To the Members,
Your Directors take pleasure in presenting the 91st Annual
Report on the business and operations of The Federal Bank Limited ("the Bank"),
together with the audited accounts for the Financial Year (FY) ended March 31,2022.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
Financial results are presented in the table below: (? in Crore)
Financial Parameters for the year ended |
March 31, 2022 |
March 31, 2021 |
Net Interest Income |
5,961.96 |
5,533.71 |
Fee and Other Income |
2,089.09 |
1,958.70 |
Net Revenue |
8,051.05 |
7,492.41 |
Operating Expense |
4,293.20 |
3,691.72 |
Operating Profit |
3,757.85 |
3,800.69 |
Net Profit |
1,889.82 |
1,590.30 |
Profit brought forward |
3,305.38 |
2,616.67 |
Total Profit Available for appropriation |
5,195.21 |
4,206.97 |
Appropriations: |
|
|
Transfer to Revenue Reserves |
266.72 |
229.57 |
Transfer to Statutory Reserves |
472.46 |
397.57 |
Transfer to Capital Reserves |
87.40 |
153.45 |
Transfer to Special Reserve |
123.34 |
120.99 |
Dividend pertaining to previous year paid during the year |
139.74 |
- |
Balance Carried over to Balance Sheet |
4,105.55 |
3,305.39 |
Financial Position (as on ) |
|
|
Deposits |
181,700.59 |
172,644.48 |
Advances |
144,928.33 |
131,878.60 |
Total Business (Deposits + Advances) |
326,628.92 |
304,523.08 |
Other Borrowings |
15,393.12 |
9,068.50 |
Investments |
39,179.46 |
37,186.21 |
Total Assets (Balance Sheet Size) |
220,946.31 |
201,367.39 |
Equity Capital |
420.51 |
399.23 |
Ratios |
|
|
Return on Total Assets (%) |
0.94 |
0.85 |
Return on Equity (%) |
10.87 |
10.38 |
Earnings Per Share (?) |
9.13 |
7.97 |
Book value per share (?) |
88.75 |
80.71 |
Operating cost to Income (%) |
53.32 |
49.27 |
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%) Basel (III) |
15.77 |
14.62 |
Previous year figures have been regrouped / reclassified, where
necessary to conform to current year's classification.
HIGHLIGHTS OF PERFORMANCE
During the year 2021-22, your Bank delivered steady performance amidst
the volatile environment in the market. Total business of your Bank improved by 7.26 % to
reach ' 3,26,628.92 Cr as on March 31, 2022. 5.25 % growth in deposits and 9.90% growth in
advances (net) helped your Bank to clock this number. Total deposits reached ' 1,81,700.59
Cr and advances (net) reached 1,44,928.33 Cr and on averages, deposit portfolio of your
Bank grew by 8.54% to reach ' 1,69,339.74 Cr and advance portfolio grew by 9.03% to reach
' 1,34,478.77 Cr.
On the NR side, NRE deposits had a growth rate of 5.41% to reach '
67,416.25 Cr and NRE Savings clocked a growth of 6.18% to reach ' 19,442.33 Cr. The total
NR business of your Bank stood at ' 72,636.98 Cr with a growth of 6.69%.
GROWTH IN BUSINESS
On CASA front, Savings deposit touched ' 54,509.67 Cr with 14.30%
growth and Current deposits stood at ' 12,611.54 Cr. Your Bank registered a healthy CASA
growth of 14.99% to reach ' 67,121.21 Cr. CASA ratio of your Bank stood at 36.94%.
The investment portfolio of your Bank has reached ' 39,179.46 Cr as on
March 31,2022 and the average investment as on March 31,2022 is ' 37,909.01 Cr.
PROFITABILITY
The Bank delivered an annual operating profit of ' 3,757.85 Cr as on
March 31, 2022. The annual net profit is at ' 1,889.82 Cr as on March 31, 2022 up from '
1,590.30 Cr as on March 31,2021. Net Interest Income improved by 7.74% to ' 5,961.96 Cr
while the Non-Interest Income stood at ' 2,089.09 Cr.
Total income of your Bank during the fiscal touched ' 15,749.85 Cr and
Income from advances reached ' 10,829.75 Cr. The yield on advances stood at 8.05% and the
yield on Investments (excluding trading gain) at 6.17%. The Net Interest Margin for the
fiscal year is at 3.20 % as against 3.16%, in the previous year.
Return on Average Total Assets stood at 10.87%. Book value per share
had increased to ' 88.75 during FY 22.
EXPENDITURE
The total expenses of your Bank reached ' 11,992.00 Cr and interest
expenses reduced by 6.39% to ' 7,698.80 Cr in FY 22. Operating Expenses of the Bank during
the fiscal year grew to ' 4,293.20 Cr.
The cost of deposits of the Bank reduced to 4.33% as on March 31, 2022.
The Interest expenses as percentage to total income stood at 48.88 %.
SPREAD
During the fiscal year, the Bank's spread on advances (gross) stood at
3.72% and spread on investments (gross) at 2.85%. The Spread (net of provisions) on
advance stood at 3.27%
ASSET QUALITY
The Gross NPA of your Bank as on March 31, 2022 stood at ' 4,136.74 Cr.
Gross NPA as a percentage to Gross Advances is 2.80%. The Net NPA stood at ' 1,392.62 Cr
and Net NPA percentage is at 0.96% as on March 31, 2022. The Provision Coverage Ratio
stood at 65.54% as on March 31,2022.
NET WORTH & CAPITAL ADEQUACY
The Net Worth of your Bank grew by 15.83% to ' 18,660.98 Cr as against
' 16,111.20 Cr in the previous year. Historically, your Bank has been strong on capital
adequacy. CRAR of the Bank calculated in line with Basel III norms stood at 15.77% which
is considerably higher than the RBI stipulation. Of this, Tier 1 CRAR is at 14.43%.
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Your Bank continued its consistent performance during FY 2021-22 with
the total business of the Bank increasing by 7.26 % to reach ' 326,628.92 Cr.
There is no change in the nature of business of the Bank for the year
under review. Further information on the business overview and outlook and state of the
affairs of the Bank is discussed in detail in the Management Discussion & Analysis
Report.
EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY
Business per employee of your Bank is at ' 25.79 Cr during the fiscal,
an improvement of 6.22% and the profit per employee of the Bank is at ' 14.92 Lakh, an
improvement of 17.68%.
EXPANSION OF NETWORK
The Bank has 1282 branches, 1885 ATMs/Recyclers as on March 31, 2022.
The Bank also has its Representative Office at Abu Dhabi & Dubai and an IFSC Banking
Unit (IBU) in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City).
SHARE VALUE
Earnings per Share (face value ' 2 /- each) of your Bank have improved
to ' 9.13 from ' 7.97 during the year under review. Return on Equity during the year
reached 10.87% in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.
APPROPRIATIONS
(' in Thousands)
|
FY 2021-22 |
FY 2020-21 |
Transfer to Revenue Reserve |
2,667,208 |
2,295,718 |
Transfer to Statutory Reserve |
4,724,554 |
3,975,743 |
Transfer to Capital Reserve |
874,033 |
1,534,458 |
Transfer to Special Reserve |
1,233,400 |
1,209,900 |
Dividend pertaining to previous year paid during the year |
1,397,396 |
- |
Balance carried over to Balance Sheet |
41,055,453 |
33,053,829 |
TOTAL |
51,952,044 |
42,069,648 |
Material Changes and Commitments, if any, affecting the Financial
Position of the Bank which have occurred between the end of the Financial Year of the Bank
to which the financial statements relate and the date of the report
No material changes and commitments which could affect your Bank's
financial position have occurred between the end of the financial year of your Bank and
date of this report.
CHANGE IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND LISTING OF SHARES
The subscribed and paid-up share capital of the Bank as on March
31,2022 is ' 4,205,092,746/- divided into 2,102,546,373 equity shares of '2/- each. The
Bank's equity shares are listed on the National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) and
BSE Limited (BSE). During the year, 104,846,394 equity shares of '2/- each were allotted
to International Finance Corporation ("IFC"), IFC Financial Institutions Growth
Fund, LP ("FIG") and IFC Emerging Asia Fund, LP ("EAF") under
preferential allotment and 1,547,231 equity shares of '2/- each were allotted under
Employee Stock Option scheme (ESOP) of the Bank. All the above equity shares were admitted
for trading in NSE and BSE.
As on March 31, 2022, Bank has an outstanding of 3,700 units rated,
unsecured, redeemable, non-convertible, Basel III compliant tier II subordinated bonds
aggregating to ' 1000 crores.
Important changes which have occurred after the close of Financial Year
After the close of Financial Year, 945,492 equity shares of '2/- each
were allotted under ESOP scheme of the Bank and have been admitted for trading on NSE and
BSE as on June 30, 2022. Further, 17,500 equity shares were allotted against rights
entitlements released from abeyance in accordance with the order of Honorable High Court
of Kerala. Accordingly the paid-up share capital of the Bank as on June 30,2022 is
'4,207,018,730 divided into 2,103,509,365 equity shares of '2/- each. The shares are
actively traded on NSE and BSE and have not been suspended from trading.
DIVIDEND
Continuing the Bank's policy of striking a fine balance between
retained earnings and dividend distribution, the Board of Directors have recommended a
dividend of 90% i.e. ' 1.80 per Equity Share on face value of ' 2/- each for the year
2021-22 (previous year: 35%) subject to the approval of the members in the 91st
Annual General Meeting. Protecting shareholders' value has always been a guiding
philosophy of the Bank.
As per the prevailing provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961, the
dividend, if declared, will be taxable in the hands of the shareholders at the applicable
rates. For details, shareholders are requested to refer to the Notice of 91st
Annual General Meeting of the Bank.
CREDIT RATING
The details of Credit Ratings of your Bank as on March 31,2022 are as
follows;
CRISIL A1 + for the Certificate of Deposit Programme of the Bank
CRISIL A1+ for the Short-Term Fixed Deposits of the Bank
CARE AA (Stable) [Double A, Outlook: Stable] for the Tier II
bonds (Under Basel III)
IND AA/Stable by India Rating and Research for the Tier II bonds
(Under Basel III)
During the year under review, there were no revisions in the credit
ratings obtained by the Bank.
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION SCHEME (ESOS)
The Bank has instituted Employee Stock Option Schemes, duly approved by
the shareholders of the Bank to enable its employees including Whole Time Directors to
participate in the future growth and financial success of the Bank. The Employee Stock
Option Schemes are formulated in accordance with the SEBI guidelines, as amended from time
to time. The eligibility and number of options to be granted to an employee is determined
on the basis of various parameters such as scale, designation, performance, grades, period
of service, Bank's performance and such other parameters as may be decided by the
Nomination, Remuneration, Ethics and Compensation Committee of the Board from time to time
in its sole discretion.
The Bank's shareholders had approved the Employee Stock Option Scheme
2010 (ESOS 2010) on December 24, 2010 and Employee Stock Option Scheme 2017 (ESOS 2017) on
July 14, 2017.
Under ESOS 2010, the Nomination, Remuneration, Ethics and Compensation
Committee granted 34,720,200 options during the year 2011-12, 24,484,750 options during
the year 2012-13, 26,094,250 options during the year 2013-14, 11,156,450 options during
2014-15, 1,025,000 options during the year 2015-16, 965,000 options during the year
2016-17 and 100,000 options during the year 2017-18. The options granted which are
non-transferable, with vesting period of 1 to 5 years subject to standard vesting
conditions, must be exercised within five years from the date of vesting. During the
Financial Year FY 22, 9,18,047 options had been exercised and 8,277,686 options were in
force as on March 31, 2022.
Under ESOS 2017, the Nomination, Remuneration, Ethics and Compensation
Committee granted 22,318,348 options during the year 2017-18, 37,231,307 options during
the year 2018-19, 30,524,986 options during the year 2019-20, 16,884,159 options during
the year 2020-21 and 3,733,250 options during the year 2021-22. The options granted which
are non-transferable, with vesting period of 1 to 4.25 years subject to standard vesting
conditions, must be exercised within five years from the date of vesting. During the
Financial Year FY 22, 629,184 options had been exercised and 77,129,660 options were in
force as on March 31,2022.
Other statutory disclosures as required Regulation 14 of Securities and
Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021
and Rule 12 of Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 on ESOS are given in
website of the Bank in the link: https:Zwww.federalbank.co.in/
web/guest/shareholder-information.
TRANSFER TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND (IEPF)
Transfer of Unpaid/ Unclaimed Dividend to IEPF
Pursuant to Sections 124 and 125 of the Act read with Investor
Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules,
2016 ('IEPF Rules'), all unpaid or unclaimed dividends are required to be transferred by
the Bank to the Investor Education and Protection Fund ("IEPF" or
"Fund") established by the Central Government, after completion of seven years
from the date the dividend is transferred to unpaid/ unclaimed account. As a result, the
unclaimed/unpaid dividend for the year 2013-14 amounting to ' 10,023,822/- which remained
unpaid and unclaimed for a period of 7 years has already been transferred by your Bank to
the IEPF.
Further, the unpaid dividend amount pertaining to the financial year
2014-15 will be transferred to IEPF during the Financial Year 2022-23 within statutory
timelines. Members are requested to ensure that they claim the dividends referred above
before they are transferred to the said Fund. The due dates for transfer of unclaimed
dividend to IEPF are provided in the section report on Corporate Governance.
Your Bank has uploaded the details of unclaimed/ unpaid dividend for
the financial year 2014-15 onwards on its website viz., www.federalbank.co.in and on the
website of IEPF Authority viz., www.iepf.gov.in and the same gets revised/updated from
time to time pursuant to the provisions of IEPF (Uploading of Information Regarding Unpaid
and Unclaimed Amount lying with Companies) Rules, 2012.
Transfer of Shares to IEPF
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 124(6) of the Act and the
Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and
Refund) Rules, 2016 notified by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on September 7, 2016 and
based on subsequent amendments, if any all the equity shares of the Bank in respect of
which dividend amounts have not been paid or claimed by the shareholders for seven
consecutive years or more are required to be transferred to demat account of IEPF
Authority. The said requirement does not apply to shares in respect of which there is a
specific Order of Court, Tribunal or Statutory Authority, restraining transfer of the
shares.
Upon transfer of such shares, all benefits (like dividend, bonus,
split, consolidation etc.), if any, accruing on such shares shall also be credited to the
Account of IEPF and the voting rights on such shares shall remain frozen till the rightful
owner claims the shares. Shares which were transferred to the demat account of IEPF
Authority can be claimed back by the shareholder by following the procedure prescribed
under the aforesaid rules.
Accordingly, 155,899 equity shares of 182 members of your Bank were
transferred to demat account of IEPF Authority. Your Bank had sent individual notice to
all the aforesaid 182 members and has also published the notice in the leading English and
Malayalam newspapers.
The details of the nodal officer appointed by the Bank under the
provisions of IEPF are disseminated in the website of the Bank viz.,
https:/www.federalbank.co.in/unclaimed-dividend-warrants.
DIRECTORS
As on March 31, 2022, Bank's Board consists of 11 members, with rich
experience and specialized knowledge in various areas of relevance to the Bank, including
Accountancy, Agriculture and Rural Economy, Banking, Co-Operation, Information Technology,
Credit, Treasury Operations, Human Resources, Governance, Compliance, Economics, Finance,
Small - Scale Industry, Law, Payment & Settlement systems, Risk Management and
Business Management. Besides the Chairman, the Board comprises seven Non-Executive
Independent Directors including one woman Independent Director and three Executive
Directors.
During the year, Reserve Bank of India vide their letter DOR. GOV. No.
S289/08.38.001/2021-22 dated July 09, 2021 had approved the re-appointment of Mr. Shyam
Srinivasan as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) (DIN:
02274773) of the Bank for a period of three years w.e.f. September 23, 2021 till September
22, 2024. Accordingly, approval of the shareholders for re-appointment of Mr. Shyam
Srinivasan as MD & CEO of the Bank through ordinary resolution is being sought at the
ensuing AGM of the Bank.
During the year, RBI had vide their letter DOR. GOV. No. S
1019/08.38.001/2021-22 dated September 09, 2021 accorded its approval for the appointment
of Mr. C Balagopal (DIN- 00430938), Independent Director, as Part Time Chairman of the
Bank with effect from November 22, 2021 till June 28, 2023, consequent to retirement of
Ms. Grace Elizabeth Koshie (DIN- 06765216), Chairperson and Non-Executive NonIndependent
Director from the Board of the Bank with effect from the closure of business hours on
November 21, 2021 upon completion of her tenure of 8 years on the Board of the Bank, in
accordance with the regulatory requirements.
Mr. Ashutosh Khajuria (DIN: 05154975) was re-appointed as Executive
Director of the Bank for a period of one year with effect from w.e.f. May 01, 2022 till
April 30, 2023 with the approval of Reserve Bank of India vide letter DOR. GOV. No.
S441/08.38.001/2022-23 dated April 21,2022. Accordingly, approval of the shareholders for
re-appointment of Mr. Ashutosh Khajuria as Executive Director of the Bank, through
Ordinary Resolution is being sought at the ensuing AGM of the Bank.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act and the Articles of
Association of the Bank, Mr. Ashutosh Khajuria (DIN: 05154975) Executive Director of the
Bank, is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being
eligible have offered himself for re-appointment.
Pursuant to the recommendation of the Nomination, Remuneration, Ethics
and Compensation Committee, the Board of Directors of the Bank approved the appointment of
Mr. Sankarshan Basu (DIN: 06466594) and Mr. Ramanand Mundkur (DIN:03498212) as an
Additional Non-Executive Independent Director of the Bank, with effect from October
01,2021. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 161 of the Act, the said directors continue
to hold office as an Additional Director of the Bank, up to the date of the ensuing AGM or
the last date, on which the AGM should have been held, whichever is earlier. Your Bank has
received notices in writing from members proposing the candidature of Mr. Sankarshan Basu
and Mr. Ramanand Mundkur as a Directors (Non-Executive Independent) on the Board of the
Bank. Further, the NRC and the Board of Directors of the Bank have also recommended their
appointment as an Independent Director, not liable to retire by rotation, to the
Shareholders at the ensuing AGM for a period of five years with effect from October
01,2021.
The Board is of the opinion that the Independent Directors appointed
during the year possesses necessary integrity, expertise and experience (including the
proficiency).
The Shareholders in the 90th AGM had approved the
reappointment of Mr. Shyam Srinivasan (DIN: 02274773) as Managing Director & Chief
Executive Officer of the Bank for a period of one year with effect from September 23, 2020
to September 22, 2021 and Mr. Ashutosh Khajuria as an Executive Director for the period
from April 01,2021 to April 30, 2022.
Mr. K Balakrishnan (DIN:00034031) Independent Director of the Bank,
retired from the Directorship of the Bank effective from September 24, 2021, upon
completion of his tenure as Independent Director.
Necessary information pursuant to SEBI (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, in respect of Directors to be appointed and
re-appointed at the ensuing Annual General Meeting are given in the Annexure to the Notice
convening the 91st Annual General Meeting scheduled to be held on July 27,
2022.
None of the Directors of your Bank are disqualified for being appointed
as Directors, as specified in Section 164(2) and Rule 14(1) of Companies (Appointment and
Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014.
KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
As on March 31, 2022, the following Directors/Executives continued as
Key Managerial Personnel of the Bank:
Mr. Shyam Srinivasan - Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Ashutosh Khajuria -Executive Director Ms. Shalini Warrier -
Executive Director Mr. Venkatraman Venkateswaran - Chief Financial Officer Mr. Samir P
Rajdev - Company Secretary
During the year, Mr. Shyam Srinivasan, MD & CEO of the Bank who is
Key Managerial Personnel was re-appointed as MD & CEO of the Bank for a period of
three years w.e.f. September 23, 2021 till September 22, 2024.
The Board of Directors of the Bank at its meeting held on May 17, 2021,
has approved the appointment of Mr. Venkatraman Venkateswaran as Chief Financial Officer
and Key Managerial Personnel of the Bank with effect from Tuesday, May 18, 2021.
As Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Venkatraman Venkateswaran will report
directly to Managing Director & CEO of the Bank.
After the end of the financial year and up to the date of the Report.
Mr. Ashutosh Khajuria (DIN: 05154975), Executive Director of the Bank,
who is also a Key Managerial Personnel was re-appointed as Executive Director of the Bank
for a period of one year with effect from May 01, 2022 till April 30, 2023 with the
approval of Reserve Bank of India.
DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
The Bank has received declaration from all the Independent Directors
that they continue to meet the criteria of independence as provided under the Companies
Act, 2013 (the Act) and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015 and comply with the Code for Independent Directors as specified under
Schedule IV of the Act. In terms of the Companies (Creation and Maintenance of databank of
Independent Directors) Rules, 2019 read with the Companies (Appointment and Qualification
of Directors) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2019, the
Independent Directors of the Bank has enrolled his/ her name in the
online databank of Independent Directors maintained by the Government.
The Independent Directors have also confirmed that they are not aware
of any circumstance or situation, which exists or may be reasonably anticipated, that
could impair or impact their ability to discharge their duties with an objective
independent judgement and without any external influence.
In the opinion of the Board, the Independent Directors are persons of
high repute, integrity and possess the relevant expertise and experience in their
respective fields. They fulfil the conditions specified in the Act and the Rules made
thereunder and are independent of the Management.
MEETINGS
The Board meets at regular intervals to discuss and decide on Bank/
business policy and strategy apart from other items of business. A tentative calendar of
the Board and Committee meetings is circulated to the Directors well in advance to
facilitate them to plan their schedule and to ensure meaningful participation in the
meetings. However, in case of a special and urgent business need, the approval of the
Board/Committee is taken by passing resolutions by circulation, as permitted by law, which
are noted and confirmed in the subsequent Board/Committee meeting.
The notice of Board and Committee meetings are given in advance to all
the Directors. The agenda and pre-reads are circulated well in advance before each meeting
to all Directors for facilitating effective discussion and decision making. Considerable
time is spent by the Directors on discussions and deliberations at the Board and Committee
meetings.
During the financial year, nineteen (19) Board Meetings, sixteen (16)
Audit Committee Meetings and other Committee Meetings were convened and held, the details
of which are given in the Corporate Governance report. The intervening gap between the
meetings was within the period prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013.
The details of the constitution of the Board and its Committees are
detailed in the Corporate Governance report.
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BANK
As on March 31, 2022, the Bank has one unlisted wholly owned
subsidiary, M/s. Federal Operations and Services Limited and one unlisted subsidiary M/s.
Fedbank Financial Services Limited.
Federal Operations and Services Limited
Federal Operations and Services Limited (FedServ) is a wholly owned
subsidiary company of The Federal Bank Limited (the Bank) incorporated on October 26,
2018. FedServ received approval from RBI on November 09, 2018 for commencing its
operations. FedServ started its operations w.e.f. December 01, 2018. FedServ provides
operational and technology-oriented services to the Bank.
As on March 31,2022, FedServ's Board of Directors has following five
members-
Mr. C Balagopal, Chairman
Mr. Ajith Kumar K K, Non- Executive Director
Mr. Johnson K Jose, Non- Executive Director
Mr. Prashant Preman, Wholetime Director
Mr. Venkatraman Venkateswaran, Non- Executive Director
During the year ended on March 31, 2022, FedServ has taken significant
operational activities of the Bank which includes technical helpdesk, VC & Asset
management. FedServ is carrying out 109 operational activities of the Bank as on March 31,
2022.
Company does not deal in loans and advances, neither it accepts
deposits. FedServ is operating from two locations:- Kochi in Kerala and Visakhapatnam in
Andhra Pradesh.
The total revenue of FedServ for the year ended on March 31, 2022 was
'44.10 Crores. '42.67 Crores pertains to services provided by the Company to the Bank and
'1.43 Crores relates to the indirect incomes. The Company had a net profit of '3.46 Crores
for the year ended on March 31, 2022. The Net worth of FedServ at the beginning of the
year was '12.82 Crores and closing net worth of FedServ as on March 31,2022 was '16.27
Crores.
FedServ will help the Bank in serving the customers better and reducing
the cost of operations significantly. FedServ will also help the Bank to improve
turnaround time of various operational processes, improve First Time Right (FTR) rate and
enable the Bank to become FIRST CHOICE Bank of customers.
The Profit after tax of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2022
increased to '3.46 Crores from '1.84 Crores for the year ended March 31, 2021. The total
assets of the Company increased to '19.83 Crores as on March 31, 2022 from '14.96 Crores
as on March 31,2021.
Fedbank Financial Services Limited
Fedbank Financial Services Limited (Fedfina) is a subsidiary company of
The Federal Bank Limited (the Bank) incorporated on April 17, 1995. Fedfina received
approval from RBI on August 24, 2010 for the business of a non-banking financial
institution without accepting public deposits. It is a Non-deposit taking &
Systemically Important (ND-SI) NBFC. Fedfina has a well-tailored suite of products
targeted to match the customers' needs, which includes housing loans, small ticket loan
against property ("LAP"), medium ticket LAP, unsecured business loans, and gold
loans. It also distributes loan products of the Bank. It has over 516 branches across
India providing multiple loan products to various segments of borrowers.
Fedfina's Board of Directors comprises following six members
Mr. K Balakrishnan - Chairman & Independent Director
Mr. Anil Kothuri - Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Shyam Srinivasan - Non Executive Director
Ms. Gauri Rushabh Shah - Independent Director
Mr. Maninder Singh Juneja - Nominee Director
Mr. Ashutosh Khajuria - Nominee Director
ASSOCIATE COMPANIES
As on March 31, 2022, the Bank has two Associate Companies named M/s.
Ageas Federal Life Insurance Company Limited (Formerly known as IDBI Federal Life
Insurance Co Ltd.) and M/s. Equirus Capital Private Limited.
Joint Venture in Life Insurance Business
The Bank's Joint Venture Life Insurance Company, in association with
IDBI Bank Limited and Ageas Insurance International N.V.
(formerly known as Fortis), namely Ageas Federal Life Insurance Company
Limited ("formerly known as IDBI Federal Life Insurance Company Limited"),
commenced operations in March 2008. As on March 31,2022, the Bank has a total stake of
'208 Crores in the equity of the Company holding 26% of the equity capital. The total
premium collected by Ageas Federal Life Insurance Company Limited during the period ended
March 31, 2022 was ' 2,207.30 Crores. The Company has declared final dividend of 3.5% for
the FY 2021-22.
Mr. Shyam Srinivasan, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer and
Ms. Shalini Warrier, Executive Director of the Bank are Non-Executive Directors in Ageas
Federal Life Insurance Company Limited.
Investment Banking Associate
As of March 31, 2022, Bank holds 19.89% equity stake in Equirus Capital
Private Limited. Pursuant to the right of proportionate representation on the Board as
well as the power to participate in the financial, operational matters like approval of
the business plans, policies, budgets, managerial remuneration, change in KMP etc., the
same has been treated as an associate concern as per AS 23 Accounting for Investments in
Associates in Consolidated Financial Statements. Equirus Capital Private Limited is a
private company domiciled in India and is engaged in the business of Investment banking.
It has 3 subsidiaries named Equirus Securities Private Limited, Equirus Insurance Broking
Private Limited and Equirus Wealth Private Limited. The total turnover of Equirus Capital
Private Limited on a consolidated basis was '152.23 Crores in FY 2022 against '65.42
Crores for FY 2021.
Mr. Harsh Dugar, Group President & Country Head - Wholesale Banking
of the Bank is a Nominee Director on the Board of Equirus Capital Private Limited.
DEPOSITS
Being a Banking Company, the disclosures required as per Rule 8(5) (v)
& (vi) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, read with Section 73 and 74 of the
Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable to the Bank.
LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
Pursuant to Section 186 (11) of the Companies Act, 2013, loans made,
guarantees given, securities provided or acquisition of securities by a banking Company in
the ordinary course of its business are exempted from the disclosure requirement under
Section 134(3) (g) of the Companies Act, 2013.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
All related party transactions that were entered during the financial
year were in the ordinary course of the business of the Bank and were on arm's length
basis. There were no materially significant related party transactions entered by the Bank
with Related parties which may have a potential conflict with the interest of the Bank.
All Related Party Transactions were placed before the Audit Committee of the Board for
approval. Prior omnibus approval for transactions which are of repetitive nature is
obtained from the Audit Committee and accordingly the required disclosures are made to the
Committee on quarterly basis in terms of the approval of the Committee.
The policy on Related Party Transactions as approved by the Audit
Committee and the Board of Directors is uploaded on the website of the Bank and the link
for the same is https:/www.federalbank. co.in/our-commitments.
Since all related party transactions entered into by the Bank were in
the ordinary course of business and were on an arm's length basis, disclosures as per Form
AOC-2 is not applicable to the Bank. There were also no material contracts or arrangement
or transactions with related parties during the period.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been an inherited &
inbuilt element of our fundamentals, right from the day the Bank was founded. Our
founder's values & ethos based on trust got embedded in the Bank's policies &
principles. CSR in Federal Bank began with the first act of cultivating banking habits in
the agrarian society to effectively utilize idle money for productive purposes.
The details of the CSR initiatives undertaken during the financial year
ended March 31,2022 and other details required to be given under section 135 of the
Companies Act, 2013 read with rule 8(1) of the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility
Policy) Rules, 2014 are given in Annexure I forming part of this Report.
The CSR Policy as recommended by the CSR Committee and as approved by
the Board is available on the website of the Bank and can be accessed at
https:Zwww.federalbank.co.in/ documents/10180/45777/Corporate+Social+Responsibility++
Policy. pdf/2d979fe6-8723-4210-a2ff-136784690413?t= 1509453008436.
ENERGY CONSERVATION, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS
AND OUTGO
The Bank is very conscious about the need for energy management and as
a team endeavours to contribute to low carbon economy and acknowledges that it is a
continuous process. Your Bank has taken various initiatives to reduce its carbon footprint
and improve resource efficiency. It ranges from using better technology to improve energy
efficiency, recycling and generating energy from renewable sources. For more details,
please refer ESG section of the Annual Report and Business Responsibility and
Sustainability Report forming part of the Annual Report. The Bank prides itself on
continuous investment in technology upgrades that are designed to deliver cost effective
best in class customer service.
The Bank has used information technology extensively in its operations,
for more details please refer the section on Technology and Digital Updates portion of
Directors Report and Management Discussion & Analysis Report forming part of the
Annual Report. Through its export-financing operations, the Bank supports and encourages
the country's export efforts.
RISK MANAGEMENT
The Bank's Risk Management framework is based on a clear understanding
of various risks, robust risk assessment and measurement procedures and constant
monitoring. The Board of Directors oversees all the risks assumed by the Bank. Specific
Committees are constituted to facilitate focused oversight of various functions. The Risk
Management Committee of the Board sets the standards and governs the risk management
functions, thereby bringing in a top to down focus on risk management. The Risk Management
Committee of the Board reviews all risk management policies of the Bank. The Committee
reviews the Risk Appetite framework, Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment
Process (ICAAP) and Stress testing. The Committee oversees setting up
of risk limits and exposure ceilings, implementation of Basel III guidelines and the
activities of the executive level risk management committees. The Committee assesses the
level and direction of major risks pertaining to credit, market, liquidity, operational,
reputation, technology, information security, compliance and capital as a part of the risk
dashboard. In addition, the Committee oversees risks of subsidiaries covered under the
Group Risk Management Framework.
The Risk Management Policies approved by the Board of Directors and
reviewed from time to time with updated regulatory and internal guidelines form the
governing framework for each type of risk.
The Integrated Risk Management Department of the Bank coordinates and
administers the risk management functions in the Bank. The Department has three divisions
for managing the main risk streams, Credit risk, Market risk and Operational risk.
Dedicated teams within the divisions are responsible for assessment, monitoring and
reporting of various material risks. Default risk and asset quality of loan portfolio are
monitored and managed by the Credit Risk Division. Market Intelligence Unit (MIU) formed
for the purpose of monitoring large value accounts is linked to Credit Risk Division. The
Bank has established an independent Mid Office as part of Market Risk Division for
monitoring and management of risks in Bank's Treasury portfolios. Business Continuity
Management, Information and Cyber Security measures and Information Technology Risk forms
part of Operational Risk Management. The Bank has set up a robust information in cyber
security framework for securing its IT infrastructure and systems. The Information
Security Team is headed by the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), who reports to
the CRO. A Security Operations Center (SOC) which performs security monitoring round the
clock, is also functioning under the leadership of CISO. All the three divisions are
independent of business operations and coordinate with representatives of the business
units to implement the Bank's risk management Policies and frameworks. Executive level
risk management Committees namely, Credit Risk Management Committee, Asset Liability
Management Committee, Operational Risk Management Committee and Information Security
Committee regularly assess the respective risks and direct corrective actions wherever
required. The risk management functions are coordinated by a Senior Executive designated
as Chief Risk Officer who reports directly to the Managing Director & CEO. All
material risks of the Bank emerging in the course of its business are identified, assessed
and monitored in the Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP). In our view,
all the material risks of the Bank are identified, assessed and managed adequately.
WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY/VIGIL MECHANISM
Fraud risk is managed by the Bank methodically in line with the robust
Fraud Risk Management Policy of the Bank which covers all significant aspects like various
mitigation measures and the surveillance mechanism that complements prevention, detection,
investigation and monitoring of both, internal and external frauds. Public and employees
are sensitised on different fraud prevention techniques. With a view to create an
atmosphere of alertness, Vigilance Communications (Alerts) are issued on a regular basis
that disseminates various modus operandi of frauds in the banking industry along with
suggestions on safeguards and precautions to be adopted to prevent such frauds. Preventive
Vigilance Workshop is a flagship program designed flawlessly by Vigilance Department for
employees which explicates different gaps exploited by miscreants to perpetrate fraud in
the banking industry and the program also ensures deliverance of strategies to be taken to
avert such frauds. Preventive Vigilance Audits are conducted at select branches and also
ensures periodic conduct of Fraud Prevention Committee meetings at branches with a view to
prevent frauds. Customer awareness on fraudulent activities is another area that is well
covered by the Bank through various effective communication channels including SMS,
E-Mails, posters at Branches, ribbon messages on Bank website, internet banking webpage,
etc. All cases reported in the Bank are investigated in detail as part of detective
vigilance activity. Need for process refinements/ systemic corrections, if any observed
during the course of investigation are highlighted in the forums concerned for corrective
measures/necessary directions. Process refinements/ systemic corrections are implemented
to avert similar incidents in future.
Bank has a robust Whistle Blower Policy termed as Protected Disclosure
Scheme (PDS) with a view to enhance public confidence in the Bank and also in compliance
of RBI directions in this regard. The policy aims at establishing an effective vigil
mechanism in the Bank to quickly spot aberrations and deal with it at the earliest. It is
disseminated among the employees assuring confidentiality and protection to the whistle
blower against any personal vindictive actions such as humiliation, harassment or any
other form of unfair treatment. Directors and Employees of the Bank, employee
representative bodies, customers, stakeholders, non-governmental organizations (NGO) and
members of the public can lodge complaints / disclosures under this scheme. A dedicated
e-mail ID is provided for sending complaints/disclosures under PDS. Investigation is
conducted in all complaints /information received through the PDS mechanism and
investigation reports are placed before MD & CEO. The details of the complaints and
findings are also placed before the Audit Committee of the Board on a quarterly basis for
review. The scheme is popularised through various measures such as preventive vigilance
classes, internal circulars, alerts etc. No personnel have been denied access for giving
any information as envisaged in the Protected Disclosure Scheme. PDS policy is made
available in Bank's website and Intranet. Website link to Bank's Whistle Blower Policy is
https:Zwww.federalbank.co.in/ documents/10180/45777/Whistle+Blower+policy/558aea51-
1335-4546-9c9a-28c5030377a1.
Details regarding Internal Complaints Committees (Information under the
Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal Act, 2013)
has been separately captured in this report.
SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR
TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS OF THE COMPANY AND ITS FUTURE OPERATIONS
During the financial year 2021-22, the Bank has not received any
significant or material orders passed by any Regulatory Authority, Court or Tribunal which
shall impact the going concern status and Bank's operations in future.
STATUTORY AUDITORS
The Shareholders in the 89th AGM held on July 16, 2020
approved the appointment M/s. Varma & Varma, Chartered Accountants (Registration No.
004532S), Kochi for a period of four (4) years together with M/s. Borkar & Muzumdar,
Chartered Accountants (Registration No. 101569W), Mumbai for a period of three (3) years
as Joint Statutory Central Auditors of the Bank from the conclusion of 89th AGM
till the conclusion of 93rd and 92nd AGM respectively.
RBI vide circular dated DoS.CO.ARG/SEC.01/08.91.001/2021 - 22 dated
April 27, 2021 brought in "Guidelines for Appointment of Statutory Central Auditors
(SCAs)/Statutory Auditors". As per Para 8.1 of the said circular, in order to protect
the independence of the auditors/audit firms, entities will have to appoint the SCAs/ SAs
for a continuous period of three years, subject to the firms satisfying the eligibility
norms each year.
To comply with the requirements of the aforesaid RBI Circular dated
April 27, 2021, the Shareholders in the 90th AGM held on July 9, 2021 approved
revision of tenure of appointment of M/s. Varma & Varma, one of the Joint Statutory
Central Auditors, as three years with effect from FY 2020-21.
RBI vide its letter DOS.ARG.No. PS-100 /08.09.005/2021-2022 dated July
20, 2021 had granted approval for appointment of M/s. Varma & Varma, Chartered
Accountants and M/s. Borkar & Muzumdar, Chartered Accountants as the Joint Statutory
Central Auditors of the Bank for FY 2021-22 for their second year.
Pursuant to the amendment made to Section 139 of the Companies Act,
2013 by the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017, effective from May 07, 2018, the requirement
of seeking ratification of the members for the appointment / re-appointment of the
Statutory Auditors has been withdrawn from the Statute. Hence, the resolution seeking
ratification of the members for re-appointment at the ensuing AGM is not being sought for
the reappointment of M/s. Varma & Varma, Chartered Accountants and M/s. Borkar &
Muzumdar, Chartered Accountants as Joint Statutory Central Auditors of the Bank.
There is no qualification or adverse remark in Auditors' Report. There
is no incident of fraud requiring reporting by the Auditors under Section 143(12) of the
Act.
SECRETARIAL AUDIT AND SECRETARIAL COMPLIANCE REPORT
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of The Companies Act, 2013
your Bank has appointed CS EP Madhusudhanan (COP: 21874), Partner of SEP & Associates,
Company Secretaries, Kochi as Secretarial Auditor to conduct Secretarial Audit of the Bank
for the FY 2021-22. Accordingly, the Secretarial Audit Report for FY 2021-22 is annexed to
this report as Annexure II. There are no reservations, adverse remark or disclaimer in the
Secretarial Audit Report.
No offence of fraud was reported by the Secretarial Auditor of the
Bank.
Pursuant to Regulation 24A of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015 read with SEBI Circular No. CIR/CFD/CMD1/27/2019 dated
February 08, 2019, the Bank has obtained Secretarial Compliance Report, certified by CS
Puzhankara Sivakumar (COP: 2210), SEP & Associates, Company Secretaries, Kochi for
Financial Year ended March 31, 2022, on compliance of all applicable SEBI Regulations and
circulars/ guidelines issued thereunder and the copy of the same was submitted with the
Stock Exchanges.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECRETARIAL STANDARDS ON BOARD AND GENERAL MEETINGS
The Bank has complied with Secretarial standards issued by the
Institute of Company Secretaries of India on Board Meetings and General Meetings.
ANNUAL RETURN
The Annual Return for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2022 as
required under Section 92 and Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 12 of
the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 is available on the Bank's
website, https:/www.federalbank.co.in/shareholder-information.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with the provisions of Section 129(3) of the Companies
Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, the Bank has prepared its
Consolidated Financial Statement including its subsidiaries M/s. Fedbank Financial
Services Limited and M/s. Federal Operations and Services Limited and Associates, M/s.
Ageas Federal Life Insurance Company Limited (Formerly known as IDBI Federal Life
Insurance Co Ltd.) and M/s. Equirus Capital Private Limited, which is forming part of this
Annual report. The financial position and performance of its subsidiaries & Associates
are given in Form AOC-1, the statement containing salient features of the financial
statements of the subsidiaries/Associate Companies/Joint Venture.
In accordance with third proviso to Section 136(1) of the Companies
Act, 2013, the Annual Report of the Bank, containing therein its Standalone and the
Consolidated Financial Statements has been hosted on its website, www.federalbank.co.in.
Further, as per fourth proviso to the said Section, the Audited Annual Accounts of the
said Subsidiary Companies of the Bank, considered as part of the Consolidated Financial
Statements have also been hosted on the Bank's website, www.federalbank.co.in. The said
documents have been hosted on the website of the Subsidiary Companies of the Bank also, in
compliance with the said Section.
The documents/details available on the Bank's website (www.
federalbank.co.in) will also be available for inspection by any Member at its Registered
Office. Further, pursuant to the provisions of Accounting Standard ('AS') 21, Consolidated
Financial Statements notified under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013, read together
with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 issued by the Ministry of Corporate
Affairs, the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Bank along with its Subsidiaries and
Associates for the year ended March 31, 2022 forms part of the Annual Report.
REQUIREMENT FOR MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS
The Bank is not required to maintain cost records as specified by the
Central Government under section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
In compliance with the Regulation 34 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations
and Disclosure Requirements) Regulation, 2015, separate Section on Management Discussion
and Analysis, as approved by the Board, which includes details on the state of affairs of
the Bank, forms part of this Annual Report.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Corporate Governance has been an integral part of the way your Bank has
been doing business since inception. The Bank believe that good Corporate Governance
emerges from the application of the best and sound management practices and compliance
with the laws coupled with adherence to the highest standards of transparency and business
ethics.
Your Bank seeks to embed and sustain a culture that will enable us to
achieve our objectives through effective corporate governance and enhance transparent
engagement with key stakeholders.
A separate report on Corporate Governance setting out the governance
structure, principal activities of the Board and its Committees and the policies and
practices that enable the Board to fulfil its stewardship responsibilities together with a
Certificate from the Secretarial Auditor of the Bank regarding compliance of conditions of
Corporate Governance as stipulated under Listing Regulations forms part of this Annual
report.
INTERNAL COMPLAINTS COMMITTEES (INFORMATION UNDER THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT
OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013)
The Bank had constituted Internal Complaints Committee, as per letter
and spirit contained in the provisions of "The Sexual Harassment of Women at
Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013" at 9 Zones and Head
Office to prevent and redress the complaints relating to sexual harassment and to organize
workshops/ awareness programs to empower women employees while handling cases relating to
sexual harassment. Workshops/ awareness programs regarding women empowerment were
conducted at various locations pan India. The data with regard to the redressal of
complaints by the Internal Complaints Committee are as follows:
No. of complaints received for the year FY-2021-22 |
1 |
No. of complaints disposed off during FY-2021-22 |
1 |
No. of cases pending for more than 90 days |
Nil |
No. of workshops/ awareness program against sexual harassment
carried out |
14 |
Nature of action taken by the employer/ District Officer |
Appropriate action taken |
DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION POLICY
In accordance with the Regulation 43A of Securities and Exchange Board
of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Bank has
formulated a Dividend Distribution Policy. The policy has been displayed on the Bank's
website at https:/www.federalbank.co.in/our-commitments.
INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY
The Bank has through the years developed and stabilized an effective
internal control system calibrated to the risk appetite of the Bank and aligned to the
scale, size and complexity of its operations. The scope and authority of the internal
audit function is defined in the Audit and Inspection Policy of the Bank, duly approved by
the Board of Directors. In order to help Bank achieve its mission of adopting the best
professional practices prevailing in the industry, while framing the policy, substantial
inputs are taken from - RBI guidance note on Risk Based Internal Audit, 'The internal
audit function in banks' published by Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and RBI
Circular on 'Concurrent Audit System'. Audit and Inspection Policy is reviewed annually.
Policy is reviewed considering various guidelines of RBI, Basel Committee recommendations,
ICAI guidelines, other statutory / regulatory guidelines, directions of Board / Audit
Committee of the Board issued from time to time and periodic internal guidelines /
instructions issued by the Bank. At the enterprise level, the Inspection and Audit
Department, on a continuous basis, assesses and monitors the effectiveness of the control
systems and its adequacy to meet the growing complexities. The audit function essentially
validates the compliance of Bank's processes and operations with regulatory guidelines,
accounting procedures and Bank's own internal rules and guidelines. A department level
group meets on periodical intervals to discuss latest internal / RBI / regulatory
guidelines for ensuring that the required changes are implemented for making the audit
function updated and dynamic.
The Bank has a robust system towards escalating the audit findings to
appropriate levels in the hierarchy of Management and discussions are held in various
Committees, covering corrective actions to reduce the incidence of audit findings, with
adequate follow up of the implementation thereof. The Bank in compliance of the
requirements of Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013, has designated the Head of
Inspection and Audit Department as Internal Auditor of the Bank. Internal Auditor of the
Bank directly reports to the Managing Director & CEO of the Bank. Audit Committee of
the Board reviews the adequacy and effectiveness of the Internal Audit Function. The Bank
has various types of audit which inter-alia include Risk Based Internal Audit, Information
System Audit, Third Party Risk Audit, Offsite Audit (audit through use of technology and
data analysis), Concurrent Audit, Gold Loan Audit and Management Audit. Branches /
Departments are risk rated and the frequency of Risk Based Internal Audit / Management
Audit is decided based on the Risk Rating of the unit. Significant Audit findings and
observations are presented to Inspection Review Committee of Executives and a report on
the meetings of Inspection Review Committee of Executives along with significant audit
findings, directions / suggestions of the Committee and action taken in such cases are
placed to the Audit Committee of the Board for review periodically. Other findings are
placed before a department level committee called the 'Inspection Department Review
Committee' for review and its observations are placed before Inspection Review Committee
of Executives.
As per the requirement of Companies Act, 2013, Bank has formulated
Internal Financial Controls Framework. Risk and Controls associated with each process in
the Bank are documented under the Internal Financial Controls Framework. Inspection and
Audit Department plays a significant role in testing the control effectiveness for each
process under the framework.
The Internal Audit function provides independent assurance to the Board
of Directors and Senior Management on the quality and effectiveness of the Bank's internal
control, risk management and governance systems and processes, thereby helping the Board
and Senior Management protect the Bank and its reputation.
POLICY ON BOARD DIVERSITY
Policy on Board Diversity of the Bank mainly depends on the
qualifications for appointment of Directors of the Bank as contained in the Banking
Regulation Act, 1949 and satisfying the Fit and Proper Criteria for directors as per the
regulatory requirement of RBI.
The Bank continuously seeks to enhance the effectiveness of its Board
and to maintain the highest standards of corporate governance and recognizes and embraces
the benefits of diversity in the boardroom. Diversity is ensured through consideration of
a number of factors, including but not limited to skills, regional and industry
experience, background and other qualities. In forming its perspective on diversity, the
Bank also takes into account factors based on its own business model and specific needs
from time to time.
Board Diversity enhances the quality of performance of the Board;
ushers in independence in the performance of the Board; eradicates the gender bias in the
Board; achieves sustainable and balanced performance and development; supports the
attainment of strategic objectives & also ensures compliance of applicable law/s and
good corporate practices.
Nomination, Remuneration, Ethics and Compensation Committee has the
responsibility for leading the process for Board appointments and for identifying and
nominating, for approval by the Board, candidates for appointment to the Board. The
benefits of diversity continue to influence succession planning and continue to be the key
criteria for the search and nomination of directors to the Board. Board appointments will
be based on merit and candidates will be considered against objective criteria, having due
regard for the benefits of diversity on the Board, including gender. While making Board
appointments, the regulatory requirements for appointment of at least one Woman
Independent Director on the Board of the Bank is also considered.
BANK'S POLICY ON DIRECTORS' APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION INCLUDING
CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING QUALIFICATIONS, POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES, INDEPENDENCE OF A DIRECTOR
AND OTHER MATTERS PROVIDED UNDER SUB-SECTION (3) OF SECTION 178 OF COMPANIES ACT, 2013
a. Qualifications, Experience and knowledge
1. The Board should bring to their tasks a balanced mix of knowledge,
skills, experience, and judgment relevant to the Bank's policies, operations, and needs.
Not less than fifty-one percent of the total number of Directors shall be persons having
special knowledge, skills, or valuable experience in one or more fields, such as banking,
finance, management, economics, law, accountancy, agriculture and rural economics,
cooperative movement, trade, industry, infrastructure, engineering and technology. At
least two Directors shall be persons having special knowledge or practical experience in
agriculture and rural economy, cooperation, or small-scale industry. The Bank shall ensure
to include in its Board need based representation of skills such as marketing, risk
management, strategic planning, treasury operations, credit recovery, information
technology, payment & settlement systems, human resources and business management. The
Board should also have at least One Woman Independent Director in its composition.
2. The directors should be able to devote sufficient time and attention
to the discharge of their duties to the Bank.
3. The age limit of Managing Director and Chief Executive
Officer and Whole Time Directors shall be in the range of 35-70 years.
4. The age limit of Non- Executive Directors shall be in the range of
35-75 years.
b. Disqualification / Conflicts of interest
1. The Bank's Directors shall be subject to the disqualifications /
prohibitions contained in the Companies, Act 2013 and the Banking Regulation Act,
1949 with respect to directorship of companies in general or banking
companies in particular.
2. A Director shall not be a director of any other company, or partner
or proprietor of a firm, where such directorship, partnership, or proprietorship involves
or is likely to involve actual or potential conflicts of interest as a Director of the
Bank. A Director shall promptly inform the Board / committee of any actual or potential
conflicts of interest with respect to any matter that may come up for the consideration of
the Board or of any Committee of which he is a member, and shall refrain from
participating in a discussion on the matter.
c. Suggested criteria for determining attributes of a director as
required to be specified under Companies Act, 2013 include
1. Integrity in personal and professional dealings.
2. Wisdom and ability to take appropriate decisions.
3. Ability to read and understand financial statements
4. Ability to deal with others with a sense of responsibility,
firmness, and cooperation.
5. Refrain from any action that would lead to loss of his independence.
d. Suggested criteria for determining Independence of a director
The criteria of independence of a director are determined based on the
conditions specified in Section 149 (6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The independent director shall
at the first meeting of the Board in which he participates as a director and thereafter at
the first meeting of the Board in every financial year or whenever there is any change in
the circumstances which may affect his status as an independent director, give a
declaration that he/ she meets the criteria of independence. The terms and conditions of
appointment of Independent Director are disclosed on the website of the Bank and a web
link thereto is: https:Zwww.federalbank.co.in/shareholder-information.
POLICY ON REMUNERATION
Policy on Remuneration to Non-Executive Directors/ Independent
Directors
The Policy of the Bank for the payment of remuneration to Non-
Executive Directors / Independent Directors of the Bank is explained in the Comprehensive
Compensation Policy for NonExecutive Directors / Independent Directors (other than Part
Time Chairman), as approved by the Board of Directors and is disclosed on the website of
the Bank and a web link thereto is: http:/www. federalbank.co.in/shareholder-information.
As required under Banking Regulation Act, 1949 prior approval of RBI is
required, to give remuneration to Non-Executive Part Time Chairman of the Board.
As per the Policy, during FY 2021-22, Non-Executive Director/
Independent Directors of the Bank are paid sitting fees for attending Board/ Committees
meetings and in addition, profit linked commission for FY 2020-21 was also paid during the
year. Non- Executive Part Time Chairman was paid remuneration in addition to sitting fees
with the approval of RBI.
POLICY ON REMUNERATION TO MD & CEO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, KEY
MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL AND OTHER EMPLOYEES
The Compensation / Remuneration Policy of the Bank as approved by the
Board contains the policy for payment of remuneration to MD & CEO, Executive
Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and for all the other employees of the Bank.
As per the guidelines given by RBI, Compensation/Remuneration Policy
has been designed with the following Core Principles:
Core Principles
1. Effective governance of Compensation.
2. Alignment of Compensation with Prudent Risk Taking.
3. Effective Supervisory Oversight and Stakeholder Engagement.
Compensation of Managing Director & CEO, Whole Time Directors and
Material Risk Takers (MRTs)
The compensation paid out to the referred functionaries is divided into
two components:
The fixed compensation is determined based on the relevant factors such
as industry standards, the exposure, skill sets, talent and qualification attained by the
official over his/her career span and adherence to statutory requirements. All the fixed
items of compensation, including the perquisites, will be treated as part of fixed pay.
Perquisites that are reimbursable would also be included in the fixed pay so long as there
are monetary ceilings on these reimbursements. Contributions towards superannuation/
retiral benefits will also be treated as part of fixed pay. (Approval from RBI to be taken
as per section 35B of the Banking Regulation Act while deciding the fixed and variable
compensation part for Managing Director & CEO and Whole Time Directors)
The variable compensation for Whole Time Directors, Managing Director
& Chief Executive Officer and Material Risk Takers is fixed based on organizational
performance (both business-unit and firm-wide) and KPAs set for the official. The
organization's performance is charted based on Performance Scorecard which takes into
account various financial indicators like revenue earned, cost deployed, profit earned,
NPA position and other intangible factors like leadership and employee development. The
Score Card provides a mix of Financial and Non-Financial, Quantitative and Qualitative
Metrics. The variable pay is paid in the form of share-linked instruments, or a mix of
cash and share-linked instruments. While considering/ recommending the variable pay in
respect of Managing Director & CEO and Whole Time Directors, serious supervisory
observations (if any) shall be factored, which will be ensured through suitable processes.
Risk, Control and Compliance Staff
Members of staff engaged in financial and risk control, including
internal audit, are compensated in a manner that is independent of the business areas they
oversee and commensurate with their key role in the Bank. The total fixed and variable
compensation paid out to the employees in the Risk Control and Compliance Function is
decided independent of business parameters. The mix of fixed and variable compensation for
control function personnel is weighted in favour of fixed compensation, to ensure autonomy
and independence from business goals.
Other categories of Staff
The compensation package applicable to Executives in Level IV to VII
was fixed and governed based on the periodical industry level settlements under IBA
pattern. To make the Compensation Structure market driven and competitive, a new
performance based compensation package called "Grander Compensation Package" has
been introduced for Executives in Level IV and above with effect from May 01, 2017 which
consists of both fixed and variable compensation. The Compensation Package of Executives
under Non Grander Compensation Package comprises of fixed compensation (determined based
on the relevant factors such as industry standards, the exposure, skill sets, talent and
qualification attained by the official over his/her career span) and variable compensation
(comprising of cash, share-linked instruments, or a mix of both cash and share-linked
instruments).
The compensation paid to Award Staff and Officers coming under Scale I
to III is fixed based on the periodic industry level settlements with Indian Banks'
Association. The present scale of pay and other service conditions applicable to
employees, whose compensation package is governed under IBA package is as per provisions
of 11th Bipartite Settlement/ Joint note dated November 11, 2020.
Limit on Variable Pay and Deferred compensation
Managing Director & CEO, Whole Time Directors and Material Risk
Takers (MRTs): In order to have a proper balance between fixed pay and variable pay, at
least 50% of the total compensation would be variable. Deferral arrangements would
invariably exist for the variable pay, regardless of the quantum of pay. For such
executives of the Bank, a minimum of 60% of the total variable pay must invariably be
under deferral arrangements. Further, if cash component is part of variable pay, at least
50% of the cash bonus would also be deferred. However, in cases where the cash component
of variable pay is under ' 25 lakh, deferral requirements would not be necessary. The
deferral period would be minimum of three years.
Risk Control and Compliance Staff: At least 25% of the total
compensation would be variable and the total variable pay will be limited to a maximum of
100% of the fixed pay (for the relative performance measurement period). Deferral
arrangements would invariably exist for the variable pay, if the Variable Pay exceeds 75%
of the fixed pay. In such cases a minimum of 60% of the total variable pay must invariably
be under deferral arrangements. Further, if cash component is part of variable pay, at
least 50% of the cash bonus would also be deferred. However, in cases where the cash
component of variable pay is under '25 lakh, deferral requirements would not be necessary.
Other categories of Staff: The variable pay would be in the form of
cash, share-linked instruments, or a mix of both cash and share-linked instruments. The
total variable pay will be limited to a maximum of 300% of the fixed pay (for the relative
performance measurement period). Deferral arrangements would invariably exist for the
variable pay, if the Variable Pay exceeds 200% of the fixed pay. In such cases a minimum
of 60% of the total variable pay must invariably be under deferral arrangements. Further,
if cash component is part of variable pay, at least 50% of the cash bonus would also be
deferred. However, in cases where the cash component of variable pay is under '25 lakh,
deferral requirements would not be necessary.
Severance Pay and Guaranteed Bonus
Severance pay (other than gratuity or terminal entitlements or as
entitled by statute) is not paid to any official of the Bank.
Guaranteed Bonus on joining in the form of Cash/equities/ deposits/
bonds/debentures etc. or multiyear guaranteed bonus (like retainer fees) is not paid to
any official in the organization. However, to attract talent, sign on bonus or joining
bonus can be paid, but this will be limited to the first year only and it will be given as
Employee Stock Options only.
Hedging
No compensation scheme or insurance facility would be provided by the
Bank to employees to hedge their compensation structure to offset the risk alignment
mechanism (deferral pay and claw back arrangements) embedded in their compensation
arrangement. Compliance arrangements are in place to ensure that employees do not insure
or hedge their compensation structure.
Malus / Claw back arrangement
The variable compensation is covered under Malus / Claw back
arrangements in case of all categories of employees. In the event of subdued or negative
contributions of the bank and/or the relevant line of business in any year, the deferred
compensation will be subjected to:
Malus arrangement wherein Bank shall withhold vesting of all or
part of the amount of deferred remuneration.
Claw back arrangement wherein the employees shall be liable to
return previously paid or vested remuneration to the bank. The deferred compensation, if
any, paid to such functionaries shall be subject to Claw back arrangements, which will
entail the Bank to recover proportionate amount of variable compensation from such
functionaries, on account of an act or decision taken by the official which has brought
forth a negative contribution to the Bank at a prospective stage.
The malus and claw back provisions would cover the deferral and
retention periods. If an Official covered under these provisions is responsible for any
act or omission or non-compliance of regulatory guidelines resulting in a penalty being
imposed by any Regulators or engages in a detrimental conduct, the Bank would be entitled
to recover proportionate amount of variable compensation from such functionaries within 48
months from the date of payment/vesting of variable compensation. The Bank has put in
place appropriate modalities, performance thresholds and detailed framework to cover the
trigger points with or invoking malus/claw back, taking into account relevant statutory
and regulatory stipulations, as applicable.
Executive Director (ED) level Committee for reviewing the linkage of
Risk based performance with Remuneration
a) The Committee shall review the Compensation paid vis-avis risk
taking by the Executives to ensure that prudent risk taking is recognized in the
compensation framework
b) The Committee shall analyse the risk reward correlation and ensure
that excess risk taking is not encouraged
c) The Committee shall review the performance based variable
compensation paid every year and ensure that an optimum risk reward balance is maintained.
d) Linkage of performance during a performance measurement period with
levels of remuneration.
e) Bank's policy on deferral and vesting of variable remuneration and
criteria for adjusting deferred remuneration before vesting and after vesting.
f) The Committee shall establish appropriate compliance arrangements to
ensure employees do not insure or hedge their compensation structure.
g) The Committee shall update the details to the Nomination and
Remuneration Committee on an annual basis.
FAMILIARIZATION PROGRAMMES FOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
The details of familiarization programmes are disclosed on the Bank's
website, https/www.federalbank.co.in/shareholder- information
BOARD EVALUATION
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation
17(10) and other applicable Regulations of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements), Regulations, 2015, the Board has carried out an annual performance
evaluation of its own performance and of the directors individually, as well as the
evaluation of the working of its various Committees for the year under consideration.
The evaluation process was initiated by putting in place, a structured
questionnaire after taking into consideration inputs received from the Directors, covering
various aspects of the Board's functioning, such as adequacy of the composition of the
Board and its Committees, Board culture, execution and performance of specific duties,
obligations and governance.
Thereafter a separate exercise was carried out in digital mode using a
board evaluation software to evaluate the performance of individual Directors, including
the Chairman of the Board, who were evaluated on specified parameters. The performance
evaluation of the Independent Directors was carried out by the entire Board, other than
the Independent Director concerned. The performance evaluation of the Chairman and the
NonIndependent Directors were carried out by the Independent Directors. The Directors
expressed their overall satisfaction with the evaluation process.
1. Performance Evaluation of Independent Directors
Criteria for evaluation include:
a. Attendance at the Board and Committee meetings
b. Study of agenda in depth prior to meeting and active participation
at the meeting
c. Contributes to discussions on strategy as opposed to focus only on
agenda
d. Participate constructively and actively in the
Committees of the Board in which they are
Chairpersons or Members
e. Exercises his skills and diligence with due and reasonable care and
brings an independent judgement to the Board
f. Knowledge and Competency:
i) How the person fares across different competencies as identified for
effective functioning of the entity and the Board
ii) Whether the person has sufficient understanding and knowledge of
the entity and the sector in which it operates
g. The Director remains abreast of developments affecting the company
and external environment in which it operates independent of his being apprised at
meetings
h. Whether person is independent from the entity and the other
directors and there are no conflict of interest
i. Whether the person demonstrates highest level of integrity
(including conflict of interest disclosures, maintenance of confidentiality, etc.)
2. Performance Evaluation of Chairman
Criteria for evaluation include:
a. Works effectively with the Board as a whole
b. Ability to elicit inputs from all Board Members and steer the
discussions to a logical conclusion
c. Works with the Board and directs the management for creating an
effective process for long-range or strategic planning for the Company
d. Whether the Chairperson displays efficient leadership, is
open-minded, decisive, courteous, displays professionalism, able to coordinate the
discussion, etc. and is overall able to steer the meeting effectively
e. Whether the Chairperson is able to keep shareholders' interest in
mind during discussions and decisions
f. Whether the Chairperson is impartial in conducting discussions,
seeking views and dealing with dissent, etc
g. Handling of critical situations concerning the Bank
h. Thinks strategically to promote growth, improve financial
performance and gain competitive advantage.
i. Understands financial planning, budgeting and management of the
organization's investments and overall organization financial perspective.
3. Performance Evaluation of Non-Independent Directors
(MD & CEO and Executive Directors)
Criteria for Evaluation include:
Quantitative Targets:
a. Achievements of performance against targets set
Qualitative Targets:
a. Apprises the Board regarding the organization's financial position
and operational budget so as to enable the Board to make informed financial decisions
b. Provides Leadership in developing strategies and organizational
plans with the management and the Board of Directors
c. Ensures that the Board is kept informed about all issues concerning
the Bank
d. Media interaction and ability to project positive image of the
Company
e. Effectively pursues the performance goals in relation to mission and
objective of the organization
f. Motivating employees, providing assistance & directions and
supervising & safeguard of confidential information
g. Establishment of internal control processes, monitoring policies and
encouraging suggestions
h. Cultivates effective Relationship with Industry Fora, Community and
business leaders and Regulatory Bodies and Public Officials
i. Ensures compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements
j. Undertaking of various Developmental initiatives within the
organisation
k. Compliance with ethical standards & code of conduct and
exercising duties diligently
4. Performance Evaluation of Board and Committees
I. Criteria for Evaluation of Board include:
a. If Board is of appropriate size and has the appropriate balance and
diversity of background, business experience, industry knowledge, skills and expertise in
areas vital to the Bank's success, representing sectors laid down by the regulators, given
its current and future position
b. New Board members participate in an orientation program to educate
them on the organization, their responsibilities, and the organization's activities, the
Board encourages a culture that promotes candid communication
c. The Board oversees management's procedures for enforcing the
organization's code of conduct, Action Taken Reports on the discussion/directions of the
Board are submitted at regular intervals to the Board
d. The Board oversees risk management through inputs from the Risk
Management Committee
e. The Board considers the quality and appropriateness of financial
reporting, including the transparency of disclosures
f. The Board ensures compliance with the relevant provisions of the
Companies Act and other regulatory provisions as applicable to the Bank
g. The Board oversees the compliance processes
h. The Board views the organization's performance from the competitive
perspective - industry and peers performance, industry trends and budget analysis and with
reference to areas where significant differences are apparent etc.
i. The Board ensures compliance with the relevant provisions of the
Companies Act and other regulatory provisions as applicable to the Company
j. The Board has defined an effective Code of Conduct for the Board and
Senior Management
k. Whether the Board monitors and manages potential conflicts of
interest of management, members of the board of directors and shareholders, including
misuse of corporate assets and abuse in related party transactions Criteria for Evaluation
of Committees include
a. The Committee Terms of Reference and composition continue to be
appropriate
b. The mandate, composition and working procedures of committees of the
Board of Directors is clearly defined and disclosed
c. Committee meetings are organized properly in number, timing and
location
d. The Committee is effective in carrying out its mandate
e. The Committee members receive adequate material in advance of
Committee meetings, in sufficient time and detail to permit members to effectively
consider issues to be dealt with
f. The Committee allocates the right amount of time for its work
g. Whether the Committee has fulfilled its functions as assigned by the
Board and laws as may be applicable
h. Whether adequate independence of the Committee is ensured from the
Board
i. Whether the Committee's recommendations contribute effectively to
decisions of the Board
5. Assessment of Flow of Information Criteria for evaluation include:
The agenda and related information are circulated in advance of
meetings to allow board members sufficient time to study and understand the information,
Information on the annual operating plans and budgets and other updates are provided to
the Board; Updates on operating results of the Bank is furnished to the Board,
periodically etc. Update on the compliance with the regulatory, statutory or listing
requirements are placed before the Board.
BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
In July 2011, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India,
came out with the 'National Voluntary Guidelines on Social, Environmental and Economic
Responsibilities of Business. These guidelines contain certain principles that are to be
adopted by companies as part of their business practices and require disclosures regarding
the steps taken to implement these principles through a structured reporting format, viz.
Business Responsibility Report. Pursuant to Regulation 34(2)(f) of SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations 2015, the requirement of submitting
a Business Responsibility Report shall be discontinued after the financial year 2021-22
and thereafter, with effect from the financial year 2022-23, the top one thousand listed
entities based on market capitalization shall submit a Business Responsibility and
Sustainability report in the format as specified by the SEBI from time to time: Provided
further that even during the financial year 2021-22, the top one thousand listed entities
may voluntarily submit a Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report in place of the
mandatory Business Responsibility Report. Your Bank has voluntarily adopted Business
Responsibility and Sustainability Report for FY 22 and forms part of this Annual Report.
TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL UPDATES AND MEASURES TAKEN IN IT GOVERNANCE,
INFORMATION SECURITY, IT AUDIT, IT OPERATIONS, IT SERVICES OUTSOURCING Technology and
Digital updates
IT provides the strong foundation that enables your Bank to grow
extensively and gain market share. In the following paragraphs, we provide more details of
the entire governance structure over IT, with focus on information security.
IT governance comprise processes that ensure the effective and
efficient use of IT in enabling our organization to achieve its goals. It is an integral
part of corporate governance and consists of the organizational structures, leadership and
process that ensure IT sustains and extends the organization's strategy and objectives.
The governance of IT is effectively supervised by the Board of
Directors through the IT & Operations Sub-Committee consisting of minimum three
Directors with at least one Independent Director. All members of the Committee have
extensive experience in IT & Operations and are able to provide effective guidance and
direction to the management team.
Executive Level Committee which oversee the IT governance function
include the Operations Risk Management Committee (ORMC), the Information Security
Committee (ISC) and the Project Steering Committee (PSC).
Your Bank has a well-defined Information System Security Policy and a
Cyber Security Policy. The effective implementation of these policies is supervised by the
Information Security Committee and by the IT & Operations Committee of the Board.
In recognition of the need for enhanced systems security, your Bank
conducts a wide range of system audits, using internal and external auditors. These range
from the quarterly Vulnerability Assessments (VA) and Penetration Testing (PT) to
concurrent audits to an annual end to end audit of IT infrastructure. All the
applications, both web based and mobile based apps exposed to internet are subjected to
external penetration testing (PT) before releasing to use.
Bank has deployed best in the class infrastructure to provide
availability of service to users and customers without fail. The installed infrastructure
is tested for its reliability and robustness by periodic audits. In addition, periodic
Disaster Recovery Tests are conducted to ensure the ability to move to the Disaster
Recovery infrastructure in the event of downtime in the main production capability.
More details on digital initiatives of the Bank are available in the
Management Discussion and Analysis Report, forming part of this Annual Report.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
In terms of Section 136 of the Companies Act, 2013, the copy of the
financial statements of the Bank, including the consolidated financial statements, the
auditor's report and relevant annexures to the said financial statements and reports are
being sent to the Members and other persons entitled thereto, excluding the information in
respect of the employees of the Bank containing the particulars as specified in Rule 5(2)
of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014. The
statement containing particulars of employees as required under Section 197(12) of the Act
read with Rule 5 (2) of the said Rules is available on the website: https:/www.
federalbank.co.in/shareholder-information.
The ratio of the remuneration of each Director to the median
remuneration of the employees of the Bank and other details in terms of Section 197(12) of
the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration
of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, are forming part of this report as Annexure III.
DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations obtained to us, the Directors make the following statements
in terms of Section 134 (3) (c) of the Companies Act, 2013:
1. that in the preparation of the annual financial statements for the
year ended March 31, 2022, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along
with proper explanation relating to material departures, if any;
2. that such accounting policies as mentioned in the Notes to the
Financial Statements have been selected and applied consistently and judgment and
estimates have been made that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair
view of the state of affairs of the Bank as at March 31, 2022 and of the profit of the
Bank for the year ended on that date;
3. that proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance
of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act,
2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Bank and for preventing and detecting fraud and
other irregularities;
4. that the annual financial statements have been prepared on a going
concern basis;
5. that proper internal financial controls were in place and that the
financial controls were adequate and were operating effectively;
6. that systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all
applicable laws were in place and were adequate and operating effectively;
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
Your Bank has won various awards and accolades in the Financial Year
2021-22. Technology and digital have taken centre stage and your Bank continues to focus
on innovation with customer convenience. The awards are a testimony to the Bank's
commitment on the digital front. The various initiatives to establish digital at the fore,
have brought in acclaim for the Bank.
Your Bank has been recognised as the 'Best mid-sized Bank' in the 26th
'Business Today - KPMG Annual Survey.
Your Bank emerged winner of Plaque at the prestigious ICAI Awards for
Excellence in Financial Reporting for the year ended March 31,2021.
Your Bank won Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(MeitY) Award for achieving 2nd Position for the Digital Payment Performance for the FY
2020-21 among the Indian Banks.
Your Bank was the winner of the Utkrisht Puraskar at the Digi Dhan
Awards for overall performance in Digital Payments.
On the HR front, your Bank has been recognized as a 'Great Place to
Work' in a study conducted by the Great Place to Work? Institute for second time in a
row. Great Place to Work? Institute works with companies around the world to build a
High-Trust, High- Performance Culture that drives better business performance.
Your Bank was conferred with multiple awards in Infosys Finacle Client
Innovation Awards in the mid-size bank segment under 5 categories namely Corporate Banking
Digitization (Automatic Opening of Accounts through BPM), Customer Journey Reimagination
(Fed-e-Point self-service customer portal), Modern Technologies-led Innovation (AI based
Digital Lending Platform), Process Innovation (Be Your Own Master - Top Up Demand Loan)
and Product Innovation (Cross Border Remittance Automation and InstaDemat).The Bank has
also emerged as a runner up in the category Ecosystem-led Innovation (NeoBanking).
Your Bank was conferred with 3 awards by IBA. The Bank is the winner of
'Best Fintech Adoption, runner up for 'Best Technology Bank of the Year' and received a
special mention award for 'Best Cloud Adoption.
Your Bank won an award for Best use of Cloud in Banking at the 3rd
Annual BFSI Technology Excellence Awards 2022.
Your Bank won the prestigious Finnoviti Award instituted by Banking
Frontiers for "Fed-E-Studio" the self-service Banking kiosk for customers.
Your Bank won 'Private Sector Bank of the Year' Award (Gold Category )
at the 20th edition of Outlook Money Awards.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors place on record their deep appreciation to every member
of Federal family for their hard work, dedication and commitment, to whom the credit for
the Bank's achievements goes, particularly during this unprecedented year.
The Board of Directors take this opportunity to express their deep
sense of gratitude to Government of India, Reserve Bank of India, various State
Governments and regulatory authorities in India and overseas for their valuable guidance,
support and cooperation. The Directors also wish to express their gratitude to Investment
Banks, Rating Agencies and Stock Exchanges for their wholehearted support. The Directors
record their sincere gratitude to the esteemed customers and all other well-wishers for
their continued patronage.
And to you, our shareholders, we are deeply grateful for the confidence
and faith that you have always reposed in us.
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For and on behalf of the Board of Directors |
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Mr. C Balagopal |
Place: Aluva |
Chairman of the Board |
Date:30.06.2022 |
(DIN-00430938) |
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