First loss facility and second loss facility explained
In securitization, credit enhancement refers to a risk-reduction technique that increases the credit profile of structured financial products or transactions. Credit enhancement may be divided into First Loss facility and Second Loss facility. First loss facility represents the first level of financial support to a special purpose vehicle (SPV) as part of the process in…
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Who are Gilt Account Holders (GAHs)?
‘Gilts’ is the short form for gilt-edged securities- so called because they carry no risk. Gilt Account Holder (GAH)/Constituent means an entity or a person including ‘a person resident outside India’ maintaining a “Gilt Account” with a Custodian.[“Custodian” is a primary member (PM) permitted by the Reserve Bank of India to open and maintain Constituent…
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Collateral free agricultural loan limit enhanced up to 1.60 lakh
Currently the banks are mandated to extend collateral-free agriculture loans up to Rs.1 lakh. This limit of Rs.1 lakh was fixed in the year 2010.In view of overall inflation and rise in agriculture input cost since 2010, Reserve Bank of India vide its circular RBI/2018-19/118 FIDD.CO.FSD.BC.No.13/05.05.010/2018-19 dated February 7, 2019 advised all the scheduled commercial…
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What are MONETARY AGGREGATES ?
Monetary aggregates are broad categories of money that measure the money supply such as cash and demand deposits or bank credits which have an impact on the aggregate economic activity. Appraising monetary aggregates can generate a lot of information about the financial stability and overall health of a country. For example, if large amount of…
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In banking and finance parlance, liquidity refers to the ability to convert one asset into another or to use assets to meet obligations. Liquidity indicates the degree to which an asset or security can be quickly bought or sold in the market without affecting the asset’s price. Market liquidity refers to stock market where the…
UFBU news: BPS on wage settlement
Today (16.02.2019) the convener of the UFBU has been informed by IBA that the negotiating committee of IBA with the representatives of the constituent workmen Union/Officers will be held on Thursday 21st February 2019 at 11.00 A.M in Mumbai. In the meantime, the convener of UFBU received letters from AIBOC,NOBW, BEFI INBEF and NOBO seeking…
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