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Fema / RBI : Calcutta HC directed completion of liquidation of 32 banking companies within six months with periodic reporting to RBI....
Fema / RBI : The Karnataka High Court upheld the Appellate Tribunal's finding that the respondents satisfied the definition of person resident ...
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Fema / RBI : RBI amends Local Area Bank Directions on SNFA income recognition, reversal of unrealised income and accounting treatment, effectiv...
Fema / RBI : RBI amends RRB income recognition norms for SNFAs, prescribing treatment of unrealised income and realised receipts from October 1...
On a review, it has been decided that Clearing Houses / Processing Centres will now calculate and settle the charges payable as prescribed in the circular. Under the revised arrangement, the charges payable by the originating banks to destination banks (including the service tax applicable thereon), will be calculated and settled by the Clearing Houses using the multilateral netting method. However, the service tax will be calculated on gross obligations of the banks.Necessary MIS reports will be provided to the banks to enable them to remit the service tax to the Government.
At a time when the government is grappling with the black money menace, the RBI has penalised as many as 48 small banks in just six months, for lapses in implementing customer identification norms and various other violations. In the first six months of 2011, the apex bank has slapped penalties on 48 erring banks , mostly co-operative, as compared to just 15 such actions during 2010. The apex bank has so far slapped penalties between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 5 lakh on 48 banks during January-June period, according to official data.
Following the announcement in the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2010-11 (paragraph 107) that guidelines stipulating the prudential limits to regulate the investment of banks in companies engaged in forms of business other than financial services will be issued separately, the Reserve Bank of India the Reserve Bank of India today released on its website, Draft Guidelines on Equity Investments by scheduled commercial banks in subsidiaries and other companies for comments and feedback.
IDMD.PCD.06/14.03.07/2011-12 The settlement of trades in Government securities through CCIL was shifted from DvP II to DvP III with effect from April 02, 2004 videcircular IDMD.PDRD.05/10.02.01/2003-04 dated March 29, 2004. It was however clarified vide circular IDMD.PDRS.01/10.02.01/2004-05 dated July 23, 2004 that the DvP III facility will not be available to transactions undertaken by the Gilt Account Holders.
I note with satisfaction, indeed some pride, that the celebration of the Statistics Day in the Reserve Bank is much more than an annual calendar event. We are deeply conscious of the fact that our policy calibration, be it monetary policy, regulatory actions or decisions in pursuit of financial stability, is improved by the quality of data at our command and our ability to analyze and interpret that data. The decisions that we in the Reserve Bank make have a profound impact on the macroeconomy, and errors can be costly. Our policy judgement should therefore be based not only on state of the art skills in data analysis and interpretation but also on an intellectual value system of ruthlessly honest validation and peer review.
Please refer to paragraph 112 of the Monetary Policy Statement 2011-12 (extract enclosed) wherein it has been indicated that banks’ investments in liquid schemes of mutual funds have grown manifold. The liquid schemes continue to rely heavily on institutional investors such as commercial banks whose redemption requirements are likely to be large and simultaneous; on the other hand, they are large lenders in the over-night markets such as collateralised borrowing and lending obligation (CBLO) and market repo, where banks are large borrowers.
The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a monetary penalty of ` 25.00 lakh (Rupees twenty five lakh only) on Citibank N.A., in exercise of powers vested in it under the provisions of Section 47(A)(1)(b) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 for contravention of various guidelines and instructions relating to Know Your Bank (KYC)/Anti Money Laundering (AML) issued by the Reserve Bank of India. The failure in following the KYC/AML guidelines while opening accounts led to the perpetration of a fraud at its Gurgaon branch.
Shri Harun Rashid Khan took over today as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. As Deputy Governor he has been appointed for a period of three years. He will look after Central Security Cell, Department of External Investments and Operations, Department of Government and Bank Accounts, Department of Payment and Settlement Systems, Foreign Exchange Department, Internal Debt Management Department and Inspection Department.
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.01 Keeping in view the need to provide a window to facilitate refinancing of FCCBs by the Indian companies who may be facing difficulty in meeting the redemption obligations, it has been decided to consider applications for refinancing of FCCBs by Indian companies under the automatic route. Accordingly, designated AD Category – I banks may allow Indian companies to refinance the outstanding FCCBs subject to compliance with the terms and conditions set out hereunder: –
A decision on the contentious issue of allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail is likely to be taken before the Monsoon session of Parliament, sources said. However, there will be tough riders on the global retail chains for launching their operations. These would include hand-holding the small kirana shop-keepers who fear they could be wiped out by the giant retailers.
