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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...
The banks shall put in place a ‘mandatory leave’ policy wherein the employees posted in sensitive positions or areas of operation shall be compulsorily sent on leave for a few days (not less than 10 working days) in a single spell every year, without giving any prior intimation to these employees, thereby maintaining an element of surprise.
RBI issued an advisory to banks and other RBI-regulated entities emphasizing the need for preparedness for the transition away from London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR).
FLA Full Form:- FLA stands for Foreign Liabilities and Assets. Meaning of FLA Return:- It’s an Annual Return on Foreign Liabilities and Assets required to be filed by an Indian Company and LLP to RBI within the prescribed due date. This Return is filed Online on RBI Portal. The portal on which you can file […]
With the objective of integrating the extant reporting structures of various types of foreign investment in India, RBI introduced Single Master Form (SMF) through its Circular RBI/2017-18/194 A.P (DIR Series) Circular No. 30. Dated June 07, 2018 w.e.f. September 1, 2018. SMF Form provides reporting of various forms for foreign investment which includes: S. No. […]
Declaration of dividends by NBFCs In order to infuse greater transparency and uniformity in practice, it has been decided to prescribe guidelines on distribution of dividend by NBFCs. Applicability – All NBFC’s regulated by RBI Effective Date – Effective for declaration of dividend from the profit of F.Y. 2021 – 22 and onwards. Consideration before […]
Detailed Overview Of Foreign Liabilities And Asset (Fla) Return (Covering Applicability, Steps, And Instructions For Filing Of Fla Return) OVERVIEW FLA (Foreign Liabilities and Asset) return is a return filed with RBI on annual basis depending on the applicability of certain provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) on below entities: a) Any entity which […]
Foreign Exchange management Act, 1999 (FEMA) was passed on 29th December 1999 in Parliament replacing the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA). The new regime is made consistent with the framework laid down by the World Trade Organisation. FEMA enabled all cross border trades & payments and promotes orderly development of foreign exchange market in India. […]
We advise that Shivalik Small Finance Bank Limited has been included in Second Schedule to Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notification dated June 15, 2021
It has decided to include Retail and Wholesale trade as MSMEs for the limited purpose of Priority Sector Lending and they would be allowed to be registered on Udyam Registration Portal for the following NIC Codes and activities mentioned against them:
RBI by release of its occasional research papers vide its communication dated June 11, 2021 analyses the role of regulatory bank capital in influencing credit flows and GDP growth with the following web release of ‘Macroeconomic Implifications of Bank Capital Regulations‘. Analyzing the study in a layman’s language, the following questions have been raised in […]
