India

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI Categorises 16 Large NBFCs in Upper Layer

    By Editors | 04/10/2022

    The NBFCs are directed to put in place a board approved policy for adoption of the RBI’s enhanced regulatory framework for NBFCs within 24 months.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI to Amend IPO Framework, Introduce Bond Platform Rules

    By Editors | 04/10/2022

    At its board meeting, SEBI also decided to allow net settlement between the cash and derivatives segments, which will enable netting benefits and reduce margins.

    Fintech / Regtech

    NPCI, TerraPay Partner on Cross-Border Payments

    By Editors | 03/10/2022

    The partnership will allow Indian customers and merchants in India with an active UPI ID to make and accept cross-border payments globally.

    Securities / Derivatives

    India Allows FPIs to Trade Commodity Derivatives Market

    By Editors | 03/10/2022

    Since 2018, FPIs been allowed to trade exchange-traded commodity derivatives but only to hedge actual underlying exposures to physical commodities.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Modifies Rules on Daily Price Limits for Commodity Futures

    By Editors | 02/10/2022

    Exchanges may relax the daily price limit in “exceptional circumstance” to resolve price differences between local and overseas markets.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Grants BSE Final Approval to Launch Gold Trading

    By Editors | 02/10/2022

    BSE has already conducted mock trading sessions for its members in a test environment to enable trading in electronic gold receipts.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Issues New Rules for Ratings of Credit-enhanced Securities

    By Editors | 30/09/2022

    The rules require CRAs to make certain disclosures and conduct independent due diligence on the nature of support provided by an external or third party.

    AML / KYC

    US SEC Penalises Oracle for FCPA Violations by Foreign Subsidiaries

    By Editors | 30/09/2022

    Oracle subsidiaries in Turkey, the UAE, and India used slush funds to bribe foreign officials in return for business between 2016 and 2019.

    Market Infrastructure

    SEBI Developing New Settlement Process for Stock Market

    By Editors | 28/09/2022

    Under the new system, funds for secondary stock market transactions would be blocked until securities settlement is done.

    Market Infrastructure

    India’s CCIL Proposes to Create Infrastructure for UMR Compliance

    By Manesh Samtani | 28/09/2022

    CCIL says market participants have expressed a desire since 2016 for it to provide the centralised infrastructure needed for UMR compliance.

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