Securities and Exchange Board of India

Fintech / Regtech

SEBI to Study Fintech Potential for Securities Markets

By Garima Chitkara | 07/08/2017

Committee will help the regulator evolve the regulatory framework in response to the development of new technology pertinent to the securities markets.

AML / KYC

India Could Bring Bitcoin Regulation Under SEBI

By Editors | 18/07/2017

Despite earlier talk of blanket ban, panel set up in April close to agreeing model which would give bitcoin similar status to a commodity.

Market Infrastructure

Emerging Asian Markets Suffer Shutdowns, Cyberattacks

By Editors | 17/07/2017

Exchanges in India and Indonesia suffer outages, citing ‘technical issues’; brokers connected to Bursa Malaysia report spate of cyberattacks on two separate days.

India Sweetens the P-Note Pill for Foreign Investors

By Editors | 27/06/2017

Eased rules for fund managers, private banks to compensate for crackdown on offshore derivatives.

Securities / Derivatives

India Sets Out Commodity Options Regime

By Editors | 15/06/2017

SEBI (the Securities and Exchange Board of India) this week issued two circulars clarifying the framework for the country’s upcoming […]

Securities / Derivatives

Indian Market Manipulation Cases Surge to Record High

By Editors | 07/06/2017

SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) inquiries into possible market manipulation hit a record high of 174 in the […]

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Intensifies Scrutiny of Banks’ Accounting

By Editors | 05/06/2017

SEBI (the Securities and Exchange Board of India) has asked a trio of listed banks to explain why their own […]

AML / KYC

SEBI Investigating $5bn Penny Stock Scam

By Samuel Riding | 17/05/2017

Indian securities regulator has been using data analytics and surveillance to identify culprits.

Securities / Derivatives

Regulatory Imperatives on Asia’s Derivatives Frontier

By Samuel Riding | 27/04/2017

The right regulatory framework and local expertise will be essential as new markets develop.