state bank of india
9 ARTICLES
SBI Mutual Fund gains at the cost of its parent
India’s largest lender is going out of its way to grow its mutual fund business at the cost of shareholders, raising questions of corporate governance.
15 Sept 2025
On YONO 2.0 ride SBI’s hopes and Nitin Chugh’s career
The success of the revamped digital banking platform will help India’s largest lender reclaim its first-mover advantage and resurrect the prospects of its head.
07 Jul 2024
SBI may be better off once Dinesh Khara steps away
In his three-plus years at the helm, the chairman of the public sector behemoth has turned the bank into a laggard on almost all key parameters, despite the great start given by his predecessors.
08 Apr 2024
Has the valuation of PSU bank stocks peaked?
After two years of a heady rally, the first signs of a slowdown in public sector banks’ revenue growth are now visible. Is it time to sell?
04 Apr 2024
Inside SBI MF’s race to the top
A safety-first strategy and not having a star manager has only helped the mutual fund business of India’s largest bank. Will it hold its ground?
29 Mar 2023
Dinesh Khara and SBI’s two missing years
Despite having a tenure without any distractions, and without any new focus area, SBI has somehow stagnated under the present chairman.
02 Nov 2022
Why does UPI fail so often for banks like SBI?
While transaction failures continue to rise, some lenders are reluctant to upgrade their outdated digital infrastructure given the lack of incentives.
09 Aug 2022
Why public sector bank stocks are still not investor favourites
Their recent good run notwithstanding, investors see state-owned banks as being more vulnerable to market shocks and lacking the competitive edge that private banks have.
23 Jun 2022
Supreme Court hands banks their most powerful weapon against promoters yet
Promoters of defaulting companies have had it easy so far, evading personal responsibility. That changes now, and should send chills down the spines of high-flying businessmen.
24 May 2021