Repo suggests the rate at which liquidity is injected into the banking system whereas Reverse Repo is the rate at which RBI absorbs liquidity from the banks. RBI controls the money supply in the country by effecting the changes in repo rate & reverse repo rate. Therefore repo and SDF (reverse repo rate) are known…
Edited on 20.10.2022 Every commercial bank in India has to maintain reserves under statutory provisioning norms. The change in SLR and CRR either increases or decreases the money supply to commercial banks. This, in turn, affects the lendable resources of banks. Therefore ups and downs of the money supply to the market caused due to…
Bank rate is actually the rate of interest at which Reserve Bank of India is lending to commercial banks. Reserve Bank of India is prepared to buy or re-discount bills of exchange or other eligible commercial paper from commercial banks. Bank rate is governed by Section 49 of Reserve Bank of India Act 1934.The effect of…
The basic functions of RBI (Reserve Bank of India) are “to regulate the issue of Bank Notes and keeping of reserves with a view to securing monetary stability in India and generally to operate the currency and credit system of the country to its advantage.”In addition, to control the supply of portable money circulation, Reserve Bank…
Money laundering is the process wherein the criminals attempt to conceal their booty and make an attempt to cover them as legitimate source of income. The bill on money laundering described it as an offence (i) when crime has been committed. (ii)There are proceeds or gains from the crime. (iii) There is a transaction in…
Insider trading refers to the use of price-sensitive information by the insider/s of the company to make private gains or avert private losses at the cost of investors not having access to such information. The insider means a person who may reasonably be expected to have unpublished price sensitive information in respect of securities of…
(This article explains how the garnishee order and IT attachment orders are different and explain the method of disposal by the Bank branches when they receive such orders from the authorities.) Garnishee order & I.T. Attachments are two different types of attachment orders. The Garnishee order is an order issued by the Court to garnishee…
GAAR is a short form of General Anti-Avoidance Rules. The tax avoidance by the individuals and companies is a common fact all over the world. In order to realize more revenues and reduce the revenue loss due to avoidance of tax, the Governments of different countries enact various rules in their country or territory. The…
National Consumer disputes redressal Commission has framed Cheque Collection Policies (CCPs) of Banks. The policy framed by the Commission covers time frame for collection of local and outstation cheque. Time frame for Local Clearing: The credit and debits of local cheque shall be given on the same day or at the most the next day…
“Trust Receipt” under the contract of pledge In “trust receipt” under the contract of pledge, the borrower gets his assets/goods released from the pledge, only on full payment of his dues which automatically terminates contract of pledge. However in case of Key cash Credit or Key Loan, if bank desire to release the assets/goods retained…