Monetary and fiscal policies to play key role in reviving financial sector: Rohit Agarwal

Monetary and fiscal policies to play key role in reviving financial sector: Rohit Agarwal

“We cannot have an economy where credit growth slows down to 10-11% and the economy grows at 6.5-7%. But if you just look at what is starting to happen is there was a deficit of liquidity of about three lakh crores and just recently we seem to see that there are signs of the central … Read more

‘With immediate effect…’: RBI lifts curbs on Sachin Bansal-led Navi Finserv Limited

‘With immediate effect…’: RBI lifts curbs on Sachin Bansal-led Navi Finserv Limited

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced on Monday, December 2, that it has lifted the restrictions imposed on Navi Finserv Limited, a non-banking financial company (NBFC) led by Sachin Bansal. The decision comes after the company demonstrated significant reforms in its practices and adherence to regulatory guidelines. “The Reserve Bank has decided to lift … Read more

Govt revises dividend, buyback and bonus issue norms for CPSEs

Govt revises dividend, buyback and bonus issue norms for CPSEs

The Union government has revised its guidelines regarding capital restructuring of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) to address the critical interlinked issues such as leveraging of assets lor fresh investment, capital restructuring, financial restructuring and such other matters. The guidelines stipulate eligibility conditions for CPSEs for payment of dividend, buyback of shares, issue of bonus … Read more

Targeting to hit milestone of Rs 20,000 cr loan book in 8-10 quarters: Shachindra Nath

Targeting to hit milestone of Rs 20,000 cr loan book in 8-10 quarters: Shachindra Nath

“UGRO is now expanding from its current base of 105 locations to 250 locations this year and 400 next year and all of these physical infrastructure which we are building is in tier II to tier V town,” says Shachindra Nath, Founder & MD, UGRO Capital.We have heard a lot in terms of how the … Read more

How UGRO Capital emerged as India’s largest co-lending NBFC partner for banks: Shachindra Nath

How UGRO Capital emerged as India’s largest co-lending NBFC partner for banks: Shachindra Nath

Shachindra Nath, Founder & MD, UGRO Capital, says “UGRO is now becoming India’s largest, most dedicated data tech driven MSME financing company and we keep saying MSME accha hai, which means the underlying MSME economy and especially the micro enterprises economy is becoming so robust and the recent Crisil upgrade to “A” is a reflection … Read more

Muthoot Fincorp plans NCD issue to raise Rs 400 crore

Muthoot Fincorp plans NCD issue to raise Rs 400 crore

Mumbai: Muthoot FinCorp plans to raise up to ₹400 crore through the issuance of secured, redeemable, non-convertible debentures with varying tenures. “The Tranche I Issue with a face value of ₹1,000 has been open to the public from Friday, September 1 till Thursday, September 14, 2023, subject to an early closure as may be approved … Read more

SBFC Finance public issue subscribed over 70 times

SBFC Finance public issue subscribed over 70 times

Mumbai: The ₹1,025-crore initial public offering of Delhi-NCR-based SBFC Finance was subscribed 70.16 times on the final day of bidding on Monday. The issue received bids for 936.67 crore shares against the 13.35 crore shares on offer. The qualified institutional buyer portion was subscribed 193 times, while the non-institutional investor‘s portion was subscribed 49.09 times. … Read more

Sidbi’s India Microfinance Equity Fund doesn’t find many takers

Sidbi’s India Microfinance Equity Fund doesn’t find many takers

The Rs 300-crore India Microfinance Equity Fund (IMEF), which the Small Industries Development Bank of India (Sidbi) re-launched in November last year, does not seem to have many takers yet even as the small and medium sized microfinance lenders are longing for institutional funding support. Several NBFC-MFIs found the clauses attached for taking the funding … Read more

NBFC profits to be led by lenders with housing, vehicle and consumer finance focus

NBFC profits to be led by lenders with housing, vehicle and consumer finance focus

Mumbai: Housing, vehicle and consumer finance-linked NBFCs are expected to report about a 20% rise in earnings for the March quarter though profit margins may be squeezed due to the rising cost of funds. Bajaj Finance, Cholamandalam Investment and Finance and Shriram Finance may lead the growth due to strong consumer demand and as they … Read more