INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN BANKING INDUSTRY Banking in India originated in the last decades of the 18th century. The first banks were The General Bank of India‚ which started in 1786‚ and Bank of Hindustan‚ which started in 1770; both are now defunct. The oldest bank in existence in India is the State Bank of India‚ which originated in the Bank of Calcutta in June 1806‚ which almost immediately became theBank of Bengal. This was one of the three presidency banks‚ the other two being the Bank of Bombay
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Leading Determinants of Dividend Policy: A Case Study of Indian Banking Industry ABSTRACT: Dividend policy is a critical decision area in the field of finance. The subject of corporate dividend policy has captivated finance scholars for a long time‚ resulting in intensive theoretical modeling and empirical investigation. But several questions related to dividend decisions remain perplexing because of diverse and conflicting theories and evermore due to diverse empirical results. This paper attempts
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Competition in the Australian Banking Industry (2006-2012) Table of Contents Title Page ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Table of Contents -------------------------------------------------------------2 Executive Summary ----------------------------------------------------------4 1. Introduction-----------------------------------------------------------------5 1.1 Australian Banking Industry 1.1.1 Major Banks / Four
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was the lack of regulation of the banking sector that led to the financial crisis of 2008-9? What are the new regulatory structures that are being proposed in the US and UK? The preconditions of the 2008-9 crisis were high unemployment‚ high growth which was stimulated partially by foreign investment caused by imbalance of current accounts on the international arena (ie. Huge debt of US and the UK and surplus of China‚ Korea‚ Japan). Large part of the problem was caused by low inflation – in
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By analyzing bidder characteristics‚ industry and aggregate market variables‚ we are able to determine what motives are important in the decision to acquire. Our results show that intangible capital‚ leverage and firm size significantly positively affect the decision to grow through M&As whereas the proportion of debt that consists of bank loans and ownership concentration have a negative impact. Furthermore‚ M&As are significantly more likely in industries that were recently deregulated‚ that are
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Introduction With the improvement of technology continuously growing every day‚ privacy has become one of the most important issues in today’s society. Privacy refers to one’s right to control how your personal information is collected and used by financial institutions. It is the financial institution’s responsibility to provide security to your personal information. Security refers to the obligation of the company that collects and uses your information to ensure that your information is safe
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The Swiss Banking Industry The Swiss banking industry has been around for more than 250 years‚ making it the cornerstone of the financial sphere. It has however been rapidly changing in the recent years‚ influenced by the latest financial crisis‚ and numerous tax evasion scandals. It has had to change its economic and regulatory conditions as the country’s authorities‚ as well as foreign authorities are demanding for a change in practices. This‚ in turn‚ has put the industry in the spotlight possibly
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tailored to the target customer. The major difference between the Ghanaian banking sector and the foreign banking sector is about customer consciousness and service concept. Overseas banking have a greater history in customer relationship management. As the banks in the West are under a relative competitive environment‚ they have accumulated substantial experience in the aspect of customer service. On the other hand‚ since the banking sector in Ghana has just opened to the market‚ some
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Industry News | News on RBI timesofindia.indiatimes.com‚ May 22‚ 2013 Barclays sees more aggressive RBI in cutting rates‚ but slower growth in FY14 The rate of inflation‚ which is falling faster than what was expected even a few months ago‚ has prompted Barclays India to raise the quantum of RBI’s rate cut to 75 basis points (100 basis points = 1 percentage point) in 2013‚ from just 25 bps earlier. However‚ the economists and researchers at Barclays have also cut its economic growth target
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SWOT OF THE BANKING INDUSTRY Strength of the Indian banking industry lies in its asset quality‚ growth and profitability over its global peers over the last few years. The banking index has grown at a compounded annual rate of over 51 percent since April 2001 as compared to a 27 percent growth in the market index for the same period. Geographical reach and market penetration have expanded at a very fast pace over the past few years. Customer base is constantly growing. High capital inflows have
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