Securities and Exchange Board of India

Securities / Derivatives

India to Ease Capital Markets Norms for Foreign Investors

By Garima Chitkara | 01/03/2018

Government to set up single-window clearance for foreign portfolio investors and allow foreign custodians to trade on behalf of their clients without registering with SEBI.

AML / KYC

India to Tighten Rules for Alternative Investment Funds

By Garima Chitkara | 26/02/2018

SEBI to increase focus on source and use of funds going through the alternative investment fund framework.

Securities / Derivatives

India Allows Cash as Collateral for GIFT City Trading

By Editors | 23/02/2018

Foreign securities and gold also eligible, but cash and cash equivalents will need to form 50 percent of total liquid assets at all times.

Securities / Derivatives

Indian Exchanges to Launch Cross-Currency Derivatives

By Editors | 22/02/2018

BSE and NSE can launch cross-currency futures and options in the euro, pound and yen, against the dollar and rupee.

Market Infrastructure

India Eases Market Access for Foreign Institutions

By Manesh Samtani | 17/02/2018

Private banks, merchant banks can invest on behalf of FPI clients; pre-approval requirement for switching local custodian effectively scrapped.

Securities / Derivatives

Indian Exchanges Suspend Overseas Index Trading

By Editors | 12/02/2018

BSE, NSE, MSEI to stop issuing market data licenses to foreign exchanges in a bid to halt migration of liquidity from India.

Fintech / Regtech

India to Stiffen Personal Privacy Law, Create Fintech Sandbox

By Samuel Riding | 12/02/2018

Inter-regulatory group concerned about ‘dearth’ of coherent law on customer data, recommends multiple measures to support development of fintech regulatory framework.

Capital / Liquidity

IMF, World Bank Issue Reports on India Financial Supervision, Market Infrastructure

By Samuel Riding | 24/01/2018

Reports praise progress but suggest more can be done on governance at public sector banks, market infrastructure risk management, among other issues.

Enforcement

UPDATED – PwC Gets 2-Year Ban from Auditing Listed Firms in India

By Garima Chitkara | 15/01/2018

Ban relates to accounting fraud at software exporter Satyam Computer Services, where PwC was auditor.