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BSP Circular Letter No. CL-2014-057: 2013 Updates to the Manual of Regulations for Banks and Non-Bank Financial Institutions

BSP Circular Letter No. CL-2014-057 TO: All Banks and Non-Bank Financial Institutions RE: 2013 Updates to the Manual of Regulations for Banks and Non-Bank Financial Institutions The Monetary Board, in its Resolution No. 1265 dated 14 August 2014, approved the 2013 Updates to the Manual of Regulations for Banks (MORB) and Manual of Regulations for …

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BSP Memorandum No. M-2014-035: Guidelines on the Electronic Submission of the Enhanced Report of Selected Branch Accounts

MEMORANDUM TO: All Member Rural Banks DATE: 18 September 2014 RE: Guidelines on the Electronic Submission of the Enhanced Report of Selected Branch Accounts ———————————————- Please be informed that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, through Memorandum No. M-2014-035, has issued guidelines on the electronic submission of bank deposit interest rates as part of the Report …

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BSP Circular No. 848: Reportorial Requirements for Bank Deposit Interest Rates

BSP Circular No. 848 RE: Reportorial Requirements for Bank Deposit Interest Rates Pursuant to Monetary Board Resolution No. 1296 dated 20 August 2014, Section X149 and Appendix 6 of the Manual of Regulations for Banks (MORB) are hereby amended. Section 1. Reportorial Requirement A NEW SUBSECTION X149.8 IS HEREBY ADDED TO SECTION X149 OF THE …

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BSP Circular Letter No. CL-2014-045: Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) Resolution No. 43 dated 23 May 2014

Dear Sir/Madam, Please be advised that the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) issued Resolution No. 43 dated 23 May 2014 which resolved to allow covered persons to submit multiple suspicious transactions under one suspicious transaction report (STR), subject to the observance of the following guidelines: 1. The suspicious transactions shall involve similar suspicious transaction indicator, and …

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BSP Memorandum No. M-2014-033: National Risk Assessment (NRA) Project Data/Information Collection Requirement

Dear Sir/Madam, The Office of the President issued Memorandum Circular No.64 dated 20 June 2014 entitled “Enjoining All Concerned Agencies to Fully Support and Actively Participate in the Conduct of the Money Laundering/Terrorism Financing (ML/TF) National Risk Assessment (NRA) Through Involvement in the ML/TF Working Group” The NRA, which is among the Financial Action Task …

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BSP Circular No. 844: Cross-selling of Collective Investment Schemes and Other Amendments to Circular No. 801 on Revised Cross-selling Framework

Dear Sir/Madam, The Monetary Board, in its Resolution No. 1207 dated 1 August 2014, approved the guidelines on cross-selling of collective investment schemes and amendments of certain provisions of the Manual of Regulations for Banks (MORB), as provided under Circular No. 801 dated 27 June 2013 (Revised Cross-selling Framework) Attached is a copy of the …

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BSP MEMORANDUM NO. M-2014-029: Withholding of Percentage Tax – Gross Receipt Tax (GRT)

To: ALL BANKS AND NON-BANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS WITH QUASI-BANKING FUNCTIONS Subject: Withholding of Percentage Tax – Gross Receipt Tax Under Revenue Regulations No. 02-98, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is required to deduct and withhold the percentage taxes, GRT due from its payments to all banks and non-bank financial institutions with quasi-banking functions, to …

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BSP Circular Letter No. CL-2014-044: Updated Validation Rules of the BSP for the Financial Reporting Package

In an effort to further assist banks in finalizing the Financial Reporting Package (FRP), attached are the updated validation rules used by the BSP to check and determine whether the entries in the FRP are either balanced and reconciled or cited with mathematical defects requiring correction and the submission of amendments that are subject to …

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