India

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    Enforcement

    SEBI Bars Former Chief Dealer of Axis Mutual Fund and Others

    By Editors | 05/03/2023

    The former chief trader of Axis Mutual Fund is alleged to have conceived of a “fraudulent scheme” with other “unscrupulous entities” to front-run trades.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    India Supreme Court Orders Probe into Adani Group

    By Editors | 03/03/2023

    A committee has been formed to examine the Hindenburg allegations against Adani Group and suggest measures to protect investors. A probe by SEBI was also ordered.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    Ten Ways to Finance India’s Just Transition

    By ESG Investor | 02/03/2023

    Investing in a socially responsible net zero represents a “multi-trillion, multi-decade investment opportunity”, according to group of multi-stakeholders.

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    AML / KYC

    SEBI Revisits Plans to Create Database of FPI Beneficial Owners

    By Editors | 01/03/2023

    SEBI is considering requiring depositories, depository participants, and custodians to feed beneficial ownership information into a central database.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    BondEvalue Approved to Operate Fractional Bond Exchange in GIFT City

    By Editors | 28/02/2023

    GIFT City members and their clients will be able to access institutional-grade USD bonds via BondbloX Exchange.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    SEBI Issues New Advisory on Cybersecurity Practices

    By Editors | 28/02/2023

    The advisory calls on firms to take into account concentration risk when outsourcing multiple critical services to the same third party vendor.

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    Market Infrastructure

    NSE India Wins Final Approval to Launch Social Stock Exchange

    By Editors | 27/02/2023

    NSE said the social stock exchange would provide a new avenue for social enterprises to finance social initiatives.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Proposes New Rules to Protect REIT, InvIT Investors

    By Editors | 24/02/2023

    SEBI proposes to require at least one sponsor to hold units throughout the life of a REIT/InvITs, to align their interests with other unitholders.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    SEBI Consults on Regulatory Framework for ESG Disclosures, Ratings

    By Manesh Samtani | 24/02/2023

    The BRSR framework will be enhanced to require assurance on ESG disclosures. SEBI also proposes mandatory requirements for ESG rating providers.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    RBI Publishes Full List of Payment Aggregator Approvals

    By Editors | 22/02/2023

    This is the first time the RBI has published a list of entities that sought approval to act as online payment aggregators.

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