Securities and Exchange Board of India

Fintech / Regtech

SEBI Allows Brokers to Offer Algo Trading to Retail Investors

By Nithya Subramanian | 07/02/2025

Brokers must obtain stock exchange approval for each algorithm, and any subsequent modification, to offer it to retail investors.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Proposes Mandatory Digital Assurance Reporting for Companies

By Nithya Subramanian | 05/02/2025

The proposal aims to enhance transparency, strengthen disclosure standards, and strengthen enforcement mechanisms, SEBI said.

Fintech / Regtech

SEBI Proposes to Assign Unique UPI Handles for Securities Market

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/02/2025

Assigning unique UPI handles to SEBI-registered market intermediaries will allow investors to verify that their payments are going to authorised entities

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Extends Ban on Agri Derivatives Trading Until March 2025

By Nithya Subramanian | 03/02/2025

SEBI did not provide a reason for the extension or indicate whether the ban might be lifted after 31 March.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Bans Finfluencers from Using Live Market Data

By Nithya Subramanian | 03/02/2025

SEBI said stock market educators can only reference prices with a three-month delay, to prevent disguised investment advice.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Launches Portal to Streamline Reporting of Technical Glitches

By Nithya Subramanian | 31/01/2025

iSPOT provides stock exchanges, clearing corporations and depositories with a centralised system to report technical disruptions

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Introduces Evaluation Mechanism for Committees of MIIs

By Nithya Subramanian | 30/01/2025

External agencies must evaluate the performance of the statutory committees every three years, and MIIs must conduct internal assessments annually

ESG / Sustainability

SC Malaysia Launches Social Exchange Pilot Programme

By Nithya Subramanian | 21/01/2025

During the pilot phase, five NGOs will assist the Securities Commission in developing a regulated fundraising platform for social projects.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Proposes to Raise Threshold for Granular Disclosures by FPIs

By Editors | 19/01/2025

The higher threshold will reduce the number of FPIs that are subject to granular disclosure requirements thereby lowering regulatory burden and compliance costs