Various queries have been raised by insurers on who can be termed as customer(s) for the purposes of AML guidelines. Keeping the objective of the PMLA and AML guidelines in view, it is hereby clarified that details of the person who funds/pays for an insurance contract, either as beneficial owner or otherwise become relevant and important. Stipulations under clause 3.1 of the AML guidelines will therefore have to be applied to such persons. The term customers also refer to the Proposer/policyholder; Beneficiaries and Assignee for the purposes of AML guidelines.
PAN Circular No. 5 2. The PAN Service Providers are hereby directed to use Speed Post as well as Courier mode of delivery of PAN Card. The PAN Service Providers are further directed that if a PAN Card is returned undelivered by one mode of delivery then it should be re-dispatched by using the another mode of delivery i.e. if a PAN Card sent by Speed Post is returned undelivered then it should be re-sent by Courier and if a PAN Card sent by Courier is returned undelivered then it should be re-sent by Speed
It is clarified that the ”tipping off” provision in clause 13.3 of the Master Circular extends not only to the filing of the STR and/or related information but even before, during and after the submission of an STR.
a) In partial amendment to clause 3 (h) of the aforesaid circular IMD/FII & C/ 37/2009, no single entity shall be allocated more than Rs.2000 cr. of the corporate debt investment limit. b) In partial amendment to clause 3 (c) and 3(d) of the aforesaid circular IMD/FII & C/ 37/2009, the minimum amount which can be bid for shall be Rs.200 cr. And the minimum tick size shall be Rs.200 cr.
Attention is drawn to section 31B(2) of the Insurance Act, 1938 by virtue of which “Every insurer shall before the close of the month following every year, submit to the Authority [a statement, in the form specified by the Regulations made by the Authority,] showing the remuneration paid, whether by way of commission or otherwise, to any person in cases where such remuneration exceeds (such sum as may be specified by the regulations made by the Authority.)”
Instances have come to the notice of the Authority that a large number of firms were floated by the same set of individuals under different or similar names to act as Corporate Agents. Some of corporate agents were observed to utilize the services of a large number of people not having requisite Licence/Certificate to solicit or procure the insurance business, and paid remuneration for procuring the insurance business.
SEBI has received feedback from investor associations regarding improving transparency in disclosing the regulatory orders and arbitration awards issued by depositories. Based on the feedback and inputs received from them, in the interest of investors and to improve transparency; all regulatory orders i.e., orders against listed companies, depository participants, trading / clearing members and arbitration awards issued by Depositories need to be made available to investors.
Please refer to paragraph 2.3.1 of our Master circular UBD. PCB. MC. No.1/13.05.000 / 2009-10 dated July 1, 2009 on Exposure Norms and Statutory / Other restrictions. In terms of the circular, the total exposure of UCBs to real estate including individual housing loans and commercial real estate is restricted to 15% of the total deposit resources of a bank. In view of the requests made by a few banks and the federation, it is clarified as under:
The prevalence of divergent practices in field formations with respect to the determination of assessable value of imported goods that are warehoused under Section 58/59 of the Customs Act, 1962 and sold before being cleared for home consumption has been brought to the notice of the Board.
Download the Circular No. 5/2010 issued by CBDT dated 03rd June 2010 having 63 Pages which explains the provisions of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2009. The file is in PDF format and explains all the provision in simple and understandable language.
