India

KYC & CDD

India’s MCA Revises Norms to Strengthen Corporate Compliance

By Nithya Subramanian | 09/07/2025

The new form mandates stricter disclosure norms, geotagging of offices, and professional certification to ensure active company status and combat shell entities.

Structural Regulation

SEBI to Rationalise Broker Penalties, Ease Compliance Burden

By Nithya Subramanian | 09/07/2025

SEBI is questioning whether the term penalty is fair, given that many actions branded as such do not deserve the tag.

Structural Regulation

SEBI Proposes to Allow AMCs to Manage Pooled Funds

By Nithya Subramanian | 08/07/2025

The move aims to create a level playing field for AMCs, but comes with strict conditions to mitigate conflicts of interest and misuse of investor funds.

Payments & Settlements

India Enables UPI Access for NRIs Using International Mobile Numbers

By Nithya Subramanian | 08/07/2025

The move allows seamless payments for non-resident Indians from 12 countries via apps like Google Pay and PhonePe.

Market Abuse

India to Upgrade Market Surveillance After Jane Street Ban

By Editors | 08/07/2025

SEBI will upgrade market surveillance after barring Jane Street, which has said it will appeal the market manipulation claims.

Sustainable Finance

IEEFA Calls on RBI, SEBI to Embed Social Factors in India's Green Transition

By Editors | 07/07/2025

Report urges India's financial regulators to expand reporting and lending rules to address the social costs of its energy transition.

Clearing & Post-Trade

SEBI Mandates Single VWAP Contract Note for Trade Reporting

By Nithya Subramanian | 07/07/2025

The reform consolidates multi-exchange trades into a single document for institutional investors.

KYC & CDD

India Tightens Rules to Boost Transparency on Corporate Layering

By Nithya Subramanian | 07/07/2025

Companies must reveal detailed ownership structures under revised CRL-1 for, taking effect on 14 July.

Payments & Settlements

US Passes 1% Remittance Tax, Sparking Concerns in Asia

By Manesh Samtani | 07/07/2025

New levy under the "One Big Beautiful Bill" Act targets cash-based transfers by non-US citizens, raising concerns for top remittance recipient nations like India.