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SBI, HDFC, ICICI remain Domestic Systemically Important Banks in 2024: RBI

State Bank of India, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank have again been named as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) by the Reserve Bank of India. The Reserve Bank on Wednesday came out with the list of D-SIBs. Inclusion in the list requires the lenders to maintain higher Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) in addition to the capital conservation buffer as per the bucket under which it has been classified. The State Bank of India (SBI) continues to be in bucket 4, which will require the country's largest lender to keep an additional CET1 of 0.80 per cent, as per the list. HDFC Bank, the largest private sector lender, continues to be bracketed in bucket 2, under which it will have to maintain a higher CET1 by 0.40 per cent. The Central bank said the higher D-SIB surcharge for SBI and HDFC Bank will be applicable from April 01, 2025. "Hence, up to March 31, 2025, the D-SIB surcharge applicable to SBI and HDFC Bank will be 0.60 per cent and 0.20 per cent, respectively," it said. ICICI Bank

India Inc files ECB intent worth $4.84 billion in September: RBI data

Registrations for ECBs by Indian companies almost doubled to $49.2 billion in the year ended March 2024 (FY24) from $26.6 billion in FY23

Address & Fireside chat with Dr V.Anantha Nageswaran, CEA, Govt of India

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FY25 as weak-earnings year is gradually getting priced in: Chhaochharia

Chhaochharia highlighted that FY25's weak earnings growth is now being factored into market expectations

ULI will be for lending what UPI is for payments: RBI Dy Guv at BFSI Summit

BS BFSI Summit: RBI is actively working to link UPI with other countries, aiming for global acceptance that would allow Indians abroad to make payments using UPI, said RBI Deputy Governor

RBI issues operational framework for reclassification of FPI to FDI

The Reserve Bank of India on Monday issued an operational framework for reclassification of investment made by a foreign portfolio investor to foreign direct investment (FDI) if the entity breaches the prescribed limit. Currently, an investment made by foreign portfolio investor along with its investor group (FPI) should be less than 10 per cent of the total paid-up equity capital on a fully diluted basis. Any FPI investing in breach of the prescribed limit has the option of divesting their holdings or reclassifying such holdings as FDI subject to the conditions specified by the RBI and Sebi within five trading days from the date of settlement of the trades causing the breach. The RBI has issued an operational framework for reclassification of foreign portfolio investment by FPI to FDI. As per the framework, the FPI concerned will have to take necessary approvals from the government and concurrence of the Indian investee company concerned. However, the facility of reclassification

RBI includes spot deals to expand forex transactions reporting requirements

The Reserve Bank on Friday said it has decided to expand the reporting requirement of forex transactions and include foreign exchange spot deals to ensure completeness of transaction data in the trade repository (TR) of the Clearing Corporation of India. Currently, authorised dealers report all over-the-counter (OTC) foreign exchange derivative contracts and foreign currency interest rate derivative contracts undertaken by them directly or through their overseas entities to the TR of Clearing Corporation of India Limited (CCIL). "To ensure completeness of transaction data in TR for all foreign exchange instruments, it has been decided to expand the reporting requirement to include foreign exchange spot (including value cash and value TOM) deals in a phased manner," the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in a circular. Accordingly, transactions in foreign exchange cash; foreign exchange tom; and foreign exchange spot, involving the rupee or otherwise shall now be reported to the TR, it

BS BFSI Summit: RBI action on some NBFCs warranted, says K V Kamath

Kamath said that the Reserve Bank of India's action on unsecured lending and non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) was warranted

BFSI Summit 2024 highlights: RBI's caution against unsecured lending is appropriate, says KV Kamath

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Fewer ATMs, more UPI: India's banking sector shifts to digital payments

As digital payments and UPI gain popularity, Indian banks are cutting down on ATM expansion, especially in off-site locations, and focusing on digital infrastructure

BS BFSI Summit: Esma being extra-jurisdictional is RBI's stand, says DG

He also spoke about how the RBI is looking to internationalise the Unified Payments Interface, and the plans for the Unified Lending Interface and central bank digital currency

Policy approach: How RBI is taking a selective and cautious stance

In the context of US elections and possible uncertainty, Mr Das said the Indian economy and the financial sector were well placed to deal with any spillover impact from global economy

RBI's new KYC rules: Simplified verification and enhanced security

The amended provisions in the Master Direction have come into force with immediate effect, said the circular issued by the Reserve Bank of India

HDFC Bank raises lending rate by 5 basis points on select maturity

Private sector HDFC Bank on Thursday raised the marginal cost of funds-based lending rate (MCLR) by 5 basis points (0.05 percentage points) on select maturity. The benchmark one-year tenor MCLR, which is used to price most consumer loans like auto and personal, has been retained at 9.45 per cent, according to the HDFC Bank website. However, the overnight MCLR has risen to 9.15 per cent from 9.10 per cent, while the one-month rate has been increased by 5 basis points to 9.20 per cent. Rates on other maturity buckets have been left unchanged, it said. The new rates are effective from November 7, 2024. The rate hike follows the decision of RBI to keep its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent for the tenth consecutive time.

BS BFSI Day 1 Wrap: Positives outweigh negatives in economy, says RBI guv

A change in stance does not signal an immediate rate cut, the Governor said

RBI makes changes to KYC norms to align it with money laundering rules

The Reserve Bank on Wednesday made changes to the Know Your Customer (KCC) norms to align them with recent amendments carried out in the Prevention of Money Laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules and revised certain existing instructions. According to the Amendment to the Master Direction - Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016, regulated entities (REs) will have to apply the customer due diligence (CDD) procedure at the unique customer identification code (UCIC) level. "Thus, if an existing KYC-compliant customer of a RE desires to open another account or avail any other product or service from the same RE, there shall be no need for a fresh CDD exercise as far as identification of the customer is concerned," it said. The amended provisions in the Master Direction have come into force with immediate effect, said the circular issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in this regard. Amendments have also been made regarding CDD Procedure and sharing KYC information with the ..

Rupee hits new low; yet second best performer among Asian currencies

RBI intervenes to cut volatility

RBI action specific, doesn't flag systemic concerns: NBFC chiefs at BS BFSI

The RBI recently took a firm stance by halting the loan disbursement activities of four entities cited above with effect from October 21

Positives outweigh negatives, though inflation is a worry: RBI Guv Das

Positives outweigh the negatives in India’s economy, though inflation upside risks are growing and the October print is expected to be “much higher” than the September data, according to Reserve Bank

Watch: Fireside chat with Shaktikanta Das, Governor of RBI

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