Securities and Exchange Board of India

Fintech / Regtech

SEBI Proposes to Assign Unique UPI Handles for Securities Market

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/02/2025

Assigning unique UPI handles to SEBI-registered market intermediaries will allow investors to verify that their payments are going to authorised entities

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Extends Ban on Agri Derivatives Trading Until March 2025

By Nithya Subramanian | 03/02/2025

SEBI did not provide a reason for the extension or indicate whether the ban might be lifted after 31 March.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Bans Finfluencers from Using Live Market Data

By Nithya Subramanian | 03/02/2025

SEBI said stock market educators can only reference prices with a three-month delay, to prevent disguised investment advice.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Launches Portal to Streamline Reporting of Technical Glitches

By Nithya Subramanian | 31/01/2025

iSPOT provides stock exchanges, clearing corporations and depositories with a centralised system to report technical disruptions

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Introduces Evaluation Mechanism for Committees of MIIs

By Nithya Subramanian | 30/01/2025

External agencies must evaluate the performance of the statutory committees every three years, and MIIs must conduct internal assessments annually

ESG / Sustainability

SC Malaysia Launches Social Exchange Pilot Programme

By Nithya Subramanian | 21/01/2025

During the pilot phase, five NGOs will assist the Securities Commission in developing a regulated fundraising platform for social projects.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Proposes to Raise Threshold for Granular Disclosures by FPIs

By Editors | 19/01/2025

The higher threshold will reduce the number of FPIs that are subject to granular disclosure requirements thereby lowering regulatory burden and compliance costs

Enforcement

SEBI Settles Case Against 10 Over TV Stock Recommendations

By Nithya Subramanian | 17/01/2025

Among those that settled were SAAR Securities, along with one of its directors, and two directors of the firm’s commodities unit.

Securities / Derivatives

India Considers Ending Ban on Trading in Seven Agri-Derivatives

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/01/2025

A government panel has recommended ending a ban on futures trading in seven agricultural commodities imposed in 2021