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 Committee Recommends Measures to Curb Derivatives Trading Volumes
11/07/2024
The committee proposes increasing minimum lot sizes and limiting options to address rising speculative trading in derivatives.
Fintech / Regtech
Bangladesh Bank Issues Rules for Digital Payments Platform
11/07/2024
The platform supports the use of virtual IDs to protect entities from crimes such as identity theft, extortion and fraud.
Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Issues New Rules for Passively Managed Funds
10/07/2024
SEBI is imposing a new cap for passive mutual fund schemes on investments in sponsor-affiliated companies.
Capital / Liquidity
Bangladesh Bank Issues External Auditor Rules for Banks
10/07/2024
The central bank has stipulated that an external auditor appointed by a bank cannot audit the same bank for more than three consecutive years.
Capital / Liquidity
Bangladesh Bank Introduces Exit Policy for Business Borrowers
09/07/2024
Borrowers, including defaulters, can pay 10 per cent of the loan upfront and settle the balance in multiple instalments over three years.
Capital / Liquidity
SEBI Proposes Collateral Norms for Clearing Corporations
05/07/2024
SEBI said interest income derived from collateral posted should be periodically distributed to clearing members.
Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Mandates Fraud Prevention Mechanisms for Stock Brokers
05/07/2024
The regulator said that the measures will ensure higher standards of market integrity and investor protection.
Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Introduces Timelines for CRAs’ Handling of Rating Appeals
05/07/2024
Specific timelines have been introduced for dealing with appeals by issuers on rating action during periodic surveillance to enhance business ease and consistency.
Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Mandates Email for Dispatching Consolidated Account Statements
05/07/2024
The regulator has said that CAS will be sent on a monthly basis in case of a transaction in the demat account and on a half-yearly basis if there is no transaction.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI Proposes Rationalisation of Export-Import Transactions
05/07/2024
The proposed regulations will promote ease of doing business for exporters and empower authorised dealer banks to provide more efficient service.
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