Fema / RBI : A regulatory sandbox allows fintech, especially start ups to test their products with fewer regulatory requirements, with less ris...
Fema / RBI : RBI cuts repo rate to 6.25%, revises GDP and inflation forecasts, introduces forward contracts in G-Secs, enhances cybersecurity, ...
Fema / RBI : With fiscal prudence in focus, will the RBI cut rates or use other tools? As global economies adjust, all eyes are on India's mone...
Fema / RBI : Concerns rise over improper practices in microfinance involving misuse of Rule 12 Declarations and MGT-14 forms by private and Sec...
Fema / RBI : Key updates on the regulatory framework for microfinance loans including borrower guidelines, loan repayment, and charges. Underst...
Fema / RBI : The Indian Rupee has depreciated against the US Dollar over the past decade. The government explains causes, trade impacts, and RB...
Fema / RBI : The Indian government takes measures to regulate digital lending platforms and protect citizens from exploitation by unauthorized ...
Fema / RBI : The government’s actions on gold price regulation, import duty reduction, RBI purchases, and support for consumers amid a 40% in...
Fema / RBI : Government clarifies no policy for writing off loans of willful defaulters. Banks handle write-offs as per RBI guidelines, retaini...
Fema / RBI : RBI seeks applications from faculty for research scholarships in economics and finance. Deadline: November 5, 2024. Duration: 3 mo...
Fema / RBI : RBI directs NBFCs to adhere to a Rs 20,000 cash loan disbursement limit, aiming to regulate cash transactions and enforce complian...
Corporate Law : Unraveling the NCLAT Chennai verdict in the GVK Energy Vs Axis Bank case, underscoring the supremacy of IBC over RBI's directions ...
Company Law : Reserve Bank of India Vs Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited (NCLT Kolkata) 1. The Court convened via video conferencing. 2. This ...
Fema / RBI : Supreme Court mandates strict procedures for bank lockers. Ensure compliance, notify changes, maintain records. Judgment details i...
Fema / RBI : In re Cognizance for Extension of Limitation (Supreme Court) With reference to the prayer, that the period of validity of a cheque...
Fema / RBI : RBI issues guidelines for reporting and accounting of March 2025 government transactions, with deadlines and procedures for agency...
Fema / RBI : The RBI has revised risk weights on microfinance loans, setting them at 100% for RRBs and LABs while excluding consumer credit mic...
Fema / RBI : RBI restores risk weights on SCB exposures to NBFCs, reversing the 25% increase from November 2023. New rules take effect from Apr...
Fema / RBI : The RBI has revised prudential norms for Urban Co-Op Banks, including small loan limits, real estate exposure, and provisioning re...
Fema / RBI : RBI introduces RBIDATA mobile app, providing macroeconomic and financial data on the Indian economy with interactive charts and se...
RBI by release of its occasional research papers vide its communication dated June 11, 2021 analyses the role of regulatory bank capital in influencing credit flows and GDP growth with the following web release of ‘Macroeconomic Implifications of Bank Capital Regulations‘. Analyzing the study in a layman’s language, the following questions have been raised in […]
Can a bank offer different rates of interest, on non-bulk Fixed Deposits of the same tenure and size, under simple interest and compound interest plans? An attempt has been made in this article to examine the following: whether a bank can prescribe different rates of interest for the same tenure, for the same amount, on […]
The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) is an act of the Parliament of India to consolidate and amend the laws relating to foreign exchange with the objective of facilitating external trade & payments and promoting the orderly development and maintenance of foreign exchange market in India. Section 15 of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), […]
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), based on discussion paper on ‘Governance in Commercial Banks in India’ in June, 2020 and feedback thereon, RBI has carried out a comprehensive review of Governance framework to address operative aspects. RBI has issued instructions in relation to the following aspects of board governance: -Chairman of Board -Board meetings -Board […]
The recent directions issued by RBI vide its communications dated June 25, 2021 settles the dust over the appointment of Managing Director (MD) / Whole-Time Director (WTD) in Primary (Urban) Co-operative Bank. Let me introduce you to their communication as under: https://taxguru.in/rbi/rbi-directions-appointment-md-wtd-primary-urban-co-op-banks.html With plethora of mis handling in Co-operative sector, the eagerly awaited instructions from […]
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.
