RBI Ends Weekly Reporting of Client IRS/FRA to FMD
Current · Source: Reserve Bank of India · RBI/2013-14/532 · issued 25 Mar 2014 · ~2 min read
Quick answerFrom April 4, 2014, banks and primary dealers no longer need to report client-level Rupee IRS/FRA transactions weekly to RBI's Financial Markets Department. Reporting now goes only to CCIL's platform, which has stabilized since December 30, 2013.
The rule, in the simplest words
From April 4, 2014, banks and primary dealers (special companies that buy and sell government bonds) do not have to send a weekly report about their customers' interest rate swaps (contracts to exchange interest payments) and forward rate agreements (contracts to lock in a future interest rate) to the RBI's Financial Markets Department.
Instead, all these customer trades must be reported only to CCIL (a central clearing house that handles trades).
This change was made because CCIL's reporting system has been working well since December 30, 2013, and has already recorded all old trades.
Banks and primary dealers can now save time and avoid mistakes by not sending duplicate reports to the RBI.
How it plays out — a real example
A treasury officer in Indore, Priya, used to spend every Friday afternoon filling out a physical form and emailing a list of her bank's customer interest rate swaps to the RBI. After April 4, 2014, she stops that weekly chore and instead just checks that all trades are correctly entered into CCIL's online platform, freeing up her time to focus on helping more customers with their loans.
What changed
RBI has discontinued the weekly reporting of client-level Rupee Interest Rate Swap (IRS) and Forward Rate Agreement (FRA) transactions to the Financial Markets Department via physical form, email, or ORFS. This change takes effect from the week ending April 4, 2014, as CCIL's trade reporting platform has stabilized and captured all outstanding transactions as of the reporting start date.
What it means for you
Banks and primary dealers can now streamline their compliance by relying solely on CCIL for reporting client-level IRS/FRA transactions, reducing duplication of effort. This shift eliminates a manual weekly submission to RBI, freeing up operational resources and reducing the risk of reporting errors.
What you must do
Stop submitting weekly client-level IRS/FRA reports to RBI's Financial Markets Department from the week ending April 4, 2014.
Ensure all client-level Rupee IRS/FRA transactions are reported exclusively to CCIL's reporting platform.
Verify that your institution's reporting to CCIL is accurate and up-to-date, as RBI will rely on CCIL data for oversight.
Who it affects
All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs and LABs), Primary Dealers
❓ Common questions
What specific reports are being discontinued?
The weekly reporting of client-level Rupee Interest Rate Swap (IRS) and Forward Rate Agreement (FRA) transactions to RBI's Financial Markets Department, which was done in physical form, via email, or through the Online Returns Filing System (ORFS), is being discontinued.
When does this change take effect?
The new reporting arrangement is effective from the week ending April 4, 2014. After this date, no weekly reports need to be sent to RBI for these transactions.
Do we still need to report these transactions anywhere?
Yes, you must continue reporting client-level Rupee IRS/FRA transactions to CCIL's trade reporting platform, which has been operational since December 30, 2013.
📜 Read the original circular — full text as issued by RBI
RBI/2013-14/532
FMD.MSRG.No.99/02.05.002/2013-14
March 25, 2014
All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs and LABs) and Primary Dealers
Dear Sir/ Madam,
Reporting of OTC Interest Rate Derivatives – Client Level Transactions
Please refer to our circular FMD.MSRG.No.94/02.05.002/2013-14 dated December 04, 2013 wherein it was advised that the existing reporting arrangement for the client level Rupee Interest Rate Swap (IRS)/Forward Rate Agreement (FRA) transactions by banks and primary dealers shall be dispensed with after stabilisation of the trade reporting arrangement put in place with CCIL on December 30, 2013. The reporting of client level Rupee IRS/FRA transactions to CCIL’s platform that commenced on December 30, 2013 has since stabilised and the CCIL has completed capturing of all the outstanding transactions as on the date of commencement of the reporting. Accordingly, it has now been decided that with effect from week ending April 4, 2014, the reporting arrangement wherein banks and primary dealers report the client level IRS/FRA transactions to the Financial Markets Department on a weekly basis in the specified format in physical form/through e-mail and on the Banks’ Online Returns Filing System (ORFS), will be dispensed with. The banks and primary dealers may continue reporting the transactions to the CCIL’s reporting platform.
Yours sincerely
(G. Mahalingam)
Principal Chief General Manager
Reproduced for reference with acknowledgment — Source: Reserve Bank of India · RBI/2013-14/532 · issued 25 Mar 2014. The plain-English explanation above is BankPulse’s own independent summary.
Example: if you are a Compliance officer at a bank this circular applies to (All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs and LABs), Primary Dealers), your first concrete step on “RBI Ends Weekly Reporting of Client IRS/FRA to FMD” is: “Stop submitting weekly client-level IRS/FRA reports to RBI's Financial Markets Department from the week ending April 4, 2014.” (RBI issued this 25 Mar 2014).
Circular: RBI/2013-14/532 -- RBI Ends Weekly Reporting of Client IRS/FRA to FMD
Issued: 25 Mar 2014
Action required: Stop submitting weekly client-level IRS/FRA reports to RBI's Financial Markets Department from the week ending April 4, 2014.
Action required: Ensure all client-level Rupee IRS/FRA transactions are reported exclusively to CCIL's reporting platform.
Action required: Verify that your institution's reporting to CCIL is accurate and up-to-date, as RBI will rely on CCIL data for oversight.
Owner: ____________ Target date: ____________
Board/committee approval needed? Y / N
Evidence filed in compliance register on: ____________
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