India

Supervision & Enforcement

HKMA Issues Guidelines on Penalties for OTC Rule Breaches

By Samuel Riding | 03/10/2016

Authority says it will not automatically link fines with profit gained, loss avoided from breaches.

Trading & Investment

India Kicks off Commodity Options Regime

By Samuel Riding | 29/09/2016

Advisory committee recommends SEBI permit trading; regulator to issue guidelines ‘in due course’.

Structural Regulation

SEBI Details Commodity Exchange Investor Protection Rules

By Samuel Riding | 28/09/2016

All penalties levied by exchanges will enter investor protection fund.

Structural Regulation

RBI Urges Formation of Spot Exchange Regulator

By Samuel Riding | 27/09/2016

SEBI does not regulate spot exchanges despite merger with Forward Markets Commission.

Cybersecurity

SEBI to Boost Defence Against Cyber-Attacks

By Samuel Riding | 26/09/2016

Regulator to further tighten policy framework, appoint chief IT security officer.

Structural Regulation

Indian Government Invites Applications to Chair SEBI

By Samuel Riding | 21/09/2016

Current chief UK Singha’s 1-year extension ends on 1 March next year.

Alternative Markets

Digital Fund-raising Exchanges Illegal – SEBI

By Samuel Riding | 15/09/2016

Regulator warns investors about equity crowd-funding platforms emulating securities exchanges.

Trading & Investment

RBI Sets up Working Group on Commodity Hedging Price Risk

By Samuel Riding | 15/09/2016

Group includes representatives from RBI, SEBI, commercial banks and corporate sector.

Trading & Investment

SEBI Said to Allow FPIs Direct Access to Capital Markets

By Samuel Riding | 13/09/2016

Move would boost foreign inflows, but domestic brokerages expected to lose revenue.