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Savings accounts for minors to promote financial inclusion
Savings accounts for minors to promote financial inclusion:- Individual banks has to take necessary safety before opening such accounts. Helps for more financial inclusion.
YES Bank to seek regulatory clarity on Kapur's status
Yes Bank is seeking clarification from regulatory authorities on status of Mrs.Madhu Kapur that whether she can treated as Promoter or not.
"Madhu Kapur being successor of late Ashok Kapur cannot be considered as Indian partner or India promoter and accordingly, cannot inherit the rights under Articles of Association or the status of promoter of YES Bank," YES Bank had said in a statement on April 28
Govt plan to drop conciliation offer prompted Vodafone arbitration move
Telecom major Vodafone's international arbitration notice in its ₹ 24,000- crore tax dispute with the government came after the income tax department decided to withdraw its conciliation offer in the matter without waiting for a tribunal's decision in the transfer pricing case.
IPOs can't bank on the rich
Reserve requirements, mandatory investment in G- secs under Companies Act may slow lending for HNI investment in IPOs
NBFC has to maintain Debenture redemption reserve with 15% investment in G-Secs.
Real estate investment trusts get regulatory push
A Real Estate investment trust ( REIT ) is an investment vehicle that puts money into real estate assets to generate income Let us wait for SEBI final decision for creation of the trust.
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New Delhi, 8 May On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of India ( RBI) allowed minors aged more than 10 years to open and operate savings bank accounts independently. Taking into account their risk management systems, banks, however, can fix limits in terms of the minimum age and the amount up to which minors may be allowed to operate the deposit accounts. They can also decide the documents required to open such accounts. The central bank's directive also allows banks to offer additional banking facilities to minors. These include internet banking, automated teller machines/ debit cards and cheque book facilities, subject to the conditions that these accounts aren't overdrawn and always maintain a certain credit balance. Safety In December, 1976, RBI had allowed banks to open accounts ( fixed and savings deposit) for minors, with their mothers as guardians, subject to certain safeguards. In 1989, the facility was extended to recurring deposits. The central bank has said its latest step will promote financial inclusion and bring uniformity among banks in opening and operating minors' accounts. But should one worry about safety? Soumya Kanti Ghosh, chief economic advisor ( economic research department), State Bank of India, says, " This is apositive step and is directed towards enabling more people to have bank accounts, with an objective of financial inclusion. With this, 10- year- olds can now open accounts singularly. In certain cases, in which banks allow minors aged at least 12, the move will reduce the age criterion. This will help banks get more accounts into their fold." "I am not too worried about the safety element, as it is well taken care of by banks. Banks have multiple security layers. Moreover, KYC ( know- yourcustomer) norms are quite stringent and take care of verification and validation of all accounts," he adds. In some cases, RBI's latest move merely lowers the age requirement. Several products that let minors open and operate savings bank accounts are already available, albeit if they are aged more than 12. HDFC Bank, for instance, allows those aged more than 12 to open and operate savings bank accounts. " The minor can open a savings bank account and this can be operated by the natural guardian or the minor himself/ herself, if he/ she is aged more than 12. The account can also be opened jointly," the bank's website says. " On attaining majority, the erstwhile minor should confirm the balance in his/ her account, and if the account is operated by the natural guardian/ guardian, fresh KYC documents and specimen signature of the erstwhile minor, duly verified by the natural guardian, will be obtained and kept on record for all operational purposes," it adds. ICICI Bank offers the ' ICICI Bank Young Stars Account' for those aged up to 18. According to the norms for these, it is essential for the parent/ guardian to hold an account with the bank, too. The bank, however, authorises only the guardian/ parent to open and operate the account. Similarly, Kotak Mahindra Bank offers the ' Kotak Junior Account', for which non- maintenance charges are waived. These accounts have personalised debit cards for minors, which are issued only on a guardian's request to children aged more than 10, with a withdrawal limit of ₹ 5,000. NO PARENTAL GUIDANCE more than 10 years to open and operate savings bank accounts independently limits in terms of the minimum age amount up to which minors may be allowed to operate the accounts had allowed banks to open accounts for minors, with their mothers as guardians financial inclusion |
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The revival of a practice by which brokerages lent capital to high net worth individuals to finance their participation in initial public offerings ( IPOs) might be affected by Companies Act norms on how such funds are raised. Most brokerages carry this out through non- banking financial companies ( NBFCs), which might be part of the same group as the brokerage, or through a tie- up with an unrelated entity. New norms in the Companies Act require them to increase reserve requirements and invest a portion of their corpus in government securities ( G- secs); this might have an effect on their ability to fund themselves, say experts. The Companies Act requires NBFCs to create a debenture redemption reserve account to meet redemption obligations within a year. Also, they have to invest 15 per cent of their resources in G- secs. Prateek Pant, executive director ( products & services), RBS Private Banking, India, said operations of capital market NBFCs would be impacted. "The new norms are a significant dampner for NBFCs that use NCDs ( non- convertible debentures) for funding operations. This could kill a significant source of funding for capital markets, which includes primary market activity such as investments in IPOs," he said. Sandeep Nayak, executive director and chief executive of Centrum Broking, said such entities would get lower returns from their activities. "The need to keep 15 per cent of liabilities in NCDs due within ayear in G- secs; yielding lower returns will reduce the resources available to lend. The overall yield on the portfolio could be impacted by 2575 basis points, depending on the size of the NBFC," he said. The move comes at a time when investor interest in the primary market has shown signs of a comeback. The success of the Wonderla Holidays IPO was the first in a long time, attracting investor interest. It received bids for 160 times the shares on offer to high net worth individuals, who were said to have borrowed ₹ 4,000 crore to invest in the ₹ 180 crore IPO. At ₹ 1,204.82 crore, the funds raised through public offers in 2013- 14 were the lowest since 2002- 03, according to statistics from PRIME Database. In a report on the brokerage sector, ratings agency Icra pegged the capital market financing book of the top 18 brokers and capital market NBFCs at ₹ 24,200 crore. This included IPO financing, as well as other activities such as loans against shares. Nayak said at a systemic level, there would be a marginal hit, with some impact on the profitability of NBFCs. "The debenture issue route is an avenue used by NBFCs; but typically, the issuances are 24- 60- month tenures. Typically, the debentures due within the next year will be less than five per cent of the total liabilities for most large players," he said. Reserve requirements, mandatory investment in G- secs under Companies Act may slow lending for HNI investment in IPOs HOW HNI LENDING WORKS |HNIs borrow money from NBFCs to invest in IPOs |Activity has been limited in light of tepid primary market |Hopes of an IPO financing revival had risen once again |HNIs said to have borrowed ₹ 4,000 crore for investing in the ₹ 180crore Wonderla Holidays IPO |The Companies Act now requires NBFCs to create a debenture redemption reserve |They have to invest 15 per cent of their resources in government securities |New norms may affect lending, according to experts WINDOW GETS NARROWER IPO FUND- RAISING (~ cr) Source: PRIME Database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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