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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...
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the Budget yesterday that the government will look at relaxing FDI norms for sectors like Aviation, Media and Single-brand retail.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) means investment through capital instruments (equity shares, debentures, preference shares and share warrants) by a person resident outside India in an unlisted Indian company or in 10% or more of the post issue paid-up capital on a fully diluted basis of a listed Indian company. FDI under various sectors is permitted […]
As per the roadmap, FALLCR is scheduled to increase by 0.50 per cent of NDTL on August 1 and December 1, 2019, respectively. It has been decided that, with immediate effect, banks will be permitted to reckon this increase in FALLCR of 1.0 per cent of the bank’s NDTL as Level 1 HQLA for computing LCR, to the extent of incremental outstanding credit to NBFCs and Housing Finance Companies (HFCs
Format of Authority Letter for Filing NFRA Form 1 To, Chairperson National Financial Reporting Authority 8th floor, Hindustan Times House Kasturba Gandhi Marg New Delhi- 110001 I, <<Name>>, <<Designation>> hereby authorize following official to sign, fill and submit NFRA-1 on behalf of the organization. Name: Designation: Official Email ID: Official Contact No.: Official Identification Number: […]
Foreign Liabilities & Assets Information Reporting (FLAIR) System – Introduction of New Reporting Mechanism by RBI Background : Every Indian Company (‘the Company’) who has received FDI or has made an investment in foreign countries i.e. overseas investment in the previous year including current year needs to file a return called as Annual Return on […]
ANNUAL RETURN ON FOREIGN LIABILITIES AND ASSETS As per RBI/2010-11/427 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 45 dated March 15, 2011, an Indian company which has received FDI and/ or made overseas investment in any of the previous year(s), including current year, shall submit form FLA Return to the Reserve Bank on or before the 15th […]
What is Interest equalisation Scheme (IES): There are many benefits given to exporters, specially MSME sector exporters. One of the scheme is interest equalisation scheme (IES) or also known as interest subvention. This scheme was introduced with effect from 1st April 2015. This is a rebate of interest provided on pre and post shipment export credit […]
RBI FLA Return INTRODUCTION : RBI vide A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 37 dated June 28, 2019 introduced new mechanism for filing of FLA Return, to enhance the security-level in data submission and further improve the data quality. LEGAL REQUIREMENT OF FLA The RBI has introduced the requirement of Annual Return on Foreign Liabilities and […]
The Reserve Bank of India has issued a number of guidelines/instructions on Lead Bank Scheme from time to time. This Master Circular consolidates the relevant guidelines/instructions issued by Reserve Bank of India on Lead Bank Scheme up to June 30, 2019 as listed in the Appendix.
New System for Annual Return on Foreign Liabilities and Assets Reporting (FLAIR) by Indian Companies Earlier the Foreign Exchange Department of Reserve Bank of India stipulated that all Indian companies which have received FDI and/or made FDI abroad (i.e. overseas investment) in the previous year(s) including the current year, should file the annual return on […]
