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Reporting of Trades in Securitised Debt Instruments in Trade Reporting Platforms and Clearing and Settlement of trades in Securitised Debt Instruments through Clearing Corporations

Circular CIR/IMD/DF/1/2014 January 07, 2014 To: All Stock Exchanges, All Clearing Corporations, All Mutual Funds, Asset Management Companies (AMCs), All Foreign Institutional Investors/ sub-accounts/ Qualified Foreign Investors/ Foreign Portfolio Investors (through custodians),… Read More

Delivery Instruction Slip (DIS) Issuance and Processing

CIRCULAR CIR/MRD/DP/ 01/2014 January 07, 2014 To, The Depositories, Dear Sir / Madam, Sub: Delivery Instruction Slip (DIS) Issuance and Processing 1. SEBI had earlier issued circular SEBI/MRD/Dep/Cir-03/2007 dated February 13, 2007 and SEBI/MRD/Dep/Cir-3/2008 dated February 28, 2008 on safeguards to address the concerns of the investors on transfer of securities in dematerialized mode. 2.… Read More

Securities And Exchange Board Of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2014

Excerpts from the Securities And Exchange Board Of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2014 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY PART III SECTION 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI, JANUARY 7, 2014 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 7th January, 2014 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTORS) REGULATIONS, 2014 No. LAD-NRO/GN/2013-14/36/12.-… Read More

MCA Finalizes Rules for NCLT (Salary of Chairperson & Other Members) – to be notified in Official Gazette

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has finalized some of the Rules leading to the formation of NCLT. The first set of rules will be called the National Company Law Tribunal (Salary, Allowances and other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chairperson and other Members) Rules, 2013, will be published in the Official Gazette of India. The… Read More

Qualified Central Counterparties in Securities Market

National Securities Clearing Corporation Limited (NSCCL), Indian Clearing Corporation Limited (ICCL) and MCX-SX Clearing Corporation Limited (MCX-SXCCL) are the Qualified Central Counterparties (QCCPs) in the Indian Securities Market jurisdiction. These clearing corporations have qualified as QCCPs in view of the fact that these are regulated by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) under SEBI… Read More

MCA Finalizes Rules for NCLT (Salary of President & Other Members) – to be notified in Official Gazette

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has finalized some of the Rules leading to the formation of NCLT. The first set of rules will be called the National Company Law Tribunal (Salary, Allowances and other Terms and Conditions of Service of President and other Members) Rules, 2013, will be published in the Official Gazette of India. The… Read More

Clarification with regard to holding of shares or exercising power in a fiduciary capacity – Holding and Subsidiary relationship under Section 2(87) of the Companies Act, 2013

General Circular No. 20 /2013, Dated: 27th December. 2013 No.1/1212013-CL-V Government of lndia Ministry of Corporate Affairs Sth Floor, 'A'Wing, Shastri Bhawan, Dr. R.P. Road. New Delhi-110001 Dated: 27th December. 2013. To All Registrar of Companies, All Regional Directors . Subject: Clarification with regard to holding of shares or exercising power in a fiduciary capacity Holding and Subsidiary relationship under Section… Read More

Excerpts from SEBI Board Meeting

The SEBI Board met in Mumbai today and took the following decisions: 1. The Amendment to Securities and Exchange Board of India (Collective Investment Schemes) Regulations, 1999 The Securities Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013 provides for regulation of pooling of funds under any scheme or arrangement, involving a corpus amount of one hundred crore rupees or… Read More

SEBI issues changes in Know Your Client (KYC) Requirements in Part 1 of Account Opening Form

CIRCULAR CIR/MIRSD/ 13 /2013 December 26, 2013 1. All Recognized Stock Exchanges 2. Stock Brokers through Recognized Stock Exchanges 3. Depository Participants through Depositories 4. Association of Mutual Funds in India 5. Mutual funds through AMFI 6. Portfolio Managers 7. KYC Registration Agencies (KRAs) 8. Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) 9. Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) 10.… Read More

SEBI Consultation paper on Infrastructure Investment Trusts

SEBI is inviting Public comments on the consultative paper on the aforesaid proposals as laid out in the Document attached here. Comments may be forwarded by email to Ms. Nila Salil Khanolkar, Assistant General Manager (nila@sebi.gov.in) or Mr. Naveen Gupta, Assistant Manager (naveeng@sebi.gov.in) latest by January 20, 2014. The Comments should be given in the… Read More

MCA Clarification with regard to applicability of section 182(3) of the Companies Act, 2013

Circular No 19/2013 No. 17/27/2013-CL-V Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs Shastri Bhawan, 5th Floor, 'A' Wing, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi 110001 Dated 10.12.2013 To All Registrar of Companies All Regional Director Sub:- Clarification with regard to applicability of section 182(3) of the Companies Act, 2013. Sir, Ministry has received representations seeking clarification… Read More

MCA Notification on Exemption from Vessel Sharing Agreements

MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 11 th December, 2013 S.O. 3641(F).- In exercise of powers conferred by clause (a) of Section 54 of the Competition Act, 2002 (12 of 2003), the Central Government, in public interest, hereby exempts the Vessel Sharing Agreements (VSAs) of Liner Shipping Industry from the provisions of Section… Read More

SEBI Rationalization of Periodic Call Auction for Illiquid Scrips

Securities and Exchange Board of India CIRCULAR CIR/MRD/DP/38 /2013 December 19, 2013 To All Stock Exchanges Dear Sir/Madam, Sub: Rationalization of Periodic Call Auction… Read More