Category Archives: other Acts

Risk Management and Inter-bank Dealings – RBI Permitted NRI access to ETCD

By | February 3, 2017

Risk Management and Inter-bank Dealings: Permitting Non Resident Indians (NRIs) access to Exchange Traded Currency Derivatives (ETCD) market RBI/2016-17/221 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 30 February 2, 2017 To All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Sir, Risk Management and Inter-bank Dealings: Permitting Non Resident Indians (NRIs) access to Exchange Traded Currency Derivatives… Read More »

Category: RBI

Basel III Capital Regulations- Additional Tier 1 Capital-RBI amendment

By | February 3, 2017

Basel III Capital Regulations- Additional Tier 1 Capital RBI/2016-17/222 DBR.BP.BC.No.50/21.06.201/2016-17 February 02, 2017 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks) Madam/ Sir, Basel III Capital Regulations- Additional Tier 1 Capital Please refer to the paragraph 1.8 on ‘Coupon Discretion’ under Annex 4 on ‘’Criteria for Inclusion of Perpetual Debt Instruments (PDI) in Additional Tier… Read More »

Category: RBI

FEMA – Powers to compound contraventions delegated by RBI

By | February 2, 2017

Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) Foreign Exchange (Compounding Proceedings) Rules, 2000 (the Rules) – Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999 RBI/2016-17/220 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 29 February 02, 2017 To All Category- I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Sir, Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) Foreign Exchange (Compounding Proceedings) Rules, 2000 (the Rules)… Read More »

Category: RBI

RBI Reviewed Guidelines on Pricing of Credit

By | February 2, 2017

RBI/2016-17/219 DNBR.CC.PD.No. 084/22.10.038/2016-17 February 02, 2017 To All NBFC-MFIs, Madam/Sir, Review of Guidelines on “Pricing of Credit” As per extant instructions on “Pricing of Credit” issued to NBFC-MFIS under “Master Direction-Non-Banking Financial Company-Non-Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016” and “Master Direction – Non-Banking Financial Company-Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company and Deposit taking… Read More »

RBI cautions users of Bitcoin or any Virtual Currencies

By | February 2, 2017

Date : Feb 01, 2017 The Reserve Bank of India had cautioned the users, holders and traders of Virtual Currencies (VCs), including Bitcoins, about the potential financial, operational, legal, customer protection and security related risks that they are exposing themselves to, vide its press release dated December 24, 2013. The Reserve Bank of India advises… Read More »

Export Policy of Sandalwood & ITC (HS) Classification Amended -Notification

By | February 1, 2017

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) (DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 27th January, 2017 No. 37 /2015-2020 Subject: Export Policy of Sandalwood. S.O. 268(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992), as amended, read… Read More »

RBI removed Limits on Cash withdrawals from ATMs / Current Accounts / CC /Overdraft

By | January 30, 2017

Limits on Cash withdrawals from Bank accounts and ATMs – Restoration of status quo ante Limits on Cash withdrawals from ATMs and Bank accounts (Exept Saving bank accounts) has been removed by RBI by following Notification dated 30.01.2017.  RBI/2016-17/217 DCM (Plg) No. 2905/10.27.00/2016-17 January 30, 2017 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer, Public… Read More »

ICAI revised GMCS fees w.e.f 01.02.2017

By | January 30, 2017

Revision of fee for General Management and Communication Skills (GMCS) 15 days (90 hrs) – (30-01-2017) You may be aware that the present fee of Rs.5500/- for General Management and Communication Skills Course was fixed way back in 2013 and has not undergone any revision during the last four years. Considering the above, the Council… Read More »

June 2017 Common Proficiency Test (CPT) on 18.06.2017

By | January 30, 2017

June 2017 Common Proficiency Test (CPT) 27th January, 2017 No.13-CA (EXAM)/CPT/June/2017: In pursuance of Regulation 22 of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988, the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is pleased to announce that the Common Proficiency Test will be held on Sunday, 18th June, 2017 in two sessions as below, at… Read More »