Securities and Exchange Board of India

    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.

    Securities / Derivatives

    BSE, NSE Launch New Trading Platforms for Debt Securities

    By Editors | 04/02/2020

    BSE India launched its new RFQ Platform on Monday and NSE on Tuesday. The platforms offer greater transparency and access to debt securities for eligible investors.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Sets Position Limits for Gift City Rupee Derivatives

    By Editors | 04/02/2020

    Brokers, institutional investors and eligible foreign investors can hold gross open positions in rupee futures and options contracts up to $1bn or 15% of total open interest, whichever is higher.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Approves MSE Launch of Weekly Interest Rate Futures

    By Editors | 31/01/2020

    The Metropolitan Stock Exchange has become the first Indian exchange to receive SEBI’s approval to launch weekly interest rate futures contracts.

    AML / KYC

    SEBI Panel Proposes Tighter Norms for Related Party Transactions

    By Editors | 29/01/2020

    Any member of the promoter group would be deemed a related party regardless of shareholding. Any shareholder with more than 20% of a listed company’s shares would also be deemed a related party.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Prescribes New Margin Framework or Commodity Derivatives

    By Editors | 28/01/2020

    Clearing corporations are asked to categories commodity derivatives as low, medium and high risk, and to set new IM and MPOR floors.

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