Insurance: Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Guidelines CIRCULAR NO. IRDA/F&I/CIR/AML/180/11/2010, DATED 12-11-2010 The Authority has reviewed the AML/CFT guidelines to align certain stipulations with that of the 40+9 Recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FTAF). Accordingly, the following additional stipulations/clarifications are issued for compliance. Sl. No. Clause Ref. in Master Circular 2010 on AML/CFT […]
As you are aware, the new National Permit System has been made effective from 8.5.2010 in accordance with Central Motor Vehicle(amendment)Rules,1989 notified on 7.5.2010. Electronic system of grant of National Permit has been developed in consultation with MC and it has now been decided to implement the electronic system w.e.f. /5.9.2010.
Insurance regulator IRDA has imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Anil Ambani Group company Reliance Life Insurance Company for violating the norms. The company was directed to pay a penalty of Rs 10 lakh and was asked to adhere strictly to the guidelines
Accordingly, it has been decided to allow the Authorised Dealer Category- l (AD Category-l) banks to offer the facility of repatriation of export related remittances by entering into standing arrangements with OPGSPs, subject to the following conditions.
UCBs satisfying the above mentioned norms may prepare ABP for opening of branches/ ECs/ up gradation of ECs into full-fledged branches, in their existing area of operation, for the next 12 months, with the approval of their Board of Directors, and submit the ABP in duplicate to the Regional Office concerned. The Annexes accompanying the ABP should be as per the formats prescribed vide our circular dated June 16, 2008.
In modification of our instructions dated May 06, 2009, well managed and financially sound Uni-state Tier II UCBs satisfying the norms at a) to f) above, will be permitted to extend their area of operations to the entire State of registration.
Further, the path to access the directory of the scheduled commercial banks given in Annex-I of the above mentioned circular is changed and therefore, the revised access path to generate the report on the Directory of AD Category branches is given in the Annex-II. The path to access the Application Software package is given in Annex I. In case of any assistance / clarification, AD banks may communicate by e-mail.
In the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy of the Reserve Bank of India for the Year 2010-11, it was announced that Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) would be allowed current account and SGL account with the Reserve Bank as also membership of INFINET and RTGS. The relevant paragraph of the Review is reproduced below.
The modification of the previous directive referred to in this directive shall not in any manner whatsoever affect any action taken by the Reserve Bank under the previous directive and shall not absolve any primary cooperative bank from its liability in respect of any contravention of or any non compliance with the provisions of the said directive.
The above limits of credit exposure to housing, real estate and commercial real estate would be applicable from the date of this circular. UCBs having exposure in excess of the above limits may initiate steps to align their exposure to the revised limits within a period of six months from the date of this circular.
