India

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    Alternative Markets

    India’s NSE Lists First Entity on New Social Stock Exchange

    By Ajoy K Das | 18/12/2023

    NSE’s social stock exchange enables direct listings from NPOs and other social enterprises, enabling them to raise financing with increased transparency.

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    Anti-Money Laundering

    India, US Pledge to Cooperate on Global Illicit Finance Risks

    By Editors | 17/12/2023

    Key topics of the joint India-US AML/CFT Dialogue were virtual assets, sanctions implementation, and beneficial ownership transparency.

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    Clearing & Post-Trade

    SEBI Allows Brokers to Invest Clients’ Funds in Overnight MFs

    By Ajoy K Das | 15/12/2023

    Brokers must ensure that these overnight schemes invest only in government bonds and overnight repo markets.

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    Payments & Settlements

    RBI Enhances E-mandate Limit for Recurring Transactions

    By Ajoy K Das | 13/12/2023

    The limit for processing e-mandates for recurring payments was increased for credit card bills, insurance premiums and mutual fund subscriptions.

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    Alternative Markets

    SEBI Lays Down Process for Dematerialisation of Units of Small AIFs

    By Ajoy K Das | 13/12/2023

    Larger AIFs already have to dematerialise their units by 31 October 2023. SEBI said AIFs with a corpus under INR 5 billion have a 30 April 2024 deadline.

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    Trading & Investment

    SEBI Considers ‘Fast Track’ for Debt Securities Issuance

    By Ajoy K Das | 11/12/2023

    This will facilitate frequent issuers with a consistent track record to make public issues of debt securities with reduced time, cost and effort.

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    Alternative Markets

    SEBI Plans New Asset Class for Investors with High Risk Appetite

    By Ajoy K Das | 11/12/2023

    The proposed category is likely to have higher minimum investment and relaxed norms to generate high returns.

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    Cloud & Infrastructure

    RBI to Launch Cloud Facility, Fintech Repository for Financial Sector

    By Ajoy K Das | 11/12/2023

    The cloud facility will be a dedicated public infrastructure for the financial sector. The repository will hold information about fintechs.

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    Trading & Investment

    Indian Firms Will Be Able to List on IFSC Exchanges Next Year

    By Nithya Subramanian | 11/12/2023

    Allowing local companies to raise foreign capital from GIFT city will be key milestone, said V Balasubramaniam.

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    CBDCs

    RBI in Talks With HK, US on Cross-border CBDC Payments

    By Ajoy K Das | 08/12/2023

    The RBI has set up a working group to create a roadmap for settling international remittances using CBDCs.

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