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Structural Regulation
SEBI Launches Regulatory Sandbox for Capital Market Participants
By Editors | 08/06/2020
Regulated entities will be granted facilities and flexibilities to experiment with fintech solutions in a live environment, on a limited set of real customers, for a limited time frame.
Supervision & Enforcement
SEBI Orders Special Audit of Shuttered Franklin Templeton Funds
By Editors | 03/06/2020
A forensic audit firm has reportedly been tasked with determining whether Franklin Templeton colluded with bond issuers and if conflicts of interest were present at the firm.
Trading & Investment
SEBI Panel Proposes Creation of ‘Social Stock Exchanges’
By Editors | 02/06/2020
Non-profit organisations should be allowed to directly list bonds on social stock exchanges housed within existing exchanges such as the BSE or NSE, the SEBI panel suggests.
KYC & CDD
India to Tighten KYC Rules for Hong Kong, China FPIs
By Manesh Samtani | 26/05/2020
Alongside stricter KYC procedures during FPI registration, India may set a 10% beneficial ownership cap on foreign investment from China including Hong Kong.
Credit Risk
SEBI Allows Quicker Upgrades of ‘Cured’ Defaulters by Rating Agencies
By Editors | 25/05/2020
Companies may no longer need to wait months for their credit status to be upgraded after a default is ‘cured’ and payments are regularised.
Liquidity Risk
SEBI Allows Debt Funds to Increase Exposure to G-Secs
By Editors | 23/05/2020
The flexibility has been granted for three months to ensure adequate liquidity in corporate bond funds, banking & PSU debt funds, and credit risk funds.
Trading & Investment
SEBI Provides Exit Route for Franklin Templeton Investors
By Editors | 21/05/2020
Franklin Templeton will be allowed to list units of its six shuttered mutual funds on stock exchanges, providing an alternate exit route to investors whose money is trapped.
Structural Regulation
India to Allow Private Companies to List on Foreign Exchanges
By Editors | 19/05/2020
Private companies will be able to list in ‘permissible jurisdictions’ – likely to include the US, China, Japan, South Korea, the UK, Hong Kong, France, Germany, Canada and Switzerland.
Structural Regulation
SEBI Relaxes Public Shareholding Requirement for Listed Entities
By Editors | 16/05/2020
The move will mean promoters with more than 75% shareholding in a listed company will not have to divest their holdings while the current challenging environment persists.
KYC & CDD
SEBI Names Entities That Can Authenticate Aadhaar for e-KYC
By Editors | 13/05/2020
Intermediaries and mutual fund distributors that want to use Aadhaar authentication services for e-KYC are required to enter into an agreement with one of the eight entities named.
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