India

Enforcement

Appellate Court Sets Aside SEBI Penalties Against NSE, Officials

By Ajoy K Das | 19/12/2023

The penalties were imposed in June 2022 over the alleged exploitation of NSE’s internet infrastructure by brokers for faster connectivity.

Securities / Derivatives

GIFT City’s Bullion Exchange IIBX Launches Trading in Silver

By Ajoy K Das | 18/12/2023

The launch of the silver trading platform will bring fair and transparent trade in the precious metals, said IIBX CEO Ashok Gautam.

Crypto / Digital Assets

India’s GIFT City Set to Launch Market for Tokenised Assets

By Ajoy K Das | 18/12/2023

GIFT City’s first regulated trading platform for tokenised commercial real estate assets is expected to launch in January 2024.

Market Infrastructure

India’s NSE Lists First Entity on New Social Stock Exchange

By Ajoy K Das | 18/12/2023

NSE’s social stock exchange enables direct listings from NPOs and other social enterprises, enabling them to raise financing with increased transparency.

AML / KYC

India, US Pledge to Cooperate on Global Illicit Finance Risks

By Editors | 17/12/2023

Key topics of the joint India-US AML/CFT Dialogue were virtual assets, sanctions implementation, and beneficial ownership transparency.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Allows Brokers to Invest Clients’ Funds in Overnight MFs

By Ajoy K Das | 15/12/2023

Brokers must ensure that these overnight schemes invest only in government bonds and overnight repo markets.

Fintech / Regtech

RBI Enhances E-mandate Limit for Recurring Transactions

By Ajoy K Das | 13/12/2023

The limit for processing e-mandates for recurring payments was increased for credit card bills, insurance premiums and mutual fund subscriptions.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Lays Down Process for Dematerialisation of Units of Small AIFs

By Ajoy K Das | 13/12/2023

Larger AIFs already have to dematerialise their units by 31 October 2023. SEBI said AIFs with a corpus under INR 5 billion have a 30 April 2024 deadline.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Considers ‘Fast Track’ for Debt Securities Issuance

By Ajoy K Das | 11/12/2023

This will facilitate frequent issuers with a consistent track record to make public issues of debt securities with reduced time, cost and effort.