India

Market Data & Technology

SEBI to Monitor Market via Social Media

By Samuel Riding | 21/07/2016

Securities regulator seeking bids from web crawling, data extraction and information management firms.

Structural Regulation

SEBI to Relax REIT Norms

By Samuel Riding | 20/07/2016

Proposed amendments to regulation will allow more holding structure parties to participate.

Clearing & Post-Trade

India Tightens Collateral Rules

By Samuel Riding | 18/07/2016

Stock exchange clearing members barred from using their own fixed deposit receipts as collateral.

Cloud & Infrastructure

RBI Sets up Fintech Regulation Panel

By Samuel Riding | 15/07/2016

Working group will assess current regulations and statutory provisions.

Trading & Investment

India Simplifies Trading Account Opening

By Samuel Riding | 14/07/2016

New SEBI guidelines make it easier for brokers to use electronic documents.

Structural Regulation

SEBI Sets Out InvIT Valuation Rules

By Samuel Riding | 13/07/2016

Regulator proposes mandatory disclosures, combination of domestic and international accounting standards.

KYC & CDD

SEBI Tightens P-Note KYC

By Samuel Riding | 12/07/2016

Offshore derivative instruments have allegedly been misused for round-tripping funds

Trading & Investment

BSE Seeks Approval for Commodity Derivatives Platform

By Samuel Riding | 11/07/2016

Exchange has approached securities regulator for approval of GIFT City-based platform.

Structural Regulation

SEBI to Strengthen Supervision of Bond Rating Agencies

By Samuel Riding | 08/07/2016

Board member Rajeev Kumar Agarwal says to also simplify FPI procedures, crack down on ‘black money’.