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FAQs on Non-Banking Financial Companies
Ceiling on deposits
Domestic Deposits
I. Domestic Deposits
Annual Return on Foreign Liabilities and Assets (FLA) under FEMA 1999
Eligible entities and requirements to submit the FLA return
Ans: Shares issued by reporting entities to non-resident on non-repatriable basis should not be considered as foreign investment; therefore, entities which have issued the shares to non-resident only on non-repatriable basis, is not required to submit the FLA return.
Retail Direct Scheme
Know Your Customer (KYC) related queries
Business restrictions imposed on Paytm Payments Bank Limited vide Press Releases dated January 31 and February 16, 2024
FASTag issued by Paytm Payments Bank
Government Securities Market in India – A Primer
15.1 Transactions undertaken between market participants in the OTC / telephone market are expected to be reported on the NDS-OM platform within 15 minutes after the deal is put through over telephone. All OTC trades are required to be mandatorily reported on the NDS-OM reported segment for settlement. Reporting on NDS-OM is a two stage process wherein both the seller and buyer of the security have to report their leg of the trade. System validates all the parameters like reporting time, price, security etc. and when all the criterias of both the reporting parties match, the deals get matched and trade details are sent by NDS-OM system to CCIL for settlement.
15.2 Reporting on behalf of entities maintaining gilt accounts with the custodians is done by the respective custodians in the same manner as they do in case of their own trades i.e., proprietary trades. The securities leg of these trades settles in the CSGL account of the custodian. Funds leg settle in the current account of the PM with RBI.
15.3 In the case of NDS-OM, participants place orders (amount and price) in the desired security on the system. Participants can modify / cancel their orders. Order could be a ‘bid’ (for purchase) or ‘offer’ (for sale) or a two way quote (both buy and sell) of securities. The system, in turn, will match the orders based on price and time priority. That is, it matches bids and offers of the same prices with time priority. It may be noted that bid and offer of the same entity do not match i.e. only inter-entity orders are matched by NDS-OM and not intra-entity. The NDS-OM system has separate screen for trading of the Central Government papers, State Government securities (SDLs) and Treasury bills (including Cash Management Bills). In addition, there is a screen for odd lot trading also essentially for facilitating trading by small participants in smaller lots of less than ₹ 5 crore. The minimum amount that can be traded in odd lot is ₹ 10,000 in dated securities, T-Bills and CMBs. The NDS-OM platform is an anonymous platform wherein the participants will not know the counterparty to the trade. Once an order is matched, the deal ticket gets generated automatically and the trade details flow to the CCIL. Due to anonymity offered by the system, the pricing is not influenced by the participants’ size and standing.
External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) and Trade Credits
F. LEVERAGE CRITERIA AND BORROWING LIMIT
All you wanted to know about NBFCs
B. Entities Regulated by RBI and applicable regulations
As part of regulatory framework prescribed by the Reserve Bank for NBFCs, the Reserve Bank prescribes prudential regulations viz., capital adequacy/ leverage, provisioning, corporate governance framework, etc.; conduct of business regulations viz., KYC/ AML regulations, fair practices code, etc.; and other miscellaneous regulations to ensure that NBFCs are financially sound and follow transparency in their operations. The regulations for NBFCs are contained in various master directions and notifications/ circulars issued from time to time, and are available on the website of the Reserve Bank (www.rbi.org.in) under ‘notifications’.
Foreign Investment in India
Answer: No, refer to Para 7.13 of Master Direction-Foreign Investment in India.
Indian Currency
B) Banknotes
Yes, it is possible to have two or more banknotes with the same serial number, but they would either have a different Inset Letter or year of printing or signature of a different Governor of RBI. An Inset Letter is an alphabet printed on the Number Panel of the banknote. There can be notes without any inset letter also.
Core Investment Companies
B. Registration and related matters:
Ans: A holding company not meeting the criteria for a CIC laid down in para 2 of Master Direction DoR(NBFC).PD.003/03.10.119/2016-17 dated August 25, 2016 would require to register as an NBFC. However, if such company wishes to register as CIC/ be exempted as CIC, it will have to apply to RBI with an action plan achievable within the specific period to reorganize its business as CIC. If it is not able to do so, it would need to comply with NBFC requirements and prudential norms.
Biennial survey on Foreign Collaboration in Indian Industry (FCS)
Some important definitions and concepts
Ans.: An Indian company is said have Pure Technical Collaboration if the company has only foreign technical collaboration and have not received any foreign direct investment.
Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey – India
What to report under CPIS?
Ans: If the entity’s accounts are not audited before the due date of submission, then they should report in the survey based on unaudited (provisional) account.
Housing Loans
- At the time of sourcing the loan, banks are required to provide information about the interest rate applicable, the fees / charges and any other matter which affects your interest and the same are usually furnished in the product brochure of the banks. Complete transparency is mandatory.
- The banks will supply you authenticated copies of all the loan documents executed by you at their cost along with a copy each of all enclosures quoted in the loan document on request.
A bank cannot reject your loan application without furnishing valid reason(s) for the same.
Targeted Long Term Repo Operations (TLTROs)
FAQs pertaining to On Tap TLTRO/ reversal of TLTRO/ TLTRO 2.0 transactions
Ans: Banks can use either of the alternatives. However, the request of the bank will be subject to availability of funds as on date of application i.e., funds cannot be guaranteed in case the total amount of ₹1,00,000 crore is already availed.
FAQs on Non-Banking Financial Companies
Ceiling on deposits
Retail Direct Scheme
Know Your Customer (KYC) related queries
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Upload a scanned copy of your PAN card.
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Download the XML version of your Aadhaar from the UIDAI website and upload it. Use the 4-digit pin specified while downloading XML version.
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Provide address details, scanned copy of your signature, bank account details and nominee details.
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Complete the video KYC by choosing a time slot for later or immediately, depending on the availability at that point of time.
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Authenticate the user agreement form by Aadhaar using the OTP sent on your mobile number linked to Aadhaar.
Domestic Deposits
II. Deposits of Non-Residents Indians (NRIs)
Annual Return on Foreign Liabilities and Assets (FLA) under FEMA 1999
Eligible entities and requirements to submit the FLA return
Ans: No, balance sheet or profit and loss (P&L) accounts are not required to be submitted along with the FLA return.