FEMA - Corporate Law Reporter

Advances guaranteed by Credit Risk Guarantee Fund Trust for Low Income Housing (CRGFTLIH) Risk Weights and Provisioning

RBI/2013-14/370 UBD.BPD.PCB.Cir No.37/09.22.010/2013-14 November 14, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Advances guaranteed by Credit Risk Guarantee Fund Trust for Low Income Housing (CRGFTLIH) Risk Weights and Provisioning The Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India has set up the Credit Risk Guarantee… Read More

No Fundamental Reason for Rupee Volatility, Says Dr. Raghuram Rajan

Good afternoon. There has been some turmoil in financial markets across the world as fears of a sooner-than-anticipated Fed tapering have grown. In India, we have had added volatility as the market has become concerned about policy rates and about oil marketing company demand for dollars. There are issues we have to worry about and… Read More

Filing of records of equitable mortgages with the Central Registry

RBI/2013-14/369 DNBS.(PD).CC.No.360 /03.10.001/2013-14 November 12, 2013 All NBFCs Dear Sirs, Filing of records of equitable mortgages with the Central Registry The Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 21 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002, has notified on 31st March, 2011 the establishment of… Read More

Foreign investment in India – participation by SEBI registered FIIs, QFIs and SEBI registered long term investors in credit enhanced bonds

RBI/2013-14/368 A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No.74 November 11, 2013 To All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Sir, Foreign investment in India - participation by SEBI registered FIIs, QFIs and SEBI registered long term investors in credit enhanced bonds Attention of Authorized Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to Schedule 5 to the… Read More

Foreign Direct Investment in Financial Sector Transfer of Shares

RBI/2013-14/366 A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No.72 November 11, 2013 To All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Sir, Foreign Direct Investment in Financial Sector Transfer of Shares Attention of Authorized Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to Regulation 10(A)(v) of the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident… Read More

Third party payments for export / import transactions

RBI/2013-14/364 A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No.70 November 8 , 2013 To All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Sir, Third party payments for export / import transactions Attention of Authorized Dealer Category I banks is invited to various provisions of FEMA Notification No. 14 dated May 3, 2000 dealing with the manner of receipt & payment… Read More

Amendment to the Issue of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds and Ordinary shares (Through Depository Receipt Mechanism) Scheme, 1993

RBI/2013-14/363 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 69 November 8, 2013 To All Category I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Sir, Amendment to the Issue of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds and Ordinary shares (Through Depository Receipt Mechanism) Scheme, 1993 Attention of Authorized Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.11 dated September… Read More

RBI releases Framework for setting up of Wholly Owned Subsidiaries by Foreign Banks in India

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today released on its website, the framework for setting up of Wholly Owned Subsidiaries (WOS) by foreign banks in India. The policy is released in pursuance of the announcement made in the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2013-14 (para 26 - See below). The policy is guided by the… Read More

Timely Issue of TDS Certificate to Customers

RBI/2013-14/361 DBOD.No.Leg.BC.65/09.07.005/2013-14 November 6, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) 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 income-tax returns timely. 2. The matter… Read More

Migration of Post-dated cheques (PDC)/Equated Monthly Installment (EMI) Cheques to Electronic Clearing Service (Debit)

RBI/2013-14/359 DNBS.PD/ CC.NO.359 /03.10.001/2013-14 November 06, 2013 All NBFCs Dear Sirs, Migration of Post-dated cheques (PDC)/Equated Monthly Installment (EMI) Cheques to Electronic Clearing Service (Debit) A reference is invited to our Circular No DNBS.PD/ CC.NO.316 /03.10.001/2012-13 December 20, 2012 advising all NBFCs to ensure replacement of all Non-CTS-2010 standard compliant cheques received from their customers for future… Read More

˜At par™ cheque facility extended to Cooperative Banks/RRBs by Scheduled Commercial Banks

RBI/2013-14/344 RPCD.CO.RRB.RCB.BC.No. Cir.No. 48/07.51.010//2013-14 October 29, 2013 The Chairman All Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) All State and Central Co-operative Banks (StCBs and CCBs) Dear Sir, Know Your Customer (KYC)/Anti Money Laundering (AML) Standards/Combating Financing of Terrorism (CFT)/ Obligation of banks under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 ˜At par™ cheque facility extended to Cooperative… Read More

Revision in Bank Rate

RBI/2013-14/346 UBD.BPD.(PCB).Cir. No. 33 /16.11.00/2013-14 October 29, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Revision in Bank Rate Please refer to our circular UBD.BPD.(PCB).Cir.No.28/16.11.00/2013-14 dated October 7, 2013 on the captioned subject. 2. As announced in the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy Statement for 2013-14 dated October 29, 2013, the Bank… Read More

Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2013-14 – Statement by Raghuram Rajan

Download: Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2013-14 "Good Morning and welcome to the Reserve Bank. Today, continuing the process begun in September, we have announced the following policy measures: we have reduced the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate by 25 basis points from 9.0 per cent to 8.75 per cent with immediate effect; we have… Read More