FEMA - Corporate Law Reporter

RBI Clarifications on Issue of Non convertible/ redeemable bonus preference shares or debentures

RBI/2013-2014/428 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.84 January 6 , 2014 To All Category - I Authorised Dealer banks Madam/Sir, Issue of Non convertible/ redeemable bonus preference shares or debentures - Clarifications Attention of Authorised Dealers Category- I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to Regulation (2ii) and Regulation 5 of the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or… Read More

External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) Policy Liberalisation of definition of Infrastructure Sector

RBI/2013-2014/429 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 85 January 6, 2014 To All Category - I Authorised Dealer banks Madam/Sir, External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) Policy Liberalisation of definition of Infrastructure Sector Attention of Authorised Dealer Category I (AD Category I) banks is invited to the Notification No. FEMA.281/2013-RB dated July 19, 2013 published in the Gazette of India… Read More

Overseas Direct Investments Rollover of Guarantees

RBI/2013-14/427 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.83 January 3, 2014 To All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Sir, Overseas Direct Investments Rollover of Guarantees Attention of the Authorised Dealer (AD - Category I) banks is invited the provisions of Notification No. FEMA.120/RB-2004 dated July 7, 2004 [Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of any Foreign… Read More

Import of Gold by Nominated Banks/Agencies/Entities

RBI/2013-14/423 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.82 December 31, 2013 To All Scheduled Commercial Banks which are Authorized Dealers (ADs) in Foreign Exchange/ All Agencies nominated for import of gold Madam / Sir, Import of Gold by Nominated Banks/Agencies/Entities Attention of Authorized Persons is drawn to the Reserve Bank™s A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 25 dated August… Read More

Submission of online Quarterly Statements by Securitisation Companies/Reconstruction Companies registered with the Reserve Bank of India under Section 3(4) of the SARFAESI Act

RBI/2013-2014/422 DNBS (PD) CC. No. 34/SCRC/26.03.001/2013-2014 December 31, 2013 All registered Securitisation Companies/ Reconstruction Companies Submission of online Quarterly Statements by Securitisation Companies/ Reconstruction Companies registered with the Reserve Bank of India under Section 3(4) of the SARFAESI Act Please refer to our Circular DNBS (PD) CC. No. 5/SCRC/10.30.000/2006-2007 dated April 25, 2007 and subsequent Circular DNBS… Read More

RBI’s clarification on Scribbling on Banknotes

In the wake of rumours circulating in the market that from January 1, 2014, banks will not accept banknotes with anything written on them, the Reserve Bank has urged members of public not to fall prey to such rumours and to use their banknotes without any fear. The Reserve Bank of India has clarified it… Read More

RBI sets up Committee on Data and Information Management in the Reserve Bank of India

The information requirement for monetary and macro financial policies as well as supervision has become more demanding with the increasing integration of the Indian economy and markets with the global economy. Periodic assessment of the institutional process of data capture and management, therefore, becomes important to strengthen the information base of policy making. However, for… Read More

Borrowing and Lending in Rupees – Investments by persons resident outside India in the tax free, secured, redeemable, non-convertible bonds

RBI/2013-14/416 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.81 December 24, 2013 To All Authorised Dealer Category - I Banks Madam / Dear Sir Borrowing and Lending in Rupees - Investments by persons resident outside India in the tax free, secured, redeemable, non-convertible bonds Attention of Authorized Dealer Category - I (AD Category - I) banks is invited… Read More

RBI cautions users of Virtual Currencies against Risks

The Reserve Bank of India has today cautioned the users, holders and traders of Virtual currencies (VCs), including Bitcoins, about the potential financial, operational, legal, customer protection and security related risks that they are exposing themselves to. The Reserve Bank has mentioned that it has been looking at the developments relating to certain electronic records… Read More

Raghuram Rajan on Financial Sector Reforms

(Talk by Dr. Raghuram G. Rajan, Governor, Reserve Bank of India at the Delhi Economics Conclave 2013 at Delhi on December 11, 2013) The economy is stabilizing, but there is no room for complacency. Some part of improvement in the CAD has happened due to suppressing gold imports. Not all the measures to reduce fiscal… Read More

Timely Issue of TDS Certificate to Customers

RBI/2013-14/401 UBD.CO.BPD.(PCB).Cir.No. 41/12.05.001/2013-14 December 5, 2013 To, The Chief Executive Officer All Urban Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Timely Issue of TDS Certificate to Customers It has been brought to our notice that some banks are not providing TDS Certificate in Form 16A to their customers in time, causing inconvenience to customers in filing… Read More

Charges Levied by Banks for Sending SMS Alerts

RBI/2013-14/403 UBD.CO.BPD.(PCB).Cir.No.42/12.05.001/2013-14 December 6, 2013 To, The Chief Executive Officer All (Primary) Urban Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Charges Levied by Banks for Sending SMS Alerts Please refer to paragraph 37 of the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 announced on October 29, 2013 (extract enclosed) on 'Customer Service- Charges Levied by… Read More

Administering FEMA – Evolving Challenges

(Inaugural address by Shri G Padmanabhan, Executive Director at the Authorised Dealers' Conference at Agra on November 30, 2013) DG Shri H R Khan, Chairman, Foreign Exchange Dealers Association of India, Officials from the Authorised Dealer Banks, and my colleagues from RBI from all over the country, 1. A very good morning and welcome to… Read More