It has now been decided that the designated AD Category – I banks should certify the leverage ratio (i.e. outside liabilities/owned funds) of IFCs desirous of availing ECBs under the approval route while forwarding such proposals to the Reserve Bank of India.
The Reserve Bank in its Third Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2011-12 issued on January 24, 2012, decided to reduce the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) of Scheduled Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks by 50 basis points from 6.00 per cent to 5.50 per cent of their net demand and time liabilities (NDTL), with effect from the fortnight beginning January 28, 2012.
The Internet Service Provider for website of the Maharashtra Sales Tax department is M/s Airtel Major fire broke out in one of the network centers of the said service provider on 27.12.2011. Due to the fire, the web site www.mahavt.gov.in was not available through internet from 27/12/2011 to 30/12/2011.
CIRCULAR No. MRD/DP/ 01/2012, dated 20-1-2012 -SEBI, vide circular no. CIR/MRD/DP/21/2010, dated July 15, 2010, introduced Call Auction in Pre-open session (hereinafter referred to as “pre-open session”) for the scrips forming part of Sensex and Nifty. Further, SEBI, vide circular no. CIR/MRD/DP/32/2010, dated September 17, 2010 and vide letter dated September 17, 2010 provided clarification with regard to order matching and order level risk management.
SEBI vide circular no. SMD/SED/RCG/271/96, dated January 19, 1996, inter-alia, prescribed no price bands for scrips on the first day of trading pursuant to IPO. Further SEBI vide circular no. SEBI/Cir/ISD/1/2010, dated September 2, 2010, inter-alia, prescribed no price bands on the first day of re-commencement of trading for scrips specified under para 1(c) (hereinafter referred to as Re-listed scrips) of the said circular.
SEBI, vide circular Ref. No. SMD/POLICY/CIR-32/97, dated December 03, 1997 had mandated all stock exchanges to open/maintain at least one investor service centre for the benefit of the public/Investors. Such centres are required to inter alia provide counseling service to the investors. It is also noted that some stock exchanges have constituted Investor Grievance Redressal Committees (IGRC) for redressal of investor grievances.
1. SEBI, vide its various communications has mandated all stock exchanges that not be more than twenty per cent of the members of the arbitration committee shall be trading members. 2. It has now been decided to do away with the representation of trading members on arbitration committee/panel of all stock exchanges. It is, henceforth, stipulated that the arbitration committee/panel shall not comprise of any trading members.
Master Circular No.8 /2011-12 (Updated as on January 20, 2012)-. This Master Circular consolidates the existing instructions on the subject of Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999 at one place. The compounding of contraventions under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999 is a voluntary process by which an applicant can seek compounding of an admitted contravention of any provision of FEMA, 1999 under Section 13(1) of the FEMA, 1999.
It has now been decided to permit all AD Category-I banks to grant permission to companies to hedge the price risk in respect of any commodity (except gold, silver, platinum) in the international commodity exchanges/ markets as specified under the delegated route. 3. Further, AD Category-I banks can also grant permission to unlisted companies to hedge price risk on import/ export in respect of any commodity (except gold, silver, platinum) in the international commodity exchanges/ markets subject to guidelines as specified in the Annex.
Circular No.02/2012-Customs – Your kind attention is invited to the Circular No.30/2011-Customs, dated 19.07.2011, regarding procedure on refund of 4% CVD (SAD). The above Circular provides the facility of manual filing of Bill of Entry for utilizing the amount of re-credited 4% CVD refunds (SAD) for payment of duty in case of re-credited DEPB/ Reward Scheme scrips upto 15.09.2011. However several representations have been received from trade and industry to extend the time limit for using re-credited 4% CVD (SAD) amount in DEPB as they have not been able to utilize the re-credited DEPB/Reward Scheme scrips within the stipulated time.
