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...
CA, CS, CMA : The week witnessed important rulings on benami transactions, GST natural justice violations, and misuse of insolvency proceedings....
Fema / RBI : The 2026 FEMA amendment removes uncertainty surrounding INR borrowings by resident individuals from NRIs and OCI relatives. The RB...
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 : 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 issued revised draft directions to regulate recovery practices of banks, NBFCs, and other regulated entities. The framework pr...
Fema / RBI : RBI has released draft amendment directions for commercial and small finance banks to strengthen Pillar 3 disclosures under Basel ...
Fema / RBI : RBI has abolished the mandatory Investment Fluctuation Reserve requirement for commercial banks following changes in market risk a...
Fema / RBI : RBI has amended Investment Fluctuation Reserve norms for Small Finance Banks after identifying operational difficulties in maintai...
Fema / RBI : RBI has amended Investment Fluctuation Reserve norms for Payments Banks after identifying operational challenges in maintaining IF...
Capital account convertibility means that an investor is allowed to move freely from the local currency to a foreign currency. India has limited capital account convertibility to prevent shocks to the capital account and maintain a stable exchange rate, by stipulating sectoral norms that ensure a lock-in period for investments.
CAPITAL adequacy ratio—the minimum amount of capital banks have to set aside while lending—of Indian banks would continue to remain higher than the minimum regulatory requirement of 9% even if sticky loans, or NPAs, were to more than double. Addressing a seminar at the the London Business School on Thursday, RBI deputy governor Rakesh Mohan […]
Banking and market regulators are considering a proposal authorising auditors to directly verify financial information of their clients with banks where they hold accounts, a person familiar with the situation told. Currently, rules of the Institute of Chartered Accounts of India require auditors to physically verify the cash and bank balances of companies they audit, […]
At present, interest on savings bank accounts is calculated on the minimum balances held in the accounts during the period from the 10th day to the last day of each calendar month. Several banks have suggested that interest on savings bank accounts may be calculated either on the minimum balances in the deposit accounts during the period from the first to the last day of each calendar month or on a daily product basis. The matter was referred to the IBA, which was of the view that payment of interest on a daily product basis would be feasible only when computerisation in banks is completed.
High value clearing, the facility that enables depositors to encash cheques drawn for over Rs 1 lakh the next day, is set to be phased out. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased the minimum value for high value clearing to Rs 5 lakh from May. This will be increased further to Rs 10 […]
The Reserve Bank on Tuesday allowed banks to open ATMs outside their branches without permission from the central bank. “It is proposed to allow scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) to set up offsite ATMs without prior approval,” the RBI said in its annual monetary policy. The RBI further said a group would be constituted to review […]
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed banks that some of the modifications allowed to facilitate restructuring of non-performing assets(NPA) in view of the ongoing downturn in the Indian economy will be withdrawn from July 1 2009. “The circulars dated December 8, 2008, January 2, 2009 and February 4, 2009 for restructuring of accounts […]
The Reserve Bank on Tuesday said it would deal with the problem of black money being hidden in tax havens by continuously updating its regulations in line with the G-20 guidelines on strengthening transparency in cross-border movement of capital. “The Reserve Bank would continue to incorporate in its regulations latest international best practices (to deal […]
Reserve Bank of India has allowed three more credit information companies to do business. The banking regulator has also permitted the only existing local credit bureau Cibil (Credit Information Bureau India Ltd) to maintain credit histories of insurance and telecom customers. The three new entities include Equifax Credit Information Services, Experian Credit Information Company, and […]
Applying for a loan? Check if you’ve paid your telephone bill or insurance premium first. Soon, your loan proposals will not depend only on your credit card and debt payment record with banks but also on whether you’ve paid your phone bill, insurance premium and stock broker dues on time.The Reserve Bank of India on […]
