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Structural Regulation
India Cabinet Approves SEBI-FCA Updated AIFMD MoU
By Editors | 20/02/2020
The updated MoU substitutes references to EU legislation with the relevant UK law, pursuant to the UK’s exit from the EU on 31 January.
Trading & Investment
SEBI Forms Municipal Bonds Development Committee
By Editors | 18/02/2020
The committee will advise on regulation to develop the primary and secondary markets for municipal bonds.
Structural Regulation
SEBI Bars Portfolio Managers from Charging Upfront Fees
By Editors | 18/02/2020
SEBI has barred portfolio managers from charging upfront fees from clients and imposed caps on annual management fees and exit loads.
Cloud & Infrastructure
SEBI Approves Live Sandbox Testing for Regulated Entities
By Editors | 18/02/2020
SEBI-registered entities can test new products, services and business models on a limited set of customers, for a specified period of time, with certain regulatory relaxations.
Market Abuse
SEBI Introduces New System to Detect Broker Misuse of Client Securities
By Editors | 17/02/2020
An online register will record brokers’ holdings of client securities, clubbing all such information collected by exchanges, depositories and clearing corporations for all types of trades.
Structural Regulation
India Doubles Pension Fund Manager Net Worth Requirement
By Editors | 13/02/2020
The increase brings the requirements for pension fund managers in line with those for managers of mutual funds regulated by SEBI.
Alternative Markets
SEBI Tightens Disclosure Standards for Alternative Investment Funds
By Editors | 07/02/2020
SEBI has set out minimum disclosure standards and introduced mandatory performance benchmarking for alternative investment funds.
KYC & CDD
India Streamlines FPI Registration Process
By Editors | 05/02/2020
The new ‘Common Application Form’ can be used for three purposes – FPI registration with SEBI, PAN issuance by the CBDT, and KYC for account opening with intermediaries.
Trading & Investment
SEBI Asks Exchanges to Review Commodity Derivatives Performance
By Editors | 05/02/2020
Performance reviews of commodity derivatives contracts should be conducted each year to ensure alignment with the physical markets.
Trading & Investment
BSE, NSE Launch New Trading Platforms for Debt Securities
By Editors | 04/02/2020
BSE India launched its new RFQ Platform on Monday and NSE on Tuesday. The platforms offer greater transparency and access to debt securities for eligible investors.
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