Securities and Exchange Board of India

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Proposes Biometric Authentication for Mobile App Stock Trading

    By Garima Chitkara | 26/04/2018

    Indian securities regulator is consulting the industry on potential guidelines for finger print and iris-scan authentication for stock trading through mobile apps, in a bid to protect the capital markets against cyberattacks.

    Market Infrastructure

    SEBI Releases New Guidelines for RTAs, Corporate issuers

    By Garima Chitkara | 23/04/2018

    New guidelines strengthen risk management, documentation and communication norms for RTAs (registrar and share transfer agents).

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI to Reduce Debt Issuance Timeline to Six Days

    By Garima Chitkara | 23/04/2018

    SEBI looking to bring down time to issue debt securities from 12 to six days by mandating the online mechanism for blocking application funds for subscription of debt securities.

    Capital / Liquidity

    India Sets Floor for Foreign Investment into Unregulated Financial Entities

    By Garima Chitkara | 19/04/2018

    Minimum foreign investment into fund-based services by unregulated entities to be set at $20 million; $2 million for non-fund based services.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Requires Physical Settlement of Equity Derivatives

    By Garima Chitkara | 19/04/2018

    Regulator issues enhanced eligibility criteria for equities to enter the derivatives segment, physical settlement for derivatives not meeting criteria.

    Securities / Derivatives

    India Raises FPI Investment Limits for Govt, Corporate Debt

    By Editors | 17/04/2018

    Investment limits raised almost 10% effective 12 April, with additional increases set for October.

    Market Infrastructure

    India to Level Playing Field Through ‘Managed Co-location Services’

    By Garima Chitkara | 12/04/2018

    SEBI asks exchanges to provide technical know-how and expertise to small traders that buy their co-location services in order to level the playing field among exchange members.

    AML / KYC

    India Issues New Beneficial Ownership, KYC Norms for Foreign Investors

    By Garima Chitkara | 12/04/2018

    Indian securities regulator specifies a narrow definition and identification of beneficial ownership for foreign investors into India and establishes new KYC norms.

    Market Infrastructure

    India to Democratise Algo Trading Access

    By Garima Chitkara | 29/03/2018

    New measures aimed at cheaper access to tick data and co-location, greater disclosure on algorithms and latency from exchanges, stiffer penalties for high order-to-trade ratios.

    Market Infrastructure

    India to Implement Early Warning System for Broker Defaults

    By Garima Chitkara | 26/03/2018

    SEBI consulting on draft measures on norms on early detection of potential default among stock brokers through an Intelligent and Specific Early Warning System.

    JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER

    An exclusive weekly selection of top stories from the Regulation Asia editorial team.