India

Structural Regulation

India’s IFSCA Notifies New Norms for GIFT City Intermediaries

By Nithya Subramanian | 14/01/2026

New regulatory amendments streamline multi-activity licensing for capital market intermediaries in GIFT City while mandating higher capital requirements for custodians.

Capital Adequacy

India PFRDA Forms Panel to Design Assured Payout Framework for NPS

By Editors | 14/01/2026

Committee to define regulations for guaranteed retirement income, including risk management, solvency requirements, and consumer protection rules for providers.

Trading & Investment

India's MSEI to Restart Trading with New Market Maker Incentives

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/01/2026

The Metropolitan Stock Exchange will offer significant financial incentives to market makers to address chronic low liquidity and challenge the NSE-BSE duopoly.

Structural Regulation

RBI Notifies New FEMA Regulations Governing Foreign Guarantees

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/01/2026

The revised rules replace a decades-old framework, redefining permissible guarantee structures, expanding disclosure requirements and curbing certain cross-border credit exposures.

Anti-Money Laundering

India Tightens Crypto AML/KYC Rules for Crypto Firms

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/01/2026

FIU-IND has introduced new identity verification and monitoring requirements for crypto users and exchanges, as part of its efforts to contain risks linked to digital assets.

Capital Adequacy

RBI Revises Capital Rules for Banks’ Overseas Exposures

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/01/2026

Banks will have to apply updated risk weights to foreign corporate claims, with stricter norms for large unrated exposures taking immediate effect.

Alternative Markets

SEBI Simplifies Accreditation Requirements for AIF Investors

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/01/2026

Fund managers can now accept investor commitments before formal accreditation, and net worth reporting requirements have been relaxed to ease compliance.

Structural Regulation

India Government Endorses Recommended Bankruptcy Reforms - Report

By Editors | 13/01/2026

The government has endorsed most panel recommendations on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code but will block the retroactive application of a key investor protection.

Trading & Investment

SGX Explores Launch of Asian Government Bond Futures

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/01/2026

The exchange has held preliminary talks with global banks on contracts linked to sovereign debt from India and Southeast Asia, targeting a possible rollout in 2026.