Moody's downgrades ICICI, HDFC, Axis by a notch

Moody's downgrades ICICI, HDFC, Axis by a notch Mumbai: Global credit ratings firm Moody's on Monday downgraded the country's three largest private sector lenders - ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank - to D+ from C- to align them with the sovereign rating. As a result, the hybrid debt ratings of these banks, except HDFC Bank, will be negatively impacted. The standalone bank financial strength rating (BFSR) of ICICI, HDFC and Axis are revised down to D+...
06:00 PM, May 14, 2012

'India may borrow $ 9.5 bn by pledging assets'

'India may borrow $ 9.5 bn by pledging assets' Mumbai: India plans to borrow up to Rs 5 lakh crore ($ 9.5 billion) by pledging property and shares to bridge the government's budget deficit, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing unnamed government officials. Shares in companies such as cigarette-to-hotels group ITC, engineering conglomerate Larsen & Toubro and Axis Bank held by a state-controlled fund could be offered as collateral to raise the cash, the news agency said. The cash will...
06:18 PM, Dec 22, 2011

RBI frees savings deposit rate; funds cost to go up

RBI frees savings deposit rate; funds cost to go up New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday deregulated savings deposit interest rate, the last administered bank rate in the economy, in a move which will push up cost of funds, sending bank shares sharply lower. "It is felt that the time is appropriate to move forward and complete the process of deregulation of rupee interest rates," Reserve Bank of India said in its second-quarter monetary policy review....
04:44 PM, Oct 25, 2011

Nifty below 5400; Oil and Gas, IT, banks down

Nifty below 5400; Oil and Gas, IT, banks down Mumbai: Indian equities gave up all of their early gains, with Nifty breaching the 5400 mark. Index heavyweight Reliance Industries continued to trade lower, down over 3 per cent. The oil and gas index was also down nearly 3 per cent along with IT, banks, power and pharma stocks. Speaking to CNBC-TV18, SP Tuslian of sptulsian.com said the recent development for RIL is definitely a serious case. "Firstly, there is...
11:33 AM, Mar 18, 2011

Sharma, Kocchar on most powerful women list

Sharma, Kocchar on most powerful women list Washington: Two Indian women have made it to Forbes list of world's 100 most powerful women with US First Lady Michelle Obama at the top and India-born Pepsico chief Indra Nooyi in sixth place. Axis Bank chief executive Shikha Sharma, 49, ranked 89th while ICICI Bank chief executive Chanda Kocchar, 48, was in the 92nd place in the magazine's annual list. Kraft Foods boss Irene Rosenfeld came second. media mogul...
11:32 AM, Oct 07, 2010

Forbes India: Two different ways of making ESOPs work

Forbes India: Two different ways of making ESOPs work Companies new and old, all are rediscovering the power of ESOPs. ...
01:10 PM, Nov 04, 2009

Finance Secretary meets private bankers, hopes rate cut

Finance Secretary meets private bankers, hopes rate cut Finance Secretary Arun Ramanathan on Wednesday met private bankers. ...
10:06 PM, Nov 05, 2008

UTI Bank is Axis Bank now

UTI Bank is Axis Bank now The rebranding follows approvals from the board, shareholders and the RBI. ...
08:37 PM, Aug 01, 2007
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