Securities and Exchange Board of India

Securities / Derivatives

India Scraps FPI Investment Cap for Corporate Bonds

By Editors | 13/03/2019

In response to market feedback, SEBI has dropped the 20% cap on foreign portfolio investors’ investment in corporate bonds.

AML / KYC

SEBI’s Meets Opposition from Global Funds on KYC Requirements

By Editors | 12/03/2019

Global asset managers have opposed SEBI’s plan to create a centralised database of beneficial owners of foreign portfolio investors.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Allows Funds to Participate in Commodity Derivatives

By Editors | 04/03/2019

The entry of funds into commodity derivatives is expected hasten the development of and attract long-term liquidity to India’s commodities markets.

Securities / Derivatives

India Offers FPIs a New Route to Debt Markets

By Editors | 04/03/2019

While the RBI introduces a new scheme to encourage FPI participation in India’s debt markets, SEBI has tweaked valuation norms make debt funds more secure for investors.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Moves to Lower Trading Costs for Investors

By Editors | 04/03/2019

Fees SEBI charges to brokers, stock exchanges and companies seeking to list will be reduced, among other changes aimed at spurring capital market activity.

Fintech / Regtech

India Tech Startups Lobby for Dual-Class Share Structures

By Editors | 01/03/2019

A lobby group for startups in India is urging the government to change the criteria for shares with differential voting rights to allow founders and promoters to better safeguard their ownership control.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Revises Haircuts on G-Secs Used as Stock Trading Collateral

By Editors | 22/02/2019

Following feedback from clearing corporations, there will now be three haircut slabs depending on the type and tenure of government securities.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Proposes Caps to Curb Volatility in Futures, Options

By Editors | 13/02/2019

Among the measures proposed is a circuit breaker capping maximum daily movements at 20 percent for all stocks, including those on which derivatives trading is available.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI to Move Volatile Equity Derivatives to Physical Settlement

By Editors | 11/02/2019

Equities derivatives with heightened volatility will see an earlier than expected move to mandatory physical settlement, SEBI’s latest effort to reduce speculation and volatility.