FEMA - Corporate Law Reporter

Strategy adopted by RBI for Financial Inclusion

- Speech delivered by Dr. Deepali Pant Joshi, Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India at a workshop organised by Government of Madhya Pradesh at New Delhi on January 24, 2014 One of the major challenges for next decade or more to banks in the country is to capture the banking business of over 50% population… Read More

Third Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2013-14

On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation, it has been decided to: increase the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 7.75 per cent to 8.0 per cent; and keep the cash reserve ratio (CRR) of scheduled banks unchanged at 4.0 per… Read More

RBI revises Bank Rates

RBI/2013-14/468 DBOD.No.Ret.BC.88/12.01.001/2013-14 January 28, 2014 All Scheduled Commercial Banks & Local Area Banks Dear Sir, Bank Rate Please refer to our circular DBOD.No.Ret.BC.64/12.01.001/2013-14 dated October 29, 2013 on the subject. 2. Consequent to the increase in the policy repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) as announced in the Third Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2013-14 dated… Read More

Withdrawal of all old series of Banknotes issued prior to 2005

RBI/2013-2014/467 DCM(Plg) No.G-17/3231/10.27.00/2013-14 January 23, 2014 The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks Primary(Urban) Co-operative Banks/RRBs Dear Sir /Madam Withdrawal of all old series of Banknotes issued prior to 2005 As you are aware, RBI has been following a policy of phasing out of certain series of banknotes from time… Read More

Foreign investment in India by SEBI registered Long term investors in Government dated Securities

RBI/2013-14/473 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.99 January 29, 2014 To, All Authorised Persons Madam/ Sir, Foreign investment in India by SEBI registered Long term investors in Government dated Securities Attention of Authorized Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to Schedule 5 to the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person… Read More

Banknotes issued prior to 2005 to be withdrawn RBI Clarification

Further to our Press Release dated January 22, 2014 on the subject and in response to the queries raised, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) clarifies that the rationale behind its move to withdraw banknotes printed prior to 2005 is to remove these banknotes from the market because they have fewer security features compared to… Read More

Non-Banking Finance Companies: Game Changers

Speech delivered by Shri P Vijaya Bhaskar, Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India at ASSOCHAM in Delhi on January 23, 2014 Introduction The Indian financial sector consists of a wide variety of institutions which cater to different market segments. At the apex level are scheduled commercial banks which follow universal banking model. Next, there is… Read More

Prepaid Payment Instruments issued by Non-Banking Institutions

RBI/2013-14/461 DNBS(PD).CC. No 368 /03.10.01 /2013-14 January 24 , 2014 All Non Banking Financial Companies Dear Sirs, Prepaid Payment Instruments issued by Non-Banking Institutions Nonbanking institutions (NBIs) are allowed to issue prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) and collect money in this behalf from the customers, subject to authorisation under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act (PSS… Read More

Conversion of debt into shares, consent level of security enforcement actions and permission to acquire debt from other SC/RCs

RBI/2013-2014/460 DNBS (PD) CC. No. 35/SCRC/26.03.001/2013-2014 January 23, 2014 The Chairman/Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All registered Securitisation Companies/Reconstruction Companies Dear Sir, Conversion of debt into shares, consent level of security enforcement actions and permission to acquire debt from other SC/RCs Please refer to The Securitisation Companies and Reconstruction Companies (Reserve Bank) Guidelines and Directions, 2003… Read More

Monitoring of Foreign Investment by NRIs/PIOs under PIS in Indian Companies

The Reserve Bank of India has today notified that the aggregate net purchases of equity shares in M/s Kama Holdings Limited by Non-Resident Indians (NRIs)/Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) in the primary/secondary markets under Portfolio Investment Scheme (PIS) have reached the trigger limit. Accordingly, no further purchases of this company would be allowed through stock… Read More

RBI Reviews Guidelines on Restructuring of Advances by NBFCs

RBI/2013-14/459 DNBS.CO. PD. No. 367/03.10.01/2013-14 January 23, 2014 All NBFCs excluding Primary Dealers Dear Sirs, Review of Guidelines on Restructuring of Advances by NBFCs As indicated in paragraph 42 of the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2013-14 announced on October 29, 2013, the extant instructions on restructuring of advances by NBFCs have been reviewed… Read More

RBI releases ‘Quarterly Statistics on Deposits and Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks: September 2013’

The Reserve Bank of India today released on its website ˜Quarterly Statistics on Deposits and Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks, September 2013'. The publication contains data on spatial distribution of aggregate deposits and gross bank credit of scheduled commercial banks including regional rural banks (RRBs) based on Basic Statistical Return (BSR)-7 as on last Friday… Read More

Collection of Account Payee Cheques – Prohibition on Crediting Proceeds to Third Party Account

RBI/2013-14/458 DBOD.BP.BC.No. 87/21.01.001/2013-14 January 22, 2014 The Chairmen / Chief Executives of All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Collection of Account Payee Cheques - Prohibition on Crediting Proceeds to Third Party Account Please refer to our circular DBOD.BP.BC.No.50/21.01.001/2011-12 dated November 4, 2011 advising banks that they are prohibited from crediting 'account payee' cheques to the account of… Read More