First and foremost an Asset Finance Company (AFC) is a Non-Banking Financial Institution (NBFC). An Asset Finance Company under the Reserve Bank of India Act is a financial institution whose principal business is to finance physical assets supporting productiveeconomic activity like automobiles and cars, machineries like generator sets, lathe machines, earth moving equipment nike air max 2017 australia , tractors, machines, and material handling equipment and industrial machines used for general purpose. It is a for-profit business company.
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A detailed list of all the existing Asset finance companies in India is available at the official website of the Reserve Bank of India. Currently, there are roughly about 399 Asset finance companies in India that are registered with RBI. As per a directive of RBI in 2017 nike air max 90 ultra 2.0 flyknit infrared , an asset finance company:-
Having the requisite minimum net owned fund as per RBI’s stipulation, andCompliant with all the prudential norms Can accept or renew public deposit, but in such case, the total amount along with the outstanding amount in the books of the company on the date of acceptance or renewal of such a deposit cannot exceed one and one-half times the value of its Net Owned Fund. An Asset Finance company already having more than one and one-half times of its Net Owned Fund cannot renew or accept fresh deposits till the time it reaches the revised limit.
Incorporation of the company. The AFC can be registered as a Private Limited Company or a Public Limited Company with any amount of capital.The next step involves the raising of authorized and paid up share capital of Rs. 2 crores.The sum of Rs. 2 crores that have been raised as authorized and paid-up capital needs to be deposited in a fixed deposit and a certificate of no lien is obtained from the said bank.To assemble all the required documents for registering the company as a Non-Banking Financial Company with the Reserve Bank of India. The documents required for registering as an Asset Finance Company with RBI are:-
Certificate of Incorporation of the companyCertified copy of an extract of the clause in the Memorandum of Association related to the particular financial businessCopy of the Board ResolutionCopy of the fixed deposit receipt and bankers certificate of lienBankers report for applicant companygroup companiesThe CIBIL records for all shareholders and directorsThe educational and experience proof of the promoters Once the certificate copies are all in order, the applicant needs to file the application form online at the RBI authorized site COSMOS. On successful filing up of the online form, the applicant is issued a Company Application Reference Number.After completing the online activity, the applicant is required to submit the hard copy of the application form along with the specified documents nike air max 90 ultra breathe australia , as mentioned above to the Regional office of Reserve Bank of India. The Company Application Reference number is mandatory to be mentioned while submitting the documents physically.The status of the application can be viewed and tracked online at the COSMOS site using the Company Application Reference Number Registering an Asset Finance company is no mean an easy task. It is advisable to hire the services of an experienced financial and legal advisor in order to proceed smoothly and have the registration done without any hiccups.