India

Securities / Derivatives

India’s NSE Sets Aside $156m to Resolve Pending SEBI Cases

By Nithya Subramanian | 07/11/2025

NSE has earmarked the funds to settle long-pending regulatory cases with SEBI, in preparation for its long-awaited IPO.

Enforcement

India’s Serious Fraud Office to Investigate Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group

By Nithya Subramanian | 06/11/2025

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has handed a probe into alleged fund diversion to the Serious Fraud Investigation Office after signs of possible Companies Act violations.

Securities / Derivatives

India’s NSE to Introduce Pre-Open Session for Derivatives Trading

By Nithya Subramanian | 06/11/2025

NSE will launch a pre-open session for equity derivatives on 8 December, aiming to improve price discovery and market stability in futures and options trading.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Targets Algo, Cyber Risks; Urges Proactive Controls

By Mark Johnston | 06/11/2025

SEBI chief calls on firms to move beyond checklists to tackle new risks from technology and third-party vendors.

Market Infrastructure

GIFT City Regulator Consults on New Pension Fund Regulations

By Nithya Subramanian | 06/11/2025

The proposed pension rules from IFSCA aim to create a global retirement ecosystem from GIFT City with strict governance and investor safeguards.

Fintech / Regtech

India’s NPCI, Razorpay to Enable UPI Payments in Malaysia

By Nithya Subramanian | 05/11/2025

Tourists to Malaysia will soon be able to pay local merchants directly in ringgit using their UPI apps.

AML / KYC

India’s Enforcement Directorate Attaches Anil Ambani Group Assets in ML Case

By Nithya Subramanian | 05/11/2025

The total value of properties attached in the Reliance Group’s bank fraud probe now exceeds INR 754.5 billion, as the ED intensifies its investigation into alleged fund diversion and loan irregularities.

AML / KYC

India Plans Unified Framework to Strengthen Crackdown on Terror Financing

By Nithya Subramanian | 05/11/2025

The government is preparing an SOP to help law enforcement and financial agencies jointly track, trace, and dismantle hidden terror-funding networks exploiting gaps in existing systems.

Securities / Derivatives

India’s IFSCA Proposes Easing Norms for Capital Market Intermediaries

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/11/2025

The IFSCA has proposed easing qualification norms, lowered custodian net worth requirements, and introducing unified registration for GIFT City capital market intermediaries.