India

    Enforcement

    India Approves Independent Audit Oversight Body

    By Editors | 05/03/2018

    The new body will have powers to impose penalties or debar chartered accountants or their firms for up to ten years.

    Recent Fraud Prompts India Trade Finance Freeze

    By Editors | 03/03/2018

    RBI audit of bank liabilities forces freeze on new letters of credit; foreign lenders reluctant to accept guarantees from Indian banks.

    AML / KYC

    SEBI Mulling Omnibus Accounts for Gift City

    By Garima Chitkara | 03/03/2018

    Omnibus accounts will allow bank clients to trade without undergoing standard KYC procedures and help boost trading from offshore participants.

    Securities / Derivatives

    India Eases Foreign Investor Limits on Interest Rate Futures

    By Editors | 02/03/2018

    Aggregate long positions for all FPIs will be up to INR50 billion across any interest rate futures instrument.

    Securities / Derivatives

    India to Ease Capital Markets Norms for Foreign Investors

    By Garima Chitkara | 01/03/2018

    Government to set up single-window clearance for foreign portfolio investors and allow foreign custodians to trade on behalf of their clients without registering with SEBI.

    Market Infrastructure

    RBI Mandates Integration of SWIFT in Core Banking Software

    By Manesh Samtani | 26/02/2018

    Punjab National Bank says $1.8bn fraud went undetected because staff failed to enter SWIFT instructions in core banking software.

    AML / KYC

    India to Tighten Rules for Alternative Investment Funds

    By Garima Chitkara | 26/02/2018

    SEBI to increase focus on source and use of funds going through the alternative investment fund framework.

    Enforcement

    Indian Court Urges End to Auditor ‘Self Regulation’

    By Editors | 26/02/2018

    Supreme Court says auditors lack adequate oversight, have breached central bank and foreign direct investment rules and Chartered Accountants Act.

    Securities / Derivatives

    India Allows Cash as Collateral for GIFT City Trading

    By Editors | 23/02/2018

    Foreign securities and gold also eligible, but cash and cash equivalents will need to form 50 percent of total liquid assets at all times.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Indian Exchanges to Launch Cross-Currency Derivatives

    By Editors | 22/02/2018

    BSE and NSE can launch cross-currency futures and options in the euro, pound and yen, against the dollar and rupee.

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