Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), Liquidity Risk Monitoring Tools and LCR Disclosure Standards

Presently, the assets allowed as Level 1 High Quality Liquid Assets (HQLAs) for the purpose of computing the LCR of banks, inter alia, include (a) Government securities in excess of the minimum SLR requirement and, (b) within the mandatory SLR requirement, Government securities to the extent allowed by RBI under (i) Marginal Standing Facility (MSF)…

RBI may for now leave it to banks to decide how best to deal with defaulting companies – Govt may nudge PSBs to deal with defaulting firms

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will, for the time being, leave it to individual banks to decide how best to deal with corporate loan defaulters, and the government will exercise its majority shareholder rights to nudge state run banks to take insolvent companies to bankruptcy courts

The Reserve Bank introduces Ombudsman Scheme for Digital Transactions

As announced in the Monetary Policy Statement of December 5, 2018, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched on 31st January 2019, the Ombudsman Scheme for Digital Transactions (OSDT) vide Notification dated January 31, 2019 for redressal of complaints against System Participants as defined in the said Scheme.  Follow the link for the Scheme: The Ombudsman Scheme for Digital Transactions, 2019…

Govt proposes merger of Bank of Baroda, Dena and Vijaya Bank

Govt proposes merger of Bank of Baroda, Dena and Vijaya Bank
The merger of Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank set to create India’s third-largest bank with a total business of more than ₹14.82 trillion.

SBI alerts branches of Iran, Russia pitfalls

The country’s largest lender State Bank of India has alerted all its offices on the pitfalls of dealing with companies carrying out trade with Russia and Iran which are battling US sanctions. 

New Chairpersons Appointed For Dena Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank, Central Bank Of India

Central Government appointed non-executive chairpersons for three state-run banks. viz Dena Bank, Central Bank of India & Punjab & Sind Bank.

Prudential Norms for Classification, Valuation and Operation of Investment Portfolio by Banks – Spreading of MTM losses and creation of Investment Fluctuation Reserve (IFR)

Prudential Norms for Classification, Valuation and Operation of Investment
Portfolio by Banks – Spreading of MTM losses and creation of Investment
Fluctuation Reserve (IFR)

India shuts down Bitcoins, other virtual currencies, prohibits any dealing with banks

The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday barred banks and financial institutions from dealing with virtual currencies including Bitcoins and said that it was time and again warning users of virtual currencies regarding the risks associated with it.

Wilful defaulters form 14% of PSB bad loans

Around 14% of the bad loans in public sector banks (PSBs) are due to wilful defaulters. The total gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of 21 PSBs stood at Rs 7.33 lakh crore as on September 30, 2017. Of this, Rs 1.01 lakh crore of loans were termed as those in wilful default.