NBFCs show signs of recovery as India economy rebounds A stronger shadow banking industry, which has been struggling since a crisis in 2018 when a large financier unexpectedly defaulted, is key to helping staunch further trouble in the economy The fortunes of India’s shadow lenders have been improving amid early signs Asia’s third-largest economy is rebounding from … Read More →
Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), the financial intermediaries that recently have caught the country’s attention, are an imperative part of the Indian financial system, catering to the diverse financial needs of millions of small firms as well as individuals. Certain sections of the society, primarily the economically weaker sections, for whom banks are perhaps unaffordable and … Read More →
Para banks would face tighter liquidity, higher funding costs and consequently lower net interest margins (NIMs) in FY20 as they overhaul their balance sheets toward longer-term borrowings, IndiaRatings & Research said in its outlook report on Tuesday. The Fitch-owned rating company expects wholesale financing NBFCs, especially those lending to real estate, micro and small enterprises … Read More →
The woes of non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) are not over yet. Margin pressure, tepid growth, reduced liquidity buffers and delinquencies in select segments will continue to bother NBFCs in FY20 as well. NBFCs may face margin pressure in FY20 due to a rise in funding cost and a decline in growth rates, leading to … Read More →
The Reserve Bank of India has advised non-bank lenders to adjust to the current state of liquidity even as the sector lobbies for bank loans at easier terms for lending to the small and medium enterprises sector which is known for creating jobs. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das held discussions with leaders from the NBFC sector … Read More →
The liquidity problem among NBFCs is expected to continue for some time and there could be one or two major shocks in the financial services sector in the coming months, Ajay Piramal, chairman, Piramal Enterprises Ltd. (PEL), said on Monday. “One should be ready for one or two major shocks in the financial services sector … Read More →
About a third of the funds borrowed by Indians reach them through para banks, which reach the hinterland or the marginal customer where formal commercial banking hasn’t. This ability to bring formal finance to the doorstep of the unbanked has driven the growth at nonbanking finance companies (NBFC), but 2019 could well alter the operating … Read More →
In a bid to increase credit limit to the housing developers and ensuring timely delivery of inventories to the home buyers Indian real estate developers have demanded hike in finance limit of the Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC). They said it would help developers to restart the stuck realty projects and deliver the units by end … Read More →
2018 was a blowout year for Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFC) on all counts. NBFCs, though not all of them, paid a heavy price for spreading their cheese too thin. In their bid to step into the space vacated by capital-constrained Public Sector Banks (PSBs), NBFCs went on reckless credit expansion, without taking into account the … Read More →
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India plans to usher in new asset liability management (ALM) norms for non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) — similar to the one for banks — to avert asset liability mismatches like the one that led IL&FS to default and cause a liquidity squeeze. “The recent experience of debt default of … Read More →