ends free withdrawal facility at rivals' ATMs for 1 million customers
18 August 2011
RBI to finalise draft guidelines for new banks next week
17 August 2011
SBI hikes lending rates by 50 basis points
11 August 2011
RBI issues draft guidelines to banks for calculating credit risk based on internal rating
10 August 2011
HSBC to sell US credit card, retail services to Capital One for $2.6 billion
10 August 2011
RBI to ensure liquidity in domestic markets
08 August 2011
RBI promises adequate rupee, forex liquidity; markets weak
08 August 2011
RBS posts $2.3-bn H1 loss
06 August 2011
ICBC to spend $600 mn for stakes in Standard Bank Argentina, affiliates
05 August 2011
Strike hits banking operations nationwide
05 August 2011
RBI panel asks banks to improve customer care
04 August 2011
HDFC Bank launches income tax payment through ATMs
03 August 2011
Bank workers plan one-day strike on 5 August
03 August 2011
PMO wants RBI to boost bank credit to MSMEs
02 August 2011
HSBC to slash 30,000 jobs worldwide
01 August 2011
Unable to absorb rate hike, banks pass it on to customers
01 August 2011
HSBC to sell 195 US retail banking network to First Niagara for $1 billion
01 August 2011
HSBC set to cut 10,000 jobs, says report
28 July 2011
Osmond bids for Lloyds branches
28 July 2011
Tuesday ‘shocker’ not end of RBI rate hikes, says Pranab
28 July 2011
CIT's leasing arm places order for 5,000 railcars
26 July 2011
Industry fears rate hike would lead to liquidity crunch
26 July 2011
Persistent inflation warrants tight-money policy
26 July 2011
Anshu Jain appointed co-CEO at Deutsche Bank
26 July 2011
Yorkshire acquires rest of internet bank Egg from Citigroup
26 July 2011
No takers for Lloyds 632 branches
26 July 2011
RBI hikes key policy rates by 50 bps
26 July 2011
Global mobile payment users to surpass 141.1 million in 2011: Gartner
21 July 2011
Bankers pitch for pause on interest rate hikes
19 July 2011
Bad loans by state-run banks worry Pranab
09 July 2011
China raises interest rate by 25 bps for the third time this year
08 July 2011
RBI seeks tight caps on equity investments by banks
08 July 2011
SBI joins rate-hike spree; loans, deposit rates go up
08 July 2011
RBI caps banks’ investment in mutual funds
06 July 2011
Mobile payments transactions projected at $670 billion by 2015
06 July 2011
Australian central bank keeps interest rate at 4.75 %
05 July 2011
RBI fines Citibank Rs25 lakh over Gurgaon fraud
05 July 2011
Chinese banks could face negative credit outlook: Moody's
05 July 2011
Indian banks to benefit from economic growth, demogaphics: S&P Report
04 July 2011
Indian banks decide to pass on rate hike to customers
02 July 2011
Bank of Moscow receives Russia's largest bailout of $14.2 bn
02 July 2011
American Express members can use reward points to buy Facebook ads
30 June 2011
UK Banks fall behind global rivals, reduce recovery prospects
30 June 2011
RBI for improving reporting standards of foreign banks
29 June 2011
Citigroup says $2.7 mn stolen in May cyber attack
27 June 2011
Dexia in talks to sell Deniz Emiklilik to AXA, MetLife: Les Echos
27 June 2011
Banking reforms: Higher capital reserves for ‘too big to fail’ banks
27 June 2011
India's forex reserves up $59 million to $310.56bn
27 June 2011
PNC Financial to acquire RBC's US retail bank operations for $3.45 billion
20 June 2011
ING in talks to sell car leasing business for around $5.7 bn: report
20 June 2011
RIL hires SBI, other banks to raise $1.1 billion debt
17 June 2011
Home, auto loans will become expensive, say banks
16 June 2011
RBI hikes repo rate by 25 bps to 7.50 per cent
16 June 2011
RBI calls for tightening underwriting standards
15 June 2011
Citigroup garners Rs1061cr from HDFC stake sale
15 June 2011
China’s central bank hikes reserve ratios for ninth time since October
14 June 2011
Citigroup to cut stake in HDFC under Basel III norms
14 June 2011
Dubai Islamic Bank joins Dubai Trade's e-payment gateway
13 June 2011
Allahabad Bank plans to open 4 overseas branches, approaches RBI
10 June 2011
Citigroup sells PE portfolio to AXA Private Equity for $1.7 billion
09 June 2011
Inflation biggest risk to stable outlook for Asia-Pacific banks: S&P Report
07 June 2011
GE, Capital One in race to acquire ING Direct USA: report
07 June 2011
Indian banking sector to be world’s third-biggest by 2050: PwC
07 June 2011
SBI all set to launch Saudi operations
04 June 2011
IRDA may allow banks to represent two insurers
04 June 2011
RBI orders tighter internal control in private, foreign banks
03 June 2011
Widen PSU bank recruitment net, says RBI
01 June 2011
RBI directs banks to redress failed ATM transaction grievances in 12 days
28 May 2011
FDIC closes 44th failed US bank in 2011
28 May 2011
HSBC faces stiff investor opposition over executive pay
28 May 2011
Bankers panel recommends hike in housing grant for rural poor to Rs75,000
25 May 2011
Chinese banks face profit squeeze: S&P
25 May 2011
RBI panel recommends holding company model for financial sector
23 May 2011
Virgin Money seeks to buy Llyods, Northern Rock branches
23 May 2011
Commerzbank to raise €5.3 billion from sale of new shares
23 May 2011
New bank refutes peers claims, says demand for small loans robust
23 May 2011
ICICI Bank raises $1 billion in 4.5 per cent medium term bonds
20 May 2011
Credit-deposit ratio of banks in India up at 76.3 per cent in December
20 May 2011
RBI raises provisioning requirements for banks' sub-standarad loans
19 May 2011
Five top UK banks support Business Growth Fund
19 May 2011
Citigroup’s Vikram Pandit awarded huge pay package
19 May 2011
Short term FD rates rise sharply
14 May 2011
Delinquent Pakistani banks forced to refund Rs 132 mn to account holders
12 May 2011
Subbarao seeks ‘formal autonomy’ for India’s central bank
10 May 2011
RBI details liquidity norms for banks
09 May 2011
RBI hikes mobile banking transaction cap to Rs5,000
06 May 2011
Lloyds takes a $5.3-billion punch for selling dud insurance
05 May 2011
Bangla SC upholds sacking of Grameen founder Yunus
05 May 2011
Rate hike may impact flow of bank credit
05 May 2011
PNB hikes base rate and BPLR; reports over Rs1,200-crore Q4 net profit
04 May 2011
RBI orders hike in provision for bad, doubtful loans
04 May 2011
Deutsche Bank dragged to court in US for mortgage fraud
03 May 2011
SKS Microfinance welcomes RBI's acceptance of Malegam Panel recommendations
03 May 2011
RBI hikes lending rates; small depositors to get more
03 May 2011
HSBC chief Stuart Gulliver to unveil cost cutting plans
02 May 2011
FSA report on RBS's near collapse faces legal hurdle
02 May 2011
Priority sector lending by banks in India slackens
29 April 2011
ICICI Bank Q4 net rises nearly 17 per cent to Rs1,568 crore
28 April 2011
RBI proposes deregulating savings accounts interest rates
28 April 2011
CIT first quarter net income down 45.5 per cent at $66 million
27 April 2011
RBI penalises 19 banks for non-compliance of derivative norms
26 April 2011
HSBC Holdings closes Russian retail banking operations
26 April 2011
Swiss banks flush with Indian money: Assange
26 April 2011
Indian Bank plans Rs1500-crore follow-on public offer in September
25 April 2011
Yunus cleared of charges of misappropriating aid money
25 April 2011
RBI relaxes NPA provisioning norms for banks
23 April 2011
Termites feast on Rs1-crore notes in SBI branch in UP!
23 April 2011
SBI to end teaser home loan rates
20 April 2011
Indian consumers can now buy their credit scores
20 April 2011
Citigroup Q1 net down nearly 50 per cent at $3 billion
19 April 2011
SBI ups base lending rate by 25 basis points to 8.50 per cent
19 April 2011
Irish banks dowgraded to junk staus by Moody’s
19 April 2011
SBI set to hike base rate, price loans higher
18 April 2011
JPMorgan Chase Q1 net vaults nearly 70 per cent to $5.6 billion
13 April 2011
Fitch warns of negative implications of ICB review for UK banks
09 April 2011
RBI auction sucks off nearly Rs50,000 crore from banking system
08 April 2011
Ratings of 19 UK banks may be cut: Moody's
08 April 2011
Swiss to ratify pact by next year – but bar ‘fishing expeditions’
08 April 2011
RBI asks airlines to stop settling domestic transactions overseas
05 April 2011
Banks in India report 22.8 per cent growth in February credit flows
02 April 2011
Public sector banks and enterprises dominated public equity market in 2010-11
02 April 2011
Dutch Rabobank to open branch in Mumbai after RBI nod
02 April 2011
Give bank licences to NBFCs, MFIs; not corporates: PM’s adviser
02 April 2011
Bank loans show strong growth despite rising interest
01 April 2011
RBI doesn’t get SBI’s home loan rates, says Bhatt in parting salvo
31 March 2011
RBI allows co-op banks to collect account-payee cheques from credit co-operatives
30 March 2011
CIT recasts $1 billion vendor finance facility to reduce costs
29 March 2011
Draft norms for new banking licences likely this week
29 March 2011
Bank of India, UCO Bank and PNB boost capital
25 March 2011
CIT privately places $2 billion of high-yielding bonds
24 March 2011
HSBC seeking investor support for pay shake-up: Reports
23 March 2011
Tepco in talks for $25 billion in funding from Japanese banks
23 March 2011
New banking licences unlikely this fiscal as govt mulls controls
22 March 2011
StanChart Mauritius picks up stake in Indian exchange
21 March 2011
Bank of England’s Bean says inflation to be moderately above target
18 March 2011
RBI raises policy rates by 25 bps
17 March 2011
Repo rate should be benchmark, says RBI panel
16 March 2011
Savings account interest must remain regulated, says SBI chief Bhatt
16 March 2011
Government in no hurry about private banking licences
16 March 2011
European regulators block Hinduja's €1.35-bn KBL European Bank acquisition
16 March 2011
Axis Bank signs service contract for ATMs with Diebold
15 March 2011
IDFC's Rs3,400-crore infrastructure bond issue extended till 21 March
15 March 2011
NSIC, Bank of India sign MoU for credit to small sector
14 March 2011
RBS' staggering payouts likely to re-ignite controversy
14 March 2011
HDFC Bank hikes deposit, lending rates
14 March 2011
UK environmental audit body backs Green Investment Bank plan for green bonds issue
11 March 2011
HSBC hints at shifting headquarters from UK due to regulatory tightening
07 March 2011
Investigating agencies snap into action after SC rap on Hassan Ali
04 March 2011
Basel rules harsh on `Too Important to Fail' banks: Ackermann
04 March 2011
Most banks strong enough to meet Basel III norms: Subbarao
04 March 2011
Amended Banking Laws bill placed before cabinet
03 March 2011
India operations most profitable for Stanchart
02 March 2011
Non-food credit flows from banks up 23 per cent in January
01 March 2011
SBI may collect as much as Rs8,580-cr from bond sale
01 March 2011
RBI to allow FIIs to use credit default swaps, but under tight norms
24 February 2011
US hauls four Credit Suisse bankers to court for aiding US citizens evade taxes
24 February 2011
ICICI, HDFC push up borrowing rates again
24 February 2011
South Korea bans Deutsche Bank from proprietary trading
24 February 2011
RBI defers move to cap private bank salaries
24 February 2011
State Bank to merge remaining 5 associate banks in 18 months
23 February 2011
Germany to share information on secret bank accounts with India
21 February 2011
Mobile phone transactions need a big push
18 February 2011
UCO Bank and United Bank of India to receive Rs1,248 core in recapitalisation package
17 February 2011
Deposit growth of commercial banks slackened in September 2010: RBI
15 February 2011
Cabinet clears recapitalisation plan for regional rural banks
10 February 2011
Will reveal names of slush fund holders, government tells SC
10 February 2011
UK government, banks strike deal on lending, bonuses
10 February 2011
NRIs, bank staff not eligible for interest subsidy on housing loans: RBI
08 February 2011
Banks must retool payments businesses: BCG
08 February 2011
Banco Santander bids $5.8 billion for Poland's BZ WBK
08 February 2011
HSBC joins Dubai Trade's e-payment gateway Rosoom
08 February 2011
FM rules out naming Indians holding slush funds abroad
05 February 2011
Budget may permit new private sector banks
03 February 2011
Credit cards account for 24 per cent of complaints received by banking ombudsman in 2009-10
02 February 2011
HDFC, others hike home loan rates by 25 basis points
02 February 2011
Public sector banks raise lending, deposit rates
01 February 2011
SBI chief Bhatt continues to back ‘teaser’ loan rates
31 January 2011
Rating agency Fitch issues cautious outlook on Chinese banks
31 January 2011
SBI and Indian Army sign MoU for customised salary packages
29 January 2011
Ready to help India on tax evaders: Swiss official
29 January 2011
India's forex reserves close to $300-bn
29 January 2011
S&P says credit risks of Indian banks manageable
28 January 2011
RBI hikes key rates by 0.25 per cent
25 January 2011
RBI sees robust growth; hints at hike in policy rates
24 January 2011
Deposit shortfall may affect growth in bank credit: Care
24 January 2011
Spain plans to recapitalise regional savings banks
24 January 2011
SBI Q3 net rises over 13 per cent to Rs3,806 crore
22 January 2011
RBI working group wants IT executives on bank boards
21 January 2011
UK City leaders must rebuild trust, restore the City's 'licence to operate'
20 January 2011
RBI relaxes rules to ease MFIs' liquidity crunch
19 January 2011
FSA slaps £7.7-mn fine on Barclays for mis-selling funds
18 January 2011
RBS to sell Priory Group to PE firm Advent International for $1.5 billion
18 January 2011
Big rate hike coming: RBI ‘desperate’ to halt inflation
18 January 2011
Citibank to compensate fraud-hit investors
17 January 2011
Monitor end-use of loans, RBI tells banks
15 January 2011
SC raps government for witholding disclosure of Swiss bank account holders
15 January 2011
Incorrect Irish bank data could have cost exchequer €20-bn
14 January 2011
Big banks not always the best, admits RBI's Gokarn
13 January 2011
FSA slaps £2.8 million fine on RBS, NatWest
11 January 2011
Citibank scam accused Shiv Raj Puri destroyed evidence: Police
10 January 2011
Japanese bank Resona seeks $6.9-bn in share sale
10 January 2011
UK banks to go ahead with massive payouts
08 January 2011
Can duped Citi clients get money back? SEBI mulls issue
08 January 2011
Scam in Citi: Gupta didn’t operate solo
07 January 2011
Citigroup seeks buyers for CitiFinancial: report
07 January 2011
RBI gives banks time till 30 June to shift to Base Rate system
06 January 2011
Malayan Banking to buy Singapore’s Kim Eng in $1.4-bn deal
06 January 2011
RBI tightens ATM guidelines to prevent fraud
06 January 2011
India, Iran to open fresh oil payment channels
05 January 2011
Fixed deposits look up as banks hike rates again
05 January 2011
CIT, Boeing in lease deal for 38 Next-Generation 737 aircraft
04 January 2011
CBI to register FIR against realty firms in housing loan scam
04 January 2011
Ponzi at Citi: Hero bigwig joins Puri behind bars
04 January 2011
Bank of America takes a $3-billion mortgage settlement charge
03 January 2011
Union Bank reports 24.45 per cent rise in global business to over Rs3,20,000 crore
03 January 2011
SMEs present Rs500-bn funding opportunity for banks: CRISIL
03 January 2011
Bank loans become costlier from today
03 January 2011
RBI to probe Citibank fraud
01 January 2011
Police arrest Citibank manager for Rs300-crore fraud
31 December 2010
Citibank `fraudster' Shivraj Puri surrenders in Gurgaon court
30 December 2010
SBI to raise Rs10,000-crore in FY11-12
30 December 2010
SBI to offer concessional rates to dairy, poultry projects
30 December 2010
Pope wants clean banking to curb money laundering at the Vatican
30 December 2010
Citibank exec nabbed for Rs100-cr con job
29 December 2010
Citigroup probing Rs350-crore fraud at Gurgaon branch in India's `Year of Sham'
28 December 2010
One-time password mandatory for IVR transactions from 1 January
28 December 2010
Ireland nationalises Allied Irish Banks, injects €3.7 bn
24 December 2010
Industry, banks favour Rs1,000-crore capital base for bank start-ups
23 December 2010
RBI sets 80 per cent cap on all housing loans above Rs20 lakh
23 December 2010
RBI may ease norms for banks lending to MFIs
23 December 2010
Toronto-Dominion Bank to acquire Chrysler Financial for $6.3 billion
21 December 2010
RBI boosts banks' liquidity; leaves rates unchanged in mid-term review
16 December 2010
RBI to inject over Rs30,000 crore to boost liquidity
13 December 2010
PNB buys 64 per cent in JSC Dana Bank Kazakhstan for around $24 million
13 December 2010
HDFC Bank too hikes lending, deposit rates
11 December 2010
MasterCard to buy Travelex Holdings' prepaid card unit for $458 million
10 December 2010
UK bank chiefs not happy about breaking up of banks
08 December 2010
HDFC Bank ties up with Diebold to upgrade ATMs for visually challenged
08 December 2010
PNB hikes term deposit rates by up to 100 bps, BPLR by 75 bps
07 December 2010
US government sells remaining Citi stake for $10.5-bn profit
07 December 2010
Cash losing out as Britons spend £272 bn through credit cards
06 December 2010
SBI hikes domestic term deposit rates by up to 150 bps
06 December 2010
HDFC, ICICI Bank hike housing loan rates
04 December 2010
PSBs' April-August farm loan disbursals cross Rs86,000 crore
04 December 2010
RBI wants banks to raise deposit rates, reduce operating costs
03 December 2010
Government's capital infusion to raise public sector banks credit risk capacity: CRISIL
02 December 2010
CBI nets haul of gold from Money Matters office premises
02 December 2010
HDFC, ICICI Bank end ‘teaser’ home loan rates
02 December 2010
Global daily forex turnover at $4 trillion in 2010
01 December 2010
Rising regulation may cause 'systemic reduction' in bank profits: KPMG
30 November 2010
RBI offers additional liquidity support for banks
29 November 2010
Bribes-for-loans: 8 accused to appear in court today
29 November 2010
UIDAI to tie up with banks to create financial products
26 November 2010
Pranab asks PSU banks and FIs to assess exposure to scam-hit firms
25 November 2010
HDFC allots over 5.16 lakh equity shares to employees
25 November 2010
Loan scam: 17 companies under CBI scanner
25 November 2010
Irish government may nationalise two banks as crisis grows
25 November 2010
Hana Financial to buy controlling stake in Korea Exchange Bank for $4.1 billion
25 November 2010
CBI arrests senior bankers in Rs1,000-crore loan scam
24 November 2010
National Payments Corporation launches inter-bank payments through mobile phones
23 November 2010
Wells Fargo settles Wachovia lawsuits with Citi for $100 million
20 November 2010
Axis Bank to buy Enam's financial services business for Rs2,064 crore
17 November 2010
HSBC jacks up salaries to beat crackdown on bonuses
17 November 2010
Home, auto loans to get costlier soon: SBI chief
16 November 2010
MUFG to buy project-finance assets of Royal Bank of Scotland for $6.1 billion
15 November 2010
RBI asks banks to disclose information on loan processing charges to borrowers
13 November 2010
SBI plans major overseas fund-raising
13 November 2010
ANZ buys $126-mn new shares in Bank of Tianjin to maintain 20% stake
13 November 2010
Bank credit growth slackened to 16.6 per cent in 2009-10: RBI
08 November 2010
RBI calls for more reasonable penal, service charges
08 November 2010
SBI to buy a second Indonesian bank
08 November 2010
Spanish bank BBVA acquires stake in Turkey’s Garanti for $5.9 billion
03 November 2010
Home loans to become dearer following tightening of norms by RBI
02 November 2010
RBI to continue to regulate debt flows: Subbarao
02 November 2010
RBI hikes repo, reverse repo rates by 0.25 per cent
02 November 2010
Bank of India hikes rates on select term deposits
01 November 2010
RBI expected to raise rates on Tuesday, hints Pranab
01 November 2010
SKS Microfinance slashes lending rate to 24.55 per cent in AP
27 October 2010
Swiss, UK agree to settle tax issues over secret Swiss bank accounts
26 October 2010
Royal Bank of Canada to sell Liberty Life to Athene Holding for $628.1 million
23 October 2010
SBI hikes base lending rate by 10 bps to 7.6 per cent
20 October 2010
Banco Santander sells stake in Brazil unit to Qatar for $2.7 bn
20 October 2010
Deutsche Postbank puts its Indian housing finance business on block: Reports
19 October 2010
RBC to acquire BlueBay in £963million deal
19 October 2010
RBI allows UCBs to participate in currency options trading on bourses
18 October 2010
SBI to become first bank to offer Tier II bonds to retail investors
16 October 2010
RBI buys dollars to halt rupee's rise: report
14 October 2010
Other banks should take cue from StanChart on Basel III compliance: Analysts
14 October 2010
Lloyds Banking Group axes another 4,500 jobs as part of HBOS integration
14 October 2010
Exim Bank extends $21.72 million line of credit for exports to Ghana
13 October 2010
SEBI lets banks collect fee on ASBA forms
13 October 2010
Standard Chartered plans fully underwritten £3.3-bn rights issue
13 October 2010
Axis Bank launches Infra Index
13 October 2010
IIFCL in new infrastructure lending deal with nationalised banks
12 October 2010
LIC Housing Finance keen to enter banking
12 October 2010
Crisil expects steep hike in bank deposit rates
12 October 2010
Leading bankers hit out at proposed tough banking regulations
11 October 2010
Cold calling out, web marketing in for HDFC Bank
11 October 2010
Corporate leaders all for new banking licences
09 October 2010
Banks seek tougher norms for new licence grants
09 October 2010
EU regulators mull cap on bankers’ bonuses
09 October 2010
Further RBI rate hike could hurt auto sales: SIAM
08 October 2010
Card fraud in the UK down 20 per cent in H1 '10
07 October 2010
Banks report poor credit offtake in second quarter
07 October 2010
IDBI ties up with WRI for consultancy services on energy
06 October 2010
End is near for easy money as banks hike lending rates
06 October 2010
UK banks may need another state bailout next year: Study
05 October 2010
SKS Microfinance sacks Gurumani
04 October 2010
RBI hikes inter-corporate deposit limit for primary dealer banks
04 October 2010
PNB hikes base lending rate to 8.50 per cent; Axis Bank revises it to 7.75 per cent
30 September 2010
SBI hikes deposit rates by 25 to 75 bps
30 September 2010
Goldman Sachs sells stake worth $2.25 billion in China’s largest bank
30 September 2010
Share of top 100 centres in bank credit down marginally in January-March 2010
29 September 2010
RBI issues revised guidelines to banks for engaging business correspondents
28 September 2010
Anil Ambani hints at entry into banking
28 September 2010
Citi hikes executive salaries; CEO Pandit to wait until 2011
25 September 2010
Bulk SMS ban extended until Ayodhya verdict, affects banking
25 September 2010
UK commission mulls breaking up big banks
24 September 2010
Bank credit in India up nearly 20 per cent year-on-year
22 September 2010
RBI lifts ceiling on banks' investments in USE and NPCL
21 September 2010
French banks fined $503 million for unfair cheque fees
21 September 2010
HDFC rolls out special offers for festive season
20 September 2010
RBI ups lending rate by 25 bps, borrowing by 50 bps
16 September 2010
SBI’s no-frills outlets prove a boon for migrant labour
16 September 2010
Customer plaints against UK banks reach record high
15 September 2010
Bank of Baroda to take over part of Memon Co-op Bank
14 September 2010
Deutsche Bank to raise $12.4 bn to buy Postbank, meet Basel norms
13 September 2010
Global regulators tighten banking rules to avert 2008-type financial collapse
13 September 2010
Banco Santander to buy Allied Irish Banks stake in Bank Zachodni for $3.74 bln
11 September 2010
RBI to set up panel on savings rate deregulation: Usha Thorat
08 September 2010
New bank licences may be contingent on rural expansion
08 September 2010
Banks must grow to compete globally: Pranab
08 September 2010
PSU bank executives deserve better remuneration: RBI governor
07 September 2010
Strike hits services at PSU banks
07 September 2010
SBI to raise Rs500 crore via bonds for Tier II capital
07 September 2010
International banks may lend $5.2 billion for Nabucco gas pipeline
07 September 2010
RBI details interest subvention scheme for banks on farm loans
06 September 2010
Bank employees to strike work tomorrow
06 September 2010
Singapore wealth sovereign fund eyes 16-% stake in Brazilian bank
06 September 2010
Not ‘inclusive’ banking: SBI opens 5-star branch for uber rich customers
03 September 2010
Fed running out of policy bullets: Roubini
28 August 2010
Fed will intervene strongly when required: Bernanke
28 August 2010
HSBC’s Kidwai banks on India for growth
25 August 2010
Commonwealth Bank of Australia opens branch in Mumbai
25 August 2010
ATM frauds: clueless SBI dumps onus on clients
24 August 2010
Barclays Bank launches Rs5.46-core microfinance initiative
23 August 2010
SBI Q1 net rises over 25 per cent to Rs2,914 crore
23 August 2010
HSBC in talks to acquire Old Mutual's 52% stake in Nedbank
23 August 2010
Bank credit grew at a slower 17.8 per cent in FY'09: RBI
21 August 2010
LIC, HDFC Standard fined for missing FY09 rural target
20 August 2010
SBI’s new floating interest regime makes FDs more complex
20 August 2010
SBI ups benchmark lending rate to 12.25 per cent
16 August 2010
Pranab asks banks to accelerate financial deepening
14 August 2010
Bank of Rajasthan becomes part of ICICI Bank
13 August 2010
RBI to bring discussion paper on SBI holding company structure
13 August 2010
RBI outlines banking entry requirements for private sector
12 August 2010
RBI floats discussion paper on norms for new banks
11 August 2010
State-owned banks may be asked to ensure 20-% loan growth
10 August 2010
WorldPay hacker extradited to US by Estonia
09 August 2010
RBS to sell WorldPay to Advent. Bain Capital for £1.7 billion
07 August 2010
India contributes a fifth of StanChart's global operating profit
05 August 2010
RBS to sell 318 branches to Spain’s Santander for £1.65 billion
04 August 2010
Allahabad Bank to expand to Dhaka, Shanghai, Hong Kong
04 August 2010
Citigroup to divest world's largest net bank, Egg Plc, for £500 million
04 August 2010
Engage corporates, NBFCs as banks' business correspondents: RBI
03 August 2010
House clears bill to dilute government's stake in SBI to 51 per cent
02 August 2010
US bank failures reach 108 in 2010 as FDIC takes over 5 more
31 July 2010
RBI penalises ICICI Bank, Standard Chartered Bank
30 July 2010
Government to release Rs4,868 crore to banks for concessional farm credit
30 July 2010
HDFC Bank reaches out to rural masses with mega loan mahotsav
29 July 2010
HDFC Bank hikes fixed deposit rates up to 75 basis points
28 July 2010
George Osborne proposes UK-India financial sector partnership
28 July 2010
Stressful time all round
27 July 2010
RBI surprises with 0.5% reverse repo hike
27 July 2010
New bill seeks to make RBI governor vice chief of financial sector regulator
27 July 2010
RBI hikes short-term rates to beat down inflation
27 July 2010
Chinese banks may write off nearly $253-bn in bad loans
27 July 2010
RRB employees' pay scales brought on par withpeers in nationalised banks
26 July 2010
RBI sets the tone for rate hike in quarterly review
26 July 2010
Europe's banking sector clears stress tests
24 July 2010
State Bank of India raises $1 billion in overseas bonds
23 July 2010
MUFG eying to buy more banks in the US
23 July 2010
PFC mulls acquisition to get bank status after new RBI norms
23 July 2010
IDBI Bank net up 46 per cent in Q1 on back of interest income
23 July 2010
Indian banking on "high-growth trajectory": S&P
22 July 2010
Kotak Mahindra Bank Q1 net profit surges 107 per cent
22 July 2010
Yes Bank posts 56 per cent growth in Q1 net
22 July 2010
UK banks charging interest up to 3,650 per cent: study
21 July 2010
HDFC Bank posts 34 per cent rise in Q1 net profit
20 July 2010
ICICI bank expects 20 per cent credit growth rate for the fiscal
19 July 2010
FM asks bankers to evolve alternative models for financial inclusion
19 July 2010
RBI to slap penalty on SGL account defaulters
16 July 2010
Polaris Software offering cloud computing solutions to rural banks
16 July 2010
Interest income drives Axis Bank net up 32 per cent
15 July 2010
SBI gets government nod for State Bank of Indore merger
15 July 2010
Bank of Maharashtra receives Rs588 crore in Tier-I capital
15 July 2010
German offices of Credit Suisse raided by Dusseldorf prosecutor's office
14 July 2010
Bankers want 6 per cent CRR to stay
13 July 2010
Banco Santander to buy SEB’s 173 German retail bank branches for €555 million
13 July 2010
RBI may give banks time till June 2011 to switch to base rate system
12 July 2010
HSBC in talks to sell its UK trains for £1.7 billion
12 July 2010
NBFCs need permission to alter credit/investment ceilings: RBI
09 July 2010
ICICI Bank’s global bond issue raises Rs500 crore
09 July 2010
RBI asks credit card issuers to fix interest rate ceiling on small-value loans
09 July 2010
RBI grants infrastructure finance company status to L&T Infra
08 July 2010
HC issues notices in ICICI Bank-BoR merger case
08 July 2010
Credit bureau Cibil database to help banks prevent frauds
08 July 2010
SEED to help small PNB account holders with income earning schemes
07 July 2010
China’s Agricultural Bank raises $19.2 billion from Hong Kong and Shanghai IPO
07 July 2010
RBI caps salary hikes for private sector bank directors, CEOs
03 July 2010
RBI hikes repo rate by 25 bps to 5.50 per cent
02 July 2010
YES Bank launches mobile money services in Chandigarh
02 July 2010
HSBC boosts Indian operations through RBS acquisition
02 July 2010
Four UK banks amongst world’s 15 biggest
01 July 2010
HDFC Bank pegs base rate at a low 7.25 per cent
30 June 2010
Panel suggests freedom for public sector banks to employ, fix wages
30 June 2010
Bank of America tops magazine ranking of 1,000 banks
30 June 2010
US lawmakers urge Exim Bank to reconsider financing decision on Reliance project
30 June 2010
Kotak Mahindra Bank to sell 4.5 per cent stake to Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui
30 June 2010
RBI asks banks to reserve 60 per cent of MSME credit to micro sector
30 June 2010
RBI to launch housing start-up index as construction indicator
30 June 2010
PNB, BoB, Union Bank and Central Bank fix base rate at 8 per cent
29 June 2010
SBI sets base rate for lending at 7.5 per cent
29 June 2010
HDFC Bank to peg base rate in 6.75-8.0 per cent range
29 June 2010
Government announces interest subsidy scheme for education loans
25 June 2010
EU to put banks under ‘stress test’ for worst-case scenario
25 June 2010
Aabar Investments buys 4.99 per cent stake in Italy’s UniCredit worth $2.48 billion
25 June 2010
World Bank to offer access to files under RTI
24 June 2010
World Bank aid to India to total $9.3 billion by end-June
24 June 2010
ING to offload its entire stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank
24 June 2010
RBI revises norms for non-convertible debenture issue
23 June 2010
Rabobank cuts stake in Yes Bank to pave way for own operation
23 June 2010
Corrections or alterations on cheques prohibited from 1 December: RBI
22 June 2010
G-20: India favours tighter financial rules to avert future crises
21 June 2010
Bank of Rajasthan cancels EGM on merger with ICICI Bank
21 June 2010
Spain’s Santander bids for RBS 318 UK branches
18 June 2010
RBS sells Asia, Mid East assets for $200 million
18 June 2010
ICICI bank complains about false rumours; two held
18 June 2010
PNB on overseas expansion drive; to grab majority stake in Kazakh bank
18 June 2010
RBI wants to both ease liquidity and hike rates
17 June 2010
SBI to enter wealth management business
16 June 2010
RBI revises rupee value for payment of USSR debt
16 June 2010
Government clears Rs450 crore IDA loan proposal for microfinance
15 June 2010
Bank of India raises Rs1,000 crore in Tier II capital via bond issue
15 June 2010
Swiss parliament approve US-UBS client data transfer deal
15 June 2010
RBI may act sooner than 27 July, says deputy governor
14 June 2010
Major changes in interest rates expected with switch to base rate system
14 June 2010
RBI expects euro crisis to trigger fresh wave of capital inflows
12 June 2010
SBI raises Rs725 crore through CD issuances at 5.90 per cent
10 June 2010
SBI to raise Rs20,000 crore via rights issue: report
09 June 2010
Mukherjee asks banks to improve performance, check NPA
09 June 2010
Banco Santander to buy BoA’s stake in Mexican unit for $2.5 billion
09 June 2010
Swiss parliament reject giving UBS client data to US
09 June 2010
India suggests regulation of banks through CRR rather than bailout
07 June 2010
Chinese bank to raise $30 billion in world's biggest IPO
05 June 2010
India not in favour of corpus for future bank bailouts
04 June 2010
JP Morgan slapped record £33.32 million fine in UK
03 June 2010
Bank credit up nearly 18 per cent at Rs33,24,193 crore in year to 21 May
02 June 2010
SC bench declines to hear BoR shareholders' plea
31 May 2010
Spanish savings banks in consolidation talks ahead of 30 June deadline
29 May 2010
RBI prohibits forex remittance for foreign lotteries
26 May 2010
Standard Chartered raises Rs374.4 crore with allotment of IDRs to anchor investors
26 May 2010
Farm credit disbursals hit 95 per cent of target by February
26 May 2010
Four Spanish banks’ merge to form third largest Spanish savings bank
25 May 2010
Standard Chartered sets price band of IDRs between Rs100 to Rs115
24 May 2010
American Express to issue world's first Yuan travellers cheque
24 May 2010
Boards approve ICICI Bank, Bank of Rajasthan merger
24 May 2010
Money mules held in internet banking fraud cases
24 May 2010
RBI’s Chakrabarty against major sops for MSMEs
22 May 2010
Hindujas snap up KBC’s private banking arm for $1.69 billion
21 May 2010
StanChart to pass on entire IDR proceeds to parent
21 May 2010
Lenders agree to restructure Dubai World's $23.5-billion debt
20 May 2010
China’s Industrial Bank plans to raise up to $2.64 billion, to boost its capital
20 May 2010
RBI study calls for efforts to internationalise the rupee
19 May 2010
Bank of Rajasthan to merge with ICICI Bank
18 May 2010
SBI posts 32 per cent decline in Q4 net profit at Rs1,867 crore
15 May 2010
Royalty payments overseas need no prior approval: RBI
14 May 2010
Japanese banks Shinsei and Aozora cancel merger plans
14 May 2010
RBI, 926 bank branches to accept advance income tax in Mumbai region
13 May 2010
Credit Suisse Asia Research leads Institutional Investor Survey
13 May 2010
European banks may take €50-75 billion hit on Greek sovereign debt: Deutsche Bank
12 May 2010
Mobile banking potential far greater than PC banking
08 May 2010
Export credit rates to be above Base Rate from 1 July
07 May 2010
RBI ups limit for collateral-free loans to small units to Rs10 lakh
06 May 2010
BNP net profit jumps 46.5 per cent, but Greek exposure worrying
06 May 2010
Lazard takes its voting stake in Bank of India to 5.05 per cent
04 May 2010
SIDBI secures $50 million ADB finance for MSMEs
04 May 2010
Lenovo in vendor finance tie-up with CIT
04 May 2010
Rupee weakens along with Asian peers
03 May 2010
GM settles Opel compensation row with Sberbank
29 April 2010
IBA, bank unions ink pay revision deal
28 April 2010
Goldman Sachs' Tourre defends bank in Senate testimony
27 April 2010
Bank of Queensland to acquire CIT vendor finance unit in Australia
27 April 2010
US government to start selling its Citigroup stake today
27 April 2010
Government, RBI want teaser loan rates withdrawn: report
26 April 2010
IMF should improve financial oversight: D Subbarao
26 April 2010
ICICI Bank Q4 net up 35 per cent at Rs1,006 crore; revenues down
24 April 2010
HDFC Bank Q4 net profit rises 33 per cent; revenues dip
24 April 2010
Brown says tarnished banks should pay compensation
24 April 2010
ICICI Bank to re-launch teaser home loan
23 April 2010
SBI expects 23 per cent growth in credit: Bhatt
23 April 2010
Public sector banks to get Rs15,000-crore capital boost
23 April 2010
RBI issues takeover norms for loan securitisation
22 April 2010
RBI will not allow overheating: Subbarao
22 April 2010
RBI lets banks set rules for conversion of recurring deposits to term deposits
21 April 2010
Axis Bank Q4 net profit up 31.54 per cent at Rs764.87 crore
20 April 2010
Citigroup returns to profit
20 April 2010
RBI may hike key rates, say analysts
19 April 2010
Bank credit growth slackened in December 2009: RBI report
19 April 2010
US regulators seize eight more banks
17 April 2010
BRIC banks sign MoU on trade facilitation
16 April 2010
Monetary policy: at the cross roads
16 April 2010
HDFC revives teaser home loan rates
16 April 2010
Financial sector faces greater reliance on capital makets: S&P, CRISIL
15 April 2010
Obama presses for financial sector reform bill
15 April 2010
UBS to report its biggest profit in three years
12 April 2010
Banks to switch to Base Rate system for lending from 1 July
09 April 2010
RBI to hike rates, CRR by end-June: Macquarie
09 April 2010
World Bank to lend record $100 billion to developing countries
08 April 2010
SBI not to hike rates now
06 April 2010
US tycoon Ross backs Branson’s bid for RBS arm
06 April 2010
Banks want RBI to keep rates and fight inflation as well
05 April 2010
ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank to get ‘foreign’ tag
05 April 2010
Daily interst computation to have marginal impact on bank deposit costs: CRISIL
05 April 2010
Union Bank hikes deposit rates by up to 0.50 per cent
03 April 2010
SBI raises interest rates on foreign currency deposits
01 April 2010
Germany, France mull bank tax to meet financial exigencies
01 April 2010
UK regulator, OFT toughens stance against irresponsible lending practices
01 April 2010
StanChart to launch equity issuance business, issue Rs3000 crore IDRs
31 March 2010
Savings deposits to yield more as banks switch to daily interest
31 March 2010
Chola DBS's operations unlikely to be affected by DBS exit: Fitch
31 March 2010
NAB, AXA SA in A$13.2 billion Axa APH deal
31 March 2010
StanCart to buy remaining stake in UTI Securities
30 March 2010
Murugappa Group to buy DBS Bank stake in JV for Rs376 crore
30 March 2010
RBS fined £28.59 million for breach of confidential information
30 March 2010
StanChart files for India listing of depository shares
30 March 2010
Credit Suisse expanding in Mid-East with Bahrain branch
30 March 2010
Japan's Shinsei Bank to sell its Indian asset management business to Daiwa
30 March 2010
Axis Bank opens 1000th branch, plans 30 more
30 March 2010
SBI sets 34:100 share swap ratio for State Bank of Indore merger
29 March 2010
RBI grants provisional approval for Credit Suisse bank branch in India
29 March 2010
RBI cancels licence of Shri Mahesh Sahakari Bank
27 March 2010
Bank of India raises $500-million via short-term bonds
27 March 2010
Union Bank-KBC asset management joint ventue to invest Rs300 crore
27 March 2010
HDFC to transfer investments in unlisted companies to SPV
27 March 2010
Axis Bank raises $350 million through bond issue
26 March 2010
RBI's financial stability report sees limited risk to banking sector
25 March 2010
Dubai World proposes to convert $8.9 billion debt into equity
25 March 2010
UK's Chancellor Darling offers basic bank accounts to all Britons
24 March 2010
Goldman Sachs applies for India banking licence: report
24 March 2010
Private banks, NBFCs allowed to offer tax-free bonds
24 March 2010
RBI revises repo accounting norms for banks
23 March 2010
ICICI Bank gets full banking licence in Singapore
23 March 2010
RBI hikes export credit refinance rate to 5 per cent
22 March 2010
Mukerjee urges banks to reach out to ignored segments
22 March 2010
US bank failures peak - 37 lenders shut down in less than 3 months
20 March 2010
New banking licences to come with tougher norms
20 March 2010
SBI will not raise lending rates, says Bhatt
20 March 2010
RBI hikes repo, reverse repo rates by 25 bps
20 March 2010
Bank recapitalisation to start in April-May
19 March 2010
LIC board free to decide on banking licence: official
18 March 2010
CIT reports $1 million pre-tax loss in Q4-'09
18 March 2010
UBI looking to sell bad loans to spruce loan book
18 March 2010
Citigroup raises stake in Chilean bank to 50 per cent
17 March 2010
RBI cancels licences of two urban co-op banks
12 March 2010
China allows SBI to lend to Indian firms in yuan
12 March 2010
HSBC Private Bank says 24,000 Swiss accounts data stolen
12 March 2010
BoI hikes domestic term deposit rates; ends floating rates
11 March 2010
Lone Star Funds to sell Korean bank stake worth $3.9 billion
11 March 2010
RBI, SEBI tightens screws on Bank of Rajasthan
09 March 2010
Santander leads race for RBS’ Williams & Glyn’s brand
09 March 2010
RBI orders special audit of Bank of Rajasthan accounts
08 March 2010
Government proposes to trim SBI stake to 51 per cent
08 March 2010
Exim Bank opens $15 million line of credit to Benin
06 March 2010
RBI defers implementation of base rate to 1 July
06 March 2010
RBI gives banks time till 1 July to implement base rate system
05 March 2010
Banks end cut-rate car, home loans spree
05 March 2010
ANZ Bank set to re-enter India after getting RBI nod
04 March 2010
Standard Chartered eyes Indian listing
03 March 2010
Iceland braces for referendum on Icesave debt as talks fail
02 March 2010
China's Pudong Bank to raise $6 billion through equity, bond sale
27 February 2010
Mukherjee to ease banking licence rules
27 February 2010
Bernanke says low interest rate to stay; worried over jobs
27 February 2010
ICICI hikes deposit rates by up to 0.5 percentage points
26 February 2010
SBI plans Rs20,000-crore rights issue to finance credit growth
24 February 2010
Boss of loss making RBS forced to forego his £1.6 million bonus
22 February 2010
Rural banking: RBI to issue fresh guidelines for intermediaries
22 February 2010
Daily interest to hit banks'margins
22 February 2010
SBI triples daily transactions to 35 million with core banking technology
22 February 2010
RBI lowers interest rate ceiling on new export credit by 150 bps
20 February 2010
Banks to calculate interest on savings account on a daily basis from 1 April
20 February 2010
Obama’s flailing bank reforms
18 February 2010
UBI IPO to open on 23 Feb in Rs60-66 price band
18 February 2010
US small business sees growth in 2010: CIT
17 February 2010
Strong asset performance to drive stable Indian structured finance ratings in 2010
17 February 2010
Barclays' profit before tax swells 92 per cent to $18.2 billion
16 February 2010
New evidence contradicts UK banks' lending claims
16 February 2010
Cambridge researchers show Chip and PIN system vulnerable to fraud
15 February 2010
RBI sets banks' exposure to infrastructure finance companies at 15 per cent of capital funds
12 February 2010
Banks scramble to exit teaser home loan products as RBI cries foul
12 February 2010
Regulator plays truant as NAB proposes to AXA Asia Pacific
12 February 2010
EU parliament scraps bank data transfer deal with US
12 February 2010
New Base Rate to replace banks' BPLRs from 1 April
11 February 2010
RBI asks banks to extend lower rates on loans to existing borrowers
11 February 2010
SBI to continue with limited periodrates on home loans till end-fiscal
10 February 2010
IRFC, NABARD to issue tax-free bonds
08 February 2010
Australian government withdraws bank deposit guarantees
08 February 2010
Dexia approves EU restructuring plan
08 February 2010
NAB may tie up with Resolution and Blackstone for RBS branches: report
06 February 2010
New York's Cuomo files fraud charges against BofA over Merrill deal
06 February 2010
Goldman Sachs trims Blankfein's 2009 bonus to $9 million
06 February 2010
Regulators call for increased lending to small businesses
06 February 2010
PNC Financial to raise $3 billion in new shares to repay entire $7.6 billion TARP
03 February 2010
Bank of New York Mellon to acquire PNC unit for $2.1 billion
02 February 2010
Citigroup reportedly planning to sell its $10-billion Citi Private Equity unit
01 February 2010
OCBC acquires ING’s Asian unit; launches Bank of Singapore
01 February 2010
S&P downgrades UK’s banks; blames government
30 January 2010
Axis Bank in loan agreement with EXIM Korea
28 January 2010
SBI reports 10 per cent drop in profit at Rs3,354.59 crore
25 January 2010
Bank of China to sell up to $5.86 billion in bonds
25 January 2010
NAB completes due diligence on Axa
23 January 2010
Markets give thumbs down to Obama’s banking sector proposals
22 January 2010
Deutsche Bank takes 8-per cent stake in Denmark’s Eurogiro
22 January 2010
Goldman Sachs's Q4 net up record $4.95 billion
22 January 2010
Kotak Mahindra Bank's Q3 net vaults 100 per cent to Rs142.38 crore
21 January 2010
Government to penalise TDS transactions sans PAN
21 January 2010
Bank of America posts Q4-2009 net loss of $194 million
20 January 2010
Barclays to face £17 billion capital deficit: analysts
20 January 2010
Egypt’s EFG Hermes sells stake in Lebanese bank for $913 million
19 January 2010
Gang of ICICI Bank fraudsters busted in Delhi
18 January 2010
Europe says 'No' to US model bank tax
16 January 2010
ANZ in talks to buy IOOF Holdings: report
16 January 2010
Obama unveils bank tax to raise $90 billion in 10 years
16 January 2010
Bank credit up 12.3 per cent at Rs28,81,898 crore in Q2-Fy'10
15 January 2010
RBI may permit cash withdrawals from PoS terminals
15 January 2010
Bankers urge RBI to keep interest rates stable at its 29 Jan policy review
15 January 2010
RBI notifies changes in definition of PIOs for purchase of property in India
14 January 2010
FDIC proposes increased fees for banks with ‘risky’ pay practices
14 January 2010
Bank credit in India up Rs80,000 crore in last two weeks of December 2009
13 January 2010
RBI warns banks against sub-PLR lending
13 January 2010
Obama mulls tax on banks to raise $120 billion
13 January 2010
Banks expect rates to remain unchanged till March
12 January 2010
SBI to hire 27,000 staff, add 1,000 branches this year
12 January 2010
No government pressure on banks to merge, says official
12 January 2010
NPAs likely to increase, says SBI chief
12 January 2010
Indian rupee hits an over 15-month high at 45.30 a dollar
11 January 2010
Global banks hiking salaries, slashing bonuses: Mercer
11 January 2010
Indian structured finance transactions stable; 80 Japan CMBS downgraded in Q4-09: Fitch
11 January 2010
Government to hire experts for bank mergers: report
11 January 2010
Bank employees getting more productive: RBI study
11 January 2010
SBI to launch voice-enabled ATMs for sight-handicapped clients
09 January 2010
CRR hike won’t affect lending rates, says SBI chief Bhatt
09 January 2010
Swiss court rules UBS broke law by releasing customer data
08 January 2010
China’s central bank raises interest rates to tighten grip on liquidity
08 January 2010
RBI asks banks to disclose bancassurance fees in balance sheet
07 January 2010
ICICI Bank slashes car loan rates, increases commissions
07 January 2010
ICICI Bank ties up with UK Trade and Investment
04 January 2010
MCB bank's plan to buy RBS Pakistan assets lapse on time overrun
02 January 2010
SBI to deploy 1.5 lakh card payment terminals next fiscal
01 January 2010
Iceland to repay €3.8 billion to British, Dutch investors
01 January 2010
IBA suggests bond issue for infrastructure lending
31 December 2009
US government to inject $3.8 billion into GMAC, hike stake to 56 per cent
31 December 2009
Chinese bank, Kazakh trust to jointly invest $2.7 billion in Kazakh copper mine
31 December 2009
SBI rules out lending rate hike in the next six months
30 December 2009
JP Morgan sues ex-employee for embezzling customer money
29 December 2009
IBM inks 10-year deal with Gujarat cooperative bank
29 December 2009
Barclays to scale back operations in India, elsewhere
28 December 2009
RBS to raise £3 billion through asset sale in 2010
28 December 2009
Sberbank seeks compensation from GM for scrapped Opel deal
28 December 2009
India's foreign exchange reserves shrink to $283.64 billion
26 December 2009
RBI raises daily cap on mobile purchase to Rs50,000
26 December 2009
US treasury makes $16 billion profit from bailouts
24 December 2009
PNB ‘has headroom’ to raise Rs7000 crore
24 December 2009
State Street buys Intesa's securities business for $1.87 billion
24 December 2009
Credit Agricole, Societe Generale join hands to form Amundi
24 December 2009
CA Bancorp board urges shareholders to spurn Maxam's bid
23 December 2009
Citibank unveils novel mortgage home loan facility in India
21 December 2009
RBI tightens priority sector norms for bank loans to housing finance companies
19 December 2009
RBI announces extension of time for cheque clearances at banks
19 December 2009
SBS merger with SBI formalised as RS passes bill
19 December 2009
NAB to acquire AXA Asia Pacific’s Aussie, NZ units for A$4.6 billion
18 December 2009
Citi sells 5.4 billion shares to raise $20 billion for TARP repayment
17 December 2009
FDIC hikes 2010 budget to $4 billion
16 December 2009
Banks workers go on strike against mergers; services hit
16 December 2009
Bankers' should say, 'not this year ' to bonuses…
15 December 2009
Obama exhorts bankers to lend liberally to discharge bail-out obligations
15 December 2009
Citi reaches deal on $20 billion of TARP repayment
14 December 2009
US House formulates new lending and credit rules
12 December 2009
MPs cannot be allowed to monitor bank lending: Pranab
12 December 2009
Bank employees plan one-day strike on 16 December
11 December 2009
Citigroup in talks to raise funds to repay bailout
11 December 2009
Sarkozy, Merkel hail Darling’s move to impose bank bonus tax
11 December 2009
Switzerland keeps rates unchanged; stops bond purchase
11 December 2009
Stop ignoring the poor, RBI chief Subbarao warns banks
10 December 2009
Barclays under SEBI cloud; told to stop derivatives trading
10 December 2009
UK to rein banker’s bonus with 50-per cent super tax
10 December 2009
PNB nets Rs216 crore through housing finance arm stake sale
10 December 2009
RBI re-imposes caps FCCBs, ECBs amid economic upturn
10 December 2009
Geithner for extending TARP till October 2
10 December 2009
BoA repays $45 billion TARP funds
10 December 2009
HSBC set to acquire RBS’s Indian operations: report
09 December 2009
Government not forcing banks to merge: Pranab
08 December 2009
Past RBI chiefs broadly agree on current policy directions
08 December 2009
ICICI Bank gets Singapore nod for full-fledged branches
07 December 2009
ANZ acquires RBS’ Vietnam business
07 December 2009
British savers lose confidence in banks, hoard money under the mattress
07 December 2009
RBI chief Subbarao urges steps to spread financial literacy
05 December 2009
Bank of America raises $19 billion through equity sale
04 December 2009
UK pumped £ 850 billion into British banks, losses to remain unknown for years
04 December 2009
4 Dubai banks, 6 Dubai World arms hit by S&P dowgrades
03 December 2009
Bank of America to retire $45 billion bailout debt in days
03 December 2009
ING sets terms for its $11.2 billion 6 for 7 rights issue
27 November 2009
Chinese bank loans reach 27 per cent of 2009 GDP
27 November 2009
Bank stocks tumble as Dubai seeks moratorium on debt
27 November 2009
RBI not keen on bank consolidation for the present
26 November 2009
Indian banks need to improve operational efficiency: RBI governor
25 November 2009
RBI issues fresh directions on electronic transactions via intermediaries
24 November 2009
Citigroup to sell Diners Club North America to BMO Financial (BMO)
24 November 2009
Lloyds rights issue, UK’s biggest, at 60 per cent discount
24 November 2009
Banks take the bond route to raise funds for meeting credit demand
23 November 2009
Credit outlook for Indian banks negative: Moody's
23 November 2009
Tainted Galleon gets rid of stake in Edelweiss Capital
21 November 2009
I-T department seizes documents, materials from bank lockers in various states
21 November 2009
Ohio sues S&P, Moody’s, Fitch for misleading ratings
21 November 2009
ICICI Bank raises $750 million through five year bonds in Bahrain
21 November 2009
Dutch government to invest $6.6 billion more in ABN AMRO-Fortis
20 November 2009
Agriculture credit disbursement meets 42 per cent of target
20 November 2009
Public sector bank consolidation discussed at bankers' meet
19 November 2009
Indian banks' profits up 23.5 per cent in 2008-09
18 November 2009
Citigroup’s Pandit continues to settle for $1 salary
18 November 2009
Citigroup to sell stake in Bellsystem24 to Bain Capital for $1.12 billion
16 November 2009
UBS accounts in London closed 3 years back: ADAG
13 November 2009
RBI issues draft guidelines on OTC forex derivatives
12 November 2009
Taxing bankers profligacy
12 November 2009
Lloyds Banking Group to axe 5,000 jobs
11 November 2009
Banks' NPAs up 26 per cent in Q2; CAR improves by 1.6 per cent: Assocham
10 November 2009
SBI, PNB, BoB to sell 6.5-per cent stake in UTI Asset Management to T Rowe
09 November 2009
Number of closed banks in US rises to 120 in 2009
07 November 2009
US government guarantees peaked $4.3 trillion: COP report
07 November 2009
SBI extends 8 per cent home loan scheme; cuts deposit rates
06 November 2009
UBS fined £8 million by UK watchdog for trading with client money
06 November 2009
Axis Bank to offer interest rates, no processing fee, instant processing at its home expos
05 November 2009
Bank of Rajasthan slashes home loan rates to 7.50 per cent
05 November 2009
Indian banks to gain from pain of higher provisioning coverage": S&P
05 November 2009
Lloyds to raise £21 billion to escape UK government control
03 November 2009
Visa to deploy new chip, PIN technology to eliminate signatures
03 November 2009
CIT to file for bankruptcy; continue lending operations
03 November 2009
RBI governor seeks legal support for financial sector reforms
02 November 2009
Home loan rates to harden as banks feel crunch
02 November 2009
SBI reports 10.18 per cent rise in Q2 profit
31 October 2009
Bank of India Q2 profit down 57 per cent at Rs323 crore
31 October 2009
ICICI Bank posts unexpected gains
30 October 2009
PNB to buy majority stake in Kazakh’s Dana Bank
30 October 2009
CIT raises $4.5 billion more in secured credit, rejects Icahn offer
29 October 2009
RBI asks banks to weed out `rogue' accounts
29 October 2009
RBI panel recommends freedom for rural, semi-urban bank expansion
28 October 2009
Bank of Baroda Q2 net jumps 60 per cent to Rs634.18 crore
28 October 2009
Sumitomo Trust, Chuo Mitsui in merger talks: report
27 October 2009
RBI keeps key rates unchanged; hikes banks' liquidity reserve ratio
27 October 2009
Barclays acquires Standard Life Bank for £226 million
27 October 2009
ING to separate banking and insurance operations; to pay back taxpayers’ money
26 October 2009
US bank failures touch 106; highest since 1992
24 October 2009
Commercial banks' business slowed in 2008-09
23 October 2009
ANZ to roll out new logo with $15 million spend
23 October 2009
Stop gouging small borrowers, RBI tells banks
23 October 2009
Bank credit growth rate falls to 13.9 per cent in June 2009
22 October 2009
Bank of America to sell First Republic Bank for $1 billion
22 October 2009
US banks: back to profits... and bonuses
21 October 2009
BoE governor hits out at banks failure to reform
21 October 2009
Qatar sovereign wealth fund sells half of Barclays stake
20 October 2009
RBI panel suggests new base lending rate system for banks
20 October 2009
Carl Icahn may help finance CIT restructuring
20 October 2009
Swiss may be more forthcoming on Indian slush fund details
20 October 2009
CIT revises restructuring plan
19 October 2009
UK call centre practices could put credit card data at risk
16 October 2009
Lloyds to sell HBOS portfolio management unit to Rathbone
16 October 2009
Singapore's OCBC to acquire ING Asia private bank for $1.5 billion
15 October 2009
French bank to repay €3-billion government aid
15 October 2009
Switzerland to tax wealth stashed away by Indians
14 October 2009
Pay czar Feinberg asks AIG to withhold bonus payments
14 October 2009
Jeffrey Peek to step down as CEO of CIT
13 October 2009
StanChart gets RBI nod for listing; but ‘no plans yet’
12 October 2009
Fresh caps on third-party use of ATMs
12 October 2009
UAE’s Aabar acquires Banco Santander stake in Brazil
12 October 2009
Lloyds mulls £11-billion rights issue
12 October 2009
Dhanalakshmi Bank has appointed Ogilvy & Mather as its agency on record.
10 October 2009
ICICI Bank cuts auto loan rates by 50 bps to 10.75 per cent
09 October 2009
HSBC re-enters negotiations to acquire Asian assets of RBS and ING: report
08 October 2009
RBS denies $2-billion outsourcing reports
08 October 2009
Citigroup to divest energy-trading unit Phibro: reports
07 October 2009
Asia to emerge focal point of global economy: HSBC chairman
07 October 2009
Royal Bank of Scotland to outsource projects worth $2 billion to India
07 October 2009
Julius Baer to acquire ING Swiss private bank for $505 million
07 October 2009
RBI widens priority sector lending window of rural banks
06 October 2009
Societe Generale to raise $7.1 billion to repay state bailout
06 October 2009
Bank guarantee on service imports raised to $500,000
06 October 2009
SBI cuts deposit rates by 0.25 bps
01 October 2009
DCB to offer home loans below 8 per cent
01 October 2009
Bank of America to sell unit to Ameriprise for $1 billion
01 October 2009
Government launches interest subsidy scheme for housing loans
30 September 2009
IMF lowers global loss estimates due to financial crisis to $3.4 trillion
30 September 2009
IDBI cuts home, car loan rates; ups interest on term deposits
30 September 2009
Credit Suisse chief boasts stability to attract rich clients
29 September 2009
NCR secures India’s largest order for ATMs from State Bank of India
29 September 2009
Switzerland exits `tax haven' list
29 September 2009
BNP Paribas to raise $6.27 billion to repay state loan
29 September 2009
BoA refutes SEC claims on Merrill bonus issue
26 September 2009
EU may ask Lloyds, RBS to reduce branch network: report
26 September 2009
Switzerland removed from OECD tax haven list
26 September 2009
HSBC relocates CEO's office to Hong Kong
25 September 2009
RBI asks banks to stop charging interest on bad debt
25 September 2009
Australian government under pressure to withdraw bank guarantees
25 September 2009
Citigroup to scale down retail operations in US
24 September 2009
EU moots new financial norms to check cross-border regulators
24 September 2009
Banking watchdog revises codes to drive greater transparency in transactions
23 September 2009
RBI offers Rs60,000 crore at special repo
22 September 2009
Tighter credit norms see bank capital adequacy ratio increase to 13.98 per cent
22 September 2009
Bank of America to pay back federal aid
22 September 2009
World bank to lend Rs15,000 crore for PSU banks: report
22 September 2009
Switzerland braces for flood of appeals from UBS American clients
22 September 2009
Banco Santander’s Brazilian unit to raise $7.3 billion through share sale
22 September 2009
BIS sounds note of caution on market rebound
22 September 2009
Bank of Maharashtra cuts home loan rates to 8 per cent
19 September 2009
US Fed moves to cap bankers compensation, bonus
19 September 2009
RBI hikes penalty for breach of CRR, SLR norms by banks
18 September 2009
Punjab National Bank may buy stake in Kazakh Metrokombank
18 September 2009
Banks in emerging markets alive to business risks from climate change
18 September 2009
Axis bank raises Rs3464 crore through QIP, GDRs
18 September 2009
SBI to ramp up overseas business; plans $1 billion acquisitions
18 September 2009
RBI tells banks to tighten anti-fraud measures
17 September 2009
US toxic assets finds first buyer
17 September 2009
NCR introduces India’s first ‘no envelope’ multi-function ATM
16 September 2009
Citigroup mulls cutting government stake
16 September 2009
RBI to keep rates till full economic recovery: Subbarao
16 September 2009
RBI allows diplomatic missions to credit visa fees in rupee
15 September 2009
RBI takes hotels out of banks' real estate exposure to facilitate lending
15 September 2009
Accept cash in any denomination: RBI
15 September 2009
RBS to sell Williams & Glyn's to quell EU competition concerns
14 September 2009
Russia's Sberbank to open branch in Delhi
14 September 2009
Dena Bank cuts home loan rates in 'festive offer'
12 September 2009
RBI asks banks to keep client records for 10 years
12 September 2009
Goldman chief backs calls for shift in bankers’ bonus policy
10 September 2009
RBI revises guidelines on banks' commercial real estate exposure
09 September 2009
Relaunch of interest rate futures to benefit primary dealers
09 September 2009
Statutory liquidity ratio of 25 per cent for banks mandatory: RBI
08 September 2009
SBI sees 30-35 per cent rise in Q2 profit
08 September 2009
Interest rates can only go up, say bankers
08 September 2009
RBI allows banks to raise Tier II capital via issue of unsecured bonds
07 September 2009
PNB to foray into investment services and factoring through new subsidiaries
07 September 2009
Asian banks perform better than expected in H109: Fitch
07 September 2009
HSBC scouts for ING’s Asian assets: report
07 September 2009
SBI cuts interest rate on 1,000-day deposits by 25 bps
05 September 2009
SBI unveils agri loan package to help drought hit farmers
04 September 2009
BNY Mellon signs definitive agreement to acquire Pinnacle Arbitrage Compliance
03 September 2009
Indian banks give up margins to aid corporates, says Nair
02 September 2009
US Fed makes $14 billion from bailouts: report
01 September 2009
Brown seeks global action on bankers' bonuses
01 September 2009
Iceland to repay Icesave’s £3.5 billion debt to UK and Netherlands
29 August 2009
After the US, now France breaches Swiss banking secrecy
28 August 2009
Credit flow to small units to double in 5 years: PM
28 August 2009
FDIC puts 416 US financial institutions on ‘troubled banks’ list
28 August 2009
Swiss authorities rule out fishing expeditions to net black funds
25 August 2009
RBI panel suggests role for private banks in improving access to credit
25 August 2009
RBI asks banks to ensure collateral-free loans of up to Rs5 lakh to tiny units
25 August 2009
Close Brothers in the race for Commerzbank arm
25 August 2009
Reserve Bank to limit free use of third party ATMs
22 August 2009
Swiss government sells 9-per cent stake in UBS for $6.8 billion
21 August 2009
US breaches Switzerland’s banking citadel; UBS to reveal 4,450 names
20 August 2009
RBI panel suggests appointment of business correspondents to boost banks' rural lending
19 August 2009
China sheds weight in US Treasury holdings
19 August 2009
Narayana Murthy likely to head National Payment Corporation: report
19 August 2009
Centre to recapitalise RRBs to boost rural credit availability
19 August 2009
Swedbank to raise $2.1 billion through rights issue as Baltic loans surge
18 August 2009
NAB acquires Challenger’s mortgage management business
18 August 2009
Nationalised banks take the largest chunk of credit disbursement
17 August 2009
Commonwealth Bank eyes acquisitions in India, Indonesia
17 August 2009
Nigeria injects $2.6 billion into five failed banks, sacks CEOs
17 August 2009
BB&T assumes charge of Colonial Bank; toll touches 77
17 August 2009
HSBC to step up home loan activity in India
14 August 2009
RBI had warned banks of fake Rs1,000 notes in May
14 August 2009
CIT plans rights issue to preserve tax benefits
14 August 2009
UK ministers at loggerheads with FSA over bankers' bonuses
14 August 2009
IndusInd Bank raises $100 million through QIP route
13 August 2009
ING back in the black; expects market turbulence to continue
13 August 2009
US resolves tax lawsuit with UBS
13 August 2009
Lloyds to spin off Insight for £235 million to Bank of New York Mellon
12 August 2009
NCR, Diebold India unveil ATMs for visually challenged
12 August 2009
RBI committee spells measures to tackle fake currency
12 August 2009
Top Indian banks post 55.2 per cent rise in Q1 profits
11 August 2009
UK credit market shows signs of revival, says industry body
11 August 2009
Government to issue short-term instrument to meet cash shortfall
11 August 2009
RBS sells Pakistan operations to MCB Bank
11 August 2009
IMF asks Australia to ramp up stress tests on banks
11 August 2009
SBI to enter general insurance by March
10 August 2009
SBI cuts home loan rates yet again
08 August 2009
IDBI cuts rates on deposits, car loans
08 August 2009
Royal Bank of Scotland posts first-half loss, sees no early upturn
08 August 2009
Regulators close 3 more banks in US; 2009 tally climbs to 72
08 August 2009
European banks agree to cap gold sales at 400 tonnes
08 August 2009
Hyundai joins hands with IndusInd Bank for car loans
07 August 2009
ATMs run dry as bank stir continues
07 August 2009
BoE pumps in extra £50 billion for asset purchases
07 August 2009
Strike cripples bank operations, but ATMs ‘flush with money’
06 August 2009
Shailendra Bhandari is new chief of ING Vysya Bank
06 August 2009
UK banks withhold lending despite claims to the contrary
06 August 2009
Obama administration considers splitting Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
06 August 2009
Canara Bank cuts vehicle, home loan rates
05 August 2009
Standard Chartered to raise $1.6 billion through share sale
05 August 2009
Bank staff plan nationwide strike on 6-7 August
04 August 2009
Corporation bank to raise Rs650 crore through bonds
04 August 2009
ANZ acquires RBS’s Asian assets for $550 million
04 August 2009
US, Switzerland settle UBS tax row out of court
03 August 2009
Barclays posts impressive £2.98 billion profit
03 August 2009
NAB to acquire Goldman Sachs’ Aussie wealth management unit
03 August 2009
ANZ plans returning to India by acquiring RBS assets: reports
03 August 2009
Bank of India cuts deposit rates by 25 to 50 bps
01 August 2009
China economic growth accelerates as manufacturing expands
01 August 2009
Five more US banks go belly up; 2009 tally at 69
01 August 2009
No official estimate of fake currency in circulation: RBI
01 August 2009
Switzerland and US reach tentative settlement in UBS tax fraud case
01 August 2009
Interest on savings account to be calculated on a daily basis from next fiscal
31 July 2009
US banks paid $ 32.6 billion in bonuses: Andrew Cuomo
31 July 2009
Citigroup to sell Nikko Asset to Sumitomo Trust for $1.26 billion
30 July 2009
Senate to probe Goldman Sachs, Deutsche: report
30 July 2009
SBI Group Q1 net profit zooms 68 per cent to Rs2,759 crore
30 July 2009
US government to acquire 34-per cent stake in Citigroup
30 July 2009
Deutsche Bank’s Q2 profits surge 67 per cent
29 July 2009
Citi to keep expanding in Asia; BankAm to cut branch network: report
28 July 2009
RBI leaves key rates unchanged; focus still on price stability
28 July 2009
FM sees strong growth potential for Indian banks
27 July 2009
SBI cuts domestic term deposit rates by 25-50 basis points
25 July 2009
American Express posts 2Q profit slumps 48 per cent
24 July 2009
Banks: That's where the money (still) is
24 July 2009
Out of cash? Time to go ‘shopping’!
23 July 2009
HDFC to raise Rs4,000 crore through QIP
23 July 2009
OBC on expansion, recruitment drive
23 July 2009
Morgan Stanley reports $1.2 billion Q2 loss
22 July 2009
RBI allows foreign firms to issue Indian depository receipts
22 July 2009
Oriental Bank’s first-quarter profit up 17 per cent
22 July 2009
Bank credit growth slows to 19 per cent in January-March 2009: RBI
21 July 2009
SBI may raise bad loans provision after RBI directive
20 July 2009
HDFC Bank cuts benchmark prime lending rate by 25 basis points to 15. 75 per cent
20 July 2009
RBI makes banks liable to pay compensation for failed ATM transactions
18 July 2009
Citigroup reports $4.3 billion Q2 profit
17 July 2009
JP Morgan reports $2.7 billion Q2 net income on record revenue of $27.7 billion
16 July 2009
Sustainable uptrend unlikely until credit spreads narrow: CRISIL Equities
16 July 2009
Karnataka Bank chief seeks parity on interest subvension loans
15 July 2009
Goldman Sachs's Q2 net surges 65 per cent to $3.44 billion
15 July 2009
HDFC net rises to Rs30.53 crore in Q1
15 July 2009
Goldman executives sold stock, boosted bonuses alongside bailout: report
14 July 2009
Interest rates to inch up soon, says SBI chief Bhatt
14 July 2009
SBI announces largest branch-ATM expansion
13 July 2009
US delays UBS trial; eyes tax deal with Switzerland
13 July 2009
Experts seek strong backing for FDIC as bank failure toll touches 53
13 July 2009
Tax row may damage UBS's reputation, say experts
11 July 2009
ANZ Bank raises $2.2 billion through share purchase to support growth
09 July 2009
Switzerland to defy US; threatens to seize UBS client data
09 July 2009
RBI revises draft guidelines on banks' commercial real estate exposure
08 July 2009
Bank of Maharashtra seeks to raise Rs500 crore per year
08 July 2009
Deutsche Post exits from Deutsche Bank
07 July 2009
China’s first cross-border yuan settlement done by Bank of China
06 July 2009
Government tells SBI to go slow on mergers
04 July 2009
Slap-happy MP forced to apologise for ‘assaulting bank manager
03 July 2009
European Central Bank likely to leave euro zone rate at 1 per cent
02 July 2009
Citi introduces mobile payments in India through Nokia's N6212 on Vodafone network
01 July 2009
SBI further sweetens 8 per cent home loan offer
01 July 2009
Five more banks failed in the US; tally rose to 45
30 June 2009
SBI sees revival in home loan demand with low-interest schemes
29 June 2009
OBC plans 113 new branches in smaller cities
27 June 2009
Japan suspends Citibank's retail operations for a month
26 June 2009
UBS to raise $3.5 billion in capital through share sale
26 June 2009
SBI plans to grow presence in US, UK, UAE
26 June 2009
IDBI Bank cuts lending rate to 12.75 per cent
26 June 2009
US durable goods orders rise in May; Fed keeps rates unchanged
25 June 2009
SBI cuts benchmark prime lending rate by 50 bps to 11.75 per cent
24 June 2009
Union Bank of India raises Rs500 crore via tier II bonds
24 June 2009
Bank of India cuts deposit rates by 0.25-0.5 per cent
24 June 2009
Exim India to get $60 million line of credit from IFC, BTMU
22 June 2009
HUDCO cuts lending rates by up to 125 basis points
22 June 2009
Three more US banks fail; year's tally reaches 40
22 June 2009
State Bank of Indore to merge with SBI; workers plan stir
20 June 2009
PSU banks unlikely to go for higher rate cuts
19 June 2009
India must do more to prevent money laundering: KPMG
19 June 2009
Banks’ wage talks with unions stalled by government fiat
19 June 2009
HDFC, HDFC Bank join rate-cutting spree
19 June 2009
US Senate panel opposes giving more teeth to Federal Reserve
19 June 2009
US reform raises China's hope of its investment security
18 June 2009
SBI to acquire two small subsidiaries: report
18 June 2009
Federal Bank, Catholic Syrian closer to merger
17 June 2009
Barclays India lets 121 employees go
16 June 2009
Allahabad Bank may raise Rs1000 crore; delists from CSE
16 June 2009
Axis closes Rs2,000-crore bond ahead of scheduled date
16 June 2009
Obama to unveil financial reforms plan tomorrow
16 June 2009
Sumitomo Mitsui to launch Japan’s largest share issue of $9.4 billion
15 June 2009
RBI governor holds briefing meeting with PM
13 June 2009
China's new yuan-denominated loans reach $97.29 billion in May
13 June 2009
Banks need not seek permission for off-site ATMs: RBI
12 June 2009
BlackRock to acquire Barclays Global Investors for $13.5 billion
12 June 2009
RBI panel to review banks' loan pricing system
11 June 2009
SBI seeks to take over six associate banks
10 June 2009
Lower lending rates to spur economic activity: FM tells banks
10 June 2009
10 US banks allowed to repay $68 billion TARP funds
10 June 2009
SBI floats joint venture PE fund in Oman; plans to boost employee base
09 June 2009
US government to name banks that can repay TARP money
09 June 2009
Ex HBOS chief Andy Hornby, appointed chief executive of Alliance Boots
09 June 2009
China Construction Bank enters US market with its first branch
08 June 2009
Barclays in talks with BlackRock to sell BGI for approximately $13 billion
08 June 2009
Public sector banks woo customers with ‘balance transfer’ on home loans
08 June 2009
SBI to double branch network in Singapore
06 June 2009
Bank of Lincolnwood, the latest in US bank failures
06 June 2009
US regulator may ask Citi's Vikram Pandit to go
05 June 2009
BoB ropes in IOB, Andhra Bank for Malaysia JV
04 June 2009
RBI asks co-op banks to get independent valuations of high-value property
04 June 2009
ICICI bank cuts FRR, I-BAR by 0.5 per cent
04 June 2009
RBI orders same-day clearance of local cheques
03 June 2009
Barclays introduces mobile inter-bank fund transfer facility
02 June 2009
Axis Bank to raise Rs3,000 crore through debt issue
02 June 2009
Abu Dhabi investor to sell Barclay’s stake with windfall profits
02 June 2009
SBI hikes stake in Nepal joint venture to 55 per cent
01 June 2009
Russian banks will require $40 billion extra capital: Moody's
01 June 2009
UK banks restructure Tata Steel UK debt
30 May 2009
RBI bars banks from issuing guarantees against corporate bonds
30 May 2009
Interest rates may be cut soon, says SBI chief Bhatt
30 May 2009
13 Indian banks face downgrade by Moody’s
30 May 2009
Santander rebranding UK banks to save £180 million a year
28 May 2009
FDIC institutions’ Q1 net declines 61 per cent to $7.6 billion
28 May 2009
ANZ’s readies to acquire RBS’s Asian assets with A$2.5-billion fund raising
28 May 2009
Pranab to press banks to lower lending rates
27 May 2009
Rupee surges 41 paise against dollar in opening trade
27 May 2009
India's external financial liabilities up $14.6 billion at $80.1 billion in Q4 2008
26 May 2009
PNB ties up with MoneyGram for global cash transfers
26 May 2009
Westpac duo’s days are numbered, say authorities
26 May 2009
Japan lines up $3-billion loan package for small overseas Japanese firms
26 May 2009
Loan sharks make a comeback in recession-hit UK
26 May 2009
Lloyds plans to sell stake in about 60 companies
25 May 2009
Recession claims two more US banks from Illinois
25 May 2009
IRDA eases norms for bank tie-ups with insurers
23 May 2009
NZ couple scoots with over $2 million after bank blunder
23 May 2009
Government notifies auction of Rs15,000 crore bonds
22 May 2009
Heavy government borrowing harms low-interest regime: RBI governor
22 May 2009
Rupee extends gains; hits a high of 46.98 a dollar
22 May 2009
Australian banks slammed for exorbitant penalties
22 May 2009
Chinese banks face increased risks of bad loans
22 May 2009
FDIC bails out one more bank to take tally to 34 this year
22 May 2009
Travellers find plastic safer than cash: Visa survey
21 May 2009
Rupee closes at 47.37 against the dollar as inflow hopes brighten
21 May 2009
Commonwealth Bank issues mail fraud alert
21 May 2009
Bank of America chief predicts slow recovery and growth ahead
21 May 2009
Obama's pledge to curb sharp credit card practices gets bill moving in US Congress
21 May 2009
US Senate passes new credit card bill
21 May 2009
PNB to sell 26 per cent in housing finance arm to US firm
20 May 2009
Bank of America raises $13.47 billion per stress test stipulations
20 May 2009
SBI eyes merger of associate banks; restates results
19 May 2009
Subbarao ‘surprised’ at intra-bank transfer charges
19 May 2009
Rupee at a 5-month high of 47.88/89 vs dollar
18 May 2009
Richard Branson plans to start Internet banking
18 May 2009
Barclays mulls sale of asset management unit for $12 billion
18 May 2009
RBI allows 33 per cent FII investment in Kotak Mahindra Bank
15 May 2009
CIBIL to start rating personal loan customers
15 May 2009
RBI unveils draft guidelines on G-Sec STRIPS
15 May 2009
South Africa's First Rand gets banking licence in India: Report
13 May 2009
SBI slashes deposit rates by 50 basis points
13 May 2009
BankAm sells China Construction Bank stake to raise $34 billion
12 May 2009
Countrywide, Citi, HSBC, AIG among top subprime lenders: study
11 May 2009
HSBC reports 'encouraging' 1Q results
11 May 2009
Westsound takes number of failed US banks in 2008 to 33
09 May 2009
SBI Q4 net jumps 46 per cent to Rs2,742 crore
09 May 2009
Fannie Mae loses $23 billion in Q1, seeks $19 billion Treasury aid
09 May 2009
SBI to raise Rs20,000 crore; may cut rates
09 May 2009
UCO Bank posts 19 per cent Q4 profit growth
09 May 2009
Indian banks can tackle asset bubble burst: Dr YV Reddy
09 May 2009
RBI allows banks to make ACU interest payments in euro
08 May 2009
RBS reports £857-million 1Q loss, after adjusting £4.9-billion bad debts
08 May 2009
Australia’s big four banks cut back returns bad as loans losses mount
08 May 2009
US banks told to raise $75 billion in capital by November
08 May 2009
RBS chucks out last of old guard
07 May 2009
Stress test shows BankAm may need $34 billion to stabilise operations
07 May 2009
White House acts and retracts on Netherlands as a tax haven
06 May 2009
Buffet blasts government ‘stress tests’ on US banks
06 May 2009
Australia leaves interest rates untouched at 3 per cent
06 May 2009
Ensure credit to micro and small units, RBI tells banks
05 May 2009
Government borrows Rs28,000 crore from RBI
05 May 2009
ANZ CEO quits in surprise move
05 May 2009
RBI issues guidelines on pre-paid payment instruments
04 May 2009
World Bank lending $400 million more for SIDBI project
02 May 2009
SBI to cut deposit rates by 25 basis points from 4 May
02 May 2009
Citigroup may require $10 billion more in new capital: report
02 May 2009
HK banks urged to take precautions against flu
02 May 2009
ATM management outsourcing: a viable option for struggling US banks
30 April 2009
Oriental Bank plans expansion in UK, Hong Kong
30 April 2009
Citibank cuts prime lending rate by 25 basis points to 14.75 per cent
29 April 2009
French bank Societe Generale's chairman resigns
29 April 2009
Canara Bank's Q4 net surges 54 per cent to Rs719 crore
29 April 2009
Kashkari to quit as head of US bank rescue programme: report
29 April 2009
HDFC Bank bags Asian Banker award
29 April 2009
UK banks to be fined for poor service
28 April 2009
Citi, Bank of America told to boost capital: report
28 April 2009
RBI liberalises overseas debt norms for corporates
28 April 2009
RBI extends interest rate ceiling on export credit till end-October
28 April 2009
Oriental Bank reports Rs196 profit in Q4 2008-09
27 April 2009
RBI to issue guidelines for prepaid vouchers
27 April 2009
Interest on NRI deposits to be calculated on daily basis from April '10
25 April 2009
ICICI Bank net dips over 9.5 per cent to Rs3,758 crore in 2008-09
25 April 2009
Clean up banking system, for global recovery says IMF managing director
24 April 2009
Obama again summons credit-card company chiefs
24 April 2009
Dutch government backs Fortis sale to BNP Paribas ahead of vote
24 April 2009
Yunus's Grameen Bank lends over $1.5 million to New York's poor
23 April 2009
PNB sees scope for 50-100 bps cut in interest rates
23 April 2009
Nomura seen losing over $7 billion in 2008-09
23 April 2009
RBI eases norms for setting up ATMs
23 April 2009
RBI bars UCBs from paying past dividends
22 April 2009
Bank write-downs to touch $4.1 trillion, says IMF
22 April 2009
Obama administration to crack down on credit card companies
22 April 2009
Suspected crimes in bailout plan add to US Treasury Department’s woes
21 April 2009
Quick response by banks key to success of RBI action
21 April 2009
RBI to ensure quality and availability of credit
21 April 2009
GDP to grow at 6 per cent, money supply to rise 17 per cent in 2009-10
21 April 2009
RBI cuts short-term rates; keeps Bank Rate, CRR unchanged
21 April 2009
Bank of America reports encouraging Q1 results
20 April 2009
World Bank report sees risks of fraud in IDA lending programme
20 April 2009
UBS exits Banco Panctual in bid to strengthen bottom line
20 April 2009
Two more US banks fail; year's tally reaches 25
18 April 2009
Australia' Commonwealth Bank cuts executive salaries, freezes pay rise
18 April 2009
Citigroup reports $1.6 billion profit, $25 billion revenue in Q1
17 April 2009
HSBC recasts India top brass; Kidwai named group head
17 April 2009
SBI confident of outperforming other banks
16 April 2009
JPMorgan Chase reports profit in first quarter
16 April 2009
Bank of India cuts interest rates on term deposits
16 April 2009
UBS to axe 8,700 jobs amid expected $1.7-billion Q1 loss
15 April 2009
Goldman sells $5 billion stock to repay bailout loan
14 April 2009
SBI extends cheap loan scheme till 30 September
14 April 2009
Yes Bank ranked by Businessweek amongst World’s 25 Unsung Innovative Companies
14 April 2009
HSBC mulls sale of London, NY, Paris HQs for £2.7 billion
14 April 2009
China’s ICBC emerges as world's biggest bank
14 April 2009
Pakistan’s top two banks compete for RBS’s local assets
14 April 2009
UK banks under regulatory scanner
14 April 2009
Barclays considering offers for asset management arm
14 April 2009
Switzerland put on OECD 'grey list', plans to hit back
13 April 2009
First Niagara declares healthy Q1 results, plans stock offering to repay TARP funds
13 April 2009
Goldman Sachs launches $5.5 billion private equity fund
13 April 2009
Goldman Sachs plans rights issue to repay $10-billion Treasury loan
13 April 2009
SBI slashes lending rates for SMEs to 8-10 per cent
11 April 2009
Two more US banks shut down, bringing 2009 total to 23
11 April 2009
DBS chief executive Richard Stanley dies of cancer
11 April 2009
Fed asks banks to keep mum on stress test results
11 April 2009
Banks cut exposure to liquid instruments
11 April 2009
RBI lays down guidelines for restructured loans
11 April 2009
SBI, IDBI cut interest rates
11 April 2009
State Bank of India cuts deposit rates by 25-50 bps
09 April 2009
Rising cash at banks may ignite demand for bonds
09 April 2009
Standard Chartered in race to buy RBS’ India operations
09 April 2009
Banks may cut deposit rates to boost lending: IBA chief
08 April 2009
Rudd asks banks to take cue from RBA rate cut
08 April 2009
PNC Financial sells 57 branches to First Niagara
08 April 2009
RBI pays over Rs135 crore to depositors of 19 failed co-op banks
07 April 2009
RBS to shed 9,000 jobs as part of restructuring process
07 April 2009
SBI, associate banks show drop in credit growth
07 April 2009
Banks not passing on rate cuts to borrowers: RBI
07 April 2009
Fed teams up with BoE, others in currency swap for US firms
07 April 2009
More management changes at Citigroup
06 April 2009
Japan’s top 3 banks to report losses for first time
04 April 2009
Loan defaults force half of N India’s NFBCs to close
04 April 2009
RBS shareholders reject executives’ payout at AGM
04 April 2009
UBS completes $38.7 billion transfer of toxic assets to state fund
03 April 2009
MasterCard temporarily cuts cross-border transaction fees under EU pressure; Visa under the scanner
01 April 2009
Banks unite to cut term deposit rates
01 April 2009
Belgian finance giant Fortis declares $37-billion loss, urges merger with BNP Paribas
31 March 2009
Barclays in talks to sell iShares asset management unit for $4.3.billion
31 March 2009
Allahabad Bank ties up with UAE Exchange for money transfer services
31 March 2009
RBI calls for fiscal prudence
31 March 2009
Surcharge on use of ATM network goes
30 March 2009
RBI conducts Rs55,220 crore `special repo'; announces Rs12,000 crore bond sale
30 March 2009
Government to re-structure paid-up capital of United Bank of India
30 March 2009
SBI chief Bhatt hints at rate cuts
30 March 2009
Oriental Bank, 3 other public sector banks cut prime lending rates
28 March 2009
Swiss banks bar executives from travelling abroad: report
28 March 2009
Obama urges bankers to ‘help get economy back on track’
28 March 2009
RBI chief Subbarao contacts banks on lending rates
27 March 2009
Government plans Rs1,200-crore capital infusion in Vijaya Bank
26 March 2009
World’s No.1 bank by market cap, ICBC, rallies on Goldman Sachs pledge to remain invested
26 March 2009
France looking to ban bonuses at bailout banks
26 March 2009
RBI asks banks to ease lending rates
26 March 2009
Panel submits report on India's financial sector
26 March 2009
British PM demands honesty from bankers
26 March 2009
Bernanke, Geithner ask House for more powers
25 March 2009
Goldman to repay $10-billion of taxpayers money
25 March 2009
US Treasury unveils ‘White Paper’ on buying toxic assets
24 March 2009
Washington Mutual Inc sues US bank regulator for over $13 billion
23 March 2009
Japan’s No.1 bank Mitsubishi UFJ to cut down on branches, employees
23 March 2009
US unveils plan to buy toxic assets
23 March 2009
Axis Bank to buy high-tech ATMs
20 March 2009
Citigroup to seek shareholder approval on share boost, reverse split
19 March 2009
Fed to buy $300 billion debt; keeps rates unchanged
19 March 2009
LIC signs bankassurance deal with Punjab National Bank
18 March 2009
UK to curb irresponsible lending on credit cards
18 March 2009
RBI gives companies 9 more months to buy back FCCBs
17 March 2009
Bank Muscat to sell its entire stake in HDFC Bank
17 March 2009
Citi board nominates four new independent directors
16 March 2009
Recession likely to end this year: Bernanke
16 March 2009
Under fire, ANZ denies shifting 500 jobs to India
16 March 2009
Citigroup to induct 4 ‘professional’ directors in board shake-up
14 March 2009
ANZ Bank to shift 500 back-office jobs to India by year-end
13 March 2009
Switzerland, other tax havens agree to ease banking secrecy rules
13 March 2009
US tax-fraud settlement adds $1.2 billion more to UBS losses for 2008
12 March 2009
Central Bank joins rate war; offers home loans up to Rs20 lakh at 8 per cent
12 March 2009
Bernanke says world’s financial crisis is worst since the 1930s
12 March 2009
BNP Paribas plans to give up Fortis brand
12 March 2009
Kodak, MGM Mirage, Lear feature in Moody’s list of likely defaulters
12 March 2009
US to invite private investors to buy troubled assets
12 March 2009
New Fortis deal will have ‘stable’ impact: BNP Paribas
10 March 2009
Lloyds recoups losses on first day after government bailout
10 March 2009
New rights issue batters HSBC stock
09 March 2009
Heads of top US, UK, Japanese banks to meet in London
07 March 2009
UK government may raise Lloyds stake to 77 per cent
07 March 2009
Wells Fargo cuts dividend by 85 per cent; sees additional savings of $2 billion in 2009
06 March 2009
ICICI Bank cuts new home loan rates by 25-50 bps
06 March 2009
Citi’s stock plunges below the cost of a tissue roll
06 March 2009
HSBC Australia books 42-per cent rise in profits
06 March 2009
Conman ‘Lord’ Rodley, accomplices jailed for bank heist bid
06 March 2009
BoE cuts rate to 0.5 per cent, Eurozone pegs it at 1.5 per cent
05 March 2009
RBI cuts repo, reverse repo rates by 50 bps
04 March 2009
Eastern focus pays off as StanChart posts profit
04 March 2009
Indian financial system resilient: RBI
04 March 2009
Bailouts to continue: Bernanke
04 March 2009
American bank offers to return bailout money
04 March 2009
IDBI Bank cuts home loan, deposit rates
03 March 2009
Few takers for ‘cheap’ home loans
03 March 2009
HSBC net drops 70 per cent; to cut 6,100 jobs in US
02 March 2009
Rupee hits a record low at 51.81 to a dollar
02 March 2009
HSBC to raise $20 billion through rights issue
28 February 2009
Wells Fargo suspends bonuses for top executives
28 February 2009
Rupee hits an all-time low at 50.65/67 a dollar
27 February 2009
Swiss government to defend banking secrecy
26 February 2009
RBS splits assets after record $34 billion net loss
26 February 2009
Bernanke firm against bank nationalisation
26 February 2009
EU moots nationalisation to exit toxic bank assets
26 February 2009
UBS Japan places $30.9 billion bond order by mistake
25 February 2009
AmEx lures card-holders with $300 to give up their cards
25 February 2009
Bernanke draws grim picture of economy
25 February 2009
S&P downgrades 12 banks, NTPC, IOC, NHPC
24 February 2009
LIC hikes stakes in ICICI Bank, IOB
24 February 2009
HDFC hikes rate for loan pre-payment
24 February 2009
Rate cuts expected after Pranab-Subbarao meet
23 February 2009
Citigroup in talks for more government aid
23 February 2009
Economy will recover, says ANZ
23 February 2009
Silver Falls Bank becomes 14th American bank to fail in 2009
23 February 2009
RBI stir hits transactions worth Rs5,000,000 crore, bonds trading
21 February 2009
Banks worldwide lose $5.5 trillion in value
20 February 2009
US justice dept hauls UBS to court to force disclosures
20 February 2009
Major banks support Obama’s foreclosure plan
20 February 2009
Ahluwalia hints at CRR, interest cuts
20 February 2009
Five LatAm countries crack down on Stanford
19 February 2009
Interest rate cut anticipated after drop in inflation
19 February 2009
Volkswagen Bank receives German government guarantees for 2 billion euros
19 February 2009
Strike by RBI employees to hit clearance of cheques
19 February 2009
Bank of Japan maintains interest rate, introduces new credit measures
19 February 2009
Obama unveils $75-billion plan to avoid home foreclosures
19 February 2009
A run on Stanford's Antiguan bank as US authorities cry fraud
18 February 2009
Bank of America pays first TARP dividend of $402 million to US government
18 February 2009
Corporation Bank sets up representative office in Hong Kong
16 February 2009
RBS splurged £200 million on celebrity endorsements
16 February 2009
Top US banks agree to temporarily suspend foreclosures
14 February 2009
Nearly 1,000 small US banks seen closing in 3-5 years
12 February 2009
RBS chief defends staff bonuses
12 February 2009
Former HBOS CEO quits as UK's FSA chief
12 February 2009
Credit Suisse follows UBS in reporting record Q4 loss
11 February 2009
UCO, Vijaya Bank and Central Bank to get Rs Rs3,800 crore fresh capital
11 February 2009
$27-billion Q4 loss compels UBS to slash 2,200 investment-banking positions
11 February 2009
Russian banks and companies seek government intervention on foreign debt
10 February 2009
RBI to adopt macro-prudential approach to deal with recession
10 February 2009
Economic slowdown to affect Indian banks’ capital ratios: Fitch
09 February 2009
HSBC may axe 1,000 jobs in Hong Kong
09 February 2009
Retail loans may get cheaper on push from finance ministry, banks
09 February 2009
Government in talks with RBI to step up borrowing
09 February 2009
US bankers continue lavish culture on taxpayer’s money
09 February 2009
Negative growth hits one-third of 96 industrial sectors: CII survey
09 February 2009
Indian banks’ NPL ratios not to breach 5 per cent mark in near term: Fitch
09 February 2009
RBS abandons sale of insurance business
06 February 2009
China's ICBC reports rise in off-take of new loans in January
06 February 2009
RBI raises interest ceiling on exporters' forex loans
06 February 2009
TARP oversight panel finds US Treasury overpaid for assets
06 February 2009
Bank of England cuts Bank Rate by 50 bps to 1.0 per cent
05 February 2009
Australia's Macquarie Group forecasts FY09 profit to fall to $900 million
05 February 2009
Citigroup provides account of how government money is being spent
04 February 2009
Banks asked to increase lending to labour intensive sectors
02 February 2009
Banks will have to lend more to qualify for rescue money: Reports
02 February 2009
Report targets US banks’ applications for H1B visas
02 February 2009
Cash vanishes from SBI ATMs
02 February 2009
Bank stocks fall sharply on rate cuts
02 February 2009
SBI chief expects interest rates to fall further
02 February 2009
SBI freezes home loan rates at 8 per cent for one year
31 January 2009
Obama plans $2 trillion injection into US banks
30 January 2009
Industry disappointed at RBI's monetary stance
28 January 2009
Amidst economic gloom Iceland looks to uncertain future as government collapses
27 January 2009
ICICI Bank shuffles its management deck
27 January 2009
SBI on track with qurterly net profit of 37 per cent; ICICI Bank exceeds expectations with 3.7 per cent
24 January 2009
Russia’s international reserves at $396.2 billion, down 34 per cent since August
23 January 2009
Hackers try to steal £229 million from Japanes bank in London
23 January 2009
Citigroup senior management decline bonuses
21 January 2009
Tough 2009 for Asian banks as recession spreads
21 January 2009
Britain launches second financial rescue package
19 January 2009
UBS to sell commodities business to Barclays
19 January 2009
Citi to split into two after $8.29 billion fourth-quarter loss
16 January 2009
Irish government takes over Anglo Irish Bank
16 January 2009
Bank of Montreal acquires AIG's Canadian business for $375 million
14 January 2009
RBS sells Bank of China stake for £1.7 billion
14 January 2009
China's forex growth slows falters for the fist time in a decade
14 January 2009
Macquarie sells $2.5 billion bond issue in US market
14 January 2009
$700-billion not enough, says Bernanke
14 January 2009
RBI asks banks to give details of their exposure to Satyam
10 January 2009
Bank of England cuts its rate to record lows
08 January 2009
RBS to disinvest in Bank of China
08 January 2009
Iceland’s Kaupthing Bank to sue UK government
07 January 2009
Credit Suisse injects Rs794 crore in India unit
07 January 2009
UK Chancellor mulls second bail out for British banks
05 January 2009
Japanese banks to post loss in last quarter
05 January 2009
Liquidity crunch delays investment decisions of India Inc: CMIE
05 January 2009
SBI invests in Mayfair Hotels
05 January 2009
Banks drop deposit rates
03 January 2009
SBI to sell Tier II bonds to retail investors
03 January 2009
SBI likely to cut rates further
02 January 2009
Second stimulus aims at boosting spending, investment
02 January 2009
Majority of Britons opposed to the Euro
02 January 2009
Wells Fargo-Wachovia merger completed
01 January 2009
HSBC cuts 1,100 banking and market jobs in Europe, US
26 September 2008


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