Indian Overseas Bank has received an approval to raise funds up to Rs 800 crore by way of Tier 1 perpetual bonds in one or more tranches. The board at its meeting held on December 08, 2012 has approved for the same.
The bank has reported a fall of 23.63% in its net profit at Rs 158.43 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 as compared to Rs 207.46 crore for the same quarter in the previous year. However, total income of the bank has increased by 14.36% to Rs 5515.04 crore for quarter under review as compared to Rs 4822.56 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2011.