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In view of announcement in the Monetary Policy Statement, the Reserve Bank of India hereby notifies these guidelines, framed under section 9(a) of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) to provide for the proper management of the business of the borrower to enable the Securitisation Company or Reconstruction Company (SC/RC) to realise their dues from the borrowers, by effecting change in or take over of the management of the business of the borrower and related matters.
NBFCs – Miscellaneous Non-Banking Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 1977 These directions shall be known as the Miscellaneous Non-Banking Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 1977. They shall come into force with effect from the 1st July, 1977 and any reference in these directions to the date of commencement thereof shall be deemed to be a reference to that date.
These Directions shall be known as the ‘Non-Banking Financial (Non-Deposit Accepting or Holding) Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2007’.
The Bank would like to clarify to the general public that no company / entity by the name, M/s Forex Achievements is registered as a company under the Companies Act, 1956 which is a prerequisite for obtaining CoR from the Bank. The CoR bearing Registration No. 07.00410 dated April 07, 2010 displayed by the entity on its web site is a fabricated one and not issued by RBI to it. Members of public are hereby cautioned not to deposit money with M/s Forex Achievements and such other unincorporated bodies. Persons depositing money with these unincorporated bodies would be doing so at their own risk.
DBS. CO.FrMC.BC.No. 11/23.04.001/2010-11 In order to contain the frauds, the banks may put in place a system wherein the concurrent audit would look into the following and report on the following aspects: Wherever a Chartered Accountant certificate, property valuation certificate, legal certificate, guarantee/line of credit or any other third party certification is submitted by the borrower, the bank should independently verify the authenticity of such certification by directly communicating with the concerned authority issuing the certificate; indirect confirmation may also be resorted to, ie. indicating to the issuer that in case there is no response by a certain deadline, it would be assumed that the certificate is genuine.
A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No.75 After reviewing the current policy on buyback/prepayment of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs), the Reserve Bank in consultation with the Government of India, has decided to extend the time limit for buyback of FCCBs issued by Indian companies up to March 31, 2012 at reduced discount rates. Accordingly, Indian companies have been permitted to buyback the FCCBs at a minimum discount of 8 per cent on the book value utilizing their foreign currency funds under the automatic route. Indian companies may also buyback the FCCBs at a minimum discount between 10 and 20 per cent on the book value utilizing their internal accruals under the approval route.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said it has decided to permit the issuance of equity, preference shares under the government route of the foreign direct investment scheme for some categories vide its A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No.74 Dated- June 30, 2011. Circular specifies that Payments should be made directly by the foreign investor to the company. Payments made through third parties citing the absence of a bank account or similar such reasons will not be eligible for issuance of shares towards FDI.
Transfer by way of sale of shares of a JV / WOS – An Indian Party, without prior approval of the Reserve Bank, may transfer by way of sale to another Indian Party which complies with the provisions of Regulation 6 of FEMA Notification 120/RB-2004 dated July 7, 2004 or to a person resident outside India, any share or security held by it in a JV or WOS outside India subject to the following conditions:
Need to Explore Innovative Approaches to Sustain High Growth With Stability; Challenge is to Harness this Growth to Make the Development Process More Inclusive, Strengthen Food Security, Improve Education Opportunities and Health Facilities Both in Rural and Urban Areas ;Discussions Underway to Build Consensus on Further Liberalisation of the FDI Policy in Retail and Defence Sector: FM
Broad Structure of Proposed Infrastructure DEBT funds (IDFs) Finalized; IDFs — A Novel Attempt to address the Issue of Sourcing Long term DEBT for Infrastructure Projects; RBI to Issue Regulations for Setting-up of IDFs on Company Route