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Revisting Round Tripping Under FEMA: A Judicial Approach

Fema / RBI : The article explains how routing Indian funds through offshore structures and reinvesting them into India may violate FEMA and att...

June 13, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

RBI Forex Swap Facility for PSU Borrowings: ECB Cost and FX Impact

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...

June 11, 2026 264 Views 0 comment Print

Know Your Customer (KYC): Regulatory Directions and Implementation

Fema / RBI : RBI's KYC framework mandates customer identification, risk categorization, and ongoing monitoring to combat money laundering and t...

June 10, 2026 423 Views 0 comment Print

FEMA Rule Amended Twice in 7 Months Now Governs GST Refunds & Export Benefits

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...

June 9, 2026 6693 Views 0 comment Print

FEMA Compliance for Foreign Investments in India

Fema / RBI : Companies receiving foreign investment must comply with reporting, valuation, and approval requirements under FEMA. Failure to do ...

June 5, 2026 342 Views 0 comment Print


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Portfolio Investment Positions by Counterpart Economy (formerly CPIS) – India: FAQs

Fema / RBI : RBI has clarified reporting requirements, valuation methods, submission procedures, and entity obligations under the Portfolio Inv...

June 2, 2026 780 Views 0 comment Print

Draft RBI (Local Area Banks – Financial Statements: Presentation and Disclosures) Third Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : The amendment redefines revenue reserves by excluding provisions for liabilities and depreciation. This ensures clearer classifica...

April 9, 2026 519 Views 0 comment Print

Draft RBI (Commercial Banks – Financial Statements: Presentation and Disclosures) Sixth Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI revises the definition of revenue reserves to exclude provisions and liabilities. The change enhances transparency and consist...

April 9, 2026 480 Views 0 comment Print

Draft RBI (Commercial Banks – Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy) Fifth Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : The Reserve Bank of India has removed a key provision from capital adequacy norms to ensure consistency with updated investment ru...

April 9, 2026 495 Views 0 comment Print

Draft RBI (Regional Rural Banks – Classification, Valuation, and Operation of Investment Portfolio) Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI introduces annual IFR assessment instead of continuous compliance for RRBs. The change reduces operational burden while mainta...

April 9, 2026 567 Views 0 comment Print


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₹50.13 Lakh Seized Cash Held Benami; Subsequent ITR Filing Cannot Defeat Proceedings

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...

May 29, 2026 282 Views 0 comment Print

FEMA Tribunal Lifts Property Seizure After Repatriation; Section 37A Not for Perpetual Attachment

Fema / RBI : The case examined whether Indian assets could remain seized after foreign asset value was repatriated. The Tribunal ruled that onc...

May 29, 2026 189 Views 0 comment Print

SAFEMA directs Bank Account Release on Deposit of Alleged Crime Proceeds

Fema / RBI : The appellant claimed the disputed funds were received unknowingly and had attempted to return them. The Tribunal granted relief b...

May 29, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

Mere Relationship to Alleged Betting Operator Not Enough to Freeze Assets: SAFEMA

Fema / RBI : The Tribunal held that bank accounts cannot remain frozen merely because the account holder is related to a suspect or under inves...

May 29, 2026 372 Views 0 comment Print

Asset Freeze on Non-Accused Family Members Upheld During Pending PMLA Proceedings

Fema / RBI : The Tribunal held that retention of seized assets can continue under Section 8(3) when a PMLA prosecution complaint is already pen...

May 29, 2026 429 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


RBI invites comments on Harmonisation and Consolidation of Instructions on Control / Assurance Functions

Fema / RBI : RBI has issued draft amendment directions to harmonise governance standards for risk management, compliance, and internal audit fu...

June 12, 2026 90 Views 0 comment Print

RBI Seeks Public Feedback on Standardised Approach for Counterparty Credit Risk (SA-CCR)

Fema / RBI : RBI has released draft amendment directions on the Standardised Approach for Counterparty Credit Risk after reviewing legal and re...

June 12, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

RBI (All India Financial Institutions – Credit Facilities) Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI's 2026 amendment directions permit AIFIs to finance listed InvITs but impose stringent conditions relating to valuation, lever...

June 10, 2026 120 Views 0 comment Print

RBI (Small Finance Banks – Credit Facilities) Second Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI has amended the Small Finance Banks framework to permit lending to listed InvITs while imposing detailed conditions on leverag...

June 10, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

RBI (Commercial Banks – Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy) Eighth Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : The RBI has classified bank exposures to REITs as Commercial Real Estate exposures with specified risk weights. Overseas branch le...

June 10, 2026 99 Views 0 comment Print


Chambers pitch for corporates into the banking ring

October 12, 2010 405 Views 0 comment Print

Industry chambers today strongly pitched for corporates entering the banking space, with all of them stating that a lower capital requirement would be detrimental in the long-run and that deep-pocket industrial houses with good track record be given

India would intervene in foreign exchange markets if needed: RBI

October 12, 2010 474 Views 0 comment Print

India would intervene in the foreign exchange markets if needed to maintain stability, the central bank’s governor said during a panel discussion at the International Monetary Fund in Washington on Saturday.

RBI to issue Rs 5 and Rs 2 coins with CWG theme

October 12, 2010 375 Views 0 comment Print

The Reserve Bank today said it will issue new coins of Rs 5 and Rs 2 to commemorate the ongoing Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. “The RBI will shortly put into circulation coins of Rs 5 and Rs 2 with the theme ‘XIX Commonwealth Games, 2010-Delhi,” t

Guidelines on Trading of Currency Options on Recognised Stock / New Exchanges – Participation of UCBs

October 11, 2010 445 Views 0 comment Print

Reserve Bank of India has issued Guidelines on Trading of Currency Options on Recognised Stock / New Exchanges vide A.P (DIR Series) Circular No.05 dated July 30, 2010 (copy enclosed). Accordingly it has been decided to allow AD Category – I UCBs, fulfilling the norms for AD – I license (listed in Annexure I of Circular UBD.PCB.Cir No. 21/16.12.000/06-07 dated November 27, 2006) to participate in the exchange traded currency option market of a designated exchange recognized by SEBI, only as clients, subject to RBI (Foreign Exchange Department) Guidelines, referred to above. Participation will be allowed only for hedging underlying forex exposure arising from customer transactions.

Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (No. 42 of 2010)

October 9, 2010 1891 Views 0 comment Print

Provided that the Central Government may entertain the representation after the expiry of the said period of thirty days, if it is satisfied that the organisation was prevented by sufficient cause from making the representation within thirty days.

RBI may relax conditions related to grant of Banking License to groups having exposure to Reality sector

October 8, 2010 627 Views 0 comment Print

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may have to go easy on its suggestion of not granting new banking licences to those groups which have exposure to the real estate sector. The central bank had in a discussion paper indicated that the groups with real e

Summary of Discussion paper on FDI in LLP

October 8, 2010 979 Views 0 comment Print

This article summarizes the Discussion Paper (DP) released on 28 September 2010 on ‘Foreign Direct Investment in Limited Liability Partnerships’ issued by the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) of the Government of India (Gol). Even t

RBI forms group to review operation of monetary policy

October 8, 2010 600 Views 0 comment Print

The Reserve Bank has constituted a working group to review the current operating procedure of monetary policy, as transmission of the policy to the rest of the system remains imperfect. The group, to be headed by RBI executive director Deepak Mohanty

Furnishing remitter details in pass book / pass sheet / account statement for credits received by customers through NEFT / NECS / ECS

October 8, 2010 1053 Views 0 comment Print

Destination banks may also explore the possibility of using the Unique Transaction Reference (UTR) number to link / retrieve the original message received by them, based on which additional information can be provided as a service initiative when customers make requests online or through call centres.

Permissible period for remittance of e-payments into Government account by Public Sector Banks

October 8, 2010 636 Views 0 comment Print

In this context, we advise that a Committee was constituted by the Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, to review the permissible period for transfer of funds to Government account in case of e-payment and other related issues. The Committee recommended that the remittance norm of T+1 working day (including put through date) for e-payment as applicable for Private Sector Banks may also be made applicable for the Public Sector Banks.

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