Securities and Exchange Board of India

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Consults on Measures to Protect Client Collateral

    By Editors | 17/05/2021

    The proposed framework seeks to protect clients’ collateral from being misused or misappropriated by trading or clearing members.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Proposes to Reduce Promoter Lock-in Period

    By Editors | 14/05/2021

    SEBI proposes to reduce the lock-in period for the minimum promoter’s contribution to an IPO from 3 years to one year.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Panel Offers Recommendations on Social Stock Exchange Listings

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 12/05/2021

    A technical group was set up last September to develop a framework for on-boarding non-profit organisations and for-profit social enterprises on social stock exchanges.

    ESG / Sustainability

    SEBI Enhances Sustainability Reporting Rules for Listed Entities

    By Manesh Samtani | 12/05/2021

    The new Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reports will contain disclosures relating to ESG risks, sustainability performance, environmental metrics, and social factors.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Issues Compensation Guidelines for Fund Managers

    By Editors | 05/05/2021

    20% of compensation of key AMC employees must be paid in the form of units of the mutual fund schemes in which they have a role or oversight.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Issues Guidelines for CRAs on Issuing Provisional Ratings

    By Editors | 01/05/2021

    Credit rating agencies cannot assign a rating, including provisional decisions, to an issuer or client evaluating strategic decisions.

    Enforcement

    SEBI Fines Yes Bank, Three Others for Mis-selling AT1 Bonds

    By Editors | 13/04/2021

    SEBI says Yes Bank misled individual investors into buying risky AT1 bonds and did not inform them of the risks involved or conduct risk profiling.

    ESG / Sustainability

    SEBI Approves Listing Rule Changes, New ESG Reporting Requirements

    By Editors | 02/04/2021

    The new reporting requirements set the stage for taking a leap for better disclosures in the ESG space in India, SEBI said.

    Capital / Liquidity

    SEBI Requires Intermediaries to Seek Approval for Change in Control

    By Editors | 29/03/2021

    Under the new guidelines, transfer of shareholding among immediate relatives shall not result into change in control for unlisted body […]

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Relaxes Valuation Rules For AT1 Bonds

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 29/03/2021

    Under revised regulations, the deemed residual maturity of perpetual or AT1 bonds would remain 10 years until 31 March 2022.

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