Ajoy K Das
Based in India, Ajoy is a financial and industrial journalist with three decades of experience with leading print media brands in the country and global news agencies like Reuters. Over the years, he has covered major Indian heavy manufacturing industries like mining and metals, energy, chemicals and petrochemicals, and financial markets with a focus on equities and regulation.
Articles by Ajoy K Das
Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Issues Operational Guidelines for Foreign VC Investors
27/09/2024
FVCIs should appoint a designated depository participant by 31 March, failing which no further investment will be permitted.
Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Eases Reporting Requirements for Market Participants
27/09/2024
SEBI said the changes will achieve about INR 2 billion in cost savings for the market ecosystem over the next five years, while also enhancing efficiency and productivity.
Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Establishes New Outreach Cell for Foreign Investors
26/09/2024
The cell is tasked with providing guidance to FPIs on applications and compliance processes, and offering support during onboarding.
AML / KYC
India to Ask FATF to Bring Online Gaming Under AML Framework
26/09/2024
India is seeking to require online gaming companies to adhere to KYC norms and report suspicious transactions.
Market Infrastructure
SEBI Issues Guidelines for Performance Evaluations of MIIs
26/09/2024
Independent external agencies must conduct evaluations of market infrastructure institutions every three years.
Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Amends Regulations for Voluntary Delisting of Shares
25/09/2024
SEBI has introduced a fixed price process as an alternative to the reverse book-building process to enable companies to go private more easily.
Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Mandates Use of UPI for Public Issues of Debt Securities
25/09/2024
Retail investors applying for public issues of debt securities via intermediaries will have to use the UPI fund blocking mechanism.
Market Infrastructure
SEBI Eases Financial Disincentive Rules for Technical Glitches at MIIs
25/09/2024
Financial disincentives for key executives will no longer be triggered automatically in the event of a technical glitch at an MII.
Securities / Derivatives
Individuals Consistently Lose Money in Derivatives: SEBI
23/09/2024
Around 93 percent of individual traders incurred losses through intraday derivatives trading during 2021-24.
Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Grants Mutual Funds More Flexibility to Trade CDS
23/09/2024
SEBI expects the move to drive growth in fixed income markets as it would allow mutual funds to hedge against bond defaults.
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