India

    Liquidity Risk

    SEBI Asks Fund Managers to Explain Corporate Bond Holdings

    By Editors | 18/09/2015

    The Securities and Exchange Board of India has asked fund managers to explain their rationale for corporate bond investments and closely monitor recently-downgraded companies they hold.

    Trading & Investment

    India’s MAT Ruling Welcomed by Industry

    By Editors | 09/09/2015

    Government’s decision to waive the controversial minimum alternate tax on capital gains made by foreign investors retrospectively welcomed by cross-section of industry.

    Trading & Investment

    Bombay Stock Exchange Allows Roll-Over of Securities Loans

    By Editors | 09/09/2015

    The Bombay Stock Exchange has launched a roll-over facility for securities lending and borrowing in a bid to increase participation in the currently very shallow SLB market.

    Structural Regulation

    Framework Needed for Listing of India’s Exchanges

    By Editors | 07/09/2015

    The Securities and Exchange Board of India will soon have to put in place a framework for the listing of stock exchanges.

    Credit Risk

    RBI Consults on Base Rate Calculation Methodology

    By Editors | 05/09/2015

    The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued for consultation draft guidelines for banks to adopt the marginal cost of funds methodology for base rate calculations.

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    SEBI Consults on Clearing Corps Ahead of FMC Merger

    By Editors | 04/09/2015

    The Securities and Exchange Board is seeking public comment on recommendations to maintain separate clearing corporations for each exchange, rather than introduce a single clearing corporation.

    Capital Adequacy

    India Releases List of Domestic Systemically Important Banks

    By Editors | 02/09/2015

    The Reserve Bank of India has designated the State Bank of India and ICICI Bank as Domestic Systemically Important Banks.

    Payments & Settlements

    India Grants Payments Banks Licenses to Corporates

    By Editors | 01/09/2015

    The Reserve Bank of India has approved eleven non-financial corporations to become payments banks, a new classification of financial institution that can offer basic banking and payment services.

    Structural Regulation

    RBI Calls for Regulation of “Disruptive” Financial Innovation

    By Editors | 28/08/2015

    RBI Deputy Governor SS Mundra is calling for tighter regulatory frameworks around peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, internet-only banks, crowd funding platforms and cryptocurrency.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    India Brings in FATCA, Scraps MAT

    By Samuel Riding | 27/08/2015

    Domestic tax rules changed to account for US legislation; minimum alternate tax exemption backdated to 2001.

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