Fema / RBI : RBI has standardized the 90-day NPA classification rule across all NBFC categories, including NBFC-BL entities, effective 31 March...
Fema / RBI : The article explains that a company qualifies as an NBFC only when more than 50% of both its assets and income arise from financia...
Fema / RBI : RBI has created a new category called Unregistered Type 1 NBFC for companies operating only with internal or group funds and witho...
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...
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...
Fema / RBI : The Court held that rejection of NBFC registration surrender solely due to meeting PBC was unsustainable without giving an opportu...
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 : NBFCs can retain or upgrade borrower accounts to standard upon resolution plan implementation. The amendment balances borrower rel...
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...
Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) have been trying to enter the markets of insurance business for a long time. In 2000, the Central Bank of Indian Government, i.e. RBI gave a green light to them and the NBFCs since then are operating in the Insurance sector.
The Government of India recently had extended the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) by a month till 30th November 2020, as the scheme had thus far failed towards meeting the target of Rs 3 lakh crore. The scheme has been launched as part of the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan package, which was announced by the Finance Minister […]
What is NBFC? Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), also known as non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) are entities that provide certain bank-like and financial services but do not hold a banking license. NBFCs are not subject to the banking regulations and oversight by federal and state authorities adhered to by traditional banks. Investment banks, mortgage lenders, money […]
Requirement for obtaining prior approval of RBI in cases of acquisition/ transfer of control of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) As per the RBI Notification DNBS (PD) CC.No.376/03.10.001/2013-14 and Notification No. DNBS(PD) 275/GM(AM)-2014 dated May 26, 2014 Prior approval of RBI is to be taken when there is change in management/ control of NBFC. After granting […]
What is NBFC? NBFCs full form is Non-Banking Financial Company and it refers to a company that has been registered under the Companies Act, 1956. These non-banking financial companies engaged in the business of loans and advances, acquisition of shares, stocks, bonds, debentures and securities. “Nonbank financial companies (NBFCs), also known as nonbank financial institutions […]
Master Direction – Non-Banking Financial Company –Non-Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 amended up to 17.02.2020. Till now NBFC’s with an assets size up to 100 crore and NBFC with an assets size between 100 crore to 500 crore to file annual return in NBS 8 and in NBS 9 respectively, which […]
NBFCs are registered under the companies act, 2013/1956 and are engaged in the business of loans and advances, acquisition of shares/stock/bonds, debentures and securities issued by government. NBFCs are the financial institutions which function according to set of rules and regulations prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Further, these rules and regulation keep […]
1. Introduction: NBFCs have been outsourcing various activities and are hence exposed to various risks as such as strategic risk, country risk, compliance risk, operational risk, legal risk etc. The outsourced activities are to be brought within regulatory purview to protect the interest of the customers of NBFCs and to ensure that the NBFC concerned […]
The Non-Banking Financial sectors in India have gone through major growths over the last few decades. Their contribution and their ways of evolving out from a small banking sector to innovative strata has been the best thing for the economy of India. They have provided financial inclusions and lower business loan interest rate in the […]
The Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) are required to submit various returns to RBI w.r.t their deposit acceptance, prudential norms compliance, ALM etc. in accordance with Master Direction- Non-Banking Financial Company Returns (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016.
