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Fema / RBI : The article explains how routing Indian funds through offshore structures and reinvesting them into India may violate FEMA and att...
Fema / RBI : RBI has introduced a concessional forex swap facility allowing eligible PSUs to hedge ECB and OFCB exposures at a fixed 1.50% cost...
Fema / RBI : RBI's KYC framework mandates customer identification, risk categorization, and ongoing monitoring to combat money laundering and t...
Fema / RBI : The article explains RBI’s decision to reduce the export proceeds realization period from 15 months to 9 months and its impact o...
Fema / RBI : Companies receiving foreign investment must comply with reporting, valuation, and approval requirements under FEMA. Failure to do ...
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 has updated FEMA regulations to modify payment modes, sale proceeds remittance, and reporting requirements for NRIs, OCIs, and...
Fema / RBI : The 2026 amendment broadens investment eligibility under FEMA by allowing all individual persons resident outside India to invest ...
Fema / RBI : RBI has issued draft amendment directions to harmonise governance standards for risk management, compliance, and internal audit fu...
Fema / RBI : RBI has released draft amendment directions on the Standardised Approach for Counterparty Credit Risk after reviewing legal and re...
Fema / RBI : RBI's 2026 amendment directions permit AIFIs to finance listed InvITs but impose stringent conditions relating to valuation, lever...
Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) Chairman C Rangarajan today said the RBI will have to continue with its monetary tightening policy to tame inflation, which stood at over 8 per cent in February. “The inflation rate continues to remain high and therefore, monetary policy will have to remain tight in order to ensure that the inflation rate is brought down,” Rangarajan told reporters on the sidelines of the Skoch summit here.
The Reserve Bank of India asked banks to have extended working hours on March 30 and 31, 2011, to facilitate receipt of government revenue from members of public even at late hours. It has been decided in consultation with the Controller General of Accounts that all regional offices of RBI and branches of agency banks conducting government business will suitably extend the banking hours to conduct government business by keeping their counters open for the purpose on March 30 and 31, 2011, the central bank said in a statement.
With a view to facilitating accounting of all the Government transactions of the current financial year (2010-11) by March 31, 2011, the National Clearing Cells functioning under the Regional Offices of Reserve Bank of India have been advised to conduct “Special Clearings” with same day return clearing in the evening / night of March 30 and 31, 2011. They have also been advised to ensure that the Clearing Houses under their jurisdiction conduct these clearings, keeping in view the operational convenience at the local centres, so that instruments relating to Government revenue received from members of the public are realised and the proceeds are credited to Government account by March 31, 2011.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today fixed the reference rate for the US dollar at Rs 44.96 per dollar and the euro at Rs 63.68 per euro, as against Rs 44.97 per dollar and Rs 63.98 per euro yesterday. In a press release issued by the RBI, the exchange rates for the pound and yen against the rupee were quoted at Rs 73.5658 per pound and Rs 55.60 per 100 yen, based on the reference rates for the US dollar and cross-currency quotes at noon.
With a view to facilitating accounting of all the Government transactions of the current financial year (2010-11) by March 31, 2011 and meeting the probable rush of tax-payers towards the end of the year, it has been decided in consultation with the Controller General of Accounts, Government of India that all Regional Offices of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and branches of Agency banks conducting Government business will suitably extend the banking hours to conduct Government business by keeping their counters open for the purpose on March 30 and 31, 2011 to facilitate receipt of Government revenue from members of public even at late hours.
All authorized ATM Networks provider/operator are advised to submit the quarterly data pertaining to resolution of complaints between ATM network operator and banks in the following excel format. The quarterly data should reach us within a month on completion of each quarter through email. It may also be ensured that the format and timelimit prescribed is strictly adhered to.
Please refer to our circular DPSS/No.101/02.10.02/2009-2010 dated July 17, 2009 on the captioned subject, wherein banks were advised to submit the quarterly review of ATM transactions. 2. In continuation of the above circular banks are advised to submit the quarterly review of ATM transactions duly approved by their Board in the following Excel based formats: ATM failed transactions for complaints received/resolved – Table 1 ; Complaint resolution between issuing bank and acquiring bank for ATM failed transactions – Table 2 ; and
Corporates looking to enter the banking business will have wait for some more time, as the government is considering amendment of the Banking Regulation Act and Banking Laws Act before finalising the guidelines for giving new licences. The final guidelines on the new banking licences would be released only after the necessary amendments to the Banking Regulation Act and Banking Laws Act are cleared by Parliament, official sources said.
On the basis of the current macroeconomic assessment, it has been decided to: * increase the repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 6.5 per cent to 6.75 per cent with immediate effect; and increase the reverse repo rate under the LAF by 25 basis points from 5.5 per cent to 5.75 per cent with immediate effect.
Financial service provider SMC Global Securities today said the Reserve Bank may hike key rates by 25 basis points in its policy review tomorrow. “With series of RBI actions and rise in commodity prices, India Inc witnessed pressures on margins …,” SMC Group Chairman and Managing Director Subhash Chand Aggarwal said in a statement here.
