India

Trading & Investment

RBI Issues Draft Directions on Bonds Forwards in G-Secs

By Ajoy K Das | 03/01/2024

Resident and non-residents who are eligible to invest in government securities will also be eligible to undertake bond forward transactions.

Structural Regulation

RBI Issues New Rules for Financial Benchmark Administrators

By Ajoy K Das | 02/01/2024

Financial benchmark administrators operating in India must seek authorisation from the RBI within three months.

Liquidity Risk

RBI Includes EXIM Bank, NaBFID as NDBs for NSFR Computation

By Ajoy K Das | 02/01/2024

EXIM Bank and NaBFID are now considered as National Development Banks for the purpose of NSFR computation.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

RBI Issues Master Direction on Internal Ombudsman Mechanism

By Ajoy K Das | 02/01/2024

The master direction is aimed at strengthening internal grievance redressal systems at regulated entities.

Anti-Money Laundering

India Blocks Nine Crypto Exchanges for Failure to Register

By Ajoy K Das | 29/12/2023

Binance, Kucoin and Huobi are among the platforms that have been blocked in India for not registering as reporting entities.

Trading & Investment

SEBI Proposes Material Price Movement for Rumour Verification

By Nithya Subramanian | 29/12/2023

It has proposed that instead of material events, rumour verification of material price movement should be done within 24 hours.

Capital Adequacy

RBI Moves SBI and HDFC to Higher Buckets on D-SIBs List

By Nithya Subramanian | 29/12/2023

SBI and HDFC will have to maintain higher CET1 requirements from 1 April 2025. ICICI remains in the same bucket.

Trade Based Money Laundering

Four Arrested in HK for Diamond-based Money Laundering Scheme

By Manesh Samtani | 28/12/2023

Hong Kong companies traded synthetic diamonds with a company in India but declared them as natural diamonds as a way to launder money.

Trading & Investment

RBI Finalises Rules for G-Sec Borrowing and Lending

By Ajoy K Das | 28/12/2023

Securities issued by the central government excluding Treasury Bills are eligible for lending and borrowing in GSL transactions.