“With fixed deposit rates from banks coming down, investors seeking higher returns from fixed income products are investing in company fixed deposits,” says Aseem Dhru, MD & CEO of HDFC Securities, which has recently started distributing company fixed deposits. Company fixed deposits work for investors seeking assured returns higher than that offered by bank fixed deposits.
It was proposed to increase the provisioning requirement for advances to the Commercial Real Estate (CRE) sector classified as ‘standard assets’ to 1.00 per cent with a view to building cushion against likely non-performing assets (NPAs). Accordingly, it has been decided to increase the provisioning requirement for advances to the CRE Sector classified as ‘standard asset’ to 1%.
In the statement of Standard Input Output Norms (SION), as contained in the Handbook of Procedure (Vol. 2), 2009-2014, as amended from time to time, amendments at appropriate place as mentioned in ANNEXURE “A” to this Public Notice are made.
Please refer to our circular UBD (PCB) BPD.Cir.No. 7/13.01.000/2009-10 dated September 1, 2009 advising banks to put in place requisite infrastructure so that transition to the revised procedure of calculating interest on balances in savings bank accounts on a daily product basis could be implemented smoothly.
