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Demat account


Here, in this section, get to know about demat account offerings and special features by different leading banks in India.

HDFC Bank
ICICI Bank
UTI Bank


HDFC Bank

HDFC Bank offers you a secure, convenient alternative to holding your securities in their physical form. Our depository services enable you to convert your securities to electronic format. When you choose this option, you retain all the benefits of ownership, while eliminating the hassles caused by events such as loss of certificates postal delays, and counterfeiting.

We have put in place state-of-the-art technology, which helps us to provide online services at selected branches across the country.

Risk management measures

In addition to the security features offered by NSDL, we offer you the following risk management measures through our back-office system:

Numbered Instruction Slip Books

When you open an account, we issue you a serialised instruction slip book. These unique serial numbers are captured in our system. Every subsequent instruction for transfer is validated by the system against these numbers, to protect your investments against fraudulent transfers.

Dematerialisation

Dematerialisation is the process by which physical certificates of an investor are converted to an equivalent number of securities in electronic format and credited in the investor's account with his Depository Participant.

How it works

We arrange to get the physical share certificates dematerialised to enable trading and settlement on the book entry segment. You will need to deliver your shares to us along with a signed Dematerialisation Request Form.

We will arrange to send the shares to the concerned company/transfer agent and will promptly credit the securities account when we receive them from the depository. Any objections raised by the company will be forwarded to you for clarification.

Rematerialisation

If you opt to go out of the segment, we will arrange to 'rematerialise' the shares and help in the conversion of the electronic shares to paper form.

Clarification on NRI clients

A Client can open a NRI Depository Account under two sub-categories viz. Non-Repartriable or Repartriable. The client has to compulsorily indicate on the first page of the AOD to confirm the Sub Categories.

1. Non-repartriable

To open a DP a/c under Non Repartriable status the client has to submit the NRI form with detials of the shares held on non repatriation basis. The client should have a NRO Non Resident Ordinary SB A/c. This SB A/c has to be maintained at HDFC BANK . Credit of income earned on shares held in this DP A/c has to go to NRO SB A/c only. Income earned on the shares cannot be converted into foreign currency. It has to be maintained in Indian Rupee Only.

2. Repartriable

To open a DP A/c under Repartriable status in addition to the Normal AOD the client is required to give a copy of RBI Approval. The client has to maintain a NRE Non Resident External SB A/c with HDFC BANK. The RBI approval is valid only for 5 years. Validity of approval has to be extended at the end of every five years. Credit of income earned on shares held in this A/c has to go to NRE/NRO/NRSR SB A/c only. Income earned on the shares can be converted into foreign currency after payment of capital gains taxes.

Application for RBI approval

If a client wishes to open a NRE Depository A/c but does not have RBI approval, then we as bankers can apply for RBI approval on behalf of the client. The procedure laid down by RBI for application is given below:-

a) RPI form duly filled and signed by all holders to be submitted in duplicate.

b) All details pertaining to all holders have to be clearly filled up by the client and no column to be left blank.

c) The client has to mention HDFC BANK NRE SB A/c details in Sr. No. 3 . The said NRE A/c can be at any of our branches.

d) Under Sr. No. 4 the client has to declare his holdings i.e. shares held under NRI status which he intends to consider under Repatriation benefit if the client has no holdings or does not wish to repatriate then he/she can declare it as NIL

In case the client has shares under NRI Repatriation benefit then details of the shares to be given with respect to PRIMARY MARKET purchase or SECONDARY MARKET purchase.

(i) Primary market

If shares are purchased from primary market then details of the shares are to be given as per annxure(I) (copy enclosed). Details of RBI Ref No have to be necessarily be mentioned against each scrip. RBI Ref No is usually mentioned on the face of the certificate or on the allotment letter. In case the client does not have the details of RBI Ref No it is advisable that the client gets the details from the company or consider only those scrip with RBI Ref details under Repatriation benefit balance as Non Repatriation benefit. Hence only those scrip with complete details have to be included in the annexure(I)

(ii) Secondary market

If the client has shares purchased from Secondary Market, the same has to be mention as per annexure(II) (copy enlcosed). In addition, the following documents are required for each and every scrip

  • A copy of Broker Contract note
  • A letter from the concerned bank confirming the debit to NRE A/c. This letter has to be submitted in original to RBI.

Incase the client is not able to provided all these details the shares cannot be considered under Repartriable benefit. Hence only those scrips with complete documents should be included in annexure(II).

All RPI forms duly completed as per the procedures given above alongwith AOD has to be forwarded to us. We will first process the RPI forms and apply to RBI for approval. It normally takes minimum 10 days for RBI to give the approval. However there is no specific tim period within which the RBI is bound to give the approval. On receipt of the RBI approval the Depository A/c will be opened.

Trade processing

Once you have opened an account with a Depository Participant, you can buy or sell shares in the electronic form, provided the seller/buyer also holds shares in the electronic form. You can sell the shares in the depository mode through any share broker (member of any stock exchange which provides demat trading & settlement ) . All you need to do is to provide him the details of your account with the DP, with a delivery instruction to debit your share account with the number of shares sold by you. When you buy shares in the depository mode, you must, similarly, inform the broker about your depository account details so that the shares bought would be credited to your account with the DP.

Trades on the book entry (Depository) segment require to be settled on the same mode. To enable this, we will act only on valid instructions from the investor. In case Investor A has purchased from Investor B on the segment, Investor A will be required to provide clearly the securities account from where the credit is expected (in this case, Investor B). We will provide the necessary instruction format. In the same manner, the investor will be required to provide the securities account details of the investor to whom he has sold in the case of sell trades. We will arrange to sell these transactions between the investors.



ICICI Bank

ICICI has emerged as a premier Financial Institution in the country, thanks to the support and trust of over two million investors. With its focus on retail services, ICICI now provides Depository Services to all retail investors investing in the Indian Equities market. In partnership with the National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL), Depository Services are being offered through ICICI Bank branches and ICICI Investor Service centres.

The advantages of Depository Services are:

  • Elimination of bad deliveries such as signature mismatch
  • Elimination of risks associated with physical certificates such as loss due to fire, theft, mutilation, etc.
  • Elimination of stamp duty (as against 0.5 % payable on physical shares)
  • Receipt of corporate benefits such as rights/bonus shares in dematerialised form
  • Increasing liquidity of securities due to immediate transfer & registration
  • Reduction in brokerage for trading in dematerialised shares



UTI Bank

Our Offering

UTI Bank is a registered member ( Depository Participant) of NSDL.In this system, physical security holdings are converted into electronic (or in other words , dematerialized ) holdings. UTI Bank has been enrolled as a Depository Participant by the NSDL – Indias first depository. You can avail of all the depository-related services by just opening an account with NSDL through UTI Bank.  

Transfer of shares and settlements

Transfer and settlements have never been easy as it is under the Depository system. Al l that is required is an instruction slip from you. If you are selling securities then it has to be a delivery instruction slip. If you are purchasing securities it has to be a receipt instruction slip or standing instructions for credit.

Receipt of Corporate Benefits

Even securities entitlements like bonus and rights can be credited to your Demat account electronically. All you have to do is choose the right option in the share application form. Cash benefits like dividends and interest will, however be forwarded to you directly and not through the depository.

Holdings & Transaction Statements on email

We provide statement of transaction & statement of holding on the email id
for the clients registered for this service. Contact your nearest branch for registration.

Tele Depository services

For our customer at Mumbai and Ahmedabad this special service allows for getting balances of securites in voice/fax. Transaction statements for last 7 days. Pending Demat statement, overdue/rejection statement.

Tele depository service numbers
For Mumbai -022-2160099
For Ahmedabad-079-6584108.

Dematerialisation of shares

At your request we arrange to convert your physical holdings into electronic form. To do this you would require to open an account with NSDL through us called "Beneficiary Account" in the name and style in which the shares are held and lodge the share certificates with us accompanied by a dematerialisation request form, separate for each scrip. You are required to only make sure that NSDL has admitted that scrip for dematerialisation . An upto date list will be provided to you which will be constantly updated. 

Rematerilialisation

You have the option to convert your electronic shares back to physical shares. 

Pledge-Hypothecation

You can also avail loans against your electronic shares. This process is also much faster than in the case of physical shares.

Freezing/ Locking Of Accounts

You can also keep your accounts frozen /locked for the span of time desired by you. No debits from your account will be made during this period.

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