INDIA

ESG / Sustainability

India: Parliamentary Panel Calls for New ESG Body to Combat Greenwashing

By Editors | 06/08/2025

The parliamentary committee has urged the MCA to create a specialised body and amend company law to fight misleading environmental claims.

RBI Scraps Approval Process for Special Rupee Vostro Accounts

By Editors | 06/08/2025

The move allows AD banks to open special accounts for foreign counterparts without prior RBI consent to speed up rupee-based trade settlements.

Fintech / Regtech

India to Launch Globally Integrated FinTech Capability Hub on 21 Aug

By Nithya Subramanian | 05/08/2025

The government of Odisha has teamed up with Singapore’s GFTN to build an internationally competitive, innovation-driven and inclusive fintech landscape.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Proposes Reforms to Ease Compliance for Related Party Transactions

By Nithya Subramanian | 05/08/2025

SEBI proposes turnover-based thresholds, compliance relaxations, and greater clarity to streamline RPT rules for listed entities and their subsidiaries.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Proposes Looser Rules on Low-Denomination Debt Instruments

By Nithya Subramanian | 05/08/2025

SEBI will permit the issuance of debt instruments with a face value of INR 10,000 even if they do not carry periodic interest or dividends.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Chair Calls for "Structural Reforms" Amid Jane Street Probe

By Editors | 05/08/2025

The regulator aims to bolster market integrity and protect small investors from unfair practices in India's derivatives market.

ESG / Sustainability

SEBI Proposes Third-party Review Rules for Green Debt Securities

By Nithya Subramanian | 05/08/2025

The rules include eligibility and conduct requirements for independent third-party reviewers, aligned with standards for other ESG-labelled debt instruments.

Securities / Derivatives

ICAI Partners with IVCA, NSE IX to Strengthen India’s Financial Markets

By Nithya Subramanian | 05/08/2025

The partnerships are expected to enhance governance, and boost investor protection, both key pillars in India’s journey toward a $5 trillion economy.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Clears Start-up to Pilot Fractional Shares in Innovation Sandbox

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/08/2025

Bengaluru-based start-up Xaults has received approval to test fractional share trading in its innovation sandbox, three years after a similar proposal was rejected.