The DFS secretary said that currently there is no case for bank consolidation as even the small banks are performing well.
Bankers said a report on social media that the government planned to merge four public sector banks was interpreted wrongly.
Credit Suisse Chief Financial Officer Dixit Joshi and his teams will hold meetings over the weekend to assess strategic scenarios for the bank
The best way to make public sector banks strong is to transform their governance which is done best by privatizing them. Politicians have neither the inclination, nor the determination, to let them be run professionally without interfering.
IRDAI said the guidelines have been issued in order to protect the interests of the group insurance policyholders of the merged banks.
It is possible that some of the branches will be closed resulting in disruption of locker facilities, as also some of the ATM outlets being reshuffled etc.
Punjab National Bank, Union Bank of India, Canara Bank and Indian Bank are the anchor banks and customers of these banks will not be affected.
Despite all the noise, the government’s control over the regulator and regulated financial intermediaries remains a bone of contention
The Indian banking system is dominated by public sector banks and these reforms will have an impact on the entire industry.
The consolidated bank will have the second largest branch network in India hereafter, with 11,437 branches.
This clarification comes on the back of a media report which said the government is planning to merge PNB, OBC and Punjab & Sind Bank.
In the longer run, anyone looking to come and invest in India would fancy the merged entity for their core portfolio in all probability
If the intent is to clean up the banking system and prevent recurrence of the bad loan problem with alarming regularity, a merger is a non-solution
The government has reportedly identified some of the weak state-run banks to be merged with large ones. But nothing has moved to any concrete plans.