In a notification, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said it delayed the implementation of Basel-III regulations for currency derivatives segment to January 2014. The central bank postponed the implementation for the segment pending resolution of norms regarding trade settlement. But the RBI said the new capital adequacy requirements will be implemented from April 1. In view of the shift in the start date of Basel III implementation, all ins
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Govt should have abolished MAT on infra firms
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RBI policy rates by itself may not improve viability of projects
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BRICS to set up development bank for infra projects
At the recently concluded BRICS summit in Durban, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa decided to set up a development bank to finance infrastructure projects in these countries. But the countries have not decided the size of the proposed bank, leaving it to finance ministers to nego
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DHFL Vysya reduces interest rate on loan
From April 1, DHFL Vysya Housing Finance decided to reduce interest rate on advances across the spectrum for new as well as existing borrowers by 20 basis points. The company is an associate of Dewan Housing Finance and operates in south India. The Bangalore-based lender is the first housing finance company to announce lending rate cut this year, Managing director R Nambirajan said. At present, the company's lowe
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FSLRC submits draft Financial Code Bill
Finance Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC) recently submitted a draft Indian Financial Code Bill which contains 450 clauses and six schedules. The code was submitted to give effect to its recommendations on the financial architecture of the country. Among various recommendations of the panel, the prominent one is the setting up of a Unified Financial Agency (UFA) by merging several regulators such as Sebi,
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RBI for steps to prevent money laundering
Reserve Bank Governor Duvvuri Subbarao on March 22 said some corrective steps will be taken to strengthen the banking system which according to him is largely safe. Subbarao's statement come amid allegations of money laundering in leading private sector banks.
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‘Direct benefit transfer,’ focal point at bankers meet in Kerala
At a State-level bankersÂ’ committee meeting held in Thiruvananthapuram on March 26 Direct benefit transfer (DBT) shared limelight along with financial inclusion, and education-MSME-farm sector loans. RK Dubey, Chairman and Managing Director, Canara Bank, set the ball rolling at the 109th meeting of the SLBC by saying banks needed to speed up rollout of DBT in the State.
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TN’s bank deposits touch Rs 4.11 lakh crore
In Tamil Nadu, the total deposits of the banks has touched Rs 4,11,478.29 crore with a year-on-year increase of 14.27 per cent by December, 2012. The credit portfolio has experienced an increase of 21.67 per cent during the same period and reached Rs 5,01,143.48 crore, according to the State Level Bankers' Committee (SLBC).
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Barclays Capital expects RBI to cut rates by 50 bps
Barclays Capital feels that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may reduce policy repo rate by another 50 basis points by mid 2013 in order to support economic growth. The brokerage interpreted RBI's policy statement on March 19 as being "balanced", and not the hawkish tone that markets have interpreted