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Draft Guidelines for issuance and operation of Prepaid Payment Instruments in India A. Purpose To provide a framework for the regulation and supervision of all the entities involved in issuance of Prepaid Payment Instruments in the country and to ensure orderly development of this segment of the payments and settlement system in a prudent and customer friendly manner. B. Scope These guidelines lay down the eligibility criteria and the basic conditions for issuance of

DBOD. No. BP.11021/ 08.12.015/ 2008-09January 7, 2009All Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs & LABs)</P>Dear Sir,Draft Guidelines on Classification of Exposures as Commercial Real Estate (CRE) ExposuresPlease refer to our circular DBS.CO.PP.BC.21/11.01.005/2004-05 dated June 29, 2005 on the captioned subject, inter alia, defining CRE Exposures (Please see Annex). In view of a number of queries received from banks and other quarters as to whether or not certain

RBI/2008-09/A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No.December , 2008ToAll Category - I Authorised Dealer BanksMadam / Sir, Reporting under FDI Scheme – Transfer of Shares/Convertible Debentures - Revised procedureAttention of Authorised Dealer Category - I (AD Category - I) banks is invited to A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No.16 dated October 4, 2004 wherein, it has been stipulated that in case of transfer of shares or convertible debentures of an Indian Company from a resident t

DNBS/PD (SC/RC) No. /10.30.000/2008-09 December…., 2008 Draft Guidelines on Change in or Take Over of the Management of the Business of the Borrower by Securitisation Companies or Reconstruction Companies (Reserve Bank) Guidelines, 200…. The Reserve Bank of India hereby notifies these guidelines, framed under Section 9(a) of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interests Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) to provide for the prope

To All RBI regulated entities (Commercial Banks, Co-operative Banks, Primary Dealers, Financial Institutions, RRBs and NBFCs) Dear Sir, Guidelines for accounting for Repo / Reverse repo transactions Please refer to our Circular IDMC.3810/11.08.10/2002-03 dated March 24, 2003 setting out uniform guidelines for accounting of repo/reverse repo transactions. These guidelines captured the character of repo/reverse repo transaction as outright sale and outright purchase as

RBI/2008-09/ A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. A. P. (FL/RL Series) Circular No. September 26, 2008 To, All Authorized Persons in Foreign Exchange Madam / Sir, Memorandum of Instructions governing money changing activities Attention of Authorized Persons is invited to the Memorandum of Instructions to Authorized Money Changers (AMCs), issued vide A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 43 (A.P. (FL Series) Circular No. 1) dated November 12, 2002 and other relevant instructions

1. Introduction 1.1 Mobile phones as a delivery channel for extending banking services have off-late been attaining greater significance. The rapid growth in users and wider coverage of mobile phone networks have made this channel an important platform for extending banking services to customers. With the rapid growth in the number of mobile phone subscribers in India (about 261 million as at the end of March 2008 and growing at about 8 million a month), banks have be

1. Introduction 1.1 With the rapid growth in the number of mobile phone subscribers in India (about 261 million as at the end of March 2008 and growing at about 8 million a month), banks have been exploring the feasibility of using mobile phones as an alternative channel of delivery of banking services. A few banks have started offering information based services like balance enquiry, stop payment instruction of cheques, record of last five transactions, location of n

DNBS (PD). CC. No.____ /03.05.002 / 2007-2008 June _, 2008 All non-deposit taking NBFCs with asset size of Rs 100 crore and above (All NBFC-ND-SI) Please refer to paragraph 216 of Annual Statement on Monetary Policy for the Year 2008-09 in terms of which capital adequacy, liquidity and disclosure norms were to be reviewed in respect of NBFC-ND-SI. 2. While NBFCs-D were subject to certain bank–like prudential regulations on various aspects such as income recognition, a

AppendixDraft Guidelines on Prudential Norms for Off-balance Sheet Exposures of Banks – Capital Adequacy, Exposure, Asset Classification and Provisioning NormsAt present, paragraphs 2.4.3 and 2.4.4 of the ‘Master Circular on Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy’, DBOD.No.BP.BC.4/21.01.002/2007-08 dated July 2, 2007, stipulate the applicable credit conversion factors (CCF) for the foreign exchange and interest-rate related contracts under Basel-I framework. Likewise, p

RBI/2007-2008/A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No.May , 2008ToAll Authorised Dealers Category - I banksMadam / Sir,Establishment of Branch/Liaison Offices in India by foreign entities-Eligibility Criteria and Procedural GuidelinesAttention of Authorised Dealer Category - I (AD Category - I) banks is invited to Notification No. FEMA 22/2000-RB dated May 3, 2000, as amended from time to time, in terms of which a person resident outside India requires prior approval of the Re

Annex 1 To be published in the Official GazetteRESERVE BANK OF INDIANotificationMumbai, the ____, 2008DPSS_____No. -----: -In pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 38 of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 (51 of 2007), the Reserve Bank hereby publishes the annexed Board for Regulation and Supervision of Payment and Settlement Systems Regulations, 2008.(Executive Director)ANNEXBoard for Regulation and Supervision of Payment and Settlement Systems Regulation

Second DraftAll Scheduled Commercial Banks(Excluding RRBs)Dear Sir, Mid-Term Review of the Annual Policy for the year 2007- 08 – Recovery Agents engaged by banks Please refer to the paragraph 172 and 173 of the mid-term review of the Annual Policy for the year 2007-08, a copy of which is enclosed. In view of the rise in the number of disputes and litigations against banks for engaging recovery agents in the recent past, it is felt that the adverse publicity would resu

DNBS/PD No. 5266/03.10.001/2007-08 January 24, 2008Draft Guidelines for extending No Objection Certificate (NoC) for opening of branch/subsidiary/Joint Venture/representative office or undertaking investment abroad by NBFCs NBFCs should obtain prior approval of the Bank for opening of subsidiaries/Joint Ventures/representative office abroad or for undertaking investment in foreign entities. The guidelines in place are being reviewed. The application from the NBFC seek

Reserve Bank of India Department of Non-Banking Supervision Central Office, Centre 1 World Trade Centre Cuffe Parade, Colaba Mumbai - 400 005Notification DNBS(PD)MGC No. __ /CGM (PK) - 2008 dated January ___, 2008Guidelines on Registration and Operations of Mortgage Guarantee Company under Section 45L(1)(b) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 The Reserve Bank of India, in terms of Notification No. DNBS. (MGC) 1 /CGM (PK)- 2008 dated January 15, 2008, issued in term

DBOD. No. BP. 502 / 21.04.157/2007-08October 24, 2007 The Chairman/Chief Executive OfficerAll Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs and LABs) andPrimary DealersDear Sir, Annual Policy Statement 2007- 08 – Draft Guidelines on Credit Default SwapsPlease refer to our letter forwarding DBOD.No.BP.1409/21.04.157/2006-07 dated May 16, 2007 the first draft guidelines on Credit Default Swaps and inviting feedback from various stakeholders. The feedback received from wide spectrum

Table of Contents Chapter Topic Page No: I Introduction 3 II Preview 6 III Review of FSTV Vision - 2005 10 IV Vision 2008-2010 15 V Conclusions and way forward 18 Chapter 1 Introduction The Mission Statement and the Corporate Objective relating to the Financial Sector Technology Vision continue to be as follows: Mission Statement <<< I T FOR EFFICIENCY AND EXCELLENCE >>> Corporate Objective: 'Enabling financial sector to leverage on I T for better cu

RBI/2006-2007/ A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. June 01, 2007 To, All Authorised Dealer Category - I banks Madam / Sir Draft Circular on Booking of Forward Contracts - Liberalisation Attention of Authorised Dealer Category - I (AD Category - I) banks is invited to A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No.19 dated January 24, 2002, A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 63 dated December 21, 2002, A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 26 dated November 1, 2004, A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No.

RBI/2007-2008/A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No.October 10, 2007To,All Authorised Dealer Category - I banksMadam / SirBooking of Forward Contracts - LiberalisationAttention of Authorised Dealer Category - I (AD Category - I) banks is invited to A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No.19 dated January 24, 2002, A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 63 dated December 21, 2002, A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 26 dated November 1, 2004, A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 22 dated December 13,

DBOD. No. BP. 256 / 21.04.098/ 2007-08September 5, 2007ToChairmen / Chief Executive OfficersAll Commercial Banks(excluding RRBs)Guidelines on Asset-Liability Management (ALM) System – Draft AmendmentsReserve Bank had issued guidelines on ALM system vide Circular No. DBOD. BP. BC. 8 / 21.04.098/ 99 dated February 10, 1999, which covered, among others, interest rate risk and liquidity risk measurement / reporting framework and prudential limits. As a measure of liquidit

DBOD. No. BP. 1522/ 21.04.132/ 2006-07June 21, 2007All Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs & LABs)</FONT>Dear Sir,Prudential Guidelines on Restructuring/ Rescheduling of dues by banks – Draft GuidelinesPursuant to the Annual Policy Statement for the Year 2006-07, a Working Group was constituted to review and align the existing guidelines on restructuring of advances, other than under debt restructuring mechanisms, on the lines of provisions under the revised CD

DNBS. PD. No. 7902/ 03.05.002/2006- 07May 21, 2007To all public deposit taking NBFCsDear Sir, Requirement of minimum Net Owned Fund (NOF) of Rs. 200 lakh for all public deposit taking NBFCs – under Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934As you may be aware, prior to April 21, 1999, the minimum Net Owned Fund (NOF) requirement for the new companies for grant of Certificate of Registration (CoR) to commence business of Non-Banking Financial Institution was

DBOD.No.BP. 1409 / 21.04.157 /2006-07May 16, 2007The Chairman / Chief Executive Officer,All Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs and LABs) andPrimary DealersDear Sir, Annual Policy Statement 2007- 08: Draft Guidelines on Credit Default SwapsPlease refer to paragraph 175 of the Annual Policy Statement 2007 – 08 wherein it was indicated that as a part of the gradual process of financial sector liberalization in India it is considered appropriate to introduce credit derivati

DNBS No. 6625 /03.11.01/2006-07April 2, 2007Non-Banking Financial CompaniesDear Sir, Union Budget Speech for the year 2007-08Regulations for creation of mortgage guarantee companies Please refer to Paragraph 90 of Union Budget Speech – 2007-2008 - Housing Loans (copy of the paragraph enclosed as Annex 1).2. An Internal Group was constituted by the Reserve Bank to formulate regulatory guidelines and to recommend a regulatory guidelines/framework for mortgage guarantee

March 20, 2007DBOD.No.BP. 1151/21.06.001/2006-07 The Chairman / Chief Executive Officer,All Commercial Banks(excluding LABs & RRBs)</P> Dear Sir,Prudential Guidelines on Capital Adequacy and Market Discipline –Implementation of the New Capital Adequacy FrameworkPlease refer to our letter DBOD.No.BP.1163/ 21.04.118/ 2005-06 dated February 15, 2005 forwarding the draft guidelines for implementation of the New Capital Adequacy Framework and inviting feedback fr

DBOD.BP.No. 781 / 21.04.018/ 2006-07 December 19, 2006 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir, Draft Guidelines - Accounting Standard 17, Segment Reporting – Enhancement of disclosure Please refer to our circular DBOD.No.BP. BC. 89 /21.04.018/2002-03 dated March29, 2003 in terms of which banks are required to adopt the three business segments viz. ‘Treasury’, ‘Other banking business’ and ‘Residual’ as the uniform business segments and ‘Domestic’ and

1. Definition of a Derivative A derivative is a financial instrument: (a) whose value changes in response to the change in a specified interest rate, security price, commodity price, foreign exchange rate, index of prices or rates, a credit rating or credit index, or similar variable (sometimes called the 'underlying'); (b) that requires no initial net investment or little initial net investment relative to other types of contracts that have a similar response to chan

DBOD. No. BP. 45 / 21.04.141 / 2006-07 July 12, 2006 Chairmen / Chief Executive Officers All Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) Draft revised guidelines on classification and valuation of investments While allowing banks to shift their investments in SLR securities to the ‘Held to Maturity’ category in September 2004, they were advised that the Reserve Bank of India is setting up an Internal Group to review the existing guidelines on classification and valuation of inv

(i) Applications for loans and their processing (a) Loan application forms should include necessary information which affects the interest of the borrower, so that a meaningful comparison with the terms and conditions offered by other NBFCs can be made and informed decision can be taken by the borrower. (b) The NBFCs should devise a system of giving acknowledgement for receipt of all loan applications. Preferably, the time frame within which loan applications will be

As announced in the Annual Policy Statement for the year 2005-06, it has now been decided that permitted structure of PD business will be expanded to include banks, which fulfill certain minimum criteria subject to safeguards. Accordingly, banks are eligible to apply for Primary Dealership, subject to the following guidelines. 2. The following categories of banks would be eligible to apply for PD license. (RBI's approval would be subject to compliance with all other r

6th December 2005 Draft Guidelines on Outsourcing of Financial Services by banks The world over, banks are increasingly using outsourcing, to third parties who may be unrelated or member of the group/conglomerate as a means of both reducing cost and accessing specialist expertise, not available internally and achieving strategic aims. Outsourcing brings in its wake, several risks like Strategic Risk, Reputation Risk, Compliance Risk, Operational Risk, Exit Strategy Ri

Reserve Bank of IndiaExchange Control DepartmentIntroduction of Foreign currency-Rupee OptionsA draft circular on " Foreign currency-Rupee Options " is annexed herewith. Authorised Dealers may forward their comments to the Chief General Manager, Exchange Control Department. Forex Markets Division, Reserve Bank of India, Central Office, Mumbai 400 001, by FAX (022- 22611427), by 20th March 2003.A.RajalakshmiAsst. General ManagerDraft Circular for Comments Reserve Bank

RPCD. Plan. BC. 16 / 04.09.01/ 2001-0229 August 2001The Chairman/ Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer [All scheduled commercial banks] Dear Sir, Priority sector lending – Loans to food and agro-based processing sectorPlease refer to our circular letter No. RPCD. Plan. BC. 60/ 04.09.01/ 98-99 dated 28 January 1999 advising that loans to food and agro-based processing sector would be included under priority sector advances. We have now been advised by Government