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Weekly Newsletter - March 5, 2025

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Latest additions to CAalley:

News Update:

Indian News

International News

Exposure Drafts:

IFSCA Drafts

Acts & Regulations:

RBI Master Directions

CA's Referencer:

RBI Handbook

From the ICAI:

ICAI Publications - GST

International Content:

IFRS Educational Material

Legal Updates:

GST

SEBI

RBI

IFSCA

IRDAI

DGFT

Customs

 


  

News Update:

Indian News:

Maharashtra GST authorities conduct searches at 3 offices of RBL Bank

Reserve Bank appoints Ajit Ratnakar Joshi as new executive director

Cybersecurity, AI found to be top emerging governance risks: Survey

Sebi looking at proposal to ease curbs on short-selling in stocks

RBI directs large NBFCs to stop new lines of credit and renewals

Govt demands ₹24500 crore from Mukesh Ambani's Reliance and its partners

Your email and social media account can be accessed by income tax officers starting next financial year in these cases

Supreme Court could settle dispute over NFRA’s working

RBI takes note! How overseas students are being used by wealthy parents to stash money abroad

Rs 4.5K-cr 'investment fraud': ED conducts searches in Delhi, Mumbai

Sebi permits all NBFCs, HFCs to invest in security receipts by Asset Reconstruction Cos

Lenders must be empathetic to MSMEs in distress: RBI Deputy Governor

Sebi ups disclosure norms of key metrics for IPO-bound companies

Irdai retains obligatory cession at 4% for FY26, third year in a row

Paytm parent failed to file required reports to RBI: ED on Rs 611 cr notice

I-T Dept investigates unlisted share transactions, tax evasion in OFS deals

DEA Secretary Ajay Seth gets additional charge as Revenue Secretary

Irdai allows insurers to hedge volatility through equity derivatives

Sebi modifies guidelines on nomination facilities in securities market

Explained: What does Sebi’s new asset class Specialized Investment Fund offer

Insurance industry can use derivatives to hedge equity exposures: Irdai

RBI imposes penalty on HSBC, IIFL Samasta Finance for violating norms

Going abroad? How to handle your EPF when you move to another country

SC puts safeguards in GST, Customs arrests

NFRA's next inspection to target audit firms with large client base

Sebi launches centralised database portal Bond Central for corporate bonds

EPFO keeps interest rate at 8.25% for FY25, benefiting 300 million members

Income Tax notice demands details of haircut, perfumes, monthly ration cost

After private sector experiment, finance secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey named Sebi chief

Lok Sabha panel to record evidence of ICAI, EY representatives on Income Tax Bill

Audit quality has improved in past few years, says NFRA chief

India's small town investors flock to Dubai property: Why it's worrying ED

Can you claim full tax benefits if your co-borrower loses their job?

Govt considers tariff cuts on cars, chemicals as Trump duties loom

New India Co-op Bank vault had 12 times its capacity on paper: Report

Sebi slaps Rs 5.05 cr fine on Indian clearing corporation for regulatory lapses

  

International News:

Audit norms becoming stringent across Asia: Grant Thornton Executives

PCAOB ramps up enforcement as it faces possible shutdown

FRC issues updated guidance to support going concern reporting

KPMG sees role for AI in sustainability


Exposure Drafts:

IFSCA Drafts:

Regulatory Approach towards Tokenization of Real-World Assets
[Last date for Comments: March 20, 2025] 

Consultation Paper on proposed Circular on Securitization requirements by overseas insurers or re-insurers
[Last date for Comments: March 19, 2025] 


Acts & Regulations:

RBI Master Directions:

5 RBI Master Directions - Updated as on February 27, 2025


CA's Referencer:

RBI Handbook:

Handbook on Regulations at a Glance


From the ICAI:

ICAI Publications - GST:

Handbook on Reverse Charge under GST [Published in February 2025]


International Content:

IFRS Educational Material:

Applying IFRS S1 when reporting only climate-related disclosures in accordance with IFRS S2
[January 2025]


Legal Updates:

GST:

Enhancements in Biometric Functionality - Allowing Directors to Opt for Biometric Authentication in Their Home State

  

SEBI:

Relaxation in timeline for reporting of differential rights issued by AIFs

Notification under Section 2(1)(u) of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002

Industry Standards on Key Performance Indicators (“KPIs”) Disclosures in the draft Offer Document and Offer Document

Amendments and clarifications to Circular dated January 10, 2025 on Revise and Revamp Nomination Facilities in the Indian Securities Market

Regulatory framework for Specialized Investment Funds (‘SIF’)

Timelines for deployment of funds collected by Asset Management Companies (AMCs) in New Fund Offer (NFO) as per asset allocation of the scheme

Launch of ‘Bond Central’ - A Centralised Database Portal for Corporate Bonds [Press Release]

  

RBI:

Reporting and Accounting of Central Government transactions for March 2025

  

IFSCA:

Framework of Aircraft Lease updated as on February 26, 2025

Amendment to the ‘Framework for Aircraft Lease’ with regard to transactions with person (s) resident in India

Interest on late payment of fee by entities undertaking permissible activities in IFSC

Registration on FIU-IND FINGate 2.0 portal for compliance with International Financial Services Centres Authority (Anti Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorist Financing and Know Your Customer) Guidelines, 2022

  

IRDAI:

Guidelines on Hedging through Equity Derivatives

Obligatory Cession for the financial year 2025-26

  

DGFT:

Amendment in Import Policy and Policy Condition of Platinum covered under HS Code 7110 of Chapter 71 of ITC (HS) 2022, Schedule –I (Import Policy) [Notification No.60]

Difficulty in closure of Advance Authorisation due to space constraints in the description column of the shipping bills [Trade Notice No.32]

Fixation of SION No. A-3684 under Chemical & Allied Product [Public Notice No.49]

  

Customs:

Disposal of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)/Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)/Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) / Drones [Circular No.6]

Fixation of Tariff Value of Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver [Notification No.12(NT)]

Admissibility of AIR of duty drawback on export goods manufactured from inputs, some of which are non-duty paid [Instruction No.1]

Corrigendum to Customs Notification No.4/2025

Corrigendum to Notification No.26/2024-Customs(ADD)


  

  

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