Rajiv Anand, CEO of IndusInd Bank The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) proposed guidelines on how banks should advertise, market or sell financial products may have an impact on lenders in the short term but will prove to be positive for the banking sector in the long run, said Rajiv Anand, CEO of IndusInd Bank. […]
RBI issued these new directions on February 13, 2026. | Photo credit: ANUSHREE FADNAVIS According to a report by JM Financial, the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) new rules on banks’ exposure to the capital market will allow lenders to actively participate in corporate takeovers, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and leveraged buyouts. The report says […]
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said banks should provide acquisition financing only in cases where the acquiring company already has control of the target and is seeking financing to increase its stake and cross material thresholds from 26% to 90%.The regulator said banks may refinance a target company’s existing debt where […]
When I wrote this column “outdated risk, renewed opportunities: an argument for acquisition financing” on 30 May, I was not sure whether the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) pay attention. Shortly thereafter our friend Raghu Mohan, an experienced journalist, also wrote a detailed piece on the same subject in company standard. It appears that the […]