FEMA - Corporate Law Reporter

Issue of Bank Guarantee on behalf of person resident outside India for FDI transactions

RBI/2013-14/230 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.37 September 05, 2013 To, All Category - I Authorised Dealer banks Madam / Sir, Issue of Bank Guarantee on behalf of person resident outside India for FDI transactions Attention of the Authorised Dealer Category I (AD Category - I) banks is invited to the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or… Read More

RBI Simplifies Procedure for Settlement of Claims of Deceased Depositor at UCBs

RBI/2013-14/229 UBD.BPD.(PCB)CIR No. 10/13.01.000/2013-14 September 5, 2013 The Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Settlement of Claims of Deceased Depositor - Simplification of Procedure Placing of claim forms on bank™s website Please refer to our circular UBD.BPD.(PCB).Cir.No.32/13.01.000/2012-13 dated January 21, 2013 advising all Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) to instruct their branches to follow… Read More

RBI Clarifications on KYC / AML Standards & Information sought by UCBs from Customers

RBI/2013-14/228 UBD.BPD (PCB) Cir. No. 11/14.01.062/2013-14 September 05, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks. Madam / 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 Information sought by banks from customers - Primary (Urban) Co-operative… Read More

Statement by Dr. Raghuram Rajan on taking office on September 4, 2013

Good Evening. I took charge this afternoon as the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. These are not easy times, and the economy faces challenges. At the same time, India is a fundamentally sound economy with a bright future. Our task today is to build a bridge to the future, over the stormy… Read More

Dr. Raghuram Rajan assumes charge as Governor, RBI

Dr. Raghuram Rajan assumed charge as the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India on September 4, 2013. Prior to this, he was the Chief Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance, Government of India and the Eric J. Gleacher Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago™s Booth School. Between 2003 and 2006,… Read More

RBI :: Risk Management and Inter Bank Dealings

RBI/2013-14/227 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 36 September 4, 2013 To All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam/ Sir, Risk Management and Inter Bank Dealings Attention of Authorised Dealers Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to the Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Exchange Derivative Contracts) Regulations, 2000 dated May 3, 2000 (Notification No. FEMA/25/RB-2000 dated… Read More

Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing or Lending in Foreign Exchange) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2013

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT CENTRAL OFFICE MUMBAI-400 001 Notification No. FEMA. 286/2013-RB Dated : September 05, 2013 Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing or Lending in Foreign Exchange) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2013 G.S.R. 595(E) - In exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (d) of sub-section (3) of Section 6 and sub-section (2) of Section 47 of the Foreign Exchange… Read More

RBI to open a Swap Window to attract FCNR(B) Dollar Funds

The Reserve Bank of India has been receiving requests from banks to consider a special concessional window for swapping foreign currency non-resident (banks) {FCNR(B)} deposits that will be mobilised as per the recent relaxations permitted by the Reserve Bank of India. It has been decided accordingly to offer such a window to the banks to… Read More

RBI decides to permit UCBs to undertake Intra-day short selling of Secondary Market Transactions in Government Securities

RBI/2013-2014/226 UBD.BPD. (PCB). Cir.No.9/09.29.000/2013-14 September 4, 2013 The Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Secondary Market Transactions in Government Securities - Intra-day short selling Please refer to our circular UBD.BPD.PCB.Cir.39/09.29.00/2002-03 dated March 13, 2003, in terms of which Urban Co-operative Banks were permitted to trade in Government Securities on the Stock Exchanges,… Read More

RBI note on Money Changing Activities w.r.t. AML Standards/Combating Financing of Terrorism CFT Standards

RBI/2013-14/224 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.34 September 04, 2013 To, All Authorised Persons Madam/ Dear Sir, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) standards/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Standards - Money changing activities Please refer to our A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No. 101 dated May 02, 2013 on risks arising from the deficiencies in AML/CFT regime of certain jurisdiction. 2. Financial… Read More

Deferred Payment Protocols between Government of India and erstwhile USSR

RBI/2013-14/223 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 33 September 04, 2013 To All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Sir, Deferred Payment Protocols dated April 30, 1981 and December 23, 1985 between Government of India and erstwhile USSR Attention of Authorised Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.26 dated… Read More

RBI Clarifications w.r.t. Liberalized Remittance Scheme

RBI/2013-14/222 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.32 September 04, 2013 To All Authorised Dealer Category-I Banks Madam / Sir, Liberalized Remittance Scheme Clarifications Attention of Authorised Dealer Category - I (AD Category - I) banks is invited to the A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 24 dated August 14, 2013. In this connection, Reserve Bank has been receiving… Read More

RBI intimation w.r.t. AML Standards – Cross Border Inward Remittance under Money Transfer Service Scheme

RBI/2013-14/225 A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No.35 September 04, 2013 To, All Authorised Persons, who are Indian Agents under Money Transfer Service Scheme. Madam/ Dear Sir, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) standards/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Standards - Cross Border Inward Remittance under Money Transfer Service Scheme Please refer to our A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No. 102 dated May 02,… Read More