FEMA - Corporate Law Reporter

Master Circular on Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999

RBI/2013-14/9 Master Circular No.9/2013-14 July 01, 2013 To, All Authorised Dealer Category - I banks and Authorised Banks Madam / Sir, Master Circular on Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999 The compounding of contraventions under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999 is a voluntary process by which an applicant can seek compounding of an admitted… Read More

Master Circular on Remittance Facilities for Non-Resident Indians / Persons of Indian Origin / Foreign Nationals

RBI/2013-2014/8 Master Circular No.8 /2013-14 July 01, 2013 To, All Authorised Dealer Category I banks and Authorised banks Madam / Sir, Master Circular on Remittance Facilities for Non-Resident Indians / Persons of Indian Origin / Foreign Nationals Remittance facilities for Non-Residents /Persons of Indian Origin /Foreign Nationals are being governed by sub-section (1) and (2)… Read More

Master Circular on Establishment of Liaison / Branch / Project Offices in India by Foreign Entities

RBI/2013-2014/7 Master Circular No.7/2013-14 July 01, 2013 To, All Category I Authorised Dealer banks Madam / Sir, Master Circular on Establishment of Liaison / Branch / Project Offices in India by Foreign Entities Establishment of Branch/Liaison/Project Offices in India is regulated in terms of Section 6(6) of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 read with Notification No.… Read More

Master Circular on Miscellaneous Remittances from India Facilities for Residents

RBI/2013-14/6 Master Circular No. 6/2013-14 July 1, 2013 To, All Authorised Persons in Foreign Exchange Madam / Sir, Master Circular on Miscellaneous Remittances from India Facilities for Residents Miscellaneous remittance facilities for residents are allowed in terms of section 5 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, read with Government of India Notification No. G.S.R… Read More

Master Circular on Risk Management and Inter-Bank Dealings

RBI/2013-14/5 Master Circular No. 5/2013-14 July 1, 2013 To, All Authorised Dealers - Category I Banks Madam / Sir, Master Circular on Risk Management and Inter-Bank Dealings Foreign Exchange Derivative Contracts, Overseas Commodity & Freight Hedging, Rupee Accounts of Non-Resident Banks, Inter-Bank Foreign Exchange Dealings, etc. are governed by the provisions in Notification No. FEMA 1/2000-RB,… Read More

Master Circular on Acquisition and Transfer of Immovable Property in India by NRIs/PIOs/Foreign Nationals of Non-Indian Origin

RBI/2013-14/4 Master Circular No. 4/2013-14 July 1, 2013 To, All Category - I Authorised Dealer banks Madam / Sir, Master Circular on Acquisition and Transfer of Immovable Property in India by NRIs/PIOs/Foreign Nationals of Non-Indian Origin Acquisition and transfer of immovable property in India by NRIs / PIOs / Foreign Nationals of Non-Indian Origin is… Read More

Master Circular on Memorandum of Instructions for Opening and Maintenance of Rupee/ Foreign Currency Vostro Accounts of Non-resident Exchange Houses

RBI/2013-14/3 Master Circular No.3/2013-14 July 01, 2013 To, All Authorised Dealer Category-I Banks Madam / Sir, Master Circular on Memorandum of Instructions for Opening and Maintenance of Rupee/ Foreign Currency Vostro Accounts of Non-resident Exchange Houses This Master Circular consolidates the existing instructions on the subject of Memorandum of Instructions for Opening and Maintenance of… Read More

Recommendations of Damodaran Committee on Customer Service in Banks- Uniformity in Intersol Charges

RBI/2013-14/110 DBOD. No. Dir. BC.26/13.03.00/2013-14 July 1, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/ Madam Recommendations of Damodaran Committee on Customer Service in Banks- Uniformity in Intersol Charges Please refer to paragraph 74 of the Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 announced on May 3, 2013 (extract enclosed) on ˜Recommendations of Damodaran Committee- Uniformity in… Read More

Revision to the Guidelines on Securitisation Transactions-Reset of Credit Enhancement

RBI/2013-14/111 DBOD.No.BP.BC- 25/21.04.177/2013-14 July 1, 2013 The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer of All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs and Local Area Banks) and All-India Term Lending and Refinancing Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI) Dear Sir, Revision to the Guidelines on Securitisation Transactions-Reset of Credit Enhancement Please refer to the… Read More

Master Circular – Disclosure Norms for Financial Institutions

RBI/2013-14/78 DBOD.No.FID.FIC.2/01.02.00/2013-14 July 1, 2013 The CEOs of the All-India Term- lending and Refinancing Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI) Dear Sir, Master Circular - Disclosure Norms for Financial Institutions Please refer to the Master Circular DBOD.No.FID.FIC.2/01.02.00/2012-13 dated July 02, 2012 on the above subject. The enclosed Master Circular consolidates and updates all the instructions / guidelines on… Read More

Master Circular – Resource Raising Norms for Financial Institutions

RBI/2013-14/77 DBOD.No.FID.FIC.1/01.02.00/2013-14 July 1, 2013 The CEOs of the All-India Term Lending and Refinancing Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI) Dear Sir, Master Circular - Resource Raising Norms for Financial Institutions Please refer to Master Circular DBOD.No.FID.FIC.1/01.02.00/2012-13 dated July 02, 2012 on the captioned subject. The enclosed Master Circular consolidates and updates all the instructions / guidelines on… Read More

Master Circular on Credit Card, Debit Card and Rupee Denominated Cobranded Prepaid Card operations of banks

RBI/2013-14/60 DBOD.No.FSD.BC. 4/24.01.011/2013-14 July 1, 2013 Ashadha 10, 1935 (Saka) Dear Sir/Madam Master Circular on Credit Card, Debit Card and Rupee Denominated Cobranded Prepaid Card operations of banks Please refer to the Master Circular No.DBOD.FSD.BC.23/24.01.011/2012-13 dated July 2, 2012 consolidating the instructions/guidelines issued to banks and NBFCs on credit card operations of banks till June 30, 2012.… Read More

Master Circular – Exposure Norms for Financial Institutions

RBI/2013-14/80 DBOD.FID.FIC.No.4/01.02.00/2013-14 July 1, 2013 The CEOs of the All-India Term-lending and Refinancing Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI) Dear Sir, Master Circular - Exposure Norms for Financial Institutions Please refer to the Master Circular DBOD.No.FID.FIC.4/01.02.00/2012-13 dated July 02, 2012 on the captioned subject. The enclosed Master Circular consolidates and updates all the instructions / guidelines on the… Read More