SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA

    AML / KYC

    SEBI Endorses Technology Use to Facilitate Online KYC

    By Editors | 27/04/2020

    The investor KYC process can be completed through websites or apps, which should include video-based ID verification, liveness checks, and electronic signatures and documents.

    Uncategorised

    SEBI Eases Buyback Rules to Enable ‘Quicker Access to Capital’

    By Editors | 26/04/2020

    Listed companies can raise additional capital after six months from the expiring of the buyback period, compared to one year previously.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Eases Mutual Fund Valuation Norms for Debt Securities

    By Editors | 26/04/2020

    Valuation agencies need not consider payment delays and maturity extensions resulting from Covid-19 as defaults when valuing money market and debt securities held by mutual funds.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Proposed Exemptions for Investors in Distressed Companies

    By Editors | 24/04/2020

    The regulator proposes to tweak its pricing rules for preferential share allotments, and to exempt investors in distressed companies from having to make a open offer.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Relaxes Fundraising Rules for Rights Issues, IPOs

    By Editors | 24/04/2020

    SEBI has lowered the market cap requirement for fast tracking rights issues and extended the amount of time companies have to launch a public issue once approval is granted.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Extends Short Selling, Volatility Curbs Until 28 May

    By Editors | 21/04/2020

    SEBI has extended March measures that tightened market-wide position limits, raised margin rates, and capped on index derivatives positions.

    Market Infrastructure

    India’s New Foreign Investment Rules ‘Discriminatory’, says China

    By Editors | 21/04/2020

    The additional barriers violate the WTO’s principle of non-discrimination, and go against the general trend of liberalisation and facilitation of trade and investment, says the Chinese Embassy in India.

    AML / KYC

    India Moves to Prevent ‘Opportunistic Takeovers’ by Chinese Investors

    By Editors | 19/04/2020

    India has introduced a pre-approval requirement for all foreign investment from seven countries including China to curb “opportunistic takeovers or acquisitions” of Indian companies.

    AML / KYC

    SEBI Seeks Details on UBOs of Chinese, Hong Kong FPIs

    By Editors | 16/04/2020

    Prompted by the PBOC raising its stake in HDFC to over 1%, SEBI is reportedly concerned that Indian companies may face takeover threats from Chinese investors.

    Market Infrastructure

    RBI Reduces Market Hours to Curb Volatility

    By Editors | 06/04/2020

    During India’s lockdown, currency, bond and money markets will operate for only 4 hours. SEBI has also brought forward the cut-off times for the mutual fund industry.

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