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Fema / RBI : Individuals who receive or transfer funds on behalf of others may face prosecution under various Indian laws. The article explains...
Fema / RBI : RBI has reiterated that software and ITES exporters must submit the annual survey based on the previous financial year. The guidel...
Fema / RBI : RBI requires mutual funds to report foreign liabilities and assets annually for compilation of Balance of Payments and Internation...
Fema / RBI : This article explains why FEMA does not explicitly prohibit round-tripping transactions and how regulators instead control them th...
Fema / RBI : Service exporters must file monthly EDF declarations from October 2026 under new FEMA regulations. Non-compliance may affect eBRC ...
Fema / RBI : RBI has clarified reporting requirements, valuation methods, submission procedures, and entity obligations under the Portfolio Inv...
Fema / RBI : The amendment redefines revenue reserves by excluding provisions for liabilities and depreciation. This ensures clearer classifica...
Fema / RBI : RBI revises the definition of revenue reserves to exclude provisions and liabilities. The change enhances transparency and consist...
Fema / RBI : The Reserve Bank of India has removed a key provision from capital adequacy norms to ensure consistency with updated investment ru...
Fema / RBI : RBI introduces annual IFR assessment instead of continuous compliance for RRBs. The change reduces operational burden while mainta...
Fema / RBI : The key issue was whether cash falls within the definition of property under the PBPT Act. The Tribunal ruled that cash is a tangi...
Fema / RBI : The case examined whether Indian assets could remain seized after foreign asset value was repatriated. The Tribunal ruled that onc...
Fema / RBI : The appellant claimed the disputed funds were received unknowingly and had attempted to return them. The Tribunal granted relief b...
Fema / RBI : The Tribunal held that bank accounts cannot remain frozen merely because the account holder is related to a suspect or under inves...
Fema / RBI : The Tribunal held that retention of seized assets can continue under Section 8(3) when a PMLA prosecution complaint is already pen...
Fema / RBI : RBI amended governance rules for Rural Co-operative Banks after observing that some directors were briefly resigning and returning...
Fema / RBI : RBI amended governance rules for Urban Co-operative Banks after finding directors briefly resigning and rejoining boards to bypass...
Fema / RBI : RBI issued revised draft directions to regulate recovery practices of banks, NBFCs, and other regulated entities. The framework pr...
Fema / RBI : RBI has released draft amendment directions for commercial and small finance banks to strengthen Pillar 3 disclosures under Basel ...
Fema / RBI : RBI has abolished the mandatory Investment Fluctuation Reserve requirement for commercial banks following changes in market risk a...
On a review, it has now been decided to further enhance the existing HTM limit of 22 per cent of NDTL to 23 per cent of NDTL and allow banks to include securities acquired between April 1, 2022 and March 31, 2023 under the enhanced limit of 23 per cent.
It is decided that the balances held by banks with the RBI under the SDF shall be an eligible Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) asset and such balances shall form part of ‘Cash’ for SLR maintenance. Banks shall report the SDF balances under ‘Cash in hand’ in Form VIII or Form I, as applicable.
Rationalization of risk weights on Individual Housing Loans in terms of which risk weights were rationalised irrespective of the amount, for all new housing loans sanctioned from October 16, 2020 and up to March 31, 2022. On review, it has been decided to continue with the risk weights contained in circular DOR.No.BP.BC.24/08.12.015/2020-21 dated October 16, […]
Digital Banking refers to present and future electronic banking services provided by a licensed bank for the execution of financial, banking and other transactions and/or orders/instruments through electronic devices / equipment over web sites (i.e online banking), mobile phones (i.e mobile banking) or other digital channels as determined by the bank, which involve significant level of process automation and cross-institutional service capabilities running under enhanced technical architecture and differentiated business model / strategy.
Banks credit interest to savings accounts in terms of RBI’s Master Circular dated 01.07.2015, which states that interest on savings bank accounts has to be credited on regular basis, whether the account is operative or not.
The RBI had issued certain clarifications vide its notification dated 12th Nov 2021 with a purpose to more accurately interpret the extant IRAC norms which we must keep in mind while conducting branch audits this time. The gist of the same are reproduced below which are very important from the perspective of deciding correct date […]
Companies these days are more involved in foreign investments in order to expand their businesses in international market. Infact, foreign direct investments has become a major monetary source for economic development in India. Therefore, RBI introduced the concept of FOREIGN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (FLA) RETURN in order to keep the track record of statistics relating […]
Banks, with their vast branch network throughout the length and breadth of the country, occupy a very strategic position in the financial system and have an important role to play in providing credit to the housing sector.
The policy of income recognition should be objective and based on record of recovery rather than on any subjective considerations. Likewise, the classification of assets of banks has to be done on the basis of objective criteria which would ensure a uniform and consistent application of the norms. Also, the provisioning should be made on the basis of the classification of assets based on the period for which the asset has remained non-performing and the availability of security and the realisable value thereof.
The credit related matters of banks have been progressively deregulated by Reserve Bank of India. Consistent with the policy of bestowing greater operational freedom to banks in the matter of credit dispensation and in the context of mandatory registration of NBFCs with the Reserve Bank, most of the aspects relating to financing of NBFCs by banks have also been deregulated.
