Financial Institutions

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) chairman CB Bhave on Friday said regulating bigger entities is a greater challenge for regulators worldwide. While addressing a function in Mumbai, Sebi chief said bigger entities have more 'persuasiv Full Article

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has once again advised banks and financial institutions to ensure that all information relating to charges or fees for processing of loans should be disclosed in the loan application forms. This is applicable to all lo Full Article

The service tax in the present case is neither on the material nor on sale. It is on the activity of financing/funding of equipment/asset within the meaning of the words "financial leasing services" in Section 65(12)(a)(i). - the appellant(s) had moved the High Court in the writ petition challenging the validity of Section 66 of the Finance Act, 1994 on the value of taxable services referred to in Section 65(105)(zm) read with Section 65(12)(a)(i) without exhausting th.. Full Article

Government of India vide its Notification No.10/2010-E.S/F. No.6/8/2009-E.S. dated June 16, 2010 has amended the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records of the Nature and Value of Transactions, the Procedure and Manner of Maintaining and Time for Furnishing Information and Verification and Maintenance of Records of the Identity of the Clients of the Banking Companies, Financial Institutions and Intermediaries) Rules, 2005. A copy of the Notification is enc.. Full Article

Union Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee will review the performance of all Public Sector Banks (PSBs) and Financial Institutions (FIs) in a meeting to be held here tomorrow. This will include annual review of banks performance in the field of agriculture credit, micro, small and medium enterprise credit, housing loan, education loan, deposits, credit deposit ratio, gross and net non-performing assets (NPAs) and return on assets among others. Full Article

DNBS(PD) CC.No 175/03.10.42/2009-10- Government of India vide its Notification No. 7/2010-E.S.F.No6/8/2009-E.S dated February 12, 2010 has amended the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records of the Nature and Value of Transactions, the Procedure and Manner of Maintaining and Time for Furnishing Information and Verification and Maintenance of Records of the Identity of the Clients of the Banking Companies, Financial Institutions and Intermediaries) Rules, 2.. Full Article

Please refer to our circular RPCD.CO.RRB.AML.BC.NO. 49/03.05.33(E)/2009-10 dated January 28, 2010.Government of India vide its Notification No. 7/2010-E.S.F.No.6/8/2009-E.S dated February 12, 2010 has amended the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records of the Nature and Value of Transactions, the Procedure and Manner of Maintaining and Time for Furnishing Information and Verification and Maintenance of Records of the Identity of the Clients of the Banking .. Full Article

RPCD.CO.RF.AML.BC. No.59/07.40.00/2009-10 Some of the salient features of the amendment, relevant to state and central co-operative banks are as under- Clause (ca) inserted in sub-rule (1) of Rule 2 defines non-profit organization. Clause (BA) inserted in sub-rule (1) of Rule 3 requires banks/ financial institutions to maintain proper record of all transactions involving receipts by non-profit organizations of value more than rupees ten lakh or its equivalent in.. Full Article