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OPERATION IN(FRA)SOLVENCY

OPERATION IN(FRA)SOLVENCY

With over Rs11 lakh crore debt, project investments worth Rs.32.7 lakh crore and cost overrun of Rs14.35 lakh crore is at stake, the current Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 is a sigh of relief for India's financial institutions.

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Hitting the road

Hitting the road

Investing in an infrastructure project isn´t really glamorous, more so if it happens to be a still developing economy like India that needs to first create some basic infrastructure. A new road project or a thermal power plant many not excite as much as investing in a cutting-edge technology start-up in India´s own Silicon Valley, Bengaluru

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Injecting Hope

Injecting Hope

A slew of measures to infuse the much-needed cash-flow into the infrastructure sector have been introduced to push growth. And Rs 8 lakh crore of equity is likely to find its way soon in the sector enriching the fund pool. However, missing links like deepening the bond market in the country

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Fresh RBI norms for bank licences

Fresh RBI norms for bank licences

According to the Finance Ministry, more players will soon get bank licences as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will come out with fresh norms on new bank licences in the next four months. In April, RBI had issued bank licences to IDFC and Bandhan Financial Services, out of 25 applications.

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IDFC Q4 profit dips 51 per cent

IDFC Q4 profit dips 51 per cent

IDFC saw its fourth quarter consolidated net profit drop 51 per cent as income remained largely flat and expenses almost doubled. In the January-March period, the infrastructure finance company posted a net profit of Rs 258 crore against Rs 526 crore,

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RBI grants in-principle approval for banking licences to IDFC and Bandhan

RBI grants in-principle approval for banking licences to IDFC and Bandhan

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided on April 2, 2014 to grant “in-principle” approval to two applicants viz., IDFC Ltd and Bandhan Financial Services Pvt Ltd, to set up banks under the Guidelines on Licensing of New Banks in the Private Sector issued on February 22, 2013 (Guidelines). These two applicants were also recommended as suitable for grant of “in-principle” approval by the High Level Advisory Committee (HLAC) set up by the RBI. The HLAC had also recommended that in the case of D

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Matching the mismatch

Matching the mismatch

IDFs play a vital role as investment vehicles that can be sponsored by NBFCs and commercial banks in India. Shrikanth S writes on how IDFs are correcting the asset-liability mismatch, and also help advance loans for fresh infrastructure projects. The urgent need to improve infrastructure prompted the Indian Planning Commission to estimate infrastructure spending in the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17).