India

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Drafts Algo-trading Framework Revision

By Editors | 08/08/2016

Indian regulator suggests mechanisms to limit HFT downside.

AML / KYC

India Launches Site to Curb Illegal Deposit Takers

By Editors | 05/08/2016

The site offers the public information about deposit-taking entities, handles complaints.

RBI Issues NFBC Guidelines

By Editors | 04/08/2016

Licensing guidelines clarified for India’s non-bank lenders.

Market Infrastructure

India Ditching Proposed Crowdfunding Regulations

By Samuel Riding | 27/07/2016

Proposals had sought to protect small investors from systemic risks.

AML / KYC

RBI Penalises Banks for Allowing Forex Scam

By Samuel Riding | 26/07/2016

Lenders must focus on better customer assessment to reduce probability of fraud, central bank says.

AML / KYC

India Mandates Centralised KYC from 1 August

By Samuel Riding | 22/07/2016

Central registry has already conducted ‘live run’ of the improved system for new individual accounts.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI to Monitor Market via Social Media

By Samuel Riding | 21/07/2016

Securities regulator seeking bids from web crawling, data extraction and information management firms.

SEBI to Relax REIT Norms

By Samuel Riding | 20/07/2016

Proposed amendments to regulation will allow more holding structure parties to participate.

Securities / Derivatives

India Tightens Collateral Rules

By Samuel Riding | 18/07/2016

Stock exchange clearing members barred from using their own fixed deposit receipts as collateral.