Banks tighten scrutiny on overseas investments amid falling net FDIBanks are closely watching Indian companies' foreign investments. They are asking more questions about the purpose and success of these ven...
13 Aug, 2025, 11.54 PM IST
No overseas investment if old lapses not fixed: RBIThe RBI is cracking down on corporates with unresolved ODI violations, setting an August 25, 2025 deadline. Companies failing to rectify pa...
07 May, 2025, 12.32 AM IST
Sebi's proposals aim to curb use of offshore structures for derivative trades, say sourcesThe Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Tuesday proposed that offshore derivative instruments (ODIs) issued by offshore funds ...
07 Aug, 2024, 06.07 PM IST
Stock ‘GIFT’ to founders of tech cos, unicorns comes under ED lens nowThe ED is investigating technology firms and unicorns for violating FEMA through offshore fundraising tactics. The 'gift' of shares to Indi...
09 Jul, 2024, 10.12 PM IST
Total return swaps in demand with India's bond index entryReferred to as a total return swap (TRS), the product is an offshore derivative instrument (ODI), through which HSBC has carried out trades...
04 Mar, 2024, 07.54 AM IST
GIFT City plays 1st ODI, ready to up gameThe UK-based bank carried out an Overseas Derivative Instrument (ODI) transaction worth $5 million through the foreign portfolio investment...
30 Oct, 2023, 06.14 AM IST
Old overseas investment deals could come under ED fireIn two recent cases, the ED has seized the office space and immovable properties of companies which had used regular banking channels to tr...
25 Sep, 2023, 12.35 AM IST
Family offices at Gujarat's International Financial Services Centre run into a grey areaDifferences have cropped up over the very nature of a transaction when a family moves money to a self-managed family investment fund (FIF) ...
11 Sep, 2023, 12.36 AM IST
After Archegos Capital debacle, offshore India derivative bets face heat from global investment banks“Lots of hedge funds with exposure to Asia are getting demands for more margins from their brokers. This has certainly caught the hedge fun...
31 Mar, 2021, 09.42 AM IST
Overseas direct investment plans to face stricter scrutinyAn ODI application can currently be approved or rejected by a chief general manager (CGM) of the RBI. The committee that’s being planned wi...
27 Oct, 2020, 07.44 AM IST
Theleme Master Fund picks up Rs 280 cr HDFC Bank sharesMorgan Stanley Asia Singapore - ODI offloaded 31,07,852 shares at an average price of Rs 901.
30 Mar, 2020, 10.03 PM IST
Overseas direct investment stance of RBI stumps companiesWhile this has been the unstated stance, this is the first time RBI has put it down in black and white.
18 Sep, 2019, 08.59 AM IST
Stock derivatives gain popularity on Singapore ExchangeThere is also a technical lacunae in the Sebi’s p-note regulations.
24 Jan, 2019, 08.25 AM IST
RBI questions dealings under liberalised remittance scheme on laundering suspicionLast week, many who figured in the Panama list received notices from Enforcement Directorate which has the power to arrest under antimoney ...
13 Nov, 2017, 09.33 AM IST
Will take call on tightening P-Note norms soon: Sebi chiefThe proposed changes include mandating the issuers of P-Notes to file STRs, if any, with the Indian FIU in relation to the ODIs issued by t...
19 May, 2016, 04.11 PM IST
Major foreign investors like JPMorgan, HSBC, Goldman okay with Sebi proposal for tightening P-Note rulesAs part of an analysis conducted by Sebi Cayman Islands is followed by Mauritius as the second-biggest location for end-beneficial owners o...
15 May, 2016, 06.04 PM IST
RBI introduces more capital control measures to defend RupeeAs a part of its fight to prop up the battered rupee, Reserve Bank today unveiled a slew of measures aimed at curbing forex outflows.
14 Aug, 2013, 08.33 PM IST