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Wednesday, October 1, 2025
TopicIndian bankers

Topic: Indian bankers

India records best-ever mergers & acquisitions quarter, $82.3 billion pending & completed deals

The spike was led by HDFC Bank's $60 billion all-stock acquisition of Housing Development Finance Corp. in April, which combined India's leading bank and largest mortgage lender.

India’s IPO frenzy sees bankers trade work-life balance for huge fees

Bumper pool of fees has become all the more significant for bankers in an especially harrowing year, that saw sickness and death come much closer to home due to Covid pandemic.

The real reason millennials & Gen-Z don’t want to become bankers

Banks should think about the types of candidates they’re trying to recruit. In post-pandemic era, keeping young employees will be about something more existential than money & perks.

Bankers want to be ‘frontline workers’ who get Covid vaccine first, write to Sitharaman

Four bank unions say bankers have provided yeoman service throughout Covid pandemic, and will feel appreciated if they’re moved up in priority list.

Protect bankers, act against miscreants with full force of law: Finance ministry tells states

In a letter to all state chief secretaries, the finance ministry sought proactive and preventive measures amid rising incidents of violence against bankers on bank premises.

Indian bankers more productive working from home due to elimination of lengthy commutes

The average commute time on Mumbai's, India's financial capital, major routes is over an hour, more than twice the averages of Singapore, Hong Kong & New York.

RBI looks to cap banker bonuses that encourage risky behaviour

Dealing with a pile of bad loans & scandals, policy makers hope that tighter rules will help discipline bankers.

Chanda Kochhar’s exit from ICICI ends reign of women at the top of Indian banking

Past few weeks has seen exit of 2 more women bankers — Allahabad Bank's Usha Ananthasubramanian & Axis Bank's Shikha Sharma, who retires in December.

On Camera

Swachh Bharat Mission’s next chapter must be about unlocking the economic value of sanitation

The journey from ODF to ODF Plus Model has not been about ticking boxes, but about ensuring that households, schools, and anganwadi centres reflect the success of the rural water and sanitation missions.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Maharashtra Police places order for US-made sniper rifles even as MHA recommends ‘Make in India’

New Delhi: The Maharashtra Police placed an order last week for 15 US-made Barrett Multi-role Adaptive Design (MRAD) sniper rifles and related accessories worth...

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.