INDIA

    Market Infrastructure

    RBI Directs Banks to Enhance Internal Audit Function

    By Editors | 12/01/2021

    Banks are encouraged to adopt the international standards for internal audit, such as those issued by the BCBS or the Institute of Internal Auditors.

    AML / KYC

    RBI Mandates LEI Use for Large Payments via RTGS, NEFT

    By Manesh Samtani | 06/01/2021

    From 1 April 2021, all non-individual bank customers initiating or receiving transactions over 500m rupees via the RTGS or NEFT systems will need an LEI.

    Securities / Derivatives

    India: IFSCA Becomes IOSCO Associate Member

    By Editors | 06/01/2021

    The IFSCA was established in April 2020 as a unified authority to regulate all financial services in Gift City, India’s international financial services centre.

    Enforcement

    SEBI Fines Reliance Industries, Mukesh Ambani for Manipulative Trading

    By Editors | 05/01/2021

    Reliance Industries entered into an arrangement with 12 agents to corner Reliance Petroleum futures and earn undue profits, SEBI said.

    AML / KYC

    RBI Announces Extension of KYC Registry to Legal Entities

    By Editors | 22/12/2020

    The RBI said regulated entities should upload KYC data pertaining to accounts of legal entities to the Central KYC Registry from 1 April 2021.

    Fintech / Regtech

    RBI Invites Firms to Test Cross-border Payments Tech in Sandbox

    By Editors | 21/12/2020

    The RBI has reduced the net worth requirement of participating firms and said it will allow partnerships and LLPs to participate.

    Market Infrastructure

    SEBI Consults on New Rules for Index Providers

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/12/2020

    SEBI proposes rules for index providers that conform to IOSCO requirements, to align India’s practices with those observed in foreign jurisdictions.

    Market Infrastructure

    India’s RTGS System to Be Available 24×7 from Monday

    By Editors | 09/12/2020

    RTGS members banks are directed to inform their customers of the change and to put in place necessary infrastructure to provide RTGS around the clock.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI Allows Regional Rural Banks to Access Liquidity Facilities

    By Editors | 08/12/2020

    To date, regional rural banks have not been permitted to access the RBI’s liquidity windows or the Call/Notice market.

    Securities / Derivatives

    RBI to Enhance Guidelines for OTC Derivatives, CDS, Money Markets

    By Editors | 08/12/2020

    The RBI is looking to enhance governance of OTC derivatives market makers, establish consistency in money market and debt instruments, and update its CDS guidelines.

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