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CBDCs
India to Introduce Digital Rupee in Coming Fiscal Year
By Manesh Samtani | 03/02/2022
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the RBI will introduce a CBDC in the coming fiscal year and crypto profits will be taxed at 30 percent.
Trading & Investment
SEBI Temporarily Suspends Overseas Investments by Mutual Funds
By Editors | 02/02/2022
The mutual fund industry is reportedly close to breaching a USD 7 billion industry-wide limit on overseas investments.
Resolution & Recovery
India: Unity Small Finance Bank Takes Over PMC Bank Branches
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/02/2022
Unity Small Finance Bank is offering immediate repayment of PMC Bank deposits up to INR 500,000, which makes whole 96 percent of depositors.
Trading & Investment
SEBI Directs Firms to Use Demat Form When Re-issuing Securities
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 30/01/2022
Issuer firms and RTAs should issue securities in dematerialised form when processing service requests from investors.
ESG Data
SEBI Proposes Regulatory Framework for ESG Rating Providers
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/01/2022
SEBI says reliance on unregulated ESG rating providers poses risks to investors, transparency and the efficiency of securities markets.
Structural Regulation
RBI Allows More NBFCs to Undertake Factoring Business
By Editors | 23/01/2022
The change will increase the number of NBFCs eligible to undertake factoring business from 7 to 182.
Structural Regulation
SEBI Issues Guidelines on Penalties for Issuer Disclosure Failures
By Editors | 16/01/2022
The guidelines specify fines amounting to INR 5,000 per day for delays in disclosing information about board and shareholder meetings, and non-submission of quarterly and annual financial results.
Market Risk
RBI Proposes New Classification Norms for Bank Investments
By Editors | 14/01/2022
The RBI proposes to divide banks’ investment portfolios into three categories – held-to-maturity, available for sale, and fair value through profit and loss account.
Trading & Investment
SEBI Issues Framework for Operationalising Gold Exchanges
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/01/2022
‘Electronic Gold Receipt’ transactions have been divided into three tranches: creation of EGRs, trading of EGRs on stock exchanges, and conversion back into physical gold.
Structural Regulation
SEBI Requires Debt Issuers to Disclose Related Party Transactions
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/01/2022
High-value debt listed entities must submit reports on their related party transactions to stock exchanges every six months.
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