-The Hindu Business Line Blames UPA for NPA mess; says industry bodies should have been more vigilant New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not mince words when he addressed industry captains at the 90th Annual General Meeting of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry here on Wednesday. In a speech that lasted slightly over 45 minutes, Modi put to rest all concerns pertaining to use of individuals deposits for...

-The Indian Express As the government tries to allay swirling apprehensions, The Indian Express explains the background, aims and rationale of the proposed new FRDI law. Some provisions of The Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill, 2017, popularly referred to as the FRDI Bill, which was tabled in Parliament this August, have given rise to concerns over protection for bank deposits in the proposed law. An online petition against the Bill — “Do not...

-Outlook Scary Bail-in clause in FRDI Bill cleared by the Union Cabinet in June 2017 allows banks to finance themselves using depositors money. Priding themselves for being 'cash-less' post demonetization last year, some Indians may come face to face with a horrific post-apocalyptic future where they could be deposit-less too. Yes, this could be a reality unless the government of the day removes the unholy 'bail-in' clause that theoretically allows beleaguered banks...

-Deccan Chronicle Bail-in clause in the proposed law can make you lose your rights on your bank deposits. As part of a host of banking reforms, the Central government has approved a bill in June 2017 to enact a new law framing rules for the resolution of failing banks, whose details that surfaced on social media made all bank depositors a worried lot. If the government goes ahead with this move, it...

-The Telegraph New Delhi: Politicians of various stripes have started to raise red flags about a provision in a bill that the Narendra Modi government intends to move in the Lok Sabha in the upcoming winter session, which could theoretically allow beleaguered banks and financial institutions to scoop up depositors' money to stop them from going bust. It is called a "bail-in" - a concept coined during the European banking crisis of...