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...
(i) Eligible Promoters: Entities / groups in the private sector, entities in public sector and Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) shall be eligible to set up a bank through a wholly-owned Non-Operative Financial Holding Company (NOFHC).
Interest rates on advances have been de-regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The banks determined their actual lending rates on loans and advances with reference to their Base Rate and by including such other customer specific changes as considered appropriate. A statement is annexed.
RBI has suggested that banks should charge for cash withdrawal and deposit through cheques while the government agencies should do away with convenience charges for online payment of utility bills.
Since the Second Quarter Review (SQR) of Monetary Policy in October 2012, headwinds holding back the global economy have begun to abate gradually, although sluggish conditions prevail. In the US, activity gathered momentum in Q3 of 2012 but this is unlikely to have been sustained in Q4. While a political consensus to avert the ‘fiscal cliff’ has calmed financial markets,
Though the Indian economy has witnessed tremendous growth lately, vast sections of our society have remained excluded from the India growth story due to various socio-economic factors. It is ironic that despite our cities seeing widespread affluence, large pockets of financial exclusion should exist right at the very heart of these cities.
The banks which have not issued long-term bonds (minimum maturity of 5 years) to the extent of their exposure to the infrastructure sector (minimum residual maturity of 5 years) could utilize the room available to issue more Long Term bonds which would help release resources for extending long-term fixed rate loan products.
In the latest Basel accord (Basel III), Basel Committee introduced two new liquidity ratios in addition to the increase in existing ratios, to reduce the vulnerability of banks to unfavorable situation like 2008 crisis. By introducing these new ratios, the Basel Committee intends to fortify banks against adverse and distressed situations, abolish mismatches between assets and liabilities and push more sound and reliable sources of funding such as long term funding.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today placed on its website, the Draft Report of the Working Group to Study the Issues Related to Gold and Gold Loans by Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) in India (Chairman: Shri K.U.B.Rao, Adviser, Department of Economic and Policy Research). The Reserve Bank has sought comments on the draft report […]
The Reserve Bank of India has decided to keep all the key rates unchanged in its mid-quarter policy review today. The repo rate has been kept unchanged at 8 per cent and the cash reserve ratio has also been kept unchanged at 4.25 per cent. Consequently, the reverse repo rate will remain unchanged at 7 per cent, and the marginal standing facility (MSF) and the Bank Rate at 9 per cent.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) collects on quarterly basis, the information on Willful Defaulters (non-suit filed accounts) of Rs. 25 lakh and above from Banks. Besides RBI, the Credit Information Companies, including Credit Information Bureau of India Ltd. (CIBIL) are maintaining a database on suit filed accounts, including willful defaulters with Rs. 25 lakhs and above.
