RESERVE BANK OF INDIA

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI Proposes Liquidity Risk Management Norms for NBFCs

    By Editors | 27/05/2019

    Under the draft rules, NBFCs will have to meet to a 60% LCR requirement from April 2020, increasing each year to the full 100% LCR in April 2024.

    Enforcement

    RBI to Create New Unit to Strengthen Financial Sector Supervision

    By Editors | 23/05/2019

    The Reserve Bank of India has announced the establishment of a new unit to streamline its supervision and regulation of banks and financial companies.

    Fintech / Regtech

    SEBI Publishes Capital Markets Sandbox Framework

    By Editors | 22/05/2019

    SEBI’s sandbox framework for capital markets innovation comes just weeks after the RBI released its own sandbox framework for banking and payment services.

    NBFCs Must Appoint Chief Risk Officer – RBI

    By Editors | 20/05/2019

    The CRO must function independently, with no other responsibility or ‘dual hatting’, and report directly to the MD, CEO, or risk management committee of the board.

    Market Infrastructure

    India to Quadruple Digital Transactions in Three Years – RBI

    By Editors | 17/05/2019

    In its three year roadmap for India’s payment and settlement systems, the RBI says it expects the number of digital transactions in the country to increase to 87 billion by December 2021.

    Market Infrastructure

    SWIFT Responds to India Cyber Threat With New Paper

    By Editors | 13/05/2019

    SWIFT has published a new paper to help financial institutions in India improve their monitoring of anomalous and potentially fraudulent transactions.

    Enforcement

    RBI Fines Multiple Payment Service Providers

    By Editors | 06/05/2019

    The RBI has fined prepaid payment instrument issuers, two US money transfer firms and Yes Bank for non-compliance with regulatory guidelines.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI Must Disclose Bank Inspection Reports – Supreme Court

    By Editors | 03/05/2019

    The RBI has been ordered by the India’s highest court to disclose its annual banking inspection report, which contains sensitive commercial information of banks.

    Securities / Derivatives

    India Opens Foreign Investor Access to Municipal Bonds Market

    By Editors | 29/04/2019

    The RBI has extended the 2% cap on foreign investment in state development loans to also be allocated to municipal bonds.

    Market Infrastructure

    RBI Extends LEI Deadlines for Non-Derivative Market Participants

    By Editors | 29/04/2019

    Participants in government securities, money markets and non-derivative forex markets will have until the end of this year to obtain LEIs.

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