Axis Bank to now buy 17% stake in Max Life instead of 29%

Axis Bank to now buy 17% stake in Max Life instead of 29%

In April, Axis Bank and Max Financial Services (MFS) had announced the signing of definitive agreements to become joint venture partners in Max Life Insurance. Axis Bank, the country’s third-largest private sector lender, on Monday announced that it would acquire 17% stake in Max Life, instead of 29%, which the bank had decided in April. … Read more

Won’t lay off employees due to merger with OBC, UBI; manpower to grow as business grows: PNB MD & CEO

Won’t lay off employees due to merger with OBC, UBI; manpower to grow as business grows: PNB MD & CEO

PNB has a strength of 1.03 lakh employees and as the business grows, the employee strength will further grow. Punjab National Bank’s MD and CEO, S. S. Mallikarjuna Rao today said that there will be no retrenchment of employees following the merger of the Oriental Bank of Commerce and Union Bank of India with PNB. … Read more

PNB expects to restructure loans worth Rs 40,000 crore

PNB expects to restructure loans worth Rs 40,000 crore

The corporate loans will be restructured based on the recommendations of the K V Kamath committee. The country’s second largest lender Punjab National Bank on Monday said it expects to restructure loans worth about Rs 40,000 crore as per RBI-approved guidelines, scheduled to be out soon. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had earlier this month … Read more