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Hitherto, Authorised Dealers Category – I Banks (AD) were allowed to permit pledge of shares held by the Promoters as security for External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) availed by the Borrowing Resident Investee Company subject to prescribed conditions. As a measure of liberalisation and simplifications, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has now permitted ADs to allow pledge of shares of an Indian Company held by Non-Resident Investor/s subject to certain key conditions outlined below.
The Reserve Bank has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1 lakh each on two cooperative lenders — Randheja Commercial Cooperative Bank and Gandevi People”s Cooperative Bank — for violation of banking norms.
Two and a half years after taking over as RBI governor ,D Subbaraoon Monday sought “legally-back formal autonomy”for the central bank besides suggesting a gradual shift to a committee-driven approach to setting of interest rates. But, when it came to losing RBI’s grip over what is now its turf-managing the government’s debt-the governor , who is a former Union finance secretary , stopped short of suggesting that the government abandon its plans to setup an independent debt management office.
Reserve Bank of India has liberalised opening of Escrow Accounts for Foreign Direct Investment transactions vide A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 58 dated 2 May 2011. Hitherto, opening of Escrow / Special Bank Account by Non-resident Corporate(s) for the purpose of acquisition/transfer of shares / convertible debentures of an Indian Company was permitted only in cases of Open Offers / Delisting / Exit Offers subject to compliance with Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Regulations.
As announced in the Reserve Bank of India’s Annual Monetary Policy Statement 2011-12 on May 03, 2011 Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) may borrow overnight up to one per cent of their respective Net Demand and Time Liabilities (NDTL) under the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF)Scheme effective from the fortnight beginning on May 07, 2011. Operating instructions in this regard are contained in circular FMD No.59/01.18.001/2010-11 dated May 9, 2011. RBI/2010-11/516 Ref. DBOD No. Ret. BC. 92 /12.02.001/2010-11
As announced in the Monetary Policy for the year 2011-12, a new Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) is being introduced with effect from May 9, 2011. The Scheme will be operationalized on the lines of the existing Liquidity Adjustment Facility – Repo Scheme (LAF – Repo). Under the facility, the eligible entities can avail overnight, up to one per cent of their respective Net Demand and Time Liabilities (NDTL) outstanding at the end of the second preceding fortnight. But for the intervening holidays, the MSF facility will be for one day except on Fridays when the facility will be for three days or more, maturing on the following working day. In the event, the banks’ SLR holdings fall below the statutory requirement up to one per cent of their NDTL, banks will not have the obligation to seek a specific waiver for default in SLR compliance arising out of use of this facility in terms of notification issued under sub section (2A) of Section 24 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. RBI/2010-11/515 FMD. No.59/01.18.001/2010-11
RPCD.CO.Plan.BC.69/04.09.01/2010-11 Pursuant to the announcement made by Union Finance Minister in paragraph 44 of the budget for the year 2011-12, it has been decided to increase the above limit from Rs.20 lakh to Rs.25 lakh. The above change will be applicable to housing loans sanctioned on or after April 1, 2011. RBI/2010-11/517 RPCD.CO.Plan.BC.69/04.09.01/2010-11
Bank account holders’ cheers after the RBI hiked the rates on saving accounts could be short-lived, as the banks are likely to make them pay for a slew of services to offset the costs, bankers and analysts have said. Earlier, the regulated interest rate of 3.5 per cent per annum — unchanged since 1993 — helped banks garner low- cost deposits and maintain good margins, due to which many services came free.
The Reserve Bank is likely to make it mandatory for foreign banks in the country to operate as wholly-owned subsidiaries, in line with the international practice, so that the central bank can have better control over their working. Initially, according to sources, the new banks and the existing ones with a few branches will be asked to convert into wholly-owned subsidiaries (WoS).
he Reserve Bank has given its assessment of inflation in the May 3 Monetary Policy Statement. There are three important issues. First, inflation was the primary macroeconomic concern throughout 2010-11, especially the resurgence in the last quarter of 2010-11. Although the trigger for the jump during January-March 2011 was the sharp uptrend in international commodity prices, the fact that these were quickly passing through into the entire range of domestic manufactured goods indicated that pricing power is significant. In other words, demand has been strong enough to allow significant pass-through of input price increases.
