In today’s (4.12.2020) bimonthly MPC meeting, the Reserve Bank of India decided to maintain the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) on hold at 4.0 per cent. The MPC also decided to continue with the accommodative stance as long as necessary, at least during the current financial year and into the next…
RBI on Monday (23/11/2020) directed all AD Category –I banks, not to grant any approval to any branch office, project office, liaison office or other place of business in India under FEMA for the purpose of practicing legal profession in India. The establishment of branch office/ liaison office / project office or any other place…
An Internal Working Group (IWG) of Reserve Bank of India suggested giving banking licences to large corporate or industrial houses after necessary amendments to the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. The committee was formed by the banking regulator in June to review extant ownership guidelines and corporate structure for Indian private sector banks. “The terms of…
In our previous article ‘How to file a complaint in consumer court?’ We have explained the procedures for lodging a complaint in Consumer Courts either online or offline. We have also explained about the establishment of the Central Consumer Protection Authority and, ‘Product Liability’ clause where a manufacturer or product service provider or product seller…
In the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated 09.10.2020, RBI said that the limits under Held to Maturity (HTM) category is increased to 22 percent of NDTL, in respect of SLR securities acquired on or after September 1, 2020, up to March 31, 2021. RBI on September 1, 2020, increased the limits under Held…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its fourth bi-monthly monetary meet held on October 9, 2020, has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged and continues with its accommodative stance. This is the second time in a row the apex bank has kept the key rates unchanged. The existing key policy rates are as…
On Tuesday, September 29, 2020, in two separate notifications, RBI said it would push back the final tranche of the capital conservation buffer (CCB) and the implementation of the net stable funding ratio (NSFR) by six months due to uncertainty related to COVID crisis. The capital conservation buffer (CCB) is designed to ensure that banks…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), announced the extension of the existing limit in Ways and Means Advances (WMA) limits and OD regulations for a further period of 6 months till March 31, 2021. The extension is available for all States/UTs to enable them to tide over the situation arising from the outbreak of the…
September 28, 2020 (Mumbai): The meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) during September 29, 30 and October 1, 2020 as announced by RBI vide Press Release 2019-2020/2248 dated April 20, 2020 is being rescheduled. The Central Bank communication said that the dates of the MPC’s meeting will be announced shortly. Marginal Standing Facility (MSF)…
The Lok Sabha on Saturday (September 19, 2020) passed the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020 bill that seeks 72 changes to decriminalise certain offences under the Companies Act, 2013, in case of defaults but not involving frauds. “There are 48 sections we have amended to decriminalize them and 17 sections have been amended to improve the…