INDIA

Enforcement

SEBI Fines BSE, NSE for Failure to Detect Karvy Fraud

By Editors | 17/04/2022

Karvy Stock Broking misused INR 23 billion worth of securities belonging to more than 95,000 clients, pledging them with 8 banks to raise INR 8.5 billion for its own use.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Issues Risk Management Framework for New EGR Segment

By Editors | 17/04/2022

The framework sets out a system for stock exchanges to collect margins from trading members to cover potential losses from trading in Electronic Gold Receipts.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Introduces New Standing Deposit Facility for Banks

By Editors | 16/04/2022

The facility allows banks to deposit excess liquidity at the RBI, without the central bank having to provide government securities as collateral in exchange.

Market Infrastructure

RBI to Simplify E-Commerce Payment Settlement Process

By Editors | 15/04/2022

Foreign entities seeking to operate as payment gateways and aggregators for e-commerce-related export and import transactions would have to be authorised in India.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Seeks to Loosen Restrictions on Mutual Fund Sponsors

By Editors | 13/04/2022

A new working group will recommend new eligibility criteria that could allow private equity funds and other pooled investment vehicles entities to sponsor mutual funds.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Forms New Committee to Enhance Governance of MIIs

By Editors | 12/04/2022

The committee will suggest measures to improve governance at market infrastructure institutions, including NSE, which experienced lapses during the tenure of its former CEO.

Fintech / Regtech

RBI Issues Guidelines on Establishing Digital Banking Units

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 11/04/2022

Commercial banks with past digital banking experience can open new digital banking units without having to seek authorisation from the RBI.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Standardises Industry Classification Framework for CRAs

By Editors | 11/04/2022

The standardised framework will help enable uniformity in the classifications being used across sectors and in the securities market, SEBI said.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Defers Deadline on Use of Pool Accounts for Fund Transactions

By Editors | 09/04/2022

SEBI said AMFI has sought additional time for the implementation of directions that prohibit intermediaries from pooling investor money for mutual fund transactions.