Securities and Exchange Board of India

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.

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.