State-run State Bank of India (SBI) and private fundamental HDFC Bank have jointly bagged the ‘Bank of the Year’ award at Business Today-Money Today Financial Awards 2019. While this is the first time SBI has received the award, for HDFC Bank, it was the fifth year going for walks. The latter has additionally bagged the ‘Best Large Bank’ award. On the other hand, SBI won the award for ‘Best Innovation.’ Best bank awards in the small financial institution, foreign bank, and mid-sized financial institution categories have been conferred to RBL Bank, JP Morgan India, and Kotak Mahindra Bank. In its 23rd version, the Business Today-Money Today.
Financial Awards also honored top-performing fintech corporations, mutual funds, insurance corporations, and pension funds. ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund changed into awarded the ‘Best Fund House’ tag, at the same time as HDFC Pension Management was given the ‘Best Pension Fund’ award. Soumendra Nath Lahiri, CIO at L&T Mutual Fund, and Suyash Choudhary, Head of Fixed Income at IDFC Mutual Fund, gained the first-rate fund managers award in equity and debt classes, respectively. The New India Assurance bagged the award for the ‘Best General Insurance Provider.’ LIC turned into the ‘Best Life Insurance’ identity. Credit Mantri won the
best fintech award for its value-introduced offerings. Ezetap and Lending Kart received quality fintech awards in the bills and lending classes, respectively. In his keynote speech, Prosenjit Datta, Editor at Business Today, talked about disruptions that mutual fund and insurance coverage managers have needed to address and how they emerged as winners. He also highlighted the tough core troubles that established banks confronted all this time.
“Some of the massive banks of yore have gotten into a serious hassle with non-appearing assets because of lax risk evaluation and over-aggressive lending. The nice banks have additionally needed to deal with a situation wherein company credit offtake has been low, and technology is eating into margins,” he said. The visitor of honor turned out to be Anand Sinha, former Deputy Governor of the RBI. Speaking from a regulatory attitude, Sinha, who additionally served as a member on the board of SEBI, suggested the vulnerability comes from the failure of company governance, hazard control, and unethical practices. The different winners have been Mirae Asset India.
Equity Fund and Kotak Corporate Bond Fund. They had been awarded as ‘Best Value Creators’ in equity and debt classes, respectively. L&T Mutual Fund and SBI Mutual Fund received the quality fund house in fairness and debt classes. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance and ICICI Lombard General Insurance were joint winners of the ‘Best Motor Insurance’ category. HDFC Click 2 Protect 3D Plus bagged an award for ‘Best Term Plan’; Bajaj Life
Goal Assure received an award for ‘Best Unit Link Insurance Plan’; Bank of Baroda won an award for being the ‘Best Fintech Engagement’; PNB bagged the ‘ Best Financial Inclusion ‘. Star Health Insurance has been conferred with the ‘Best Health Insurance Provider’ award. The award ceremony, presented through ICICI Securities, began with an interesting panel dialogue on ‘How to Retire Rich.’ The know-how associate for the Best Bank and Fintech class was KPMG; Policy Bazaar became the information accomplice for the coverage awards. The knowledge accomplice for the mutual finances awards changed into ICRA Online.
