India

Credit Risk

State Bank of India Chief Calls for Incentives to Revive Bad Loans

By Editors | 24/08/2015

State Bank of India chief Arundhati Bhattacharya says new measures to tackle bad debt do not help smaller firms while bank capital is prioritised towards meeting regulatory requirements.

Alternative Markets

India to Relax Rules for Infrastructure Investment Trusts

By Editors | 23/08/2015

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has proposed a relaxation of regulations for infrastructure investment trusts in a bid to help developers unlock capital.

Structural Regulation

More Time for Commodity Exchanges to Meet New SEBI Guidelines

By Editors | 20/08/2015

Securities and Exchange Board of India chief U.K. Sinha has met with key officials of national and regional commodity exchanges to iron out certain issues related its upcoming merger with the Forward Markets Commission.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

SEBI to Assess Compensation Policy at Mutual Funds

By Editors | 18/08/2015

The Securities and Exchange Board of India will start collecting details of salaries paid to employees and top officials at mutual funds to calculate the cost of funds of asset management companies.

Credit Risk

India Unveils Revamp Plan for State Run Banks

By Editors | 18/08/2015

India’s government has announced a comprehensive seven-pronged revamp plan to shake up its struggling public sector banks, dubbed “the most comprehensive plan since nationalisation of banks in 1969”.

Structural Regulation

RBI Seeks Greater Oversight Over Co-Operative Banks

By Editors | 14/08/2015

The Reserve Bank of India has asked the government to amend laws which will allow the regulator to grant commercial bank licences to urban co-operative banks.

Market Abuse

Brokers Ask SEBI to Introduce Algorithmic Trading Controls

By Editors | 13/08/2015

Brokers have asked the Securities and Exchange Board of India to put in place a ‘risk layer’ framework to manage the interaction between participants and exchanges, in order to prevent stock manipulation by algorithmic traders.

Trading & Investment

Direct Access to India’s Mutual Fund Houses Lowers Fees for Investors

By Editors | 11/08/2015

Fund houses in India are focusing on directly selling their mutual fund schemes to investors, thereby lowering fees by cutting out distributors.

Anti-Money Laundering

India Seeks Transparency from Offshore Wealth Managers

By Editors | 10/08/2015

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has asked international wealth managers to register their offshore units with the regulator if they are soliciting business in India.