India

Trading & Investment

India to Explore Adding New Asset Classes to Pensions

By Editors | 26/05/2026

The PFRDA is seeking to improve returns and ensure stability for its growing National Pension System subscriber base by considering new investment avenues.

Reporting & Disclosures

Indian Regulators Strengthen Corporate Governance, ESG Standards

By Editors | 25/05/2026

India’s securities and corporate affairs bodies have signed an MOU to enhance capacity building, policy, and research on ESG and capital markets.

Trading & Investment

NCDEX to Launch India's First SEBI-Approved Weather Derivatives

By Nithya Subramanian | 25/05/2026

India’s national commodity exchange is launching the country’s first exchange-traded weather derivatives, creating a new regulated asset class for hedging monsoon risk.

Structural Regulation

SEBI Proposes Overhaul of Price Discovery Rules for IPOs, Re-listed Stocks

By Nithya Subramanian | 25/05/2026

The regulator is seeking to curb artificial price suppression and excessive volatility by reforming the pre-open call auction mechanism for newly traded stocks.

Credit Risk

RBI to Tighten Loan Recovery Rules, Restrict Device Disabling

By Nithya Subramanian | 25/05/2026

New draft rules limit remote device locking to financed phones and introduce strict conduct standards and compensation for coercive practices.

Cryptocurrency

India Parliament Panel Alarms Over Crypto Capital Flight

By Nithya Subramanian | 25/05/2026

A key parliamentary committee is studying global regulatory models after its chairman described billions of rupees flowing out of the country as “very alarming.”

Payments & Settlements

Eurobank Launches Greece-India UPI Remittances

By Editors | 25/05/2026

The Greek lender has launched a near-real-time payment service from Greece and opened a representative office in Mumbai.

Structural Regulation

SEBI Overhauls Monthly Reporting Framework for Mutual Funds

By Editors | 25/05/2026

The new format, effective June 2026, mandates granular reporting on systematic investment plans and aligns with updated fund categorisation rules.

Structural Regulation

India Forms Committee to Scrutinise Corporate Law Overhaul

By Nithya Subramanian | 24/05/2026

A joint parliamentary committee will examine a bill proposing to decriminalise offences, ease compliance burdens, and bolster India’s corporate governance framework.