Attention of Authorized Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 112 dated April 20, 2012 relating to ECB. On a review, it has been decided that the instructions contained in the above mentioned circular will continue to be applicable till September 30, 2013 and is subject to review thereafter.
As per the extant FEMA provisions, the proposal of acquisition of the shares of Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), Belgium by the resident bank is considered by the Reserve Bank on case to case basis under the approval route.
On a review, it has been decided that the all-in-cost ceiling as specified in A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 99 dated March 30, 2012 will continue to be applicable till September 30, 2013 and is subject to review thereafter.
The Department had introduced the facility of online registration under DVAT/CST Act with effect from 01/04/2013. The process involves pre-verification from VATI by visiting the business premises and obtaining signed copy of registration application with all relevant documents before granting the registration.
This is in continuation of circular No.VAT Audit/HQ/2013-14/2406-2413 dated 02-07-2013 vide which it was clarified that the audit of business affairs of the dealers having GTO more than Rs.10 Crore for the year 2012-13 may be conducted after 15-11-2013 i.e. after submission of audit report for the year 2012-13 in Form AR-1.
The consolidated FDI policy circular issued by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, effective from April 05, 2013, states that FII investments in Security Receipts issued by Asset Reconstruction Companies should be within the FII limit on corporate bonds prescribed from time to time.
In consultation with RBI and in view of the recent turbulent phase of extreme volatility in USD-INR exchange rate, it has been decided to curtail position limits and increase margin requirements for Currency Derivatives as follows: a. Margins: Initial and extreme loss margins shall be increased by 100% of the present rates for USD-INR contracts in Currency Derivatives.
As per the extant guidelines, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) are allowed to avail of ECB under approval route from multilateral financial institutions, reputable regional financial institutions, official export credit agencies and international banks with minimum average maturity of 5 years to finance import of infrastructure equipment for leasing to infrastructure projects.
Place of Arbitration 8.1 The Stock Exchanges (SEs) having nationwide terminals, shall provide arbitration facility (i.e arbitration as well as appellate arbitration) atleast at all centres specified by SEBI from time to time. However, the SEs having nationwide terminals may provide arbitration facility at additional centres, if SEs so desire. The arbitration and appellate arbitration shall be conducted at the centre nearest to the address provided by Client in the KYC form.
This Circular is issued in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 11 (1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act 1992, read with Section 10 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 to protect the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate the securities market and shall come into effect immediately.
