India

Anti-Money Laundering

Indian Crypto Businesses Now Subject to AML Laws

By Editors | 10/03/2023

Indian crypto firms are now formally required to perform KYC due diligence, verify client identities, monitor transactions, and report suspicious activities.

KYC & CDD

RBI Fines Amazon Pay’s India Unit for Breaching Local Norms

By Editors | 09/03/2023

Local reports say Amazon Pay as well as other fintech players are being penalised for delays in migrating to video-based KYC.

Cloud & Infrastructure

SEBI Finalises Cloud Adoption Framework for Regulated Entities

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 09/03/2023

Regulated entities have one month to provide SEBI with details of the cloud services they have deployed and 12 months to ensure full compliance with the new framework.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

SEBI Cautions Mutual Funds Against Misleading Ads

By Editors | 07/03/2023

Some mutual funds are leading investors to believe they will receive fixed returns, and projecting high returns based on past performance.

Market Abuse

SEBI Bars Former Chief Dealer of Axis Mutual Fund and Others

By Editors | 05/03/2023

The former chief trader of Axis Mutual Fund is alleged to have conceived of a “fraudulent scheme” with other “unscrupulous entities” to front-run trades.

Market Abuse

India Supreme Court Orders Probe into Adani Group

By Editors | 03/03/2023

A committee has been formed to examine the Hindenburg allegations against Adani Group and suggest measures to protect investors. A probe by SEBI was also ordered.

Sustainable Finance

Ten Ways to Finance India’s Just Transition

By ESG Investor | 02/03/2023

Investing in a socially responsible net zero represents a “multi-trillion, multi-decade investment opportunity”, according to group of multi-stakeholders.

KYC & CDD

SEBI Revisits Plans to Create Database of FPI Beneficial Owners

By Editors | 01/03/2023

SEBI is considering requiring depositories, depository participants, and custodians to feed beneficial ownership information into a central database.

Trading & Investment

BondEvalue Approved to Operate Fractional Bond Exchange in GIFT City

By Editors | 28/02/2023

GIFT City members and their clients will be able to access institutional-grade USD bonds via BondbloX Exchange.