Securities and Exchange Board of India

SEBI to Streamline Registration Process for Foreign VC Investors

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/05/2023

SEBI is proposing to delegate the registration of foreign venture capital investors and related due diligence to designated depository participants.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Introduces New Risk Disclosure Rules for Equity Derivatives

By Editors | 22/05/2023

The new rules are a response to findings that that 9 out of 10 individual traders in the equity F&O segment experience net losses.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Consults on Corporate Governance Enhancements for AIFs

By Mark Johnston | 20/05/2023

SEBI proposes amendments to borrowing, leverage, custody and tenure rules for AIFs.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI to Allow Direct Client Participation in Tri-party Repo Segment

By Mark Johnston | 20/05/2023

SEBI proposes to allow NBFCs, insurance companies, and mutual funds to directly participate in the tri-party repo segment of the corporate bond market.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI to Tweak Definitiion of ‘Unpublished Price Sensitive Information’

By Editors | 19/05/2023

SEBI’s amendments aim to improve transparency in the capital market and ensure timely and accurate disclosure of material events or information by listed entities.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Proposes New Rules to Tackle Suspicious Trading Activities

By Mark Johnston | 18/05/2023

The new framework would address the challenges posed by new-age technologies such as encrypted or vanishing messages.

AML / KYC

Indian Authorities Investigating Three ‘Top Brokers’ – Reports

By Editors | 16/05/2023

Three top brokers, who were not named, were found to be engaged in “large-scale money laundering activities” with the involvement of PEPs.

Enforcement

SEBI Penalises Four Former Officials of Karvy Stock Broking

By Mark Johnston | 12/05/2023

SEBI fined the four individuals a combined INR 19 million over Karvy Stock Broking’s misappropriation of client assets in 2019.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Allows FPIs Direct Access to Commodity Derivatives Market

By Editors | 12/05/2023

Direct access will enable FPIs to have direct control over orders and implement better hedging and arbitrage strategies, SEBI said.