FCNR (B) Accounts interest rates on deposits during LIBOR transition: RBI advises banks to use ARR
Edited on December 6, 2024 With the expectation that the publication of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as a benchmark rate will cease by the end of 2021, RBI permitted banks to offer interest rates on FCNR (B) deposits using the widely accepted ‘Overnight Alternative Reference Rate (ARR)* for the respective currency’ with upward…
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Why returns from Pin Money and Streedhan of a woman cannot club with her husband’s income?
( The intent of the clubbing provision is to control tax evasion arising out of the transfer of assets and income to the spouse. Clubbing provisions of the income tax act also apply to assets or income transferred to the minor children from parents and from father in law to daughter in law, also to…
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RBI announces amendments to Gold Monetization Scheme (GMS), 2015
The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday made announcement amendments to Gold Monetization Scheme, 2015 with immediate effect. According to the latest notification, a new subparagraph 2.2.2 (f) has been inserted to read as the ‘Interest on premature closure of the deposit in case of death of the depositor before and after the lock-in period’.…
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No repo rate cut for 8th time
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…
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Why is the conveyance of property in the name of Co-operative Housing Societies important?
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 cautions against frauds in the name of KYC updation
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday cautioned individuals against sharing bank account login details, personal information, copies of know-your-customer (KYC) documents, card information, PIN, password, and OTP, etc. with unidentified persons or agencies. The banking regulator further bank advised the general public that such details should not be shared through unverified or unauthorised…
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