It has been observed that certain entities collect / mobilize money under existing / new schemes even after SEBI has directed such entities not to collect any further money, not to launch any new schemes, etc. These companies / entities without obtaining registration are illegally collecting / mobilising money, from investors by making false promises, assuring unrealistic return, etc.
The Reserve Bank of India has imposed monetary penalty on the following two banks for violation of its instructions, among other things, on know your customer/anti money laundering Know Your Customer(KYC)/Anti Money Laundering (AML). The details of the penalty are: Sl. No. Name of the bank Penalty Amount (in Rs. mn) 1 ICICI Bank Ltd. […]
It has come to the notice of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) that certain companies / entities unauthorisedly, without obtaining registration and illegally are collecting / mobilising money from the general investors by making false promises, assuring high return, etc. Investors are advised to be careful if the returns offered by the person/ entity is very much higher than the return offered by the regulated entities like banks, deposits accepted by Companies, registered NBFCs, mutual funds etc.
The State Government/Municipal/Local Body concerned, which approves the building/development plans, would monitor compliance of the above conditions by the developer.
Monetary and Liquidity Measures On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation, it has been decided to: keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 8.0 per cent; keep the cash reserve ratio (CRR) of scheduled banks unchanged at 4.0 per cent of net demand […]
It may also be noted all the information pertaining to RA Regulations issued from time to time will be made available on the website at www.sebi.gov.in under the section “Info For” – Research Analysts. Currently guidelines on how to get registered as research analyst and instruction for filling in Form-A are made available under this section.
Procedure for application: In terms of Rule 11 of the Banking Regulation (Companies) Rules, 1949, applications shall be submitted in the prescribed form (Form III) to the Chief General Manager, Department of Banking Regulation, Reserve Bank of India, 13th Floor, Central Office Building, Mumbai – 400 001. In addition, the applicants should furnish the business plan and other requisite information as indicated. Applications will be accepted till the close of business as on January 16, 2015. After experience gained in dealing with small finance banks, applications will be received on a continuous basis. However, these guidelines are subject to periodic review and revision.
The Reserve Bank of India The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released on its website today, the Guidelines for Licensing of Payments Banks. Key features of the Payments Banks guidelines are: i) Objectives: The objectives of setting up of payments banks will be to further financial inclusion by providing (i) small savings accounts and (ii) […]
The Reserve Bank has once again cautioned members of public that falling prey to such offers can result in compromising one’s own crucial personal information that may be misused to cause direct financial and other loss to them. They, in their own interest, should refrain from responding to such offers in any manner. Rather, they should immediately lodge a complaint with Cyber Crime branch of the Police, the contact details of which are available in the Reserve Bank’s press release issued earlier (Complain to Local Police/Cyber Crime Authorities against Fictitious Offers of Money from Abroad).
The FVCI Regulations till now did not allow investments in NBFCs except Equipment Leasing and Hire Purchase Companies. To encourage investments in infrastructure, the Board approved amendments in FVCI Regulations to allow FVCIs to invest in NBFC-CIC (Core Investment Companies), as defined by RBI
