India

Fintech / Regtech

RBI Issues Draft Norms for Fintech SROs

By Ajoy K Das | 16/01/2024

Fintech SROs must strike a balance between facilitating innovation and implementing regulatory requirements that protect consumers and contain risks.

AML / KYC

SEBI Modifies Rules for Foreign Investments in AIFs

By Ajoy K Das | 15/01/2024

SEBI updates threshold for determining beneficial ownership, extends mandatory custodian and dematerialisation requirements to reduce money laundering risks.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Proposes to Ease Fundraising Rules for Listed Companies

By Ajoy K Das | 15/01/2024

SEBI proposes to allow certain public investors to contribute towards MPS without being classified as promoter

Market Infrastructure

GIFT City Regulator Directs IBUs to Improve Cross-border Payments

By Ajoy K Das | 09/01/2024

IFSC Banking Units are asked to use Swift GPI and to explore how they can further speed up their processing of cross border payments.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Tightens Rules for Disclosing Short Selling Trades

By Ajoy K Das | 07/01/2024

Institutional investors must disclose short selling transactions upfront. Individual investors must disclose the same at the end of each trading day.

AML / KYC

RBI Clarifies PEPs Definition in KYC Master Direction

By Ajoy K Das | 06/01/2024

The updated definition clarifies that PEPs include a person who “is entrusted by a foreign country with a public function”.

Securities / Derivatives

RBI Consolidates Norms for Currency Derivatives

By Ajoy K Das | 06/01/2024

Retail users can be classified as non-retail if an authorised dealer is satisfied that they have the requisite risk management capabilities.

Market Infrastructure

India Launches UPI Block Facility for Stock Market Trades

By Editors | 04/01/2024

Investors can block funds in their bank accounts for secondary market stock trades rather than transfer them to brokers upfront.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Proposes to Tighten Dividend Payout Norms for Banks

By Ajoy K Das | 04/01/2024

For a bank to distribute dividends, its net NPA ratio must be below 6%, with the maximum payout ratio capped at 50%.