Securities and Exchange Board of India

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Consults on Mutual Fund Categorisation Framework

By Nithya Subramanian | 21/07/2025

The draft proposes standardised scheme names, portfolio overlap limits, renaming of debt funds, and wider residual asset investment options.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Eyes Longer Tenure Derivatives Contracts

By Nithya Subramanian | 18/07/2025

SEBI plans to reform the derivatives segment by extending contract tenures, citing high retail losses and excessive expiry-day trading.

Securities / Derivatives

India Proposes Shift to Domestic Prices for Gold and Silver ETF Valuation

By Editors | 17/07/2025

SEBI proposed to mandate that asset managers use local spot prices, moving away from the London-based international benchmark.

Securities / Derivatives

NSE Launches New Monthly Electricity Futures Contracts

By Nithya Subramanian | 16/07/2025

The new contracts, which drew strong first-day participation, will help build a robust market for hedging power price volatility, NSE said.

Securities / Derivatives

Jane Street Deposits $567 Million in Escrow to Lift India Ban

By Editors | 15/07/2025

Jane Street has complied with a key part of a regulatory order amid a manipulation probe and is requesting a reversal of its market ban.

Securities / Derivatives

NSE Eyes First Foreign Currency Equity Listings in GIFT City

By Nithya Subramanian | 12/07/2025

The new mechanism is expected to open a new capital raising route for Indian companies with global ambitions, as well as foreign firms looking to tap into India.

Enforcement

SEBI Penalises Former Exec of Axis Asset Management Company

By Mark Johnston | 12/07/2025

The former executive was found to have recommended specific stocks to relatives that closely resembled trades executed by Axis Mutual Fund.

Securities / Derivatives

India’s MCX Launches New Electricity Futures Contracts

By Nithya Subramanian | 11/07/2025

The new product offers a structured risk management tool for the power sector, industrial users, and investors.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Proposes Expanded Business Scope for Credit Rating Agencies

By Editors | 10/07/2025

The proposal would allow credit rating agencies to rate instruments like unlisted securities, but requires strict operational separation and clear disclaimers to investors.