Regulating Commercial Banking

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

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