IRDAI norms for surety bonds
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) made significant changes to the norms governing ‘surety bonds, a type of insurance policy that protects parties involved in a transaction or contract from potential financial losses. As per a circular issued by the IRDAI, the solvency requirement applicable for such products has now been reduced…
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The meaning of ‘going concern and gone concern’ entities
In accounting parlance, a going concern is a business that is assumed to be able to meet its financial obligations when they become due. In the case of a ‘Going Concern’ entity, statutory auditors do not foresee the threat of liquidation for the foreseeable future, which is usually regarded as at least the next 12…
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Launch of Udyam Assist Platform for validation of Informal Micro Enterprises
Informal Micro Enterprises (IMEs) were defined as those enterprises which are unable to get registered on the Udyam Registration Portal (URP) due to a lack of mandatory required documents such as Permanent Account Number (PAN) or Goods and Services Tax Identification Number (GSTIN). As per the existing guidelines, all lenders were required to obtain a…
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‘100 Days 100 Pays’ campaign for banks to trace and settle the top 100 unclaimed deposits within 100 days
The Reserve Bank of India today announced a ‘100 Days 100 Pays’ campaign for banks to trace and settle the top 100 unclaimed deposits of every bank in every district of the country within 100 days. ‘ This measure will complement the ongoing efforts and initiatives by the Reserve Bank to reduce the quantum of…
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Cessation of LIBOR: Complete transition away from LIBOR from July 1
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today issued an advisory to banks and other RBI-regulated entities, underlining the need to take steps to ensure a complete transition away from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) from July 01, 2023. The key messages in the advisory include: Banks should ensure no new transactions are linked to…
Why did regulators decide to decommission LIBOR?
Edited and updated on 12.05.2023 ”LIBOR”, once labeled as the world’s most important benchmark was discredited because of the 2008 financial crisis when authorities in the United States and Britain found traders had manipulated it to make a profit that sparked an investigation by Britain’s Financial Services Authority (FSA). The LIBOR rigging scandal of 2008…
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