India

Trading & Investment

SEBI Expands HFC Bonds Quotas

By Editors | 12/08/2016

Mutual funds allowed to buy additional 5% of housing company bonds.

KYC & CDD

India’s New Central KYC System Frustrates SEBI

By Editors | 11/08/2016

Government bodies creating duplicating, unsynchronised systems.

Market Risk

India Strengthens Risk Management at Commodity Exchanges

By Editors | 10/08/2016

Measures aim to stifle manipulators.

Alternative Markets

SEBI Asks RBI, Government to Ease AIF Rules

By Editors | 10/08/2016

Taxation and safe harbour key concerns for SEBI.

Trading & Investment

SEBI Drafts Algo-trading Framework Revision

By Editors | 08/08/2016

Indian regulator suggests mechanisms to limit HFT downside.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

India Launches Site to Curb Illegal Deposit Takers

By Editors | 05/08/2016

The site offers the public information about deposit-taking entities, handles complaints.

Structural Regulation

RBI Issues NFBC Guidelines

By Editors | 04/08/2016

Licensing guidelines clarified for India’s non-bank lenders.

Structural Regulation

India Ditching Proposed Crowdfunding Regulations

By Samuel Riding | 27/07/2016

Proposals had sought to protect small investors from systemic risks.

Anti-Money Laundering

RBI Penalises Banks for Allowing Forex Scam

By Samuel Riding | 26/07/2016

Lenders must focus on better customer assessment to reduce probability of fraud, central bank says.