India
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SEBI to Enhance Disclosures by Credit Rating Agencies
Editors, Regulation Asia September 23, 2015Plan to implement a mechanism for prompt and proper disclosures of changes to credit ratings of listed firms, in a bid to safeguard investor interests.
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India Consults on New Measures to Curb Misselling
Editors, Regulation Asia September 22, 2015India’s government and various regulators are consulting the public on newly proposed recommendations by a high-level government committee to curb misselling of financial products.
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India Relaxes Equity Investment Norms for Banks
Editors, Regulation Asia September 20, 2015Lenders will no longer need prior approval to make equity investments if they have a capital risk-weighted asset ratio exceeding 10 percent and have made a profit in the previous financial year.
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RBI to Cap Members in Lending Consortium
Editors, Regulation Asia September 19, 2015The Reserve Bank of India is planning to restrict the numbers of members in the Joint Lenders’ Forum in a bid to ease the difficulties banks often face in resolving distressed assets.
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SEBI Asks Fund Managers to Explain Corporate Bond Holdings
Editors, Regulation Asia September 18, 2015The Securities and Exchange Board of India has asked fund managers to explain their rationale for corporate bond investments and closely monitor recently-downgraded companies they hold.
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India’s MAT Ruling Welcomed by Industry
Editors, Regulation Asia September 9, 2015Government’s decision to waive the controversial minimum alternate tax on capital gains made by foreign investors retrospectively welcomed by cross-section of industry.
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Bombay Stock Exchange Allows Roll-Over of Securities Loans
Editors, Regulation Asia September 9, 2015The Bombay Stock Exchange has launched a roll-over facility for securities lending and borrowing in a bid to increase participation in the currently very shallow SLB market.
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Framework Needed for Listing of India’s Exchanges
Editors, Regulation Asia September 7, 2015The Securities and Exchange Board of India will soon have to put in place a framework for the listing of stock exchanges.
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RBI Consults on Base Rate Calculation Methodology
Editors, Regulation Asia September 5, 2015The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued for consultation draft guidelines for banks to adopt the marginal cost of funds methodology for base rate calculations.
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SEBI Consults on Clearing Corps Ahead of FMC Merger
Editors, Regulation Asia September 4, 2015The Securities and Exchange Board is seeking public comment on recommendations to maintain separate clearing corporations for each exchange, rather than introduce a single clearing corporation.
