RBL Bank Alters Fixed Deposit Interest Rates: Check Current Rates Here

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RBL Bank is the only leading private sector bank presently offering higher interest rates on savings accounts, up to 6.00 percent. The bank not only offers the best savings rates but also offers attractive fixed deposit rates. Higher interest rates on fixed deposits are currently being offered by RBL Bank, IndusInd Bank, and DCB Bank among the private sector banks. In respect of fixed deposits, RBL Bank has recently revised its fixed deposit interest rates. The new FD rates of the bank stated below are in effect as of July 2, 2021 for a deposit amount of less than Rs 2 Cr.

RBL Bank Alters Fixed Deposit Interest Rates: Check Current Rates Here

RBL Bank FD Rates

RBL Bank offers both regular citizens and senior citizens fixed deposit products with periods ranging from 7 days to 20 years. FD interest rates range from 3.25 percent per year to 6.50 percent per year for deposits with a maturity period of 7 days to 20 years. RBL Bank now provides 3.25 percent on deposits maturing in 7-14 days, 3.75 percent on deposits expiring in 15-45 days, and 4.00 percent on deposits maturing in 46-90 days as a result of the adjustment. FDs maturing in 91 days to 180 days get 4.50 percent interest, while deposits maturing in 181 days to 240 days offer 5.00 percent interest. On deposits with a maturity period of 241 to 364 days, the bank is now promising an interest rate of 5.40%.

Long-term deposits with a duration of two years or less than three years would fetch a 6.10 percent interest rate. RBL Bank offers a 6.30 percent interest rate on three- to five-year FDs. The bank is now offering a 6.00 interest rate on FDs maturing in 60 months 2 days to less than 120 months and 120 months to 240 months. RBL Bank provides elderly people 0.50 percent higher interest rates than the general public. Senior citizens will now get interest rates ranging from 3.75 percent to 7.00 percent following the most recent adjustment by the bank.

Tenure Regular FD Rates Senior Citizen FD Rates
7 days to 14 days 3.25% 3.75%
15 days to 45 days 3.75% 4.25%
46 days to 90 days 4.00% 4.50%
91 days to 180 days 4.50% 5.00%
181 days to 240 days 5.00% 5.50%
241 days to 364 days 5.40% 5.90%
12 months to less than 24 months 6.10% 6.60%
24 months to less than 36 months 6.10% 6.60%
36 months to less than 60 months 6.30% 6.80%
60 months to 60 months 1 day 6.50% 7.00%
60 months 2 days to less than 120 months 6.00% 6.50%
120 months to 240 months 6.00% 6.50%
Tax Savings Fixed Deposit (60 months) 6.50% 7.00%
Source: RBL Bank

Story first published: Friday, July 16, 2021, 13:27 [IST]



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RBL, Yes Bank, Bajaj Finserv most impacted by RBI curbs on Mastercard, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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New Delhi, After the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) restricted Mastercard from on-boarding new customers, among the credit card issuers, including co-brand partners, RBL Bank, Yes Bank and Bajaj Finserv are the most impacted as their entire card schemes are allied with Mastercard.

Japanese brokerage Nomura said in a note that these three entities are the most impacted by the RBI move.

HDFC Bank has 60 per cent of its card schemes tied to Mastercard, Amex and Diners, while for Axis Bank and ICICI Bank, this is about 35-36 per cent.

“That said, we don’t know the individual card schemes’ contribution to the overall profitability of the issuers to assess the potential impact,” it added.

HDFC Bank is already restricted from issuing new cards, and hence is not incrementally impacted. On the other hand, Kotak’s card portfolio is entirely allied to Visa and hence it won’t face any issues.

The managements of both Axis Bank and ICICI Bank have in the recent past talked about their cobranded cards with Flipkart and Amazon, respectively, to be the fastest-growing card schemes. These card schemes are 14 per cent and 15 per cent of outstanding cards for Axis and ICICI, respectively.

While the Amazon ICICI card is allied to Visa, the Flipkart Axis card is allied to Mastercard, and hence is a potential medium-term risk, should the current status-quo continue, Nomura said.

The RBI on Wednesday restricted Mastercard Asia/Pacific Pte Ltd from onboarding new customers across all its card products (debit, credit and prepaid) from July 22, 2021.

The RBI had earlier put similar restrictions on both American Express Bank (Amex) and Diners Club International (Discover Financial Services).

“This leaves only Visa Inc and homegrown NPCI’s RuPay as payment providers under no restrictions currently. We don’t know if Visa has fulfilled all the requirements of data localisation as envisaged in the Storage of Payment System Data circular of the RBI,” Nomura said.

“In the near term, we don’t foresee any material impact on card issuers (especially credit card issuers), but there could be a medium-term impact if this situation persists,” it added.



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Reserve Bank of India – Press Releases

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April 14, 2015




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Reserve Bank of India – Press Releases

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In the underwriting auctions conducted on July 16, 2021 for Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) of the undernoted Government securities, the Reserve Bank of India has set the cut-off rates for underwriting commission payable to Primary Dealers as given below:

(₹ crore)
Nomenclature of the Security Notified Amount Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) Amount Additional Competitive Underwriting Amount Accepted Total Amount underwritten ACU Commission Cut-off rate
(paise per ₹ 100)
5.63% GS 2026 11,000 5,502 5,498 11,000 3.42
GoI FRB 2033 4,000 2,016 1,984 4,000 1.87
6.64% GS 2035 10,000 5,019 4,981 10,000 3.60
6.67% GS 2050 7,000 3,507 3,493 7,000 4.40
Auction for the sale of securities will be held on July 16, 2021.

Ajit Prasad
Director   

Press Release: 2021-2022/542

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Stocks To Buy: 3 Stocks ICICI Securities Is Suggesting To Buy For Long Term Investors

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Mayur Uniquoters

Mayur Uniquoters (MUL) is a major operator in the technical textile industry, producing synthetic leather for automotive, footwear, and apparel, among other applications. Based on its research ICICI Securities has placed a “buy” call on the stock with a price target of Rs 625 with the upside of 25%.

“MUL’s share price has been a laggard in the past and has just given CAGR returns of ~5% in the last five years. This was amid a delay in setting up of new plant & high gestation period for breaking into premium auto OEMs With new capacities in place and MUL starting to supply to Mercedes Benz (South Africa), we remain positive and retain our BUY rating on the stock Target Price and Valuation: We value MUL at | 625 i.e. 22x P/E on FY23E EPS,” the research report said.

Alternate Stock Idea

Apart from MUL, the brokerage also favour JK Tyre in the auto coverage. Walking the talk when it comes to b/s deleveraging, asset sweating, and capital efficiency. It recommends a BUY rating with a target price of Rs 180.

Mayur Uniquoters

Mayur Uniquoters

Key triggers for future price-performance:

  • Increasing share of supplies of premium products to global auto OEMs
  • Resumption of healthy double-digit topline and bottom-line growth
  • Sustenance of EBITDA margin profile in upward of ~24%
  • Product profile immune to technology risk, particularly in the auto space.
Market capitalisation Rs 2,228.9 Cr
Total Debt FY21P, Rs 41.1 Cr
EV Rs 2,043.9 Cr
52 week H/L Rs 546 / 209
Equity capital Rs 22.3 Cr
Face value Rs 5

Infosys

Infosys

Infosys Ltd (Infy) is a leading IT company that serves the BFSI, retail, communication, manufacturing, and high-tech industries. Digital technology accounts for more than half of the company’s income.

“Infy’s share price has grown by ~3x over the past five years (from Rs 586 in July 2016 to Rs 1,577 levels in July 2021). We remain further positive and retain our BUY rating on the stock Target”, the ICICI Securities report said.

Based on its research ICICI Securities has placed a “buy” call on the stock with a price target of RS 1,825 i.e. 28x P/E on FY23E EPS.

Alternative Stock Idea

In addition to Infy, we favor TCS in our IT coverage. We rate the company BUY with a target price of Rs 3,800 based on strong organic growth, solid financials, industry-leading margins, and a healthy capital allocation philosophy, it added.

Infosys

Infosys

Key triggers for future price-performance:

  • Infy is a key beneficiary of multi-year growth (15-20%) in digital technologies
  • Increase in outsourcing in Europe, vendor consolidation, and large deal pipeline other key growth drivers
  • Infy to post-industry leading growth in revenues (CAGR of 16% in FY21-23E)
  • Healthy cash generation, robust dividend distribution & buyback.
Market Cap Rs 6,72,585.8 Cr
CC&E Rs 27,056.0 Cr
52 week H/L Rs 1591 / 781
Equity capital 2,124.0
Face value Rs 5
EV Rs 6,45,529.8Cr

Mindtree

Mindtree

Mindtree is a mid-tier IT company with operations in the United States, Europe, and the rest of the world, focusing on BFSI, Communication Media & Technology, Retail, and Travel.

“Mindtree share price has grown by ~4x over the past five years (from Rs 650 in Jul 2016 to Rs 2622 levels in July 2021. We upgrade the stock from HOLD to BUY with Target Price and Valuation at Rs 3065 i.e. 32x P/E on FY23E, the research report stated.

Alternative Stock Idea

In addition to Mindtree, we like LTI in our IT coverage. The ability of Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI) to deliver end-to-end solutions is projected to aid in the company’s industry-leading growth. We recommend BUY with a target price of Rs 4,580, it added.

Mindtree

Mindtree

Key triggers for future price-performance:

  • Key beneficiary of robust growth in cloud, data, and experience
  • Traction in multi-year deals client mining, scaling up existing clients to US$50 million
  • ell poised to clock industry-leading double-digit growth
  • Well-poised to maintain 20% plus margins
Market Cap Rs 43,183.4 Cr
Cash and Investment Rs 1,281.4Cr
EV Rs 41,902 Cr
52 week H/L 2637/ 936
Equity capital 164.7
Face value Rs 10

Disclaimer

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Views mentioned herein are taken from the brokerage report of ICICI Securities. Neither the author, nor the brokerage nor Greynium Information Technologies would be responsible for losses incurred based on the article. Please consult a professional advisor. Investing in stock markets is risky.



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Former RBI DG, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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MUMBAI: The government’s move to privatise two state-owned lenders presents an “exciting” opportunity for investors looking to get into the business, former RBI Deputy Governor N S Vishwanathan on Thursday said.

What is good for the country will have to be looked at while deciding on the entity, which will be granted a license, he said while speaking at an event of industry lobby IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Replying to suggestions asking for entry of corporates and concerns over ownership and voting caps, Vishwanathan said world over, including the developed countries, there are restrictions on who is allowed to start a bank, which deals with people’s deposits.

On the point of corporates having the capital to plough into an entity, he said a real economy entity will also be affected by stress in the broader economy and we ought to defend against the stress from other businesses seeping into a bank.

“The government’s thought process of privatising a couple of public sector banks provides an excitable opportunity in that space,” Vishwanathan, who used to handle the all-important banking regulation and supervision functions at the central bank, said.

Vishwanathan said while the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) did well in the initial days, concerns are coming out over the recovery ratios lately and stressed that the same needs to be “addressed”. The remarks came in the light of the resolution in the Videocon case, where lenders have been offered only 5 per cent recovery.

Abizer Diwanji of consultancy firm EY said defaults are bound to happen in the banking business, but one has to deal with them upfront rather than taking 5-7 years to deal with it.

The delay in resolving the stress can erode value, which can be realised, he said, adding that the assets that are yielding very low-resolution percentages could fetch upwards of 50 per cent if the resolution attempts were made earlier.

Vishwanathan said we will first have to resolve whether to allow corporates or not before deliberating on whether those having NBFCs should be given the opportunity to run a bank.

Warburg Pincus‘ Narendra Ostawal said private equity firms like his will be interested in investing in the bank privatisation process and see it as a “huge opportunity”.

“The core issue here is regulatory. What is the extent of economic ownership and governance control an owner would get through the privatisation process? I think that will drive the success,” he said.

The PEs need degrees of freedom in terms of governance and commensurate ownership like getting new management, he said, adding more fractured ownership you have, the tougher it is to build consensus around the turnaround.

Vishwanathan said all over the world, banks have a dispersed holding structure and added that the promoter is required to have a certain level of ownership as well.



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RBI proposes changes in fund raising norms of urban co-operative banks, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed changes in rules for fundraising by primary (urban) co-operative banks. On Wednesday, the central bank released a draft circular for issue and regulation of share capital and securities of primary (urban) co-operative banks.

“UCBs are permitted to raise equity share capital, as hitherto, by way of issue of equity shares to persons within their area of operation enrolled as members, in accordance with the provisions of their bye-laws, and issue of additional equity shares to the existing members,” it said.

The RBI has proposed that any refund of share capital to members, or their nominees, should be subject to the certain conditions — the bank’s capital adequacy ratio is 9 per cent or above, both as per the latest audited financial statements and the last CRAR as assessed by the RBI during statutory inspection.

Such refund should not result in the bank’s capital adequacy falling below regulatory minimum of 9 per cent. The RBI has directed cooperative banks to ensure their investors are educated on the risk characteristics of regulatory capital requirements.

It has also asked cooperative banks to have a specific sign-off from the investors to ensure they have understood the features and risks of the instruments. The urban co-operative banks have been asked to not benchmark floating rate instruments to the fixed deposit rate.



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Debasish Panda, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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The pandemic underscored India’s disruptive progress on the touchstone of financial inclusion, with federal welfare payouts directly reaching the intended beneficiaries in a largely fraud-proof ecosystem undergirded by legacy lenders, nimble fintech firms and pertinent digital regulations. “Financial inclusion was actually tried and tested in terms of scale and volume during the pandemic,” financial services secretary Debasish Panda said at the ET Financial Inclusion Summit. Reliance on the digital infrastructure largely cut out the scope of pilferage in the distribution of federal welfare packages, Panda said.

“This is thanks to the vision of our PM, who thought so in 2015,” Panda said. “Today, it’s a reality and during the pandemic, we used it to the full extent.” Panda said that the government has been asking banks to partner with fintechs, as these new-age firms operate in different ecosystems and geographies, carving out innovative solutions.

“What we are doing now is bringing more, new-to-credit micro enterprises in the formal banking channel. We are taking help from fintechs, carving out innovative solutions for segments and geographies,” he said, adding that fintech firms are trying to connect alternative data points. “I don’t have a credit history but I have a spending history; so they collect those sets of data, do an analysis, use technology and then build a dossier for that individual which then becomes comfortable for the bank to lend,” he said, adding that banks and insurance companies also see value here. Panda said that the regulatory arrangement is already there for fintech firms to operate. “The RBI and IRDAI have provided a sandbox kind of an arrangement where fintech or insurance tech can try and test it on the ground and once the proof of concept is established, they can straightway get the licence and carry the work forward,” he said.

The financial services secretary noted that the basic tenets of the financial inclusion plan are banking the unbanked, securing the unsecured and funding the unfunded. “The three pillars have then created a digital pipeline of Jan Dhan accounts, Aadhaar and the Mobile (JAM), which have built a regular flow of benefits and services,” he said. The number of Jan Dhan accounts stand at 420 million, and more than 55% of these belong to women beneficiaries. Panda said that through opening bank accounts, the initial target was to saturate every household.

“The next target was to saturate every adult and that has also happened to a large extent; there are certain pockets where there is a little shortfall and work is in progress,” he said. The government is now identifying districts not matching with the national-level average. The government further aims to ensure availability of a banking touchpoint for any habitat within a radius of 5 kilometres.

Panda noted that micro finance institutions have the connect with the last-mile borrower. “Banks are tying up with MFIs under the co-lending arrangement of the RBI, where the interest gets blended so it comes down also to the end borrower and the credit is flowing,” he said.

Panda said that the transition toward New India is gathering pace. “We are trying to power India toward a $5-trillion economy; so unless we take this population above that threshold, we will be left behind. So efforts are on,” he said.



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3 SIPs To Invest Where Equity Mutual Funds Are Rated “5-STAR” By CRISIL

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Axis Small Cap Fund

This fund has been rated as 5-star by CRISIL and Value Research and a 4-star rating from Morningstar. We recommend that investors invest in this fund only if there are willing to take risk. Please be informed that the Nifty is at a record and is near 16,000 points, which means the markets are not expensive, they are very expensive.

So, if you invest in small cap stocks and if the markets fall, these set of stocks are likely to fall faster.

In any case, you can consider an SIP in the fund with a small sum of Rs 500 every month, which is the right way to go, to hedge your risks. The 1-year returns from the fund has been a whopping 95%, while the 3-year returns has been 28.8% and 5-year returns has been 22.97%.

The markets have rallied greatly, which is why the returns are phenomenal in the last 1-year. Axis Smallcap Fund has investments in stocks like Galaxy Surfacants, Tata Elxi, JK Lakshmi Cement, CCL Products etc. As can be seen the exposure is largely into the small cap stocks.

Invesco India Midcap

Invesco India Midcap

Invesco India Midcap has been rated “5-star” by CRISIL. Midcap stocks are high beta stocks, where the returns could be higher than the indices when the markets rally and significantly lower than the indices, should the markets fall. Therefore, caution is advised and only those investors willing to take the risk should invest.

Invesco India Midcap Fund has given a returns of 70% in the last 1-year, while the 3-year returns are 19.55% and 5-year returns are 17.63% on an annualized basis. While the returns are stupendous in the last 1-year, readers must realize that this has largely to do with the markets which have rallied to historic highs. The expense ratio of the fund is a little higher at 2.16% as compared to some other players. Almost 97.3% of the funds are invested in stocks and the balance in cash and cash equivalents.

Edelweiss Large And Midcap Fund

Edelweiss Large And Midcap Fund

The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of Large Cap and Mid Cap equity and equity related securities. The fund like peers has given good returns of almost 66% in the last 1-year. Like Invesco India Midcap, the Edelweiss Large And Midcap Fund has also been rated 5-star by Crisil, though this fund also invests in largecap stocks. The one advantage of the fund like this is that since they also invest in largecap the risks are slightly lesser, though risk of investing in equities always remains. Value Research has accorded the fund a 4-star rating.

The problem with recommending mutual fund schemes is that no single mutual fund scheme can have a 5-star rating for a long period. Therefore, a mutual fund scheme that looks good today, may not be so tomorrow. Edelweiss Large And Midcap Fund has investment in stocks like Infosys, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, State Bank of India and Reliance Industries. The fund’s top 5 holdings are more skewed towards the financial sector, which means economic growth remains the key.

Disclaimer

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Mutual Funds, especially equity schemes are risky and investors are advised caution. Neither the author, nor Greynium Information Technologies Pvt Ltd, would be responsible if investment is made and losses incurred, based on reading the above article. Please consult a professional advisor and remember that markets are at a record high.



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Mastercard ban to hit banks’ card operations, income

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India’s decision to ban Mastercard Inc for non-compliance with data storage rules has unsettled the country’s financial sector as it will disrupt banks’ card offerings and hit revenues, payments and banking industry executives told Reuters.

Wednesday’s central bank order followed similar action in April against American Express, but Mastercard is a much bigger player in the Indian market, where many lenders offer cards using the US firm’s payments network.

A Reuters analysis of online card listings of 11 domestic and foreign banks in India showed Mastercard accounted for about a third of roughly 100 debit cards on offer, and more than 75credit card variants used its network.

RBI action on Mastercard: SBI Card sees minimal impact on its new customer acquisitions

From July 22, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said, new issuance of such cards will stop as Mastercard did not comply with 2018 rules requiring foreign card networks to store Indian payments data locally for “unfettered supervisory access”.

Though existing customers will not be hit, business impact will be significant as banks need to sign new commercial deals with rival networks such as Visa, a process that can take months and involve weeks of back-end technology integration,five payment and banking executives said.

One banking executive said the switch to Visa could take as long as five months. And with American Express and Mastercard prohibited, Visa gets an unprecedented advantage in negotiations in a credit card market it already dominates.

“It will mean temporary disruption for banks, a lot of hectic negotiations and loss of business in the short term,” said one of the sources, a senior Indian banker.

“This is consistent with our considerable and continued investments in our customers and partners in India to advance the government’s Digital India vision,” Mastercard said in a statement on Thursday.

Bar on Mastercard: YES Bank, Bajaj Finserv, RBL to be most affected

The decision is a major setback for Mastercard, which counts India as a key market. In 2019, Mastercard said it was “bullish on India”, announcing $1 billion in investment over the next five years, after investing $1 billion from 2014 to 2019.

Mastercard also has research and technology centres in India, where its workforce of 4,000 is the second largest after the United States, having grown from 29 in 2013.

High card usage, income impact

Indians’ use of credit and debit cards has risen as digital payments have spread. By May, RBI data shows, there were more than 62 million credit cards and about 902 million debit cards,which together accounted for transactions worth $40.4 billion.

The delays in transition to Visa are also seen hitting bank fees and other incomes they generate from their cards business,the sources said.

In a research note on RBI’s decision, Macquarie flagged as a “key concern” the risk that banks could suffer as credit cards were a profitable product with a so-called post-tax return on assets of around 5-6 per cent.

Some banks, such as India’s RBL, lists 42 credit cards on its website, all using the Mastercard network, while Yes Bank lists seven using Mastercard, though none on Visa. The Citibank website offers four Mastercard credit cards.

RBL said in a statement on Thursday that it had reached a pact with Visa for its credit cards after the RBI order, but integration would take up to 10 weeks.

One of the sources said, however, that negotiations for the deal had taken six months.

RBL said it had a share of five per cent in the credit card market but its issuance of 100,000 new cards each month could potentially be affected. Its stock fell more than three per cent in early trade.

Yes Bank in a statement said it is “evaluating migration to other platforms for seamless transition” for issuing new credit cards. A Citibank spokesperson told Reuters it was working with its partner Mastercard “to evaluate any potential impact”.

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