The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) made several changes to NPS including maximum age for entry-exit rules, choice of PF & Asset allocation, online exit facility, etc. PFRDA vide Circular no.: PFRDA/2021/36/SUP-CRA/14 August 26, 2021, revised the age of entry to NPS from 18-65 to 18-70. “In response to the large number of…
In the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies on October 8, 2021, the Reserve Bank of India announced that the transaction limit of Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) to be increased to ₹5 lakh. “In view of the importance of the IMPS system in the processing of domestic payment transactions, it is proposed to increase the…
The monetary policy committee of the Reserve Bank of India today unanimously decided to keep the repo rate unchanged for the eighth consecutive time. The committee also lowered the FY22 inflation forecast to 5.3 per cent from an earlier estimate of 5.7 per cent. MPC also decided to continue with its accommodative stance as long…
Sufficient capital is required by banks to absorb any losses that arise during the normal course of their banking operations. A capital requirement (also known as regulatory capital or capital adequacy) of each bank is decided by the banking regulators (Central Banks) to prevent commercial banks from taking excess leverage and becoming insolvent in the…
If you look at the bye-laws of a cooperative housing society, you may find that the main objective of a CHS is to obtain the conveyance from the landowner/developer in its name. Conveyance is a transfer of the title deed of land and building by the builder and developer/landowner in favour of housing society by…
RBI on Monday said that the expenditure towards enhancement in family pension of employees of banks if not fully charged to the Profit and Loss Account during the financial year 2021-22, be amortised over a period not exceeding five years. According to the RBI notification dated October 4, IBA has approached the regulator for the…
RBI on Monday clarified on criteria for the Inclusion of Perpetual Debt Instruments (PDI) in Additional Tier 1 Capital under Basel –III capital regulations. The issue was examined by the regulator as ‘several banks have approached us to clarify the maximum amount of capital funds that can be raised overseas’ the circular said. The Central…
The interest rates of a basket of 12 Small Savings Scheme instruments remain unchanged for the sixth straight quarter. The Finance Ministry on Thursday announced that interest rates on small saving schemes for the 3rd quarter starting from October 1, 2021, and ending on December 1, 2021, shall remain unchanged from the current rates applicable…
Additional Tier Capital (also known as AT1 bonds) is a type of unsecured, perpetual bonds issued predominantly by banks to raise additional Tier 1 capital without any maturity date (perpetual), but they have a call option. These bonds are issued by banks to shore up their core capital base to meet the Basel-III norms. Features…
RBI today notified AD category banks to use any other widely accepted/Alternative reference rate in the currency concerned for such transactions. “This is in view of the impending cessation of LIBOR as a benchmark rate, it has been decided to permit AD banks to use any other widely accepted/Alternative reference rate in the currency concerned,”…