FEMA - Corporate Law Reporter

Money Changing Activities – RBI Clarifications

RBI/2012-13/473 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 96 April 5, 2013 To, All Authorised Persons Madam/ Dear Sir, Memorandum of Instructions governing money changing activities Please refer to Para E 2(ii) of Annex I of {A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No. 57 [A.P.(FL/RL Series) Circular No.04] } dated March 09, 2009 on the captioned subject. 2. On a review, it… Read More

RBI Circular on Implementation of Section 51-A of UAPA, 1967

Implementation of Section 51-A of UAPA, 1967- Updates of the UNSCR 1267 (1999) /1989 (2011) Sanctions List Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks RBI/2012-13/472 UBD.BPD (PCB) Cir. No. 47/14.01.062/2012-13 April 4, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Implementation of Section 51-A of UAPA, 1967- Updates of the UNSCR 1267 (1999)… Read More

Deferred Payment Protocols between Government of India and erstwhile USSR

RBI/2012-13/471 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 95 April 4, 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. 53… Read More

FATF (Financial Action Task Force) updates AML/CFT Standards for Urban Co-Op Banks

RBI/2012-13/470 UBD.BPD (AD) Cir.No. 3/14.01.062/2012-13 April 4, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer of All AD Category I Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Standards Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Please refer to our circular UBD.BPD (AD) Cir.No. 1/14.01.062/2012-13 dated August 3, 2012 on risks arising from the deficiencies… Read More

Self Help Groups – UCBs to Simplify KYC / AML norms

UCBs to Simplify KYC / AML norms for Self Help Groups RBI/2012-13/469 UBD.BPD (PCB) Cir. No.46 /14.01.062/2012-13 April 3, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Know Your Customer (KYC) Norms/Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Measures/Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) / Obligations of banks under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA),… Read More

External Commercial Borrowings Data for Feb 2013

External Commercial Borrowings The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) and Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB), both through Automatic Route and Approval Route, for the month of February 2013. Ajit Prasad Assistant General Manager Data on ECB/FCCB for the month of February 2013 I AUTOMATIC ROUTE* ECB/ FCCB Borrower… Read More

Efficacy of Monetary Policy Rules in India

Efficacy of Monetary Policy Rules in India (Speech by Shri Deepak Mohanty, Executive Director, at Delhi School of Economics, Delhi, 25th March 2013) I thank Professor Pami Dua for the opportunity to interact with this distinguished gathering of professors and young scholars.The Delhi School of Economics has a formidable reputation world over in teaching and… Read More

UCBs can now grant Unsecured Loans up to 25% – RBI proposes norms

UCBs Unsecured Loans Exposure Norms RBI/2012-13/468 UBD.BPD.(PCB) Cir No.45 /13.05.000/2012-13 03 April 2013 The Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Unsecured Exposure Norms for UCBs Please refer to our circular No. UBD.BPD.(PCB) Cir No.21/13.05.000/2010-11 dated November 15, 2010 on ˜Maximum Limit on Unsecured Loans and Advances™ prescribing that the total unsecured loans… Read More

Developments in India™s Balance of Payments in Q3’12

Preliminary data on India™s balance of payments (BoP) for the third quarter (October-December 2012) of the financial year 2012-13, are now available. The details of these data, as per the revised format of BoP presentation provided in IMF™s BPM6, are set out in Statement I. These data as per the old format are also given… Read More

Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 to be released on May 3, 2013

Dr. D. Subbarao, Governor, Reserve Bank of India will announce the Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 on Friday, May 3, 2013. This will be done in a meeting with the chief executives of major scheduled commercial banks at 11.00 a.m. on May 3, 2013 at the Central Office, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai. Alpana Killawala Chief… Read More

RBI proposes New Capital Adequacy Framework

RBI/2012-13/467 DBOD.No.BP.BC.89.21.04.009/2012-13 April 02, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Local Area Banks & Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/ Madam, New Capital Adequacy Framework- Non-market related Off Balance Sheet Items - Bank Guarantees Please refer to the Master Circular DBOD.No.BP.BC.16/21.06.001/2012-13 dated July 2, 2012 on ˜Prudential Guidelines on Capital Adequacy and Market Discipline- New Capital Adequacy Framework (NCAF)™.… Read More

RBI Simplifies KYC / AML Norms for Self Help Groups

RBI/2012-13/461 RPCD.RCB.RRB.AML.BC.No.71/07.51.018/2012-13 April 01, 2013 The Chairmen / CEOs of all Regional Rural Banks / State and Central Co-operative Banks Dear Sir, Know Your Customer (KYC) norms /Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Standards/ Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT)/Obligation of banks under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 - Simplifying KYC / AML norms for Self… Read More

Guidelines on Investment in Insurance for Core Investment Companies

RBI/2012-13/466 DNBS(PD) CC.No.322/03.10.001/2012-13 April 1, 2013 All NBFCs Dear Sirs, Core Investment Companies Guidelines on Investment in Insurance At present NBFCs venturing into insurance are guided by the circular DNBS(PD).CC.No.13/02.01/99-2000 dated June 30, 2000 on amendment to NBFC Regulations which contains the ˜Guidelines for entry of NBFCs into Insurance™. In view of the unique business model of… Read More