Securities and Exchange Board of India

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Enables AIFs to Better Support Infrastructure Projects

By Ajoy K Das | 01/05/2024

AIFs are now allowed to pledge equity shares of investee companies in the infrastructure sector to enable them to obtain project finance.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Approves Stricter Rules to Target Front-running in AMCs

By Ajoy K Das | 01/05/2024

AMCs must establish a “structured” institutional mechanism to identify and monitor for front running, insider trading, and misuse of sensitive information.

AML / KYC

India: AMFI in Talks with SEBI to Resolve Mutual Fund KYC Logjam

By Ajoy K Das | 01/05/2024

New KYC validation process is preventing mutual fund investors from undertaking new mutual fund transactions, including redemptions.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI to Allow Lower Face Value of Privately-placed Debt Securities

By Manesh Samtani | 30/04/2024

The lower face value will be optional for issuers of privately-placed non-convertible debentures and non-convertible redeemable preference shares.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Directs BSE to Remediate Erroneous Fee Calculations

By Ajoy K Das | 30/04/2024

BSE has to pay almost $20mn for to make up for years of incorrect calculations of its annual options trading turnover.

Securities / Derivatives

India: Small- and Mid-Cap Stocks Making Regulators Nervous

By Pankaj Sharma | 29/04/2024

Pankaj Sharma says SEBI’s approach to small- and mid-cap funds has been prudent, but that it should look to more closely align with international standards.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI to Allow Cross-Margining for Futures with Different Expiries

By Ajoy K Das | 25/04/2024

A spread margin of 40 percent will be applicable for offsetting positions in correlated indices with different expiry dates.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Finds Violations by Offshore Funds Invested in Adani Group

By Ajoy K Das | 24/04/2024

12 offshore funds violated disclosure rules and breached investment limits. Eight of these funds are trying to settle with SEBI.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Proposes Framework for Price Discovery of Investment Companies

By Ajoy K Das | 22/04/2024

A special call-auction may be enabled for listed investment companies and investment holding companies.