"The RMs would have been asked by some senior management personnel of the bank to woo the subsidiary's shareholders to vote in favour of the delisting proposal," said a person familiar with the regulator's thinking. "Sebi is looking into the allegations. Call data records of people involved in this matter will also be examined." Emails sent to ICICI Bank and Sebi remained unanswered.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced on Friday that 15 Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), including Tata Capital Financial Services and Revolving Investments, have surrendered their certificates of registration for various reasons. Among these, nine NBFCs have ceased to exist as legal entities due to factors such as amalgamation, merger, dissolution, or voluntary strike-off. These nine include Tata Capital Financial Services, Tata Cleantech Capital, Naperol Investments, USG Financial Services, Urja Capital, Vandana Dealers, ABRN Finance, Jodhani Management, and JDS Securities.
Irdai, the sector regulator, has issued a master circular directing life and non-life insurance players to meet certain percentages of business compulsorily towards rural, social sector, and motor third-party obligations by 2047. Life insurers must ensure a minimum percentage of lives in identified and allocated gram panchayats.
India's central bank is set to hold a meeting with top management from asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) to discuss corporate governance and stressed-asset resolutions. This comes amidst concerns about potential back-door entry by defaulting promoters. The meeting, scheduled for May 17 in Mumbai, will see the participation of all 27 registered ARCs, along with RBI executives. Allegations have arisen that ARCs may strike deals with defaulting promoters, allowing them entry at a steep discount, bypassing regulations.
By incorporating GloBE rules into its domestic tax legislation, India can bolster its efforts to curb tax avoidance practices and ensure that multinational enterprises contribute their fair share to the country's tax revenues.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lifted restrictions on Bank of Baroda's BoB World app, allowing the bank to onboard customers through the application immediately.
Lenders may oppose the draft rules, which proposes provisioning of up to 5% from current 0.4%, due to concerns over rising interest rates and potential disruption to capital expenditure. Banks plan to lobby against the steep increase, arguing it could affect project viability and economic momentum. State-owned NBFCs and infrastructure firms are also raising concerns, emphasizing the need to balance risk and support for infrastructure financing.
The ministry is planning to enable the companies concerned to settle such claims after following the due processes and obtaining the IEPFA approval, said the person, who did not wish to be identified.
India's largest stock exchange announced that the proposal to extend trading hours for index derivatives has been put on hold by the country's markets regulator.
Reserve Bank proposes stricter lending rules to prevent stress on bank books during project implementation. Provisioning increases to 5% during construction phase, with reductions based on project phase and conditions met. Public feedback accepted until June 15.
These notices were issued following Sebi's investigation into the allegations made against the Adani Group by US-based Hindenburg Research.
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