The shares of NOFHC can be held by individuals, corporate entities and companies belonging to the Promoter Group. A trust does not fall under either of these categories. Therefore, a public charitable trust or an employee welfare trust cannot hold voting equity shares directly in the NOFHC but can hold indirectly through a company which holds equity shares of the NOFHC. If the Promoters have control over the trust, the trusts will not be treated as ‘public’ for the purpose of computing ‘public shareholding’ in companies which would hold not less than 51 per cent of the voting equity of the NOFHC. [Paragraph 2(C)(ii)(b) of the guidelines]

The shares of NOFHC can be held by individuals, corporate entities and companies belonging to the Promoter Group. A trust does not fall under either of these categories. Therefore, a public charitable trust or an employee welfare trust cannot hold voting equity shares directly in the NOFHC but can hold indirectly through a company which holds equity shares of the NOFHC. If the Promoters have control over the trust, the trusts will not be treated as ‘public’ for the purpose of computing ‘public shareholding’ in companies which would hold not less than 51 per cent of the voting equity of the NOFHC. [Paragraph 2(C)(ii)(b) of the guidelines]

A CIC of the Promoter Group will be eligible to hold the voting equity shares of NOFHC. Alternately, a CIC of the Promoter Group may also become a NOFHC. However, under both the options, the corporate structure of the NOFHC must comply with requirements at para 2 (C) of the guidelines, and the new bank and the regulated financial sector entities in which Promoter Groups have ‘significant influence’ and ‘control’ (as defined in Accounting Standard 23) have to be held under the NOFHC. [Paragraph 2(C)(iii) & (vii) of the guidelines]

A CIC of the Promoter Group will be eligible to hold the voting equity shares of NOFHC. Alternately, a CIC of the Promoter Group may also become a NOFHC. However, under both the options, the corporate structure of the NOFHC must comply with requirements at para 2 (C) of the guidelines, and the new bank and the regulated financial sector entities in which Promoter Groups have ‘significant influence’ and ‘control’ (as defined in Accounting Standard 23) have to be held under the NOFHC. [Paragraph 2(C)(iii) & (vii) of the guidelines]

A. Post setting up the bank, if the promoters wish to enter into new financial business such as insurance, asset management, they have to set up new subsidiaries under the NOFHC; not under the bank. This would not preclude the bank from setting up a subsidiary, if there is a legal requirement or requirement of the concerned financial sector regulator, subject to RBI approval. However, the NOFHC shall not be permitted to set up any new financial services entity for at least three years from the date of commencement of its business. [para 2(C)(vi) of the guidelines]

A. The NOFHC shall hold the bank as well as other financial services entities of the Promoter Group regulated by RBI or other financial sector regulators [para 2(C)(iii) of the guidelines]. Accordingly, the NOFHC will replace bank/NBFC as sponsor of IDF and contribute a minimum equity of 30 percent and maximum equity of 49 percent of the IDF-NBFC. (Please refer RBI circulars DBOD.FSD BC No 57/24.01.006 dated November 21, 2011 and DNBS. PD. CC. No 249/03.02.089 dated November 21, 2011).

A. (a & b) Since the NOFHC shall hold the bank as well as other financial services entities of the Promoter Group, regulated by RBI or other financial sector regulators [Paragraph 2 (C) (iii) of the guidelines], the bank held under NOFHC will not be permitted to hold the equity shares of an Asset Finance Company (AFC) held under the same NOFHC. Therefore, the bank cannot have 50 per cent equity investment in Company A, unless required by law or specially permitted by RBI and concerned financial sector regulator. Subject to the above, the investment in Company A has to be held by the NOFHC.

A. Yes, all regulated financial services activities, in which a Promoter Group has ‘significant influence’ or ‘control’ (as defined in Accounting Standard 23), whether presently regulated or regulated in the future, will need to be under the NOFHC, when so regulated. [Paragraph 2(C)(vii) of the guidelines]

A. The assets and liabilities for the purpose of transfer from one entity to another under restructuring of the existing business may be valued as per the relevant provisions of the applicable laws.

A. No. The restriction on setting up of new financial services entity within the first three years would not apply to restructuring of the existing business / demergers or any other restructuring of existing business mandated by the sectoral regulators. This will have to be undertaken with RBI’s approval.