Fema / RBI : RBI has reiterated that software and ITES exporters must submit the annual survey based on the previous financial year. The guidel...
Fema / RBI : RBI requires mutual funds to report foreign liabilities and assets annually for compilation of Balance of Payments and Internation...
Fema / RBI : RBI’s 2026 amendments impose a mandatory three-year cooling-off period after directors complete ten years on co-operative bank b...
Fema / RBI : The requirement applies if foreign assets or liabilities exist as of 31 March, even without fresh transactions. The rule ensures d...
Fema / RBI : RBI has standardized the 90-day NPA classification rule across all NBFC categories, including NBFC-BL entities, effective 31 March...
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 : Reimbursement of interim payments from insured banks in priority to other liabilities was a valid exercise of legislative competen...
Fema / RBI : The Court held that rejection of NBFC registration surrender solely due to meeting PBC was unsustainable without giving an opportu...
Fema / RBI : The court held that failure to apply Clause 3(d) of the RBI Master Circular invalidated the wilful defaulter declaration. Non-Exec...
Corporate Law : The court held that Ombudsman’s finding of customer negligence was unsustainable and directed bank to refund disputed amount. Th...
Corporate Law : Court ruled that protections under the RBI Circular apply only to third-party breaches and cannot be invoked to recast personal tr...
Fema / RBI : RBI has reiterated that old series banknotes issued before 2005 remain legal tender but should not be re-issued by banks. The circ...
Fema / RBI : The RBI has consolidated all directions relating to the withdrawal of ₹2000 banknotes from circulation. The circular reiterates ...
Fema / RBI : RBI has exempted eligible FCNR(B) deposits from CRR and SLR requirements until September 30, 2026. The measure is aimed at attract...
Fema / RBI : RBI has exempted fresh FCNR(B) deposits mobilized between June 8 and September 30, 2026 from CRR and SLR requirements. The move ai...
Fema / RBI : RBI has exempted eligible FCNR(B) deposits from CRR and SLR requirements for urban co-operative banks. The move aims to attract fo...
Fraud can be defined as, ‘a deliberate act of omission or commission by any person, which has been carried out in the course of a banking transaction or in the books of accounts maintained manually or under computer system in banks, thereby resulting into wrongful gain to any person for a temporary period with or without any monetary loss to the bank’.
Financial literacy refers to a person’s knowledge and awareness of many financial topics that help a person to achieve the lifestyle he/she wants. This subject focuses on the ability to handle personal money effectively and involves the knowledge to make proper personal finance choices such as investment, insurance, college payments, real estate, budgeting, retirement plans, and tax planning.
The Reserve Bank of India on 24th May 2021 released on its website its study titled, “Risk Premium Shocks and Business Cycle Outcomes in India”. The study was co-authored by Dr. Shesadri Banerjee, Shri Jibin Jose, and Shri Radheshyam Verma, all scholarly economists from RBI. This study investigates the dynamic effects of financial shocks on the […]
Much awaited Reserve Bank of India guidelines to harmonise various instructions issued to Commercial Banks, SFBs, RRBs, UCBs and LABs; align these guidelines with emerging national priorities and bring sharper focus on inclusive development and also aim to encourage and support environment friendly lending policies to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been issued in […]
RBI In its first monetary Policy meeting for the Financial Year 2021-22 decided to keep the policy rates unchanged and also continued to maintain the accommodative stance as long as necessary to sustain growth on a durable basis. The said meeting held for three days from 05th April to 07th April 2021 and the outcome of the meeting has come at 10AM on 07th April 2021.
With the aim of diversifying the business abroad, Overseas direct investments (ODI) are undertaken as significant means for developing economies and emerging markets where companies need funding and expertise to expand their international sales. The importance of ODI can be accurately measured by the innumerable benefits like better economic co-operation, economic integration, growth of capital etc.
Addressing the Need-gaps: Why Neo Banks? Today, customer expectations and behaviors have changed dramatically. Banks haven’t. Simply put, the global banking sector has fallen short in keeping up with customer needs.
Reserve Bank of India vide its statutory powers vested has issued the above directions which are applicable to all scheduled commercial banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks), Small finance banks, Payments banks and Credit card issuing NBFCs. They are reproduced from their website as under for those who intend referring to these complex technical directions. https://taxguru.in/rbi/master-direction-digital-payment-security-controls.html […]
Supreme Court mandates strict procedures for bank lockers. Ensure compliance, notify changes, maintain records. Judgment details in Amitabha Dasgupta case.
I am not amused by the recent directions issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide its communication dated RBI/2020-21/87 CEPD.CO.PRD. Cir. No.01/13.01.013/2020-21 dated January 27, 2021, titled ‘RBI releases framework for strengthening the grievance redress mechanism in banks’ with the following objective. “It has been decided to put in place a comprehensive framework comprising […]
