What is Net Stable Funding Ratio [NSFR]?

NSFR or Net Stable Funding Ratio is a significant component on Liquidity Standards of the Basel III reforms. The guidelines in this regard finalized by RBI for implementation will come into effect in India from April 1, 2020. Unlike LCR guidelines which promote short term resilience of a bank’s liquidity profile, the NSFR guidelines ensure…

Incorporation of Name of the Purchaser on the Face of the Demand Draft

  RBI vide its circular RBI/2018-19/14, DBR.AML.BC.No.210/14.01.001/2018-19 dated 12.07.2018 has made it compulsory to banks to incorporate the name of the purchaser on the face of the Demand Draft while purchasing it at a bank (including RRBs, Co-operative banks).   In terms of the above notification, Section 66 of the Master Direction on KYC dated…

Basel III : Capital treatment of Banks’ Balance Sheet items

The extant regulations with regard to the regulatory capital of banks in India are different from internationally adopted Basel III capital standards. With a view to bringing the Banks’ Balance Sheet Items in closer Alignment with Basel Framework, RBI has reviewed the position and  made some amendments to the capital adequacy guidelines for the purposes…