Ajay Piramal Quotes

I think India's growth itself will give opportunities for Indian banks to become substantially bigger.

My belief is India's banking industry will continue to grow at two and a half times the GDP growth rate.

I hope that my investment into Atomico will become my best financial investment to date.

They've been fairly positive, as firm as they could be in regards to the derivatives operations in Montreal. We didn't sense that there was a hesitation about it. But things change.

Instead of dumping all my money on an independent film that nobody would watch and most people would make fun of behind my back, I decided, 'I'm just going to buy a house.'

We believe the new banks will complement the existing banking system, and there will be opportunities for players to identify mutually beneficial partnerships.

Jamie Dimon is doing a great job; J.P. Morgan is a great institution.

The Indian banking industry has always been full of competition, and there is enough room for growth.

We welcome the interest from PE firms, as we see it as a sign of our progress, and my position is that we should always open the doors to those who want to bring capital to our industry.

We've been in the business of regional banking, and we understand what it is to make loans, and that's the engine of growth to small and medium sized business.

The Greek economy is improving, which should benefit the banking sector.

I don't think that the financial services industry and that banking in particular are any different than any other part of the economy, any other industry outside banking.

By any measure, CapitalSource outperformed both our direct competitors and the financial services industry in general, particularly in the context of the near collapse of the financial services industry where 19 of the 20 largest financial institutions in the country either failed or were bailed out by the government.

We're a boring retail and commercial bank.

Banking may well be a career from which no man really recovers.

My dad works for Merrill Lynch so I'm in good hands there.

I don't think spending money is a guarantee for anything.

A club like ours loses £8-10m every year to be competitive, and nobody wants to keep a business that is losing money every year.

The billionaire founder of investment firm Elliott Management was one of several investors who warned financial ministers in 2007 that a crack in the housing market could cause huge problems for the banking industry.

We really must recover our financial performance and take Nintendo back into the position in the marketplace where it is well appreciated.

Backing a company is a serious business.

Full financial citizenship means more than just a savings account and a way to transfer money and pay bills. It also requires access to credit along with the ability to accept payments and run a business, send money to family or transact business across borders, contribute to the community and help others in need, and invest for the future.

I chose to invest everything in my own private companies.

Many businesses in an investment bank, not only at UBS, are structurally a loss leader, so they don't pay for the cost of capital.

I invested in bitcoin - was that because of my degree? I don't know.