Press Note No. 4 (2015 Series) Subject: Policy on foreign investment in the Pension Sector- addition of paragraph 6.2.17.9 of ‘Consolidated FDI Policy Circular of 2014-‘
Some unlisted companies are luring retail investors by issuing securities including non convertible debentures/ non convertible preference shares in the garb of private placement, without complying with the provisions of Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies Act, 2013, SEBI (Issue and Listing of Debt Securities), Regulations, 2008 and SEBI (Issue and Listing of Non Convertible Redeemable Preference Shares),Regulations, 2013.
It has come to the notice of the Reserve Bank of India that an app (application) is doing rounds on What’s App purportedly to facilitate checking of balance in customers’ bank accounts. The application has an RBI logo with the title ‘All Bank Balance Enquiry No’ and has listed several banks with either a mobile number or call centre number.
NBFCs should constitute Grievance Redressal Machinery as contained in RBI’s circular on Grievance Redressal Mechanism vide DNBS. CC. PD. No. 320/03. 10. 01/2012-13 dated February 18, 2013 and give wide publicity about it through electronic and print media. The name and contact number of designated grievance redressal officer of the NBFC should be made known and widely publicised. The designated officer should ensure that genuine grievances of customers are redressed promptly without involving delay. It should be clearly indicated that NBFCs’ Grievance Redressal Machinery will also deal with the issue relating to services provided by the outsourced agency.
SEBI Board after deliberations decided to remove the above restrictions for managing offshore funds, belonging to Category I FPIs and appropriately regulated broad based Category II FPIs, by local fund manager who is managing a domestic scheme.
INTRODUCTION OF THE UNDISCLOSED FOREIGN INCOME AND ASSETS (IMPOSITION OF TAX) BILL, 2015- The Finance Minister, in his budget speech, while acknowledging the limitations under the existing law, had conveyed the considered decision of the Government to enact a comprehensive new law on black money to specifically deal with black money stashed away abroad. He also promised to introduce the new Bill in the current Session of the Parliament.
Whether FDI can be brought if the minimum capitalization was not completed within the period of six months of the commencement of the project? No new FDI can be brought in the project if the minimum capitalization of US $ 5 million has not been achieved within six months of commencement of the project. If such minimum capitalization was achieved, FDI can be brought in till the period of 10 years or the completion of the project, whichever is earlier.
Review of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy on Insurance Sector‑ amendment to ‘Consolidated FDI Policy Circular of 2014’. 1.0 Present Position: 1.1 Paragraph 6.2.17.7 of ‘Consolidated FDI Policy Circular 2014’, effective from April 17, 2014, relating to insurance sector, presently reads as below:
With a view to facilitate the entry of these new investors and encourage them to participate in the cash market including the disinvestment of PSUs through OFS process, SEBI, vide circular dated March 04, 2015, has prescribed that individual investors can open a trading as well as demat account by filling up a simplified one page Account Opening Form termed as ‘SARAL AOF’. There will not be any requirement of separate form for opening demat account.
While maintaining the interest rate stance in its sixth bi-monthly monetary policy statement of February 3 in the absence of new developments on inflation or on the fiscal outlook till then, the Reserve Bank indicated that it will keenly monitor the revision in the consumer price index (CPI) with regard to the path of inflation in 2015-16 as well as the Union Budget for 2015-16.
