RBI relaxes alternate fund norms for lenders

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MUMBAI: RBI has relaxed its earlier norms on alternate. to make full provisions for their investments in. if the fund invested in a company that the bank lent to...

Under the revised norms, provisioning is required only for the portion of the bank or finance company's investment in the AIF scheme that is further invested in the debtor company, and not the entire investment in the AIF scheme as required earlier...

The industry is debating as to whether they would need to convert all their hybrid secured to equity to allow REs to stay invested in their funds," said Siddarth Pai, co-chair, Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association..

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