Securities and Exchange Board of India

    Securities / Derivatives

    India Imposes Restrictions on Mutual Fund Distributor Fees

    By Manesh Samtani | 11/08/2025

    SEBI scrapped transaction fees while AMFI imposed a 12-month lock-in on commissions to curb mis-selling and protect investors.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Proposes Splitting Oversight of Share Registrars

    By Editors | 11/08/2025

    The proposal would see services for unlisted companies fall under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, creating a new activity-based regulatory model.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Grants NCDEX In-Principle Nod for Equities Segment

    By Editors | 11/08/2025

    NCDEX has received conditional approval to launch equities and derivatives, plans INR 7.5 billion investment to develop the new segment.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Proposes 'Ease of Business' Reforms for Investment Advisers

    By Editors | 10/08/2025

    Proposals include allowing the use of past performance data, easing corporatisation rules, and relaxing entry qualifications and registration requirements.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Overhauls Broker Inspections to Ease Compliance Burden

    By Editors | 08/08/2025

    New framework mandates single joint annual inspections by MIIs, replacing separate audits to reduce disruption and improve supervisory efficiency.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Proposes Reforms to Ease Compliance for Related Party Transactions

    By Nithya Subramanian | 05/08/2025

    SEBI proposes turnover-based thresholds, compliance relaxations, and greater clarity to streamline RPT rules for listed entities and their subsidiaries.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Proposes Looser Rules on Low-Denomination Debt Instruments

    By Nithya Subramanian | 05/08/2025

    SEBI will permit the issuance of debt instruments with a face value of INR 10,000 even if they do not carry periodic interest or dividends.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Chair Calls for "Structural Reforms" Amid Jane Street Probe

    By Editors | 05/08/2025

    The regulator aims to bolster market integrity and protect small investors from unfair practices in India's derivatives market.

    ESG / Sustainability

    SEBI Proposes Third-party Review Rules for Green Debt Securities

    By Nithya Subramanian | 05/08/2025

    The rules include eligibility and conduct requirements for independent third-party reviewers, aligned with standards for other ESG-labelled debt instruments.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Clears Start-up to Pilot Fractional Shares in Innovation Sandbox

    By Nithya Subramanian | 04/08/2025

    Bengaluru-based start-up Xaults has received approval to test fractional share trading in its innovation sandbox, three years after a similar proposal was rejected.

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