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Credit Risk
SEBI Defends Rules Limiting Mutual Fund Investment in Unlisted Debt
By Editors | 09/05/2020
SEBI was responding to recent comments by Franklin Templeton’s president, which appeared to in part blame the rules for the closure of six India funds.
Credit Risk
SEBI Initiates Probe into Franklin Templeton Fund Closures
By Editors | 06/05/2020
SEBI is reported looking to determine whether the firm violated rules, breached its fiduciary duty, or failed to act in investors’ best interests.
Liquidity Risk
SEBI Defers New Risk Management Norms for Mutual Funds
By Editors | 01/05/2020
Mutual funds now have until 30 June to comply with new norms on liquid assets, sector exposures, and money market and debt securities valuations.
Credit Risk
SEBI Extends Mutual Fund Deadlines for Lowering Unlisted Debt Holdings
By Editors | 30/04/2020
Mutual funds will now have until 30 September to reduce their holdings of unlisted non-covertible debentures to 15% of assets, and until 31 December to reduce it to 10%.
Structural Regulation
India Brings to Life Unified Regulator for IFSCs
By Editors | 29/04/2020
The new authority can now appoint members and employees, set up funds and apply tax exemptions, but other regulatory and supervisory powers have not yet taken effect.
Trading & Investment
SEBI Defers Margin Framework, Halves Broker Turnover Fees
By Editors | 28/04/2020
In addition, the filing fees on offer documents for public issues, rights issue and share buybacks have been reduced by 50 percent.
KYC & CDD
SEBI Endorses Technology Use to Facilitate Online KYC
By Editors | 27/04/2020
The investor KYC process can be completed through websites or apps, which should include video-based ID verification, liveness checks, and electronic signatures and documents.
Structural Regulation
SEBI Eases Buyback Rules to Enable ‘Quicker Access to Capital’
By Editors | 26/04/2020
Listed companies can raise additional capital after six months from the expiring of the buyback period, compared to one year previously.
Credit Risk
SEBI Eases Mutual Fund Valuation Norms for Debt Securities
By Editors | 26/04/2020
Valuation agencies need not consider payment delays and maturity extensions resulting from Covid-19 as defaults when valuing money market and debt securities held by mutual funds.
Structural Regulation
SEBI Proposed Exemptions for Investors in Distressed Companies
By Editors | 24/04/2020
The regulator proposes to tweak its pricing rules for preferential share allotments, and to exempt investors in distressed companies from having to make a open offer.
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