Securities and Exchange Board of India

KYC & CDD

India’s New Central KYC System Frustrates SEBI

By Editors | 11/08/2016

Government bodies creating duplicating, unsynchronised systems.

Market Risk

India Strengthens Risk Management at Commodity Exchanges

By Editors | 10/08/2016

Measures aim to stifle manipulators.

Alternative Markets

SEBI Asks RBI, Government to Ease AIF Rules

By Editors | 10/08/2016

Taxation and safe harbour key concerns for SEBI.

Trading & Investment

SEBI Drafts Algo-trading Framework Revision

By Editors | 08/08/2016

Indian regulator suggests mechanisms to limit HFT downside.

Structural Regulation

India Ditching Proposed Crowdfunding Regulations

By Samuel Riding | 27/07/2016

Proposals had sought to protect small investors from systemic risks.

KYC & CDD

India Mandates Centralised KYC from 1 August

By Samuel Riding | 22/07/2016

Central registry has already conducted ‘live run’ of the improved system for new individual accounts.

Market Data & Technology

SEBI to Monitor Market via Social Media

By Samuel Riding | 21/07/2016

Securities regulator seeking bids from web crawling, data extraction and information management firms.

Structural Regulation

SEBI to Relax REIT Norms

By Samuel Riding | 20/07/2016

Proposed amendments to regulation will allow more holding structure parties to participate.

Clearing & Post-Trade

India Tightens Collateral Rules

By Samuel Riding | 18/07/2016

Stock exchange clearing members barred from using their own fixed deposit receipts as collateral.