Securities and Exchange Board of India

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    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Proposes Stricter Rules for Offshore Derivatives Issuance

    By Ajoy K Das | 08/08/2024

    Issuers will be required to maintain a separate dedicated FPI registration and prohibited from using Indian derivatives as the underlying.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Imposes New Obligations on AMCs to Address Market Abuse

    By Ajoy K Das | 07/08/2024

    Fund managers are required to put in place a whistleblower mechanism and enhance their surveillance systems, internal controls and procedures.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Proposes to Streamline Rules for Entities with Listed NCDs

    By Ajoy K Das | 07/08/2024

    SEBI proposes to align the approval and authentication process for financial results of entities with listed NCDs to that of equity-listed entities.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI to Overhaul Approval Process for IPOs Using AI

    By Ajoy K Das | 06/08/2024

    A “template fill-in-the-blank IPO document” will be introduced and AI-based tools will be used to review the documents.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Proposes Standardised Timelines for Trading of Bonus Shares

    By Ajoy K Das | 05/08/2024

    The changes aim to create uniformity in the timelines for crediting and trading bonus shares across all issuers, SEBI said.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Proposes Change to Granular Disclosure Rules for FPIs

    By Ajoy K Das | 02/08/2024

    The proposal will reduce the risk of hidden control by entities from land bordering countries, without requiring FPIs to disclose each and every owner.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Proposes to Widen Scope of Insider Trading Regulations

    By Ajoy K Das | 02/08/2024

    SEBI proposes a wider definition of ‘connected person’ and to change ‘immediate relative’ to ‘relative’ to capture more individuals.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Proposes to Tighten Derivative Trading Framework

    By Ajoy K Das | 01/08/2024

    Seven measures proposed include higher minimum contract sizes and a switch from end-of-day to intraday monitoring of position limits.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    IFSCA Issues Framework for CRAs Providing ESG Ratings in GIFT City

    By Ajoy K Das | 31/07/2024

    The framework comes on the heels of a decision by SEBI to permit CRAs and ESG rating providers to undertake rating activities in GIFT City.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Launches AI-enabled Chatbot to Address Investors’ Queries

    By Ajoy K Das | 31/07/2024

    The chatbot can currently answer questions relating to the securities market, the latest master circulars, and the grievance redressal process.

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