Earlier, on March 29, the New Delhi-based bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), had directed to appoint Kabra as its chief financial officer (CFO), over the plea filed by RattanIndia Finance’s JV partner — LSF 10 Rose Investments.
LSF 10 Rose Investments, is a subsidiary of US-based private equity firm Lone Star Funds (LSF), and holds 50 per cent shareholding in RattanIndia Finance (RF), a non-banking finance company.
Dhanlaxmi Bank’s second quarter net profit nearly three fold to Rs 4.35 crore year-on-year, driven by a whopping 90% growth in net interest income (NII) and fee based income. The bank’s total business grew 45% Y-o-Y to Rs 23,945 crore as on September 30, 2011.
Shares of Dhanlaxmi Bank tanked nearly 21% to Rs 58 after the All India Banks’ Officers Confederation or AIBOC, a Kerala based state union, raised questions about the lender's financial health.
Shares of Dhanlaxmi Bank tanked nearly 21% to Rs 58 after the All India Banks’ Officers Confederation or AIBOC, a Kerala based state union, raised questions about the lender’s financial strength while it was holding dharna outside its Thrissur corporate office.
Private sector lender Dhanlaxmi Bank hiked its base rate and benchmark prime lending rate or BPLR by 25 and 50 basis points to 10.75% and 20.25% respectively with effect from September 19.
Private lender Dhanlaxmi Bank is eyeing forays into new segments to boost its non-interest income at a time when surging interest rates makes it difficult to protect margins, its chief financial officer told Reuters.
In an exclusive interview with CNBC-TV18, Bipin Kabra, CFO of Dhanlaxmi Bank says that the company is confident to continue at a similar growth rate of 75% plus for FY12. “We have been growing at about four times the industry, at 70-75% odd growth. We would continue similar growth in another year or so before we reduce the growth rate,” he says.
Private-sector lender Dhanlaxmi Bank said on Wednesday it has raised its base rate by 50 basis points to 8.75%, effective March 10.