FAQ Page 1 - ആർബിഐ - Reserve Bank of India
Core Investment Companies
Core Investment Companies (CICs)
Ans: Net assets have been defined in Notification No. DNBS.(PD) 219/CGM(US)-2011 dated January 05, 2011 (para3(1)e) specifically for the purpose of defining a CIC. As such they will only include the items specifically mentioned therein, irrespective of whether any of these qualify as operating assets or not.
FAQs on Non-Banking Financial Companies
Credit Rating
Government Securities Market in India – A Primer
32.1. RBI financial market watch - /en/web/rbi/financial-markets/other-links/financial-market-watch
This site provides links to information on prices of G-Secs on NDS-OM, money market and other information on G-Secs like outstanding stock etc.
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32.2. NDS-OM market watch https://www.ccilindia.com/OMHome.aspx
This site provides real-time information on traded as well as quoted prices of G-Secs, both in Order matching and Reporting segment. In addition, prices of When Issued (WI) (whenever trading takes place) segment are also provided.
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32.3. Reported deals on NDS-OM: https://www.ccilindia.com/OMRPTDeals.aspx
This site provides information on prices of G-Secs in OTC market as reported. One can see chronological traded price levels and quantity in various securities.
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32.4 FBIL – www.fbil.org.in
Financial Benchmark India Private Ltd (FBIL) was jointly promoted by Fixed Income Money Market & Derivative Association of India (FIMMDA), Foreign Exchange Dealers’ Association of India (FEDAI) and Indian Banks’ ‘Association (IBA). It was incorporated on 9th December 2014 under the Companies Act 2013. It was recognised by Reserve bank of India as an independent Benchmark administrator on 2nd July 2015.
The company is run by a Board of Directors, assisted by an oversight committee. The main object of the company is to act as the administrators of the Indian interest rate and foreign exchange benchmarks and to introduce and implement policies and procedures to handle the benchmarks. It also will make policies for possible cessation of any benchmark and to follow steps for ensuring orderly transition to the new benchmarks. FBIL will review each benchmark to ensure that the benchmarks accurately represent the economic realities of the interest that it intends to measure. It will take up/consider such other benchmarks as may be required from time to time by periodically assessing the emerging needs of the end -users.
32.5 FIMMDA - http://www.fimmda.org/
This site provides a host of information on market practices for all the fixed income securities including G-Secs. Accessing information from this site requires a valid login and password which are provided by FIMMDA to the eligible entities.
Retail Direct Scheme
Investment and Account holdings related queries
All you wanted to know about NBFCs
C. Residuary Non-Banking Companies (RNBCs)
Domestic Deposits
III. Advances
Indian Currency
D) Soiled and Mutilated Banknotes
Yes. Such banknotes can be exchanged for value.
All you wanted to know about NBFCs
C. Residuary Non-Banking Companies (RNBCs)
Foreign Investment in India
Retail Direct Scheme
Investment and Account holdings related queries
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After logging into the Primary Market Retail Direct platform, select the ‘Primary Market’ option beside the Dashboard, at the top of the page.
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Select a security to bid from the ‘Auction Watch’ and enter the bid amount in the ‘Bid Entry’ window.
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Individuals can fund their bid either at the time of bidding or at a later time, but before the closure of bidding/subscription window. Bids which are not funded as on the date of submission of bids to RBI will be cancelled.
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For making payment for the bids, retail clients can use services like UPI (Transfer or Block) and Net Banking to transfer funds to a designated current account using Payment Gateways linked to the Online Portal.
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Based on the allotment advice received as a part of the auction result, the allotments will be made to the individual investors.
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In case of full allotment, each bidder will be allocated the entire Face Value for which bids were submitted. In case of partial allotment, a pro-rata allotment will be made to the bidder based on the partial allocation percentage determined in the auction.
For further details on the biding process, you may refer to the User Manual in the Help section of the Retail Direct Portal.
Annual Return on Foreign Liabilities and Assets (FLA) under FEMA 1999
Some Useful Definitions
Ans: If the reporting Indian company invests in equity and/or participating preference shares of overseas company, under the Overseas Direct Investment Scheme in India, i.e. investment in Joint venture or wholly owned subsidiaries abroad, then it is considered as direct investment abroad of the Indian company.
NOTE: Registration guidelines and section-wise FAQs for further guidance to be file the FLA return are available in the FAQs section of the FLAIR portal (https://flair.rbi.org.in/fla/faces/pages/login.xhtml).
External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) and Trade Credits
I. HEDGING UNDER ECB FRAMEWORK
Core Investment Companies
Core Investment Companies (CICs)
Ans: Neither LLPs nor Partnerships are companies and hence have been deliberately excluded from the definition of Group Company. Further, in view of the loose structure and regulatory framework for these entities, it is felt that they should not be included in the definition.
FAQs on Non-Banking Financial Companies
Credit Rating
Government Securities Market in India – A Primer
Domestic Deposits
III. Advances
Indian Currency
D) Soiled and Mutilated Banknotes
All banks are authorized to accept and exchange soiled banknotes for full value. They shall extend the facility of exchange of soiled/mutilated notes to non-customers also.
All branches of commercial banks are authorised to adjudicate mutilated banknotes (which are legal tender) and pay value for these, in terms of the Reserve Bank of India (Note Refund) Amendment Rules, 2018.
Small Finance Banks and Payment Banks may exchange mutilated and imperfect/defective notes at their option.
All you wanted to know about NBFCs
D. Definition of deposits, Eligible / Ineligible Institutions to accept deposits and Related Matters
The term ‘deposit’ is defined under Section 45 I(bb) of the RBI Act, 1934. ‘Deposit’ includes and shall be deemed always to have included any receipt of money by way of deposit or loan or in any other form but does not include:
i. amount raised by way of share capital, or contributed as capital by partners of a firm;
ii. amount received from a scheduled bank, a co-operative bank, a banking company, Development bank, State Financial Corporation, IDBI or any other institution specified by RBI;
iii. amount received in ordinary course of business by way of security deposit, dealership deposit, earnest money, advance against orders for goods, properties or services;
iv. amount received by a registered money lender other than a body corporate;
v. amount received by way of subscriptions in respect of a ‘Chit’.
Paragraph 2(1)(xii) of the Non-Banking Financial Companies Acceptance of Public Deposits ( Reserve Bank) Directions, 1998 defines a ‘ public deposit’ as a ‘deposit’ as defined under Section 45 I(bb) of the RBI Act, 1934 and further excludes the following:
a. amount received from the Central/ State Government or any other source where repayment is guaranteed by Central/ State Government or any amount received from local authority or foreign government or any foreign citizen/ authority/ person;
b. any amount received from financial institutions specified by RBI for this purpose;
c. any amount received by a company from any other company;
d. amount received by way of subscriptions to shares, stock, bonds or debentures pending allotment or by way of calls in advance if such amount is not repayable to the members under the articles of association of the company;
e. amount received from directors of a company or from its shareholders by private company or by a private company which has become a public company;
f. amount raised by issue of bonds or debentures secured by mortgage of any immovable property or other asset of the company subject to conditions;
fa. any amount raised by issuance of non-convertible debentures with a maturity more than one year and having the minimum subscription per investor at ₹ 1 crore and above, provided it is in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Bank.
g. the amount brought in by the promoters by way of unsecured loan;
h. amount received from a mutual fund;
i. any amount received as hybrid debt or subordinated debt;
j. amount received from a relative of the director of an NBFC;
k. any amount received by issuance of Commercial Paper.
l. any amount received by a systemically important non-deposit taking non-banking financial company by issuance of ‘perpetual debt instruments’
m. any amount raised by the issue of infrastructure bonds by an Infrastructure Finance Company
Thus, the directions exclude from the definition of public deposit, amount raised from certain set of informed lenders who can make independent decision.