BI/2016-17/224 DCM (Plg) 3107/10.27.00/2016-17 February 08, 2017 All Banks Dear Madam / Sir, Removal of limits on withdrawal of cash from Saving Bank Accounts Please refer to our circular DCM (Plg) 2905/10.27.00/2016-17 dated January 30, 2017 on the captioned subject. 2. In the wake of withdrawal of Specified Bank Notes (SBNs) since November 09, 2016… Read More »
Meeting conducted by RBI prior to demonitization RBI held a meeting of its Central Board on November 8, 2016. The agenda of the meeting, inter-alia, included the item : “Memorandum on existing banknotes in the denomination of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 – Legal Tender Status” The following Directors of Central Board of Reserve Bank… Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Prohibition on Indian Party from making direct investment in countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as “ Non Co-operative countries and territories ” RBI/2016-17/216 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 28 January 25, 2017 To All Category- I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Sir, Prohibition on Indian Party from making direct investment in… Read More »
Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of the Old Bank Notes in the denominations of ₹ 500 and ₹ 1000 and The Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Ordinance 2016 (Updated as on January 24, 2017) 1. Why was the Scheme of Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of the old Bank Notes in the denominations of… Read More »