India

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Board Meeting: A Preview of Things to Come

By Editors | 21/02/2021

SEBI has relaxed its minimum public offer requirements just days after revealing a number of new initiatives in its annual report.

Market Infrastructure

RBI Formally Permits India Residents to Invest in GIFT City

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 17/02/2021

Separately, a new framework has been issued allowing professional services firms including consultancies, fund administrators and trustees to set up in GIFT City.

Securities / Derivatives

RBI Allows Banks to Post Margin Onshore for Offshore Clients

By Editors | 17/02/2021

AD Cat-I Banks may post and collect margin in India for a permitted derivative contract entered into with a person resident outside India.

Securities / Derivatives

RBI Issues Draft Guidelines to Open Up CDS Market

By Manesh Samtani | 16/02/2021

Under the guidelines, retail users will be allowed to buy permitted credit derivatives for hedging purposes, whereas non-retail can do so for any purpose.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Establishes Expert Committee to Enhance UCB Resilience

By Editors | 16/02/2021

The committee will take stock of existing regulatory measures and their impacts and recommend other suitable measures to strengthen the sector.

AML / KYC

RBI Limits Investment in NBFCs from FATF Non-compliant Jurisdictions

By Editors | 15/02/2021

Investors from black-listed or grey-listed FATF jurisdictions will not be allowed to acquire ‘significant influence’ in NBFCs, the RBI said.

Enforcement

SEBI Penalises NSE, Former Officials in Colocation Case

By Editors | 12/02/2021

SEBI says NSE failed to ensure fair and equitable access by trading members subscribing to its tick-by-tick data feed system.

AML / KYC

India’s NPCI Launches Payment Authorisation Tech Challenge

By Editors | 10/02/2021

Fintechs, solution providers and developers are invited to submit unique solutions that can simplify payment authorisations for the UPI.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Extends Liquidity Support Measures for Financial Sector

By Editors | 10/02/2021

The RBI has deferred implementation of the NSFR and the final tranche of the CCB, while also extending a number of other liquidity-boosting initiatives.