INDIA

Big Picture

FBI Identifies Hong Kong as Top Destination for Fraudulent Wire Transfers

By Manesh Samtani | 27/04/2025

Other top international destinations for fraudulent wire transactions in 2024 included Vietnam, Philippines, India and China.

Enforcement

Nine Sentenced in Chinese Fraud Scheme Targeting Indian Investors

By Mark Johnston | 26/04/2025

The perpetrators targeted Indian victims on social media and duped 66,800 of them out of INR 517 million.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Proposes Reforms to Online Dispute Resolution Framework

By Nithya Subramanian | 25/04/2025

SEBI proposes to expand the scope to include depositories, while also introducing direct arbitration for select cases and enhancing safeguards.

AML / KYC

India Works to Return Confiscated Assets to Fraud Victims

By Nithya Subramanian | 24/04/2025

The Enforcement Directorate is returning confiscated assets to legitimate claimants who have suffered financial losses due to criminal activities.

AML / KYC

India Issues Rules for KYC Registration Agencies in GIFT City

By Nithya Subramanian | 24/04/2025

The regulations outline eligibility, compliance, and cybersecurity requirements for KYC Registration Agencies operating in GIFT City.

AML / KYC

RBI Rolls Out ‘bank.in’ Domain to Guard Against Fraudsters

By Nithya Subramanian | 24/04/2025

Banks have until 31 October to migrate to a ‘.bank.in’ domain, which should help mitigate the risks of phishing, spoofing, and other cyber-related frauds.

AML / KYC

RBI Permits Minors to Independently Operate Bank Accounts

By Nithya Subramanian | 23/04/2025

Children aged 10 and above have been permitted to independently operate savings and term deposit accounts.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Proposes to Increase REIT Investment Limit for Mutual Funds

By Editors | 23/04/2025

SEBI proposes to increase the single issuer limit and overall exposure limit for mutual fund investment in equity and hybrid REIT and InvIT schemesSEBI proposes to increase the single issuer limit and overall exposure limit on mutual fund investments in equity and hybrid REIT and InvIT schemes

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Expands Insider Trading Controls to Cover Immediate Relatives

By Nithya Subramanian | 23/04/2025

The new rules, to be implemented in phases starting July 2025, aim to strengthen market integrity and curb misuse of unpublished price-sensitive information.