Securities and Exchange Board of India

    SEBI Approves Proposals to Tighten Investment Adviser Regulation

    By Editors | 21/02/2020

    The proposals approved include higher net worth requirements for investment advisers, a cap on fees, and segregation of investment advice from product distribution.

    Market Infrastructure

    India Cabinet Approves SEBI-FCA Updated AIFMD MoU

    By Editors | 20/02/2020

    The updated MoU substitutes references to EU legislation with the relevant UK law, pursuant to the UK’s exit from the EU on 31 January.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Forms Municipal Bonds Development Committee

    By Editors | 18/02/2020

    The committee will advise on regulation to develop the primary and secondary markets for municipal bonds.

    Capital / Liquidity

    SEBI Bars Portfolio Managers from Charging Upfront Fees

    By Editors | 18/02/2020

    SEBI has barred portfolio managers from charging upfront fees from clients and imposed caps on annual management fees and exit loads.

    Fintech / Regtech

    SEBI Approves Live Sandbox Testing for Regulated Entities

    By Editors | 18/02/2020

    SEBI-registered entities can test new products, services and business models on a limited set of customers, for a specified period of time, with certain regulatory relaxations.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Introduces New System to Detect Broker Misuse of Client Securities

    By Editors | 17/02/2020

    An online register will record brokers’ holdings of client securities, clubbing all such information collected by exchanges, depositories and clearing corporations for all types of trades.

    Capital / Liquidity

    India Doubles Pension Fund Manager Net Worth Requirement

    By Editors | 13/02/2020

    The increase brings the requirements for pension fund managers in line with those for managers of mutual funds regulated by SEBI.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Tightens Disclosure Standards for Alternative Investment Funds

    By Editors | 07/02/2020

    SEBI has set out minimum disclosure standards and introduced mandatory performance benchmarking for alternative investment funds.

    Securities / Derivatives

    India Streamlines FPI Registration Process

    By Editors | 05/02/2020

    The new ‘Common Application Form’ can be used for three purposes – FPI registration with SEBI, PAN issuance by the CBDT, and KYC for account opening with intermediaries.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Asks Exchanges to Review Commodity Derivatives Performance

    By Editors | 05/02/2020

    Performance reviews of commodity derivatives contracts should be conducted each year to ensure alignment with the physical markets.

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