Securities and Exchange Board of India

Trading & Investment

India to Restrict Trading Speeds for Algorithmic Traders

By Editors | 03/07/2015

The Securities and Exchange Board of India is working on rules to strengthen regulation of algorithmic trading and create a level playing field for investors.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

SEBI Warns Mutual Fund Industry for High Fees

By Editors | 03/07/2015

India’s capital markets regulator has come down heavily on mutual fund players over the higher agency commissions they charge from customers, warning of punitive and corrective actions.

Structural Regulation

SEBI to Register Commodity Brokers from August

By Editors | 28/06/2015

The Securities and Exchange Board of India may start registrations of commodity brokers in August as it moves closer to its merger with the Forward Markets Commission.

Structural Regulation

India to Ease IPO Regulation for E-Commerce Startups

By Editors | 26/06/2015

The Securities and Exchange Board of India is proposing to ease rules for initial public offerings by startups, in order to prevent them from listing on exchanges abroad and allow local investors to profit from India’s e-commerce boom.

Structural Regulation

India Allows Foreign Venture Funds to Register as Foreign Portfolio Investors

By Editors | 18/06/2015

The Securities and Exchange Board of India says Foreign Venture Capital Investors can be granted status as Foreign Portfolio Investors if they meet certain guidelines.

Structural Regulation

SEBI-FMC Merger Expected by September

By Editors | 11/06/2015

The merger proposed in the 2015-2016 Union Budget is expected to be completed by September.

Structural Regulation

RBI Governor Backs PDMA Proposal

By Editors | 02/06/2015

Governor Raghuram Rajan said there was no reason for the RBI to manage public debt and he would be happy if the public debt management function goes to the government.

Alternative Markets

India’s SEBI Picks Narayana Murthy to Lead Startup Funding Platform

By Editors | 21/05/2015

India’s capital markets regulator has named Infosys founder N.R. Narayana Murthy to head an 18-member panel that will prepare a new regulatory framework for startups and alternative investments.

Structural Regulation

India’s SEBI Plans Further Relaxing Listing Rules

By Editors | 17/05/2015

To allow for easier fund-raising and investor exits, India’s capital market regulator plans to exempt start-ups that plan to sell shares to the public through the proposed alternative capital-raising platform from the mandatory promoters’ holding lock-in period.