Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Enables AIFs to Better Support Infrastructure Projects

By Ajoy K Das | 01/05/2024

AIFs are now allowed to pledge equity shares of investee companies in the infrastructure sector to enable them to obtain project finance.

ESG / Sustainability

Common Green Fund Rules Remain Distant Dream

By ESG Investor | 01/05/2024

Investors call for greater clarity and certainty on regulatory expectations around sustainable finance disclosures.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Approves Stricter Rules to Target Front-running in AMCs

By Ajoy K Das | 01/05/2024

AMCs must establish a “structured” institutional mechanism to identify and monitor for front running, insider trading, and misuse of sensitive information.

AML / KYC

India: AMFI in Talks with SEBI to Resolve Mutual Fund KYC Logjam

By Ajoy K Das | 01/05/2024

New KYC validation process is preventing mutual fund investors from undertaking new mutual fund transactions, including redemptions.

Securities / Derivatives

New OTC Derivatives Reporting Regime Goes Live in the EU

By Manesh Samtani | 01/05/2024

The EU EMIR Refit represents a significant step towards a more robust and transparent derivatives market, DTCC said.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI to Allow Lower Face Value of Privately-placed Debt Securities

By Manesh Samtani | 30/04/2024

The lower face value will be optional for issuers of privately-placed non-convertible debentures and non-convertible redeemable preference shares.

ESG / Sustainability

ICMA, IsDB and LSEG Release Guidance on Sustainable Sukuk

By Nithya Subramanian | 30/04/2024

With the sustainable sukuk market already growing, the new guidance will attract more investors and raise more capital towards the SDGs.

Market Infrastructure

Last Stretch to T+1: Identifying Potential Bumps for Firms in Asia

By Nellie Dagdag | 30/04/2024

Nellie Dagdag says May 28th is not the end date for T+1 preparations; rather it is an awakening date for appreciation of the benefits of accelerated settlement.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Hong Kong Launches Asia’s First Spot Crypto ETFs

By Manesh Samtani | 30/04/2024

ChinaAMC, Harvest Global Investments, and Bosera Asset Management each listed a spot Bitcoin ETF and a spot Ether ETF.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Directs BSE to Remediate Erroneous Fee Calculations

By Ajoy K Das | 30/04/2024

BSE has to pay almost $20mn for to make up for years of incorrect calculations of its annual options trading turnover.

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