Securities and Exchange Board of India

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SEBI Further Eases GIFT City Market Access for Foreign Investors

By Garima Chitkara | 28/05/2018

SEBI has allowed a segregated nominee account structures for routing foreign stock trade orders at India’s IFSC, known as GIFT City.

Securities / Derivatives

India’s BSE to Launch Corporate Debt Repos

By Garima Chitkara | 28/05/2018

BSE received approval from RBI and SEBI to trade repos on corporate debt securities, a move expected to deepen corporate debt market.

Securities / Derivatives

India Consults on Opening Up Commodity Derivatives to Foreign Entities

By Garima Chitkara | 24/05/2018

SEBI consults on allowing foreign entities with direct exposure to Indian commodities into the commodities derivatives markets; FPI’s will not be allowed.

Market Infrastructure

NSE Receives CFTC Approval to Sell Futures to US Customers

By Garima Chitkara | 21/05/2018

NSE can sell futures products to US investors without the later having to register separately as a futures merchant; CFTC approval hinges on information exchange on NSE transactions with SEBI.

Securities / Derivatives

New SEBI Committee to Rework FPI Rules

By Garima Chitkara | 16/05/2018

New committee to rationalise foreign investment rules and remove ambiguities and gaps in the FPI regime while keeping the broad framework intact.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Extends Trading Hours for Equity Derivatives

By Manesh Samtani | 09/05/2018

The move will align trading hours of equity derivatives with commodity derivatives, effective 1 October, when individual Indian exchanges are also set to integrate stock and commodity trading.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Issues New Risk Management Guidelines for Derivatives

By Editors | 04/05/2018

Guidelines to take effect in June specify margin calculation methods, collection and enforcement norms, and method of calculation of trading and clearing members’ liquid net worth, effective from June.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Extends Deadline for Monitoring Foreign Investment Limits

By Editors | 02/05/2018

Extension to give listed companies more time to provide data to depositories on foreign investment; data to enable daily calculation of foreign investment in listed companies.

Market Infrastructure

India Puts Funds Passporting On Hold

By Garima Chitkara | 30/04/2018

Local press reports say SEBI is concerned about excessive foreign money into the country’s nascent mutual funds industry making it susceptible to fund volatility.