A.P. (DIR SERIES) CIRCULAR NO. 65, DATED 20-5-2011 Please refer to our A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 51, [A.P. (FL/RL Series) Circular No. 13], dated April 6, 2011 forwarding the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Statement identifying a list of jurisdictions which have strategic AML/CFT deficiencies. FATF has further issued a Statement on February 25, 2011 (copy enclosed) calling upon jurisdictions listed in the Statement to complete the implementation of their action plan within the timeframe. The FATF, in the Statement has called upon its members to consider the information given in the statement.
A.P. (DIR SERIES) CIRCULAR NO. 64, DATED 20-5-2011 Please refer to our A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.50 {A.P. (FL/RL Series) Circular No.12} dated April 6, 2011 on risks arising from the deficiencies in AML/CFT regime of Iran and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has issued a further Statement on February 25, 2011 on the subject (copy enclosed) calling its members and other jurisdictions to apply counter-measures to protect the international financial system from the ongoing and substantial money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/FT) risks emanating from Iran and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
A.P. (DIR SERIES) CIRCULAR NO. 63, DATED 20-5-2011 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has issued a further Statement on February 25, 2011 on the subject (copy enclosed) calling its members and other jurisdictions to apply counter-measures to protect the international financial system from the ongoing and substantial money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/FT) risks emanating from Iran and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
In order to facilitate investors, Mutual Funds should provide an option to the investors to receive allotment of Mutual Fund units in their demat account while subscribing to any scheme (open ended/close ended/Interval). Therefore Mutual Funds/AMCs are advised to invariably provide an option to the investors to mention demat account details in the subscription form, in case they desire to hold units in demat form.
The Central Registry of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction and Security Interest of India (CERSAI), a Government Company licensed under section 25 of the Companies Act 1956 has been incorporated for the purpose of operating and maintaining the Central Registry under the provisions of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act)
Notification No. 40 /2011 – Customs In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby directs that each of the notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), specified in column (2) of the Table below, shall be amended or further amended, as the case may be, in the manner specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table,
Circular No.142/11/2011 – ST , Dated – 18th May 2011 In the notification, there is no difference in treatment of service tax paid under section 66 and section 66A of Finance Act, 1994. Where refund arises, Table – A, in Form A-2 can be used for making a refund claim.
In exercise of the powers conferred by article 150 of the Constitution of India, the President of India, on the advice of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, hereby makes the following accounting standards, namely, – Indian Government Accounting Standards (IGAS)2,- Accounting and Classification of Grants- In- Aid.
Reference is invited to point no. 5.1 of Guidelines on Outsourcing of Activities by Insurance Companies (Circular No: IRDA/Life/CIR/GLD/013/02/2011 dated 01st February, 2011) wherein it is prescribed that entities engaged for the activities referred at Column (4) of Sl. No. 3 of Annexure – 1 (Cheque pick and Banking) shall be only a Company registered under Indian Companies Act, 1956 with a net worth of atleast Rs 10 Cores.
With effect from the date of this Public Notice, the Actual User condition will not be mandatory under imports of all items under TRQ Scheme.
