SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA

    Securities / Derivatives

    Splitting Chairman, MD, CEO Roles No Longer Mandatory: SEBI

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/02/2022

    Only 54 percent of the listed companies in scope had complied with the rule as of end-2021, so it will instead become voluntary.

    Securities / Derivatives

    RBI Finalises Master Directions for Credit Derivatives Market

    By Manesh Samtani | 14/02/2022

    The revised directions are aimed at helping to develop more liquidity in the corporate bond market, especially for the bonds of lower-rated issuers.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Revises Format for Abridged Prospectus Disclosures

    By Editors | 13/02/2022

    The format has been revised to offer greater simplicity, clarity and consistency in the disclosures, and to ensure additional critical information is provided to investors.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Directs Fund Managers to Constitute Audit Committees

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 12/02/2022

    AMC audit committees will have obligations to review findings of suspected fraud, irregularities, internal control failures, and other issues highlighted by whistleblowers.

    Securities / Derivatives

    India Mutual Funds to Start Ind AS Reporting from April 2023

    By Editors | 10/02/2022

    From 1 April 2023, all AMCs will be required to prepare the financial statements in accordance with Indian Accounting Standards, known as Ind AS.

    SEBI Introduces New Framework for Special Situation Funds

    By Editors | 04/02/2022

    Special situation funds can invest in stressed loans, security receipts issued by ARCs, or securities of distressed investee companies.

    Market Infrastructure

    SEBI Temporarily Suspends Overseas Investments by Mutual Funds

    By Editors | 02/02/2022

    The mutual fund industry is reportedly close to breaching a USD 7 billion industry-wide limit on overseas investments.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Directs Firms to Use Demat Form When Re-issuing Securities

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 30/01/2022

    Issuer firms and RTAs should issue securities in dematerialised form when processing service requests from investors.

    ESG / Sustainability

    SEBI Proposes Regulatory Framework for ESG Rating Providers

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/01/2022

    SEBI says reliance on unregulated ESG rating providers poses risks to investors, transparency and the efficiency of securities markets.

    Enforcement

    SEBI Issues Guidelines on Penalties for Issuer Disclosure Failures

    By Editors | 16/01/2022

    The guidelines specify fines amounting to INR 5,000 per day for delays in disclosing information about board and shareholder meetings, and non-submission of quarterly and annual financial results.

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