Fema / RBI : RBI plans to ease registration norms for low-risk NBFCs to reduce compliance burden. The move aims to encourage innovation while m...
CA, CS, CMA : CBDT corrected multiple ITR forms to fix structural and computational errors. The update ensures accurate tax reporting and reduce...
Fema / RBI : The issue concerns liability in unauthorised digital transactions. The ruling insight highlights that absence of a clear definitio...
Fema / RBI : The RBI maintained key policy rates unchanged, signaling confidence in economic stability and controlled inflation. The decision r...
CA, CS, CMA : The latest amendments aim to simplify compliance and promote investment while reducing penalties. The update signals a major shift...
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 : The Reserve Bank of India has proposed a clear 5% IFR requirement for rural co-operative banks’ current investments. This change...
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 : Rajasthan High Court stays a ₹7 crore deposit for Tijaria Polypipes' OTS, directing Bank of India to comply with RBI circulars a...
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 has consolidated all previous e-mandate guidelines into a single framework governing recurring digital payments. The key t...
Fema / RBI : The update prohibits most INR derivative contracts with related entities. Only specific transactions such as cancellations and non...
Fema / RBI : The issue involved restrictive branch approval requirements for NBFCs. RBI removed prior approval norms, allowing easier expansion...
Fema / RBI : The RBI proposes replacing the existing dual methodology with a single asset-based criterion for identifying NBFC-UL entities. The...
Fema / RBI : The discussion paper addresses increasing APP frauds and proposes preventive safeguards like transaction delays and authentication...
The Basel Committee published its Basel III rules in December 2010. I propose to discuss the major features of Basel III in a little more detail. Learning the lessons from the crisis, the objectives of Basel III are to minimise the probability of recurrence of a crisis of such magnitude. Towards this end, the Basel III has set its objectives to improve the shock absorbing capacity of each and every individual bank as the first order of defence and in the worst case scenario, if it is inevitable that one or a few banks have to fail, Basel III has measures to ensure that the banking system as a whole does not crumble and its spill-over impact on the real economy is minimized. Therefore, Basel III will have some micro-prudential elements so that risk is contained in each individual institution; and a macro-prudential overlay that will “lean against the wind” to take care of issues relating to the systemic risk.
There has been an almost unabated rise in the international gold prices in recent months. As gold is an integral part of savings of a large number of savers, this has raised apprehensions whether any correction in gold prices will have destabilising effects on the financial markets. In this backdrop, the present study initially examines the inter-linkages between domestic and international gold prices and then the nature of changes in the factors affecting international gold prices during the last two decades.
We are at the cusp of a defining decade in the banking system. The Indian banking system has come a long way in terms of technology, business systems and processes. It has weathered the global economic crisis, but going forward it needs to focus on the key drivers of growth to be globally competitive. The lodestone of external impulses would be financial inclusion and the other key stones would be competition, consolidation and globalisation. The regulatory drivers would be more stringent regulations, essentially in fair treatment to customers, know your customer norms and risk management. The internal impetus would be provided by the unique human resources opportunities created by impending retirements, leveraging technology to increase reach, lower costs and provide improved customer service and to re-orient the organisation to be customer centric in all its manifestation. It would require the complete involvement of the top management and board of banks. Each one of you has a role to play in this agenda and stretch to achieve the objectives that would make your organisations from good to great and take it to the next orbit.
Good governance is a necessary condition for not only economic growth and development but for an easy and comfortable society where we can go about our business – confident and unruffled. Good governance is of utmost importance for the financial sector but needs to be complemented by alert and efficacious regulation and supervision so as to build and maintain confidence of the savers and the investors. We, as a nation, have begun our journey and the tryst with our destiny and we need continued confidence of all our stakeholders to reach our destination. Our responsibility towards good governance cannot be overemphasized. In this endeavour needless to mention that members of this august audience are the principal actors.
Reserve Bank of India has said that all private sector banks will now be considered eligible to handle any Central or State Government at par with public sector banks. Till now, only three private banks, namely ICICI Bank Ltd, HDFC Bank Ltd and Axis Bank Ltd were appointed by RBI as its agents to carry out limited general banking business.
There has been appreciation for India for weathering the financial crisis relatively unscathed. Much of it hinged on the sound and resilient banking system in the country. The foundation for the banking sector resilience was laid with the introduction of the financial sector reforms in 1991 with focus on prudential regulation and increased competition. These reforms resulted in a comprehensive transformation of the banking sector. The reforms had a major impact on the overall efficiency and stability of the banking system. The outreach of banks increased in terms of branch / ATM presence. The balance sheets and overall banking business also grew in size. The financial performance and efficiency of Indian banks improved with increased competition, as reflected in their profitability, net interest margins, ROA and ROE. The capital position improved significantly, and banks were able to bring down their non-performing assets sharply. This reform phase also witnessed increased use of technology which in turn, helped improve customer service.
The Reserve Bank of India today released the Macroeconomic and Monetary Developments Third Quarter Review 2011-12. The document serves as a backdrop to the Monetary Policy Statement to be announced on January 24, 2012.
The Reserve Bank will shortly issue Rs 100 notes which will have the rupee symbol. The design of the notes to be issued is similar in all respects to the existing Rs 100 in Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005 issued earlier, except for the rupee symbol.
Over the last five years, a word became very popular around the world. It dominated discourses amongst policy makers. It consumed innumerable hours of prime time on television. It spanned across meetings in offices, dinner table conversations, and informal chit chat between friends. The word is ‘crisis’. It has become almost a norm for speeches and addresses such as this to start with a reference to the crisis. This address, and indeed the subject of this seminar, is no different. Yet the subject remains as topical today as it was five years back when the global financial crisis first came to light.
IIT, Kharagpur is one of the very few educational institutes of India which has a strong linkage to our struggle for Independence and our vision for the future India. The Institute started its illustrious journey from Hijli Detention Camp where some of our freedom fighters were kept captive and had to make the supreme sacrifice for the freedom of our country.
