Financial Systems Design

There has been much discussion recently about the distorting nature of various indirect subsidies such as those being offered via price controls on fuel and fertiliser.

The second chapter of the IFMR Financial Systems Design Conference Series was held at our office on August 31-September 1, 2012.

This is the second post in our blog series on Long Term Debt Markets in the Indian context.

This post marks the beginning of our new blog series on Long Term Debt Markets in the Indian context. In this series we will explore current status of the Indian debt market, importance and issues in relation to these markets, profile select developed debt markets and identify key learnings for the Indian debt market.  

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) just released its new securitisation guidelines for standard assets via a notification.

The Committee to Re-examine the Existing Classification and Suggest Revised Guidelines with regard to Priority Sector Lending Classification and related Issues chaired by Shri. M.V. Nair (the Nair Committee) recently submitted its recommendations.

The Committee to Re-examine the Existing Classification and Suggest Revised Guidelines with regard to Priority Sector Lending Classification and related Issues chaired by Shri .M.V.Nair (the Nair Committee) recently submitted its recommendations.

Subsequent to our earlier post in the Consumer Protection series, this post covers conduct and disclosure obligations of Australian Financial Services (AFS) License holders for provision of advice to retail clients.

Governments have proven to be too inefficient, the non-profits too small and the corporates too greedy to provide basic services. What about for-profit social enterprises?

NBFCs play a critical role in furthering the goal of financial inclusion. It is our view that in order to make access to financial services universal, while ensuring systemic stability, we need to build on the separate natural strengths of banks and NBFCs.