
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.

Payments & Settlements
Bangladesh Launches New System for Reporting FX Transactions
04/03/2024
The FX Dashboard removes the need for banks to submit physical documents for forex transactions and will improve central bank monitoring.

Payments & Settlements
RBI Revises Rules for Bharat Bill Payment System
04/03/2024
The Bharat Bill Pay Central Unit will play a bigger role in protecting consumers through rule- and standard-setting and by guaranteeing settlement of BBPS transactions.

Structural Regulation
SEBI Proposes Relaxed Disclosure Rules for Certain FPIs
02/03/2024
Category I FPIs that are university funds or university-related endowments would be exempt from enhanced disclosure requirements.

Trading & Investment
India Establishes Expert Committee to Develop GIFT City Markets
01/03/2024
The committee will help to develop rules to enable direct listings of Indian companies at GIFT City stock exchanges.

Climate Risk
RBI Issues Draft Disclosure Framework for Climate Risk
01/03/2024
Disclosures on governance, strategy and risk management will start from fiscal 2026, and on metrics and targets from fiscal 2028.

Supervision & Enforcement
RBI Consolidates Reg Reporting Instructions Into Single Document
29/02/2024
The consolidation exercise was aimed at creating a single reference for all supervisory returns and harmonising the timelines for return submissions.

Liquidity Risk
SEBI Seeking Greater Transparency from Small, Mid-cap Funds
28/02/2024
High inflows into small and mid-cap funds have raised concerns about potential liquidity challenges in the event of large redemptions.

KYC & CDD
India Forms Committee to Re-examine KYC Practices
28/02/2024
An expert committee led by the finance secretary will examine KYC norms and make recommendations to the government.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
SEBI Cautions Investors of Fraudsters Claiming to Represent FPIs
27/02/2024
Fraudsters are falsely claiming affiliations with SEBI-registered FPIs and offering trading opportunities and online courses to entice investors.

Trading & Investment
SEBI Proposes to Relax Requirements for Mutual Funds
27/02/2024
Separate dedicated fund managers would no longer need to be appointed for commodity and overseas investments.
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