INDIA

    Market Infrastructure

    India Directs Payment Firms to Store User Data Onshore

    By Garima Chitkara | 09/04/2018

    Payment service providers have been asked to move all consumer data, including end-to-end transaction details to India within six months to ensure easier access by the central bank for supervisory purposes. Foreign firms to be impacted more than domestic firms.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    India Bars Banks from Cryptocurrency Dealings

    By Manesh Samtani | 07/04/2018

    Reports suggest banks will have three months to comply; central bank meanwhile explores feasibility of state-backed digital currency.

    Enforcement

    PNB Investigation Reveals Systemic Failures at Bank, RBI

    By Garima Chitkara | 05/04/2018

    PNB allegedly misled the regulator about the progress of its Swift integration. Indian law enforcement noted that an ill-defined risk-based supervisory approach may have caused the RBI to miss the fraud.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Indian Banks Can Spread Bond Losses Over Four Quarters

    By Garima Chitkara | 05/04/2018

    Banks to get a breather from taking immediate losses on rising government yields, as provisioning on NPLs have put pressure on profitability across the industry.

    Enforcement

    ICICI Bank Fined for Failing to Disclose Debt Securities Sale

    By Garima Chitkara | 31/03/2018

    ICICI Bank sold debt securities from its held-to-maturity portfolio in excess of 5 percent of total value without the necessary disclosure in contravention with RBI rules.

    Market Infrastructure

    India to Democratise Algo Trading Access

    By Garima Chitkara | 29/03/2018

    New measures aimed at cheaper access to tick data and co-location, greater disclosure on algorithms and latency from exchanges, stiffer penalties for high order-to-trade ratios.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Indian Exchange Eyes Machine Learning, AI to Combat HFT Risks – Report

    By Editors | 28/03/2018

    Managing director and CEO of National Stock Exchange tells Livemint new technology is needed to meet traders’ increasing sophistication.

    Market Infrastructure

    India to Implement Early Warning System for Broker Defaults

    By Garima Chitkara | 26/03/2018

    SEBI consulting on draft measures on norms on early detection of potential default among stock brokers through an Intelligent and Specific Early Warning System.

    Enforcement

    UPDATED – Indian Banks Fall Victim to $342mn in Loan Frauds

    By Editors | 23/03/2018

    Jewellery chain falsified financial records to obtain 8.24 billion rupees in loans from 14 banks over 10 years; infrastructure firm defrauds 9-bank consortium of 13.94 billion rupees.

    Capital / Liquidity

    India Releases Risk Management Norms for Clearing Commodity Derivatives

    By Garima Chitkara | 22/03/2018

    Clearing corporations to maintain liquid assets after margins of INR5 million.

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