Fema / RBI : RBI plans to ease registration norms for low-risk NBFCs to reduce compliance burden. The move aims to encourage innovation while m...
Fema / RBI : The draft directions require compulsory registration once assets cross ₹1,000 crore. Regulatory intensity now rises with systemi...
CA, CS, CMA : Industry expects a dedicated refinance facility for NBFCs to reduce funding costs and strengthen MSME credit flow. The move aims t...
Fema / RBI : TRAI requires all NBFC service and transactional calls to shift to the 1600 Trust Series by February–March 2026 to prevent fraud...
Fema / RBI : RBI has laid down a structured relief mechanism for borrowers hit by natural calamities. The framework allows restructuring while ...
Fema / RBI : RBI drafts amendments to NBFC Scale Based Regulation, introducing 'High-quality infrastructure projects' and tiered risk weights o...
Fema / RBI : The RBI's draft directions for NBFCs, effective April 1, 2026, revise guidelines on lending to 'related parties' to manage conflic...
CA, CS, CMA : RBI prescribes that an audit firm can concurrently take up audit of maximum of eight NBFCs during a year, irrespective of the asse...
Income Tax : An NBFC's claim for on an irrecoverable loan was allowed by the ITAT, which overturned the disallowance. The court ruled that non-...
Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held the disallowance on basis that the ESOP expenses is contingent in nature cannot be sustained. However, amount cla...
Fema / RBI : Delhi High Court sets aside RBI's cancellation of NBFC registration for failure to meet Rs. 200 Lakh NOF, directs fresh review of ...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court held that Banks/ Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) are obliged to adopt restructuring process of MSME as conte...
Fema / RBI : RBI directs NBFCs to adhere to a Rs 20,000 cash loan disbursement limit, aiming to regulate cash transactions and enforce complian...
Fema / RBI : The RBI proposes replacing the existing dual methodology with a single asset-based criterion for identifying NBFC-UL entities. The...
Fema / RBI : RBI’s Amendment Directions enable NUCFDC to raise capital beyond statutory private placement limits. The decision ensures broade...
Fema / RBI : The RBI amended NBFC Credit Facilities Directions to align asset classification and provisioning with updated prudential norms. Th...
Fema / RBI : The RBI has amended IRACP norms to permit NBFCs to factor in Default Loss Guarantee arrangements while computing Expected Credit L...
Fema / RBI : RBI issued draft directions on Capital Market Exposure for banks and amendments to NBFC Scale-Based Regulation, inviting public an...
Brief Overview of XBRL Returns Applicability to the Non Deposit taking – Non Systematically Important Category of Non Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) & other Important Provisions thereof XBRL stands for eXtensible Business Reporting Language. It is a language for the electronic communication of business and financial data which is revolutionising the business reporting around the […]
NABARD has defined microfinance as “provision of thrift, credit and other financial services and products of very small amounts to the poor in rural, semi-urban and urban areas provided to customers to meet their financial needs; with only qualification that (1) transactions value is small and (2) customers are poor.” A micro finance institution is […]
NBFC Compliance Calendar (For Non-Deposit Accepting Non-Systematically Important NBFC) UPLOADING PORTAL ASSET SIZE RETURN NAME FREQUENCY TIME LIMIT COSMOS Portal Below 100 Crores NBS-9 REV (Annual return on details of Assets and Liabilities) Yearly Within 60 days from the end of the financial year. 100 – 500 Crores and above NBS-8 REV (Annual return on […]
NBFC – An Easy Simple Process As per the provisions of section 251(c) of the RBI Act, ‘any organization dealing with the business of any financial institution would be considered as an NBFC’. An NBFC is governed by the RBI (Reserve Bank of India) as well as the MCA (Ministry of Corporate Affairs). Basic procedure […]
Issue of Guidelines for Appointment of Statutory Central Auditors (SCAs)/Statutory Auditors (SAs) of Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs), UCBs Reserve Bank of Indiaand NBFCs (including Housing Finance Companies)
As per Para 6.4, whether the time gap of one year between any non-audit works by the SCAs/SAs for the Entities or any audit/non-audit works for its Group Entities has to be ensured for all the Entities in the Group or the RBI Regulated Entities in the Group?
In terms of Section 45-IA of the RBI Act, 1934, no Non-banking Financial company can commence or carry-on business of a non-banking financial institution without a) obtaining a certificate of registration from the RBI.
REQUIREMENTS AS PER RBI ACT, 1934 1. Requirement of prior approval of Reserve Bank Requirement for obtaining prior approval of RBI in cases of acquisition/ transfer of control of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs). 2. Application for prior approval NBFCs shall submit an application, in the company letter head, for obtaining prior approval of the Bank, […]
With strong RBI regulations in place since the IL&FS crisis, the big NBFCs have been facing a credit crunch since 2019. However, mid-size and small size NBFCs have been doing well and ready to raise a significant amount of FDI for retail lending. India has about 9000+ active NBFCs but hardly 954 of them have […]
Overview and regulatory aspects of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) NBFC- Meaning & definition: Financial sector in addition to banking system is huge sector. Like all over the word, NBFC plays significantly important role to complement the banking system in India. Non-banking financial company (NBFC) means a company registered under the Companies Act 2013 or under […]
