The two subsidiaries are – ECL Finance Limited (EFL) – it is being directed to cease and desist, with immediate effect, from undertaking any structured transactions in respect of its wholesale exposures, other than repayment and/ or closure of accounts in its normal course of business. Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company Limited (EARCL) – it is … Read more
Stock exchanges have to pay a regulatory fee to SEBI based on every financial year’s annual turnover. In this regards, SEBI has issued the following order to BSE – Since introduction of derivative contracts, BSE has been calculating turnover wrongly in case of the option contracts. It’s calculating turnover considering premium value of options contracts … Read more
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has directed Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) to cease and desist, with immediate effect from onboarding new customers through the Bank’s online and mobile banking channels; and issuing fresh credit cards. “These actions are necessitated based on significant concerns arising out of Reserve Bank’s IT Examination of the bank for the … Read more
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has announced a 47% cut in tariffs for Gujarat State Petronet’s (GSPL) High Pressure (HP) Pipeline network. (PNGRB’s tariff order determines the prices that a company can charge for transporting natural gas through its pipeline networks.) This is a significant negative surprise. Tariff has been reduced from … Read more
Nestle has once again got into an unhealthy food controversy. Everyone would remember the maggi noodle controversy that Nestle was subjected to in 2015. It then took more than a year for Nestle to navigate the troubled waters. Again in 2021, the Company got a scare. This time an internal memo got leaked wherein the … Read more
RBI barred JM Financial Products (a subsidiary of JM Financial) from extending loans against shares, including financing subscriptions to IPOs of shares and debentures, with immediate effect over irregularities and corporate governance issues. An RBI statement said the “action is necessitated due to certain serious deficiencies observed with respect to loans sanctioned by the company … Read more
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has found various significant lapses in IIFL Finance‘s (IFL) Gold Loan business. It has consequently, directed the Company to cease and desist, with immediate effect, from sanctioning or disbursing gold loans or assigning/ securitising/ selling any of its gold loans. (The Company can continue to service its existing gold loan … Read more
Problems seem to be getting further compounded at the Zee group. A month back only, it’s long awaited mega merger with the Sony group was called off (after 2 years of negotiations). During this period, there were many actions taken by the regulators; especially related to the corporate governance. These actions in fact are speculated … Read more
Paytm group is not new to RBI’s penal actions. Check Paytm’s track for details. Earlier in March 2022, RBI had stopped Paytm Payments Bank (PPB) from onboarding new customers due to certain material supervisory concerns. The regulator had then directed the bank to appoint a reputed external auditor to conduct a comprehensive audit of it’s … Read more