A “public authority” is any authority body or institution of self-government established or constituted by or under the Constitution; or by any other law made by the Parliament or a State Legislature; or by notification issued or order made by the Central Government or a State Government. The bodies owned, controlled, or substantially financed by…
On Tuesday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman officially launched the much anticipated NPS Vatsalya scheme, an online new pension scheme platform. The scheme is designed to help parents save for their children’s future through a pension account, leveraging the benefits of long-term wealth accumulation and compounding. This scheme has an option to convert the account…
The Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 is An Act to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the constitution of a Central Information…
As per RBI directions, Automated Teller Machine (ATM) operations should be carried out only by certified personnel who have completed minimum hours of classroom learning and training. The content of such training may be certified by a Self-Regulatory Organisation (SRO) of Cash-in-Transit (CIT) Companies / Cash Replenishment Agencies (CRAs) who may tie up with agencies…
Updated as per RBI circular dated April 6, 2023 The Foreign Exchange Management (Overseas Investment, or OI) Rules, notified by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 22 August 2022, supersedes the erstwhile provisions governing the acquisition of immovable property overseas by a resident individual. According to section 6(4) of the FEMA, a person resident…
CRA 2010 is an Act to consolidate the law to regulate the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contributions or foreign hospitality by certain individuals or associations or companies and prohibit acceptance and utilisation of foreign contributions or foreign hospitality for any activities determinantal to the national interest and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. This…
Monitoring of Transactions under KYC norms is a process that involves tracking customer transactions to identify suspicious activity and potential fraud. The customer risk profile is created at the time of opening a bank account and is used to monitor their transactions. Transaction monitoring provides enterprises with the tools to detect unusual transactional activity using…
Banks use wire transfers as an expeditious method for transferring funds between banks. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has several regulations for wire transfers, including transactions occurring within the national boundaries of a country or from one country to another. As wire transfers do not involve the actual movement of currency, they are considered…
Derivatives are financial instruments whose value is derived from the underlying assets, such as commodities, stocks, bonds, currencies, or interest rates. Common types of derivatives include futures, options, swaps, and forwards. Futures contracts are available on Equities, Indices, Currency and Commodities. Derivatives can be traded over-the-counter (OTC) or through a regulated exchange. Derivative contracts generally…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) revised guidelines for credit default swaps (CDS which is effective from May 9, 2022. CDS is a contract in which a counterparty (seller) commits to compensate the other counterparty (buyer) for the loss in the value of an underlying debt instrument.As per RBI guidelines,CDS directions of Central Bank will…