Seminar by- Renuka Sane, ISI, New Delhi, Thursday, 22nd September 2016 at 3:00 PM

Misled and Mis-sold: Financial misbehaviour in retail banks? 

by

Renuka Sane
ISI, New Delhi

On

22nd September, 2016 (Thuresday) at 3:00 PM

Venue : Seminar Room (First Floor)
Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics

All are cordially invited

Abstract

We use an audit methodology where auditors ask for tax saving instruments from banks and document the disclosures made on product features at the time of sale. In private sector banks with high sales incentives, the high commission product is recommended. In public sector banks, where there are deposit mobilisation targets, fixed deposits are recommended. Banks rarely make voluntary disclosures on product features. When specifically requested, information provided is inaccurate or incomplete. Our results demonstrate the challenges of mandating disclosures when buyers have little understanding of the relevance of product characteristics, and distributors are themselves ignorant or influenced by incentives.