SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Proposes Reforms to Ease Compliance for Related Party Transactions

By Nithya Subramanian | 05/08/2025

SEBI proposes turnover-based thresholds, compliance relaxations, and greater clarity to streamline RPT rules for listed entities and their subsidiaries.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Proposes Looser Rules on Low-Denomination Debt Instruments

By Nithya Subramanian | 05/08/2025

SEBI will permit the issuance of debt instruments with a face value of INR 10,000 even if they do not carry periodic interest or dividends.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Chair Calls for "Structural Reforms" Amid Jane Street Probe

By Editors | 05/08/2025

The regulator aims to bolster market integrity and protect small investors from unfair practices in India's derivatives market.

ESG / Sustainability

SEBI Proposes Third-party Review Rules for Green Debt Securities

By Nithya Subramanian | 05/08/2025

The rules include eligibility and conduct requirements for independent third-party reviewers, aligned with standards for other ESG-labelled debt instruments.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Clears Start-up to Pilot Fractional Shares in Innovation Sandbox

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/08/2025

Bengaluru-based start-up Xaults has received approval to test fractional share trading in its innovation sandbox, three years after a similar proposal was rejected.

Securities / Derivatives

India Mandates Digital Accessibility Across Securities Markets

By Editors | 04/08/2025

SEBI has set a strict six-month deadline for exchanges, brokers, and funds to comply with new accessibility standards following a Supreme Court ruling.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI to Widen Institutional Investment in REITs and InvITs

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/08/2025

SEBI has proposed allowing all QIBs, including pension funds and provident funds, to qualify as 'strategic investors' in REITs and InvITs.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Settles Data Sharing Case with NSE for $4.6m

By Nithya Subramanian | 03/08/2025

The exchange was found to have shared unpublished price-sensitive information through a subsidiary, in violation of insider trading rules.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Proposes Changes to IPO Framework to Boost Institutional Interest

By Nithya Subramanian | 01/08/2025

SEBI proposed to increase the number of anchor investors for large IPOs, including insurance and pension funds, and reduce the retail portion.