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Capital / Liquidity
RBI Relaxes Leverage Ratio to Boost Lending
By Editors | 02/07/2019
The RBI has reduced the leverage ratio from 4.5% at present to 4% for D-SIBs (domestic systemically important banks) and 3.5% for other banks.
Capital / Liquidity
India’s Banks Are Becoming More Resilient: RBI
By Editors | 01/07/2019
The RBI says gross NPA ratios and loan provisioning are improving, but it warns that capital adequacy at some banks will fall below requirements without more government cash.
Securities / Derivatives
RBI Issues Consolidated Directions for Interest Rate Derivatives
By Editors | 28/06/2019
Under the new directions, stock exchanges and OTC market-makers have been given the flexibility to design and structure IRD products tailored to the needs of market participants.
Market Infrastructure
RBI Issues Guidelines for Financial Benchmark Administrators
By Editors | 27/06/2019
Existing financial benchmark administrators will be notified if their benchmark is considered a “significant benchmark”. They will then have three months to apply for RBI authorisation.
Enforcement
RBI Launches Online Platform for Financial Complaints
By Editors | 25/06/2019
The new Complaint Management System allows customers of regulated financial entities in India to lodge complaints against those entities online.
Securities / Derivatives
RBI Retail FX Trading Platform Set for 5 August Launch
By Editors | 21/06/2019
The RBI has said that FX-Retail, the electronic platform for retail foreign exchange trading, will be launched on 5 August.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI to Step Up Monitoring of Shadow Banking Sector
By Editors | 11/06/2019
Governor Shaktikanta Das says the RBI will increase its monitoring of NBFCs and issue final liquidity risk management rules for the sector “soon”.
Securities / Derivatives
RBI to Roll Out Retail FX Trading Platform in August
By Editors | 10/06/2019
The new trading platform is expected to improve pricing by unifying the existing fragmented market structure.
Capital / Liquidity
UPDATED – RBI Issues New Framework for Stressed Asset Resolution
By Garima Chitkara | 10/06/2019
The new norms replace the February 2018 rules on the resolution of stressed assets that were struck down by the Supreme Court earlier this year.
Market Infrastructure
UPDATED – RBI Removes RTGS, NEFT Fund Transfer Fees
By Editors | 07/06/2019
Industry players and banking experts say the move will not only boost digital payments, but also make transactions faster, safer and cost-effective.
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