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Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Allows Zero-Coupon Bonds to be Offered at Reduced Face Value
By Editors | 19/12/2025
The move expands a July 2024 framework allowing privately placed debt to be listed with an INR 10,000 face value.

Enforcement
India Orders Serious Fraud Probe into IndusInd Bank Over Accounting Lapses
By Editors | 19/12/2025
The probe will examine potential manipulation of books of account, creation of fictitious accounts, misclassification of assets, and the impact on the bank’s financial statements.

Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Overhauls Fund Fees, Tightens IPO Rules in Major Reform Push
By Manesh Samtani | 18/12/2025
SEBI has approved new rules to lower investor costs and enhance disclosures, while deferring a key internal governance decision.

Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Panel Set to Ease Curbs on Commodity Derivatives
By Nithya Subramanian | 17/12/2025
A SEBI-appointed panel is expected to propose lifting bans on select agricultural commodity derivatives and allowing measures such as colocation to attract institutional investors.

Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Mandates Half-Yearly Disclosures for Securitised Debt Instruments
By Nithya Subramanian | 17/12/2025
Under the new rules, trustees must submit half-yearly disclosures on asset quality, cash flows, credit enhancement and defaults for securitised debt instruments.

Capital / Liquidity
RBI Urges Banks to Link MSME Loans to External Benchmark
By Nithya Subramanian | 17/12/2025
The move is aimed at enhancing transparency, ensuring faster transmission of policy rates, and strengthening credit support for small businesses.

Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Weighs Cut to Margins on Non-expiry F&O Trades
By Nithya Subramanian | 16/12/2025
The regulator is proposing lower margins on non-expiry days in a bid to encourage longer-term trading and reduce reliance on short-term speculation.

India’s Ministry of Finance Tightens Oversight of Grievance Redressal in Banks
By Nithya Subramanian | 16/12/2025
A new ranking and review mechanism is improving how banks and insurers handle customer complaints, boosting accountability across the financial industry.

India's Lower House Passes Bill to Allow 100% FDI in Insurance Sector
By Nithya Subramanian | 15/12/2025
The bill, which now moves to the upper house, also strengthens regulatory powers and grants greater autonomy to state-owned LIC.

Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Tightens Governance Rules for Market Infrastructure Institutions
By Nithya Subramanian | 15/12/2025
The reforms introduce two board-level Executive Directors, revamp reporting lines for key personnel, and strengthen technology and risk oversight functions.
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