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Master Direction – RBI (Filing of Supervisory Returns) Directions – 2024

Fema / RBI : Discover the revised timelines and requirements outlined in the Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Filing of Supervisory ...

April 3, 2024 23208 Views 0 comment Print

RBI Directions on Filings of Supervisory Returns

Fema / RBI : Master the latest RBI Directions on filing supervisory returns for NBFCs, ensuring compliance with updated reporting requirements ...

March 6, 2024 2529 Views 0 comment Print

RBI 2024 Guidelines: Master Direction on Short-Term Commercial Paper & Debentures

Fema / RBI : RBI's Master Directions 2024 mandates guidelines for issuing Commercial Papers and NCDs up to one year, focusing on eligibility, i...

February 15, 2024 2424 Views 0 comment Print

Export of Software through Communication Links- FEMA Perspective

Fema / RBI : Regulations for software export depend upon the medium used. Learn how the export of software through data communication links fro...

December 1, 2023 4176 Views 0 comment Print

Anti-money laundering Act: RBI tightens KYC norms for politically Exposed Person

Fema / RBI : WITH the Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment) Act, 2009 (No 21 of 2009) coming into force from June 1, the RBI has advised a...

November 15, 2009 2379 Views 0 comment Print


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Minutes of Monetary Policy Committee Meeting December 5-6, 2017

Fema / RBI : The eighth meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), constituted under section 45ZB of the amended Reserve Bank of India Act...

December 21, 2017 855 Views 0 comment Print

Items excluded from Capital Market Exposure

Fema / RBI : On a review, it has been decided to include the National Payments Corporation of India. (NPCI) and United Stock Exchange of India ...

September 21, 2010 1642 Views 0 comment Print

Anti-money laundering Act: RBI tightens KYC norms for politically Exposed Person

Fema / RBI : WITH the Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment) Act, 2009 (No 21 of 2009) coming into force from June 1, the RBI has advised a...

November 15, 2009 2379 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


RBI Responsible for Monitoring Compliance of Loan Moratorium Circular: HC

Fema / RBI : The contentions of the RBI that the dispute is between the Petitioner and Respondents is not acceptable since the dispute arises o...

July 8, 2020 2748 Views 0 comment Print


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RBI Relaxes Approval Norms for Non-Bank Entities Facilitating Outward Remittances Through AD Banks

Fema / RBI : RBI has withdrawn the requirement for prior approval of tie-ups between AD banks and non-bank remittance platforms. The new framew...

May 14, 2026 237 Views 0 comment Print

Master Direction – RBI (Non-resident Investment in Debt Instruments) Directions, 2025 – amendment

Fema / RBI : The issue was fragmented regulations on NRI debt investments. RBI consolidated and updated directions to streamline compliance und...

April 10, 2026 897 Views 0 comment Print

Master Direction: RBI (Unique Identifiers in Financial Markets) Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : The direction requires entities to obtain LEI codes for participating in RBI-regulated financial markets. Non-compliance results i...

March 27, 2026 1017 Views 0 comment Print

SEBI Updates Master Circular on Consolidates LODR Compliance Rules

SEBI : The regulator has consolidated all operative circulars under the LODR framework into a single master reference. The update simplif...

January 30, 2026 3504 Views 0 comment Print

Master Direction – RBI (Rupee Interest Rate Derivatives) Directions, 2025

Fema / RBI : The RBI has released the Master Direction for Rupee IRDs effective March 2026, setting rules for OTC and exchange-traded derivativ...

December 8, 2025 2544 Views 0 comment Print


Exposure to Housing, Real Estate Sector and Commercial Real Estate – Urban Co-operative Banks

November 15, 2010 762 Views 0 comment Print

The above limits of credit exposure to housing, real estate and commercial real estate would be applicable from the date of this circular. UCBs having exposure in excess of the above limits may initiate steps to align their exposure to the revised limits within a period of six months from the date of this circular.

Share Linking to Borrowing Norm in Urban Co-operative Banks

November 15, 2010 5076 Views 0 comment Print

Accordingly, it has been decided to exempt UCBs, which maintain capital to risk-weighted assets ratio (CRAR) of 12 per cent or above on a continuous basis, from the extant mandatory share linking norms. This exemption would be effective from the date of this circular.

Exclusion from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – The Bank of Rajasthan Limited

November 15, 2010 382 Views 0 comment Print

xclusion from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – The Bank of Rajasthan Limited We advise that the name of “The Bank of Rajasthan Limited” has been excluded from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 by notification DBOD.No.PSBD/2866/16.01.056/2010-11 dated August 18, 2010.

Electronic Payment Products – Processing Inward Transactions based soley on Account Number Information

November 12, 2010 883 Views 0 comment Print

In this connection, we enclose a copy of the circular DPSS. (CO). EPPD. No.863 / 04.03.01 / 2010-11 dated October 14, 2010 issued by the Department of Payment and Settlement Systems of the Reserve Bank of India. All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks are advised to put in place appropriate systems and procedures to ensure compliance with the prescriptions contained in the above circular.

Exposure Norms-Applicability of Non-Banking Financial (Non-Deposit Accepting or Holding) Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2007 to standalone Primary Dealers

November 11, 2010 550 Views 0 comment Print

The matter has since been reviewed in the context of the need to further facilitate market making activities of the standalone PDs in corporate bonds. Accordingly, it has been decided to enhance the exposure limits of the standalone PDs from 15 per cent to 25 per cent of their NOF to single borrower and from 25 per cent to 40 per cent of their NOF to group borrowers.

Audit Committee of the Board of Directors – Calendar of Reviews

November 10, 2010 2097 Views 0 comment Print

The instructions have now been consolidated and a comprehensive calendar of reviews to be placed before ACBs is given in the Annex. It is emphasized that the calendar outlines the critical minimum requirements of review and the bank Boards will have discretion to prescribe additional reviews to suit their requirements.

Electronic Funds Transfer Infrastructure in India – Usage of RTGS and NEFT

November 9, 2010 759 Views 0 comment Print

Based on requests received from the participant member banks, it is clarified that the revised customer charges for the transactions routed through RTGS are applicable for amounts starting from ` 2 lakhs and above.

Shortfall in Maintenance of SLR – Additional Liquidity support under LAF

November 9, 2010 598 Views 0 comment Print

As stated in the Reserve Bank’s press release issued on November 09, 2010, in line with the stance of monetary policy set out in the Second Quarter Review of November 2, 2010 and in order to provide liquidity comfort arising out of frictional liquidity pressure, it has been decided that scheduled commercial banks may avail of additional liquidity support under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) to the extent of up to 1.0 per cent of their Net Demand and Time Liabilities (NDTL) as on the reporting Friday of the second preceding fortnight. For any shortfall in maintenance of Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) during November 9 – December 16, 2010.

Banking- Guidelines on Banks’ Asset Liability Management Framework – Interest Rate Risk

November 4, 2010 2847 Views 0 comment Print

As per extant guidelines on management of interest rate risk in the banking book under Pillar II, banks where the economic value of the banking book declines by more than 20% of the MVE as a result of a standardised interest rate shock of 200 basis points are considered outlier from supervisory perspective. However, no such calibration is envisaged at this stage for decline in the MVE based on the impact of the standardised interest rate shock of 200 basis points on the entire balance sheet, under the guidelines on banks’ ALM contained in this circular.

Banking – Sale of Investments held under Held to Maturity (HTM) category

November 1, 2010 727 Views 0 comment Print

In this connection, we clarify that the one-time transfer of securities to/from HTM category with the approval of Board of Directors permitted to be undertaken by banks at the beginning of the accounting year and sales to the Reserve Bank of India under pre-announced OMO auctions will be excluded from the 5 per cent cap prescribed in the above mentioned circular.

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