Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to Keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 6.5 per cent. Consequently, the reverse repo rate under the LAF remains at 6.25 per cent, and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 6.75 per cent.
Use of external benchmarks by banks for their floating rate loans instead of the present system of internal benchmarks [Prime Lending Rate (PLR), Benchmark Prime Lending Rate (BPLR), Base rate and Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate (MCLR)].
Submission of Report of the Expert Committee for listing of equity shares of companies incorporated in India on foreign stock exchanges and vice versa
Transfer of securities only in demat form- Deadline extended till April 1, 2019- deadline has been extended and the aforesaid requirement of transfer of securities only in demat form shall now come into force from April 1, 2019.
IBBI invites Suggestions and Comments on Draft Specimen: a. Information Memorandum b. Evaluation Matrix c. Request for Resolution Plans, and d. Resolution Plan.
After comprehensive review of the aforesaid news-item, ICAI, being a regulator of the profession of Chartered Accountants had taken up the matter and verified its records and found that Madhusudan Pandey is not a Chartered Accountant as his name does not appear in the Register of members maintained by the ICAI.
It has come to the notice of SEBI that investors in India are being offered services by various firms through online web portals to trade in a variety of financial products including various types of derivatives, which are apparently traded on overseas platform/exchange.
Amendment of Rules 2C, 2CA and 11AA and Form Nos 10G, 56 and 56G of the Income-tax Rules, 1962-draft notification for inputs from the stakeholders and the general public
An Inter-Ministerial Committee for finalization of amendments to the Payment & Settlement Systems Act, 2007 was formed by the Government under the chairmanship of Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs. RBI was represented in the Committee.
CBIC press release dated 18th October 2018 on Last date to avail Input Tax Credit in respect of invoices or Debit Notes relating to such invoices pertaining to period from July, 2017 to March, 2018.