NBFIs

January 24, 2025 5:04 PM

Large Indian NBFIs poised to outperform amid economic and regulatory challenges: Fitch Ratings

India's large non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) are better positioned to weather economic and regulatory challenges compared to their smaller counterparts, according to Fitch Ratings. While softer economic conditions, tighter bank funding, and asset quality concerns are expected to affect the sector's credit growth and profitability in the near term, larger NBFIs with robust operations and diversified funding channels are expected to maintain steadier performance. The NBFI sector's loan ...

RBI’s red flag on non-bank lenders raises volatility, Fitch says

Fitch Ratings feels that the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) latest efforts to strengthen corporate governance and risk management in the non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) may reduce industry risks over the longer term, if successful, but it would raise near-term business volatility for those affected non-bank entities. The rating agency noted that the advisories being put out by the RBI concerning non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) in the recent past have highlighted the compliance ga...