India

Fintech / Regtech

RBI Forms Committee to Develop Regulatory Framework for AI

By Editors | 03/01/2025

The committee includes experts from IIT Bombay, NASSCOM, IIT Madras, MEITy, Trilegal, HDFC Bank, Microsoft, and the RBI.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Board Approves Plan to Tighten Merchant Banker Rules

By Editors | 02/01/2025

SEBI will raise the net worth requirement for merchant bankers and require them to maintain a quarter of this in liquid assets at all times

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI to Implement Stricter Rules for SME Listings

By Editors | 01/01/2025

SEBI is raising the minimum investment required to subscribe to an SME IPO and introducing measures to ensure promoters retain significant shareholdings.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Provides Relief on Deadlines for Cybersecurity Measures

By Editors | 01/01/2025

SEBI said it won’t impose penalties for non-compliance for three months provided REs can demonstrate progress with implementation.

ESG / Sustainability

SEBI Defers Key ESG Reporting Deadline by One Year

By Editors | 28/12/2024

The BRSR Core reporting deadline is deferred by one year until fiscal year 2025-2026 for value chain disclosures and assurance.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Extends Agri-Derivatives Trading Suspension for One Month

By Editors | 23/12/2024

The one-month extension, instead of the three one-year extensions seen since 2021, is viewed as a signal that the suspension might be lifted early next year.

Enforcement

RBI Removes Business Restrictions on Two Edelweiss Group Firms

By Editors | 22/12/2024

The RBI is satisfied that adequate remedial measures have been put in place at the two entities to address its earlier supervisory concerns.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Tightens Norms on Issuance of ODIs by FPIs

By Editors | 18/12/2024

New requirements on the issuance and use of offshore derivative instruments by FPIs are being introduced to prevent regulatory arbitrage.

Sanctions

Russia’s Rosneft, India’s Reliance Agree $13b Crude Oil Deal

By Editors | 16/12/2024

The EU has been separately calling on Indian authorities to stop the illicit flow of Common High Priority Items to Russia.