INDIA

Market Infrastructure

India’s Cosmos Bank Suffers $13mn Theft

By Manesh Samtani | 16/08/2018

Attackers used cloned cards to simultaneously withdraw cash from ATMs in 28 countries, along with a fraudulent SWIFT transfer two days later.

Market Infrastructure

India to Devise Framework on Clearinghouse Interoperability

By Garima Chitkara | 14/08/2018

SEBI is working to develop a framework to allow clearinghouses to settle transactions executed on any exchange.

Market Infrastructure

NSE To Approach SEBI on Co-Location Case

By Garima Chitkara | 13/08/2018

The exchange will begin dialogue with the regulator on alleged misuse of its co-location facility; NSE chief says the exchange’s IPO is on hold until the resolution of this case.

Enforcement

Market Conduct Committee Calls for Greater Enforcement Powers for SEBI

By Garima Chitkara | 13/08/2018

A committee looking at fair market conduct has proposed greater powers for SEBI to go after insider trading, including the power to intercept phone and electronic communications.

Big Picture

RBI Should Have Sole Supervisory Responsibility for PSBs – IMF

By Garima Chitkara | 13/08/2018

In its India Staff Report, IMF brought up the issue of dual regulation of state run banks and called for full supervisory control of these banks to be given to the RBI.

Securities / Derivatives

India’s Brokers Move Against Tax on Physically-Settled Equity Derivatives

By Garima Chitkara | 09/08/2018

Brokers’ lobby is asking the Bombay High Court for a resolution on an impasse between market participants and the NSE over a decision to levy a 0.1% tax on physically settled equity derivatives.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI to Discontinue Sub-Brokers as Registered Market Intermediaries

By Garima Chitkara | 07/08/2018

Sub-brokers will no longer exist as a regulatory category at SEBI and will need to become trading members or authorised persons starting from 31 March 2019.

Enforcement

India Probes Metropolitan Stock Exchange for Fraud, Mismanagement

By Garima Chitkara | 06/08/2018

The MSEI is under investigation by the government of India and SEBI for alleged fraud and mismanagement, and has hired a forensic auditor to look into the allegations made by two whistleblowers.

AML / KYC

RBI Probes KYC/AML Compliance at Payments Banks

By Editors | 06/08/2018

Paytm and Fino Payments Bank have been barred from accepting new clients due to the RBI’s concerns about their adherence to KYC/AML norms.