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Securities / Derivatives
India Opens Foreign Investor Access to Municipal Bonds Market
By Editors | 29/04/2019
The RBI has extended the 2% cap on foreign investment in state development loans to also be allocated to municipal bonds.
Capital / Liquidity
SEBI Cuts Net Worth Requirements for Gift City Clearing Corporations
By Editors | 29/04/2019
SEBI slashes minimum net worth requirements for clearing corporations operating in India’s international financial services centre from 3 billion to 1 billion rupees.
Securities / Derivatives
NSE Raises Margins on Futures, Options with High Open Interest
By Editors | 29/04/2019
The National Stock Exchange of India has raised trading margins required for stock futures and options by up to 300%, depending on market wide position limits.
Market Infrastructure
RBI Extends LEI Deadlines for Non-Derivative Market Participants
By Editors | 29/04/2019
Participants in government securities, money markets and non-derivative forex markets will have until the end of this year to obtain LEIs.
Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Enables Greater Retail Access to REITs, InvITs
By Editors | 24/04/2019
The regulator has reduced the minimum subscription size and introduced defined trading lots for real estate and infrastructure investment trusts in India.
Crypto / Digital Assets
RBI Unveils Draft Framework for Regulatory Sandbox
By Editors | 19/04/2019
The framework details a comprehensive selection process to identify 10-12 entities to participate in the sandbox, including a 5 million rupee minimum net worth requirement.
Enforcement
Deloitte Indian Unit Under Investigation in IL&FS Case
By Editors | 16/04/2019
A letter from a whistleblower at Deloitte’s local India unit has triggered a malpractice investigation into its role as auditor for the troubled IL&FS group.
Fintech / Regtech
India to Strengthen Digital Payments with Blockchain
By Editors | 15/04/2019
The National Payments Corporation of India is soliciting interested partners to build a blockchain-powered digital payments platform for the country.
Fintech / Regtech
India Brokers Asked to Report on AI, ML Systems by 15 Apr
By Editors | 13/04/2019
In line with January circular from SEBI, BSE India has asked stock brokers to submit their cybersecurity compliance reports for the Jan-Mar quarter.
Market Infrastructure
SEBI Issues CCP Guidelines for Risk-Based Capital, Net Worth
By Editors | 12/04/2019
New norms have been issued by India’s regulator on computing risk-based capital and net worth requirements for clearing corporations.
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