Securities and Exchange Board of India

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Board Approves Raft of Capital Market Reform Measures

By Nithya Subramanian | 20/06/2025

The measures will ease IPO norms, streamline institutional placements disclosures, and relax requirements for FPIs that exclusively invest in G-Secs.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Decides on Expiry Days for Equity Derivatives Contracts

By Nithya Subramanian | 19/06/2025

SEBI assigned Tuesday as the expiry day for all weekly index derivatives contracts of the NSE and Thursday for BSE contracts.

ESG / Sustainability

NSE Gets SEBI Approval to Launch Monthly Electricity Futures

By Nithya Subramanian | 17/06/2025

NSE’s electricity futures contracts are expected to attract large-scale climate finance to support India’s clean energy transition

Fintech / Regtech

SEBI Announces Launch of Verified UP IDs to Curb Fraud

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/06/2025

All registered market intermediaries will have to adopt new UPI handles. Investors will have a new verification tool to verify the legitimacy of UPI IDs.

Enforcement

SEBI Issues Recovery Notices to OPG Securities in NSE Co-Location Case

By Nithya Subramanian | 12/06/2025

SEBI fined OPG Securities for repeatedly accessing NSE’s secondary POP server without authorisation.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Lifts Restrictions on Banks Using Brickwork Ratings

By Nithya Subramanian | 11/06/2025

The decision lifts restrictions imposed in July 2024 that only allowed banks to use Brickwork Ratings for loans of up to INR 2.5 billion.

Market Infrastructure

GIFT City Regulator Proposes Refinements to Global Access Framework

By Nithya Subramanian | 11/06/2025

Revised proposals introduce clearer participant classification, lower net worth thresholds and tighter client protection norms.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Issues Two Warning Letters to NSDL for Compliance Lapses

By Nithya Subramanian | 10/06/2025

The first letter concerns securities failing to appear in some investors’ demat accounts on the day of IPO allotments. The second concerns cyber alert monitoring.

Securities / Derivatives

MCX Gets SEBI Nod to Launch Electricity Futures Contract

By Nithya Subramanian | 09/06/2025

The new contract will help power producers, distribution companies, and large consumers manage price volatility and financial risks.