investment portfolio

RBI issued Prudential Guidelines on Capital Charge for Market Risks

As you are aware, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) had issued an amendment to the Capital Accord in 1996 to incorporate market risks. As an initial step towards prescribing capital requirement for market risks, Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) were advised to assign an additional risk weight of 2.5% on almost the entire investment portfolio.
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Before you choose avenues for tax saving -series II

It’s true that an equity investment fetches much higher returns as compared to other investment avenues. But just remember what happened to your tax saving funds when the Indian equity markets went for a rock bottom decline. We find that all the NAV of the major tax saving funds having exposure in equity went for a cascading fall in their NAV values.
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RBI issued circular, relaxing existing norms on Investment Portfolio of Primary Dealers

RBI/2009-10/ 136  (IDMD.PDRD.No. 1050/ 03.64.00/2009- 10) Dated: August 31, 2009 All Standalone Primary Dealers Dear Sir, Investment Portfolio of Primary Dealers - Relaxation in the existing norms 1. Please refer to our Master Circular RBI/2009-2010/ 56 IDMD.PDRS. 01 / 03.64.00 / 2009-10 dated July 1, 2009 on Operational Guidelines to Primary Dealers containing, inter alia, guidelines [...]
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