In an attempt to help banks, especially public sector banks (PSBs) recognise the ashes of high level of non-performing assets (NPAs) and rise like a phoenix, in December 2015, the Reserve Bank of India under the leadership of former Governor Raghuram Rajan, asked banks to set aside a pool of funds in the form of provisioning towards sub-standard assets. This further dented the banks’ balance sheets.
"The bank intends to tap capital markets via a QIP/FPO. The issue size may vary based on various factors including but not limited to management discretion and the decision of the shareholders," SBI said in a public notice.
Before joining Allahabad Bank, she was the MD & CEO of Punjab National Bank, a bank release said.
About 2,800 SBI’s associate employees have opted for voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) of the total 12,500 eligible for the scheme.
State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (SBBJ), State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH), State Bank of Mysore (SBM), State Bank of Patiala (SBP) and State Bank of Travancore (SBT), besides Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB), merged with SBI with effect from April 1, the bank said in a statement.
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Dinesh Khara, MD- Subsidiaries at State Bank of India (SBI) spoke about the merger and operational plans henceforth.
“Customers, including depositors of State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Patiala and State Bank of Travancore will be treated as customers of State Bank of India with effect from April 1, 2017,” the RBI said in a notification.
In a BSE filing this evening, the bank said its "executive committee of the central board will meet on March 24 to examine the issuance of RegS bonds worth USD1.5 billion for a tenor not exceeding 5.5 years in fiscal 2018."
BMB’s total business of Rs 2,000 crore and its 103 branches will be merged with the country’s largest bank soon.
Terming consolidation in public sector banks a "long drawn process", Banks Board Bureau (BBB) chief Vinod Rai said it should gather momentum in 2-3 years.
State Bank chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya today hinted that the mega merger of its five associate banks and Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) could be pushed to the next financial year as it is still awaiting the government notification on the move.
The merger of five associates and the Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) is planned to be wrapped up by 2016-17 end.
Competition Commission has approved the merger of Bharatiya Mahila Bank with the country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI).
The board of the directors has considered the report of the expert committee set up to look into the written objections from shareholders in terms of the Grievance Redressal Mechanism set up as part of the scheme of acquisition, SBBJ said in a regulatory filing on stock exchanges today.
"All procedure will be followed. The government has already taken decision at the level of the Cabinet to fully support the proposal for the merger," Jaitley told reporters post the meeting with public sector banks for the first quarter performance review.
SBI on July 1 said the corporate branches of its five associate banks will "fold up" into the parent bank as part of network rationalisation after their merger.
SBI consolidation is going to bring down the number of PSU banks from 27 to 21. The government aims to bring this number down to below 10. But the task of consolidation is not easier, finds a Moody's report.
"Banks can consider merger and acquisition only when their financial strength improves significantly. Logically, the next round of mergers and acquisition may take place after consolidation of associate banks and acquisition of Bharatiya Mahila Bank with SBI," the official said.
CNBC-TV18 learns the government may give a final nod and roll out a comprehensive plan for the merger.
Favouring consolidation in the public sector banking space, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the government as of now is looking only at SBI merging 5 subsidiaries as well as Bharatiya Mahila Bank with itself and a decision on this will be taken soon
Vinod Rai, the veteran bureaucrat appointed this year to run the new Banks Board Bureau, told Reuters the government stood ready to inject fresh funds beyond the USD 3.7 billion earmarked in the 2016/17 Budget.
Mundra, who joined RBI after rising up the ranks in commercial banks, said there have not been any job losses in such situations, even in the private sector.
The merger of five associate banks and newly created Bharatiya Mahila Bank with SBI will cost USD 250 million (around Rs 1,660 crore) and have limited impact on the lender's credit metrics, ratings agency Moody's Investors Service said on May 20
A section of employees of five associate banks of SBI has threatened to go on strike on May 20 against their proposed merger with parent