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Fema / RBI : Explains RBI's cancellation of 135 NBFC registrations under Section 45-IA, the SBR framework, cancellation grounds and the regulat...
Fema / RBI : RBI's draft guidance highlights Board oversight, data governance and accountability as key foundations for responsible AI adoption...
Fema / RBI : Know the FLA Return filing requirement under FEMA, due date, FLAIR portal process, reporting rules, revisions and key compliance r...
Fema / RBI : FEMA Compounding Rules, 2024, RBI Directions and April 2025 amendments revise compounding, digital filing, jurisdictional limits a...
Fema / RBI : Explains NRI and resident status under FEMA, Section 3 restrictions, current and capital account transactions, and examples of per...
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 : Bombay HC permitted withdrawal of wilful defaulter orders and directed fresh proceedings after disclosure of relevant material, pe...
Fema / RBI : Calcutta HC permitted the borrower to file a fresh RBI Ombudsman complaint in the prescribed format and directed its consideration...
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 ...
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 : RBI released draft Foreign Investment Rules, 2026 for public comments until August 31, 2026, proposing a simplified, principle-b...
Fema / RBI : RBI released draft data governance guidance for regulated entities, inviting comments by August 17, 2026, on governance, data qual...
Fema / RBI : RBI consolidates SRVA instructions, supersedes earlier circulars, permits FEMA transactions through SRVAs, and updates reporting w...
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...
Based on the recommendations of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) in its meeting held on July 12, 2010, Government has approved 18 Proposals of Foreign Direct Investment amounting to Rs. 2245.32 Crore approximately.
Foreign lender Royal Bank of Scotland on Thursday said RBI is likely to hike its policy rates by up to one percentage point this year even as the headline inflation is likely to fall to 6-7 per cent on the back of a good monsoon. According to RBS managing director and head of markets Ramit Bhasin, the apex bank is likely to hike its overnight lending rates (repo) by 0.5 per cent to 6 per cent and the reverse repo, at which it accepts deposits from banks by 1 per cent to 5 per cent in 2010.
Keeping in view the special funding needs of the infrastructure sector, Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) has issued a Circular (A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 4 dated 22 July, 2010) ‘ to liberalise the above refinancing restriction under a Take-out Finance Scheme. The said scheme is applicable to Indian corporates in the seaport and airport, roads including bridges and power sectors (eligible borrowers).
The government has set up a committee to undertake a comprehensive review of the small savings instruments in India such as public provident fund schemes and national savings certificate schemes. This marks the first steps towards migrating to a deregulated regime for such schemes. At present, interest rate on these schemes, which come with tax breaks, are administered by the government and are not linked to market rates.
In terms of the existing regulatory framework, if the SGL transfer form bounces three times in a half year, for want of either funds or the securities, the account holder is liable to be debarred from using the SGL account facility for a period of six months. After restoration of the facility, if the SGL transfer form of the account holder bounces again, such account holder is liable to be permanently debarred from using its SGL account.
The guidelines on credit card operations cover various aspects such as issue of credit cards, interest rates and other charges, wrongful billing, use of Direct Sales Agents (DSAs)/Direct Marketing Agents (DMAs) and other agents, protection of customer rights covering among other things right to privacy, customer confidentiality and fair practices in debt collection, redressal of customer grievances, internal control and monitoring systems, fraud control etc.
In terms of the third proviso of para 18 of the Non-Banking Financial (Non- Deposit Accepting or Holding) Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2007, any systemically important non-deposit taking non-banking financial company not accessing public funds, either directly or indirectly, may make an application to the Bank for modifications in the prescribed ceilings with regard to Concentration of credit / investment norms.
A master circular on housing finance issued by the RBI on July 1 has once again reiterated that builders publicly disclose names of the banks they have mortgaged their land and apartments to. However, despite this directive, none of the developers have done this so far, said market sources.
The provisions of Section 15 of FEMA permit compounding of contraventions and empowers Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) to compound any contravention, except under section 3 (a) of FEMA on an application made by the person committing such contravention. In order to simplify the procedures for compounding, the Government of India notified Foreign Exchange (Compounding Proceedings) Rules, 2000 (“Rules”).
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the Reserve Bank will decide on a further hike in its lending and borrowing rates at the quarterly review meeting on July 27. “The RBI Board will come up with its policy on July 27. Let us wait till then,” Mukherjee told newspersons here when asked whether there would be any further hike in the repo and reverse repo rates of the RBI.
