Reserve Bank of India

    Fintech / Regtech

    SEBI Approves Live Sandbox Testing for Regulated Entities

    By Editors | 18/02/2020

    SEBI-registered entities can test new products, services and business models on a limited set of customers, for a specified period of time, with certain regulatory relaxations.

    Market Infrastructure

    RBI Proposes Authorisation of New Retail Payment Systems

    By Editors | 12/02/2020

    The draft framework is said to be aimed at addressing concerns that the NPCI has become ‘too big to fail’ and presents increased concentration risk.

    Capital / Liquidity

    India to Introduce Netting Legislation, Margin Rules for Derivatives

    By Manesh Samtani | 11/02/2020

    Prompted by a Budget proposal to introduce netting legislation “soon”, the RBI says it will likewise issue directions on the exchange of margin for non-centrally cleared derivatives.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI Expands One-Time Restructuring Scheme for MSME Loans

    By Editors | 11/02/2020

    The benefit of one-time restructuring will be extended to include MSME loans in default as of 1 January 2020, with the debt restructuring window also extended to 31 December 2020.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Cabinet Approves Amendments to Bring Co-op Banks Under RBI Oversight

    By Editors | 07/02/2020

    Under the amendments, the RBI gain powers to supersede the board of a cooperative bank under stress, with government approval.

    Capital / Liquidity

    India Raises Deposit Insurance Cover Five Fold

    By Editors | 05/02/2020

    Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her Budget Speech that deposit insurance would be increased to 500,000 rupees per depositor.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Sets Position Limits for Gift City Rupee Derivatives

    By Editors | 04/02/2020

    Brokers, institutional investors and eligible foreign investors can hold gross open positions in rupee futures and options contracts up to $1bn or 15% of total open interest, whichever is higher.

    Uncategorised

    RBI Eases Limits on FPI Investment in Debt Securities

    By Editors | 24/01/2020

    RBI has re-opened the ‘voluntary retention route’ for FPI investments in debt, doubling the investment cap. Short-term investment limits have also been eased.

    Securities / Derivatives

    RBI Permits Gift City Trading of Rupee Derivatives

    By Editors | 21/01/2020

    The move will help address demands from overseas participants for the availability of better tools to hedge India exposures.

    RBI Issues Operational Guidance for UCB Large Exposure Reporting

    By Editors | 20/01/2020

    Large urban cooperative banks have to report exposures over 50mn rupees to a central repository within one month from the end of each quarter.

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