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
Trading & Investment
SEBI Proposes Standardised Timelines for Trading of Bonus Shares
05/08/2024
The changes aim to create uniformity in the timelines for crediting and trading bonus shares across all issuers, SEBI said.
Credit Risk
RBI Revises NPA Provisioning Norms for Cooperative Banks
05/08/2024
The RBI’s instructions aim to ensure uniformity in the treatment of Bad and Doubtful Debt Reserves for prudential purposes.
Payments & Settlements
RBI Proposes New Framework on Digital Payments Authentication
04/08/2024
The draft framework would require all digital payment transactions to be authenticated with AFA unless otherwise exempted.
KYC & CDD
RBI Issues Draft Rules for Aadhar-enabled Payment Systems
03/08/2024
The draft rules focus on onboarding and ongoing due diligence of AePS touchpoint operators to prevent fraud.
Cloud & Infrastructure
BigTech Integration in Finance Poses Challenges: RBI Report
03/08/2024
RBI report discusses BigTech in financial services, financial sector digitalisation, international payments initiatives and India’s CBDC.
KYC & CDD
SEBI Proposes Change to Granular Disclosure Rules for FPIs
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.
Climate Risk
RBI to Release Additional Guidance on Climate-related Risks
02/08/2024
RBI official said guidance will be released on scenario analysis, stress testing and effective management of climate-related financial risks.
Market Abuse
SEBI Proposes to Widen Scope of Insider Trading Regulations
02/08/2024
SEBI proposes a wider definition of ‘connected person’ and to change ‘immediate relative’ to ‘relative’ to capture more individuals.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
India: Ransomware Attack Disrupts Services at Nearly 300 Banks
01/08/2024
The attack affected C-Edge Technologies, a TCS and SBI joint venture that provides technology services to small banks across India.
Trading & Investment
SEBI Proposes to Tighten Derivative Trading Framework
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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