The revised FEDAI Rules (10th edition) for export transactions came in to force with effect from 01 April 2019. The FEDAI rule 2.1 deals with Post shipment Credit in Rupees, Application of Interest, Normal Transit Period, Substitution/Change in Tenor, and Export Bills sent for collection. Post shipment credit in Rupees:The exchange rate for post-shipment Foreign…
On Friday (15th November 2019), the Ministry of Corporate affairs notified “Application to Adjudicating Authority for Insolvency Resolution Process for Personal Guarantors to Corporate Debtors) Rules, 2019”. [TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, PART II, SECTION 3, SUBSECTION (i)]. The new rule called in short as “Insolvency and Bankruptcy rule 2019” shall come…
The 10th edition of FEDAI Rules came in force from 01 April 2019. As per the guidelines FEDAI rule no.2.5, the realization proceeds of foreign currency export bill sent for collection or of goods sent on consignment basis shall be purchased by the Authorised Dealer at TT buying rate or FX contract rate as the…
The 10th edition of FEDAI Rules came in force from 01 April 2019. As per the guidelines FEDAI rule no.2.4, if the Authorised Dealer accepts change in the tenor of Usance bill, in such cases, the Bank shall recover/pay notional swap difference for the relative cover. In case of early delivery of “Optional Delivery Date…
In the backdrop of instances of various FSPs facing problems, the Corporate Ministry, Government of India on Friday (November 15, 2019) notified rules under the insolvency law to deal with the resolution of financial service providers, excluding banks. According to the statement of Corporate Ministry, the new rule “Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Insolvency and Liquidation Proceedings…
In today’s (November 15, 2019) negotiation with IBA, representatives of UFBU discussed various important issues like an increase in wage hike %, merging special allowance with basic pay, NPS at 14%, PLI, family pension, updation, retirees medical scheme, etc. On NPS at 14% IBA was positive. Cost implications on other issues were discussed. It was…
The government on Wednesday (November 13, 2019) amended the anti-money laundering rules to allow people to use Aadhaar for identification and yet use the current address different from the address as per the Aadhaar document. In the direction of prevention of Money Laundering (maintenance of records) Rules 2005, in rule 9, after sub-rule 18, the…
The 10th edition of FEDAI Rules came in force from 01 April 2019. Concepts of normal transit period and notional due date are linked to the interest rate on export bills and to arrive at the due date of the bill/export credit. Many people get confused with the Normal Transit period with the time taken…
Micro Finance Companies: MBFC is any non-banking financial company licensed under section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956. These companies are engaged in micro-financing activities. With effect from November 08, 2019 the eligibility criteria for classification under ‘Qualifying Assets’ for NBFC-MFIs are revised. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in it’s circular dated November 08,…
Effective from November 08, 2019 the eligibility criteria for classification under ‘Qualifying Assets’ for NBFC-MFIs are revised. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in it’s circular dated November 08, 2019 increased the household income limits for borrowers of NBFC-MFIs from the current level of ₹1,00,000 for rural areas and ₹1,60,000 for urban/semi-urban areas to ₹1,25,000…