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Merger of ING Vysya Bank with Kotak Mahindra Bank from April 1,2015

RBI approves ING Vysya Bank Ltd.- Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. Amalgamation.  The Scheme of amalgamation  has been sanctioned in exercise of the powers contained in Sub-section (4) of Section 44A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. The Scheme will come into force with effect from April 1, 2015. All the branches of ING Vysya Bank Ltd.…

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Exchange Traded Currency Derivatives (ETCD) market: Revised guidelines

Risk Management and Inter-bank Dealings: Revised Guidelines relating to the Exchange Traded Currency Derivatives (ETCD) market At present, domestic participants are allowed to take a long (bought) as well as short (sold) position upto USD 10 million per exchange. As a measure of further liberalisation, RBI amended the provision in terms of its circular No.…

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Special clearings in Banks on 30th & 31 March 2015

Details of Special Clearing operations on March 30 and 31, 2015 at all clearing houses.(For RTGS/NEFT- extended time window will be indicated through the respective system). March 30, 2015(Monday): Normal Clearing as followed on any working Monday plus a Special Clearing exclusively for Government transactions (receipts and payments) with return clearing on the same day…

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Extension of bank hours on 30th and 31st of March 2015

Banks shall keep the counters open for Transactions of Central/State Governments on 30th (full day)/ 31st March 2015 (till 8 p.m) and all electronic transactions till midnight of 31st March. RBI in its circular dated 25.03.2015 instructed that all agency banks shall keep the counters of their designated branches conducting government business open for full…

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RBI releases Names of Applicants of Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS)

The Reserve Bank of India on 25.03.2015 released the names of applicants who have applied for setting up Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS). These are: Sr.No.  Name of the entity NSE Strategic Investment Corporation Limited (NSIC) and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), Mumbai Trade Receivables Exchange (Group of Banking Professionals), Mumbai Axis Bank…

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