Statutory Liquidity Ratio

The demand for SLR comes after the RBI has cut cash reserve ratio by 100 basis points to improve liquidity

Banks scale up investments in SLR securities in Q1FY24 as deposit base jumps

According to Reserve Bank of India’s August Bulletin, investment of scheduled commercial banks stood at Rs 56.71 lakh crore, as on June 30, compared to Rs 54.15 lakh crore, as on March 24

HDFC-HDFC Bank merger: Why RBI clarification comes as a relief for the banking giant

More time to comply with PSL requirements takes away the immediate burden from the bank. Similarly, clarity on holdings in investments and subsidiaries will clear air for investors.

Is investment in high-yielding state-backed bonds worth the risks?

Instead of relying blindly on the security structure, it pays to closely scrutinise the borrower

RBI's Christmas gift: SLR cut means banks now have more money to lend

The overall tone of the policy was a bit dovish, with inflation forecasts being cut substantially. The bond markets reacted positively, and the 10-year yield closed at 7.44 percent.

Risk to PSU banks‘ asset quality may stretch to FY17: Goldman

"We currently forecast stress loans to peak in FY16—but see risk to asset quality stretching into FY17 if the macro recovery continues to be elusive and commodity prices fall," says a report by Goldman Sachs.

RBI moves in to ensure bks have enough liquidity to push credit

Until the announcement, only 7 percent of the SLR bonds could be counted under LCR bonds.

RBI allows banks to bring down SLR to 20.50% by March 2017

To align them, it has been decided to bring down the ceiling on SLR securities under HTM to 21.50 percent from 22 percent with effect from the fortnight beginning January 9, 2016.

SBI's CP portfolio more than doubles to Rs 23,000 cr in Q2

"Our CP portfolio was only Rs 7,000 crore at the end of the June quarter. This rose to Rs 23,000 crore as of end-September," the bank's Deputy Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer Anshula Kant told PTI.

FII interest in Indian bonds to rise post RBI policy: CLSA

Chris Wood, CLSA says foreigners will want to buy more Indian bonds given RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan's new inflation targeting regime, based on CPI, while the relaxation in the SLR should create more room for banks to lend.

PNB cuts fixed deposit rate by up to 0.50%

Interest rate on domestic term deposits has been reduced between 0.10 percent and 0.50 percent on select maturities with effect from August 10, PNB said in a statement.

RBI to keep key rate unchanged in Aug 4 meet: DBS

Reserve Bank of India is likely to keep the benchmark repo rate unchanged at 7.25 percent in its policy review meet next week, a DBS report says.

Manufacturing growth slows as order flow turns weak: HSBC

The slowdown in factory output growth also led to the companies turning cautious on their hiring plans, HSBC said, while adding that RBI is likely to cut interest rate with inflation under control and growth losing steam.

IFCI a PSU now, govt raises shareholding to 51%

Government has acquired IFCI's 6,00,00,000 Preference shares of Rs 10 each from certain scheduled commercial banks and has consequently increased its holding from 47.93 percent to 51.04 percent of the paid-up share capital.

Can the RBI afford to lower rates further? Experts discuss

Sonal Varma, chief economist, Nomura does not see any rate cut in April. She believes the RBI has frontloaded the interest rate cuts in order to give more time to banks to respond going forward. She feels there is the probability of one more rate cut after that.

Stanchart revises FY16 GDP growth to 7.7% from 6.3%

According to the global financial services major, strong GDP prints in 2013-14 and 2014-15 are driven more by "statistical factors" after India released a new GDP series on January 30 rather than a pick-up on the ground.

10 takeaways from RBI's monetary policy statement

The RBI Tuesday kept the repo rate unchanged as was widely expected, citing lack of any new developments on inflation as well as the government‘s fiscal consolidation efforts.

Most experts don't see policy rates changes on Dec 2: Poll

According to a CNBC-TV18 poll, the market believes the fall in food inflation and the steeper fall in crude has raised the decibel level of those wanting a rate cut. However, majority of the bankers and economists polled say governor Rajan will yet again keep policy rates unchanged on December 2.

RBI's status quo on optimistic CPI inflation nos: Angel

The RBI in its third Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy review on 5th Aug 2014 maintained its status quo by keeping the repo and reverse repo rate unchanged at 8% and 7% respectively.

Stocks in news: Apollo Tyres, Financial Tech, Federal Bank

Apollo Tyre | Fortis Healthcare | Financial Technologies | MCX India and Federal Bank are stocks, which are in the news today.

Won't revise rates soon; aim to maintain NIM at 2.85%: OBC

Cash flows are under a lot of pressure which has resulted in a slight increase in gross NPA and net NPA, says OBC CMD SL Bansal. Meanwhile, the bank aims to maintain net interest margin in the range of 2.85-2.87 percent ahead.

Is RBI June quarter policy a non-event?

The Indian rupee recently hit record low at 61.32/USD. Since May, it has lost more than 11 percent against the greenback. This along with the widening current account deficit (CAD) have prompted the authorities to burn the midnight oil to devise strategies in wooing overseas investors.

RBI may allow partial SLR conversion to meet Basel-III

The Reserve Bank today hinted at allowing part of the statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) holdings of banks to be treated as liquid assets under the Basel-III guidelines, which will come into effect next fiscal.

RBI policy review: Focus on growth likely to return

SMC Global has come out with its report on Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s mid-quarter monetary policy review. According to the research firm, central bank is expected to shift gears in order to focus on growth through monetary easing in Jan 2012; at the same time keeping a track on inflationary pressure.

RBI deputy suggests corp debt won't get SLR status

The Reserve Bank of India's Deputy Governor H.R. Khan on Tuesday dismissed talk of corporate bonds in India getting statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) status.