Securities and Exchange Board of India

Securities / Derivatives

India Mulls Allowing Mutual Funds in Commodities Derivatives – Report

By Garima Chitkara | 28/06/2018

Market regulator SEBI discussing whether to allow retail investors to participate in commodity derivatives through mutual funds; may also allow derivatives based on commodity indices.

Securities / Derivatives

India Eases Rules For FPI Investment In Corporate Bonds

By Garima Chitkara | 18/06/2018

RBI has loosened some restrictions on residual maturity and concentration limits on corporate bond holdings by foreign investors in a bid to boost demand and support the rupee.

AML / KYC

GIFT City Exchanges Launch Omnibus Account Structure

By Manesh Samtani | 14/06/2018

BSE’s India INX and NSE IFSC have launched the segregated nominee account structure, allowing foreign investors to avoid direct FPI registration and instead trade Indian equities through established intermediaries.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Mulls Allowing Indian Firms to List Shares Overseas

By Garima Chitkara | 13/06/2018

Securities regulator considering allowing Indian firms to directly list equity abroad and foreign firms to list in India.

Securities / Derivatives

NSE Launches Tri-party Repos on Corporate Bonds

By Garima Chitkara | 13/06/2018

Tri-party repo will facilitate greater secondary market liquidity in the India’s corporate bond market; platform will initially allow basket repos with maturities between one and seven days.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Probes Leaked List of Companies Under Enhanced Surveillance

By Garima Chitkara | 11/06/2018

SEBI alleged that a list of 37 companies that were under the regulator’s Additional Surveillance Measure was leaked before the public announcement was made by the BSE.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Unveils New Requirements for Funds to Boost Retail Investment

By Garima Chitkara | 07/06/2018

India’s markets regulators has slashed total expenses by 15 basis points to encourage more retail investors to buy mutual funds; also requiring increased disclosures on fund expenses.

Fintech / Regtech

Singapore, India Establish Joint Working Group on FinTech

By Karen Chiu | 06/06/2018

Joint working group to foster closer fintech cooperation, including through real-time cross border fund transfers and links between payment system operators.

Market Infrastructure

NSE-SGX Dispute Runs Afoul of MSCI

By Garima Chitkara | 31/05/2018

MSCI considering placing India on notice due to “burdensome” SEBI registration process and stock exchange action that could restrict global availability of investment instruments.