India

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Allows Zero-Coupon Bonds to be Offered at Reduced Face Value

By Editors | 19/12/2025

The move expands a July 2024 framework allowing privately placed debt to be listed with an INR 10,000 face value.

Enforcement

India Orders Serious Fraud Probe into IndusInd Bank Over Accounting Lapses

By Editors | 19/12/2025

The probe will examine potential manipulation of books of account, creation of fictitious accounts, misclassification of assets, and the impact on the bank’s financial statements.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Overhauls Fund Fees, Tightens IPO Rules in Major Reform Push

By Manesh Samtani | 18/12/2025

SEBI has approved new rules to lower investor costs and enhance disclosures, while deferring a key internal governance decision.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Panel Set to Ease Curbs on Commodity Derivatives

By Nithya Subramanian | 17/12/2025

A SEBI-appointed panel is expected to propose lifting bans on select agricultural commodity derivatives and allowing measures such as colocation to attract institutional investors.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Mandates Half-Yearly Disclosures for Securitised Debt Instruments

By Nithya Subramanian | 17/12/2025

Under the new rules, trustees must submit half-yearly disclosures on asset quality, cash flows, credit enhancement and defaults for securitised debt instruments.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Urges Banks to Link MSME Loans to External Benchmark

By Nithya Subramanian | 17/12/2025

The move is aimed at enhancing transparency, ensuring faster transmission of policy rates, and strengthening credit support for small businesses.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Weighs Cut to Margins on Non-expiry F&O Trades

By Nithya Subramanian | 16/12/2025

The regulator is proposing lower margins on non-expiry days in a bid to encourage longer-term trading and reduce reliance on short-term speculation.

India’s Ministry of Finance Tightens Oversight of Grievance Redressal in Banks

By Nithya Subramanian | 16/12/2025

A new ranking and review mechanism is improving how banks and insurers handle customer complaints, boosting accountability across the financial industry.

India's Lower House Passes Bill to Allow 100% FDI in Insurance Sector

By Nithya Subramanian | 15/12/2025

The bill, which now moves to the upper house, also strengthens regulatory powers and grants greater autonomy to state-owned LIC.