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India Brings to Life Unified Regulator for IFSCs
By Editors | 29/04/2020
The new authority can now appoint members and employees, set up funds and apply tax exemptions, but other regulatory and supervisory powers have not yet taken effect.
Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Defers Margin Framework, Halves Broker Turnover Fees
By Editors | 28/04/2020
In addition, the filing fees on offer documents for public issues, rights issue and share buybacks have been reduced by 50 percent.
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.
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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.
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