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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...
It has now been decided that all client transactions in currency derivatives, including those with notional amount of below USD 1 mn, shall now be reported to the TR, with effect from January 06, 2020.
As provided in paragraph 3(i) of the above directions, the Reserve Bank hereby notifies the following benchmarks administered by Financial Benchmarks India Pvt. Ltd. (FBIL) as a ‘significant benchmark’:
On further examination, a comprehensive Cyber Security Framework for UCBs has been formulated based on a graded approach. The UCBs have been categorised into four levels based on their digital depth and interconnectedness to the payment systems landscape. The levels are defined as below:
Reserve Bank of India RBI/2019-20/130 DoS.CO/CSITE/BC.4084/31.01.015/2019-20 December 31, 2019 To The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) All Small Finance Banks and Payments Banks All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks All Local Area Banks and White-Label ATM Operators Madam/Dear Sir, Cyber Security controls for Third party […]
Relaxation on the guidelines to NBFCs on securitisation transactions and the circular DNBR (PD)CC.No.100/03.10.001/2018-19 dated May 29, 2019 extending the dispensation till June 30, 2020.
UCBs with deposit size of ₹100 crore and above shall constitute BoM which will also be a mandatory requirement for allowing such banks to expand their area of operation and open new branches. UCBs with a deposit size less than ₹100 crore and Salary Earners’ Banks are exempted from constituting BoM. However, for having good governance practices, such banks may also constitute BoM, if they so desire.
Article explains about Non- Banking Financial Company (NBFC), Importance of NBFC in Indian Economy, Principal Business activities (Financials Activities) of NBFC’s recognized but not limited, Restricted Activities: Activities that are exclusively restricted to be carried on by the NBFC’s, Difference between NBFC & Bank, Requirement to establish business of Non- Banking Financial Services, Types of […]
The transactions in the NETC system can be performed without any Additional Factor of Authentication (AFA) and / or pre-transaction notification / alert.
RBI releases draft circular on Limits on Exposure to Single and Group Borrowers/Parties and Large Exposures and Revision in Priority Sector Lending Targets for UCBs
Reserve Bank of India has announced certain changes pertaining to peer- to- peer lending platform. RBI made amendments to the P2P lending platform on 23rd December 2019. The purpose of changes is to make it more consumers friendly and to protect consumer interest. The largest banking body of India consciously made the alteration. As per […]
