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AML / KYC
SEBI Bars 19 Firms for Depository Receipt Market Manipulation
By Editors | 07/09/2017
Regulator says violations could make investors ‘lose faith in the Indian securities market and even good companies will find it extremely difficult to raise capital’.
Enforcement
Indian Brokers’ AML Compliance Under Heightened Scrutiny
By Editors | 20/08/2017
SEBI warned nearly 500 entities on possible money laundering over the last financial year; conducted 245 investigations into illegal stock market activity.
RBI Issues Final Tri-party Repo Guidelines
By Garima Chitkara | 14/08/2017
The Reserve Bank of India has allowed the use of tri-party repos by commercial banks, recognised stock exchanges and clearing corporations and other approved entities.
Fintech / Regtech
SEBI to Study Fintech Potential for Securities Markets
By Garima Chitkara | 07/08/2017
Committee will help the regulator evolve the regulatory framework in response to the development of new technology pertinent to the securities markets.
AML / KYC
India Could Bring Bitcoin Regulation Under SEBI
By Editors | 18/07/2017
Despite earlier talk of blanket ban, panel set up in April close to agreeing model which would give bitcoin similar status to a commodity.
Market Infrastructure
Emerging Asian Markets Suffer Shutdowns, Cyberattacks
By Editors | 17/07/2017
Exchanges in India and Indonesia suffer outages, citing ‘technical issues’; brokers connected to Bursa Malaysia report spate of cyberattacks on two separate days.
India Sweetens the P-Note Pill for Foreign Investors
By Editors | 27/06/2017
Eased rules for fund managers, private banks to compensate for crackdown on offshore derivatives.
Securities / Derivatives
India Sets Out Commodity Options Regime
By Editors | 15/06/2017
SEBI (the Securities and Exchange Board of India) this week issued two circulars clarifying the framework for the country’s upcoming […]
Securities / Derivatives
Indian Market Manipulation Cases Surge to Record High
By Editors | 07/06/2017
SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) inquiries into possible market manipulation hit a record high of 174 in the […]
Capital / Liquidity
RBI Intensifies Scrutiny of Banks’ Accounting
By Editors | 05/06/2017
SEBI (the Securities and Exchange Board of India) has asked a trio of listed banks to explain why their own […]
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