Axis Bank and Bandhan Bank announce finance chief exits

Axis Bank’s CFO Puneet Sharma and Bandhan Bank’s CFO Rajeev Mantri both resigned within a day of each other, each citing career growth reasons. Sharma exits on 31 August after over six years at Axis, while Mantri will continue till 25 September. Two private-sector lenders saw their chief financial officers resign within a day of…

India’s industrial output growth remains unchanged at 4% in September

Manufacturing output expanded 4.8 per cent during September, while the electricity sector grew 3.1 per cent. In contrast, mining activity slipped 0.4 per cent during the period The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growth stood at 4 per cent in September, unchanged from August, supported by growth in the manufacturing sector, according to data released…

SEBI approves relaxed delisting norms for PSUs with over 90% government holding

The move introduces special provisions for PSUs where the Government of India and/or other PSUs hold 90% or more equity, allowing them to exit the markets through a fixed price delisting mechanism.   The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved key amendments to the SEBI (Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulations, 2021, aimed…