Securities and Exchange Board of India

    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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