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Finance Sector

Decline in SKS 9% on rigid fears

sks-microfinanceLuck rarely favors someone. India's largest and only listed microfinance player—SKS Microfinance is not one of them. On Monday, there was a decline in the SKS stock on the BSE. It fell near about 10% below the Rs 600 mark. This was the first such decline of the year, and it closed at Rs 604, down 8.8%.

Andhra Pradesh against the microfinance IPOs

rbi-microfinanceThe Reserve Bank of India had appointed a Malegam committee for the purpose of studying and preparing a report on the microfinance institutions.

Andhra Pradesh as a state has strongly opposed the tapping of capital markets by microfinance companies, and further went on to add that funding of these microfinance institutions should not be encouraged.

C.B. Bhave calls for the autonomy of financial regulators

sebiWith the Intelligence Bureaus report on some of the companies that have suspected involvement in price rigging of their stocks, the investors getting affected. The stock market has fallen a lot since the time these reports have been out in the media as the investors are getting nervous and pressing the panic button.

RBS appoint past Dresdner Kleinwort financier

RBSRoyal Bank of Scotland is to jeopardy blowing the blazes of disagreement on the extreme pay traditions by appointing a banker who took legal action for his previous company for a £2m bonus.

The lender will yet 84pc-controled by the taxpayer has rowed up City dealmaker John McIntyre to link its savings bank as leader of corporate finance in the Middle East and Europe.

FM calls for a code of conduct for microfinance firms

pranab-mukherjeeLooking at the latest developments that have happened in the microfinance sector, the finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said that the micro lenders should develop a code of conduct. This, he said, should be applicable on the rate of interest so that this area gets more regulated.

National Advisory Council asked to boost food subsidies

sonia gandhiOn Saturday the Sonia Gandhi leaded, National Advisory Council recommended to boost up subsidies on food. This plan, if comes into effect, will increase the budget deficit but will definitely gain voter’s sentiment in favor of the ruling party.

SKS Microfinance made a net profit of 116% in its 2nd quarter

The biggest MFI of the nation ,SKS Microfinance, made a one hundred and sixteen percent growth in its net profit amounting to eight one crores of rupees in the second quarter that ended on September ,30 from the corresponding quarter of the last year.

The company saw a rise of seventy five percent in its revenues and reached an amount of three hundred and seventythree crores of rupees.