Govt Appoints 10 Public Sector Bank Chiefs, SBI CEO

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Five of the 10 newly named MDs and CEOs are working as deputy managing directors in SBI. Mahapatra and Chundru will have tenure till the date of their superannuation, i.e. May 31, 2020 and August 31, 2021, respectively, the order issued by the personnel ministry said.      

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State-Owned Banks Worst Hit By Fraud Despite Spending More On Audits

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – State-Owned Banks Worst Hit By Fraud Despite Spending More On Audits — That’s according to a new report by proxy advisory firm Institutional Investors Advisory Services. The high audit fees in public sector banks are a function of large number of branches, multiple auditors, higher number of physical audits and Reserve Bank of India prescribed rates, IiAS said in its report. “Despite paying high audit fees, the quantum of fraud in public sector banks tend to be much higher.”                   

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Nifty PSU Bank Index Recovers From Intraday Lows

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Gauge of government-owned banks — Nifty PSU Bank index recovered from intraday lows led by gains in Oriental Bank of Commerce, Union Bank, Syndicate Bank and Indian Bank. – Neal Bhai Reports (NBR) INDIA

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PSU Bank Shares Fall Led By Punjab National Bank

Gold Silver Reports – PSU Bank Shares Fall Led By Punjab National Bank — Shares of the government-owned banks were trading lower dragged down by weakness in Punjab National Bank after the bank informed exchanges that the quantum of amount at Punjab National Bank fraud could rise by $204 million.

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