Shift to equities may raise cost of funds for banks: RBI

RBI deputy governor Rajeshwar Rao highlights the shift in household savings from traditional bank deposits to mutual funds and capital markets, affecting banks' funding costs and margins. Rao warns against over-reliance on wholesale funding and urges banks to develop sophisticated stress-testing methodologies and maintain adequate liquidity buffers. He also emphasizes the need for NBFCs to diversify their funding sources.

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