SEBI - Corporate Law Reporter

Bullion as collateral

CIRCULAR SEBI/HO/CDMRD/DRMP/CIR/P/2016/112 October 14, 2016 To, The Managing Directors / Chief Executive Officers NationalCommodity Derivatives Exchanges Sir / Madam, Sub: Bullion as collateral 1. Vide circular no. CIR/CDMRD/DRMP/01/2015 dated October 01, 2015SEBI had specified comprehensiverisk management framework for national commodity derivatives exchanges including norms on collateral that can be accepted by Exchanges from their members.… Read More

Exclusively listed companies of De-recognized/Non-operational/exited Stock Exchanges placed in the Dissemination Board (DB)

CIRCULAR SEBI/HO/MRD/DSA/CIR/P/2016/110 October 10, 2016 All recognised/Non-operational /Exited Stock Exchanges. All Exclusively Listed Companies in the Dissemination Board (shares of companies available for buying and selling and not for companies referred as vanishing companies.) Dear Sir/Madam, Sub: Exclusively listed companies of De-recognized/Non-operational/exited Stock Exchanges placed in the Dissemination Board (DB). 1. SEBI vide circular dated… Read More

Investments by FPIs in Government securities

CIRCULAR IMD/FPIC/CIR/P/2016/107 October 03, 2016 To All Foreign Portfolio Investors through their designated Custodians of Securities The Depositories (NSDL and CDSL) Sir / Madam, Sub: Investments by FPIs in Government securities 1. RBI in its Fourth Bi-monthly Policy Statement for the year 2015-16, dated September 29, 2015 had announced a Medium Term Framework (MTF) for… Read More

FAQs for Mutual Fund Intermediaries

FAQs for Intermediaries What is the procedure for registering a mutual fund with SEBI? A. How to get registered as a Mutual Fund? An applicant proposing to sponsor a mutual fund (MF) in India must submit an application in Form A [first schedule of the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 (hereinafter, referred to as the… Read More

Introduction of Options in Commodity Derivatives Market

CIRCULAR SEBI/HO/CDMRD/DMP/CIR/P/104 September 28, 2016 To, The Managing Directors / Chief Executive Officers All Commodity Derivatives Exchanges Dear Sir / Madam, Sub.: Introduction of Options in Commodity Derivatives Market 1. At present the only instrument available in the Commodity Derivatives market is futures on individual commodities. Introduction of new commodity derivatives products has been a… Read More

Spread Margin Benefits

CIRCULAR CIR /ISD-2/CDD-1/99/2016 September 27,2016 To, The Managing Directors/Chief Executive Officers, National Commodity Derivatives Exchanges Sir/Madam, Sub: Spread Margin Benefits 1. As per Section 131 (B) of the Finance Act, 2015 all rules, directions, guidelines, instructions, circulars, or any like instruments, made by the erstwhile Forward Markets Commission (FMC) or the Central Government applicable to… Read More

Enhanced Supervision of Stock Brokers/Depository Participants

CIRCULAR SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD2/CIR/P/2016/95 September 26, 2016 The Managing Directors of all Recognized Stock Exchanges and Depositories Dear Sir/Madam, Subject: Enhanced Supervision of Stock Brokers/Depository Participants 1. SEBI constituted a committee on “Enhanced Supervision of Stock Brokers”, which included representatives from Stock Exchanges, Depositories and Brokers. With a view to implement the recommendations, the guidelines as Annexed… Read More

Circular on Investor Protection Fund (IPF) and its related matters

CIRCULAR SEBI/HO/CDMRD/DEICE/CIR/P/2016/94 September 26, 2016 To, The Managing Directors / Chief Executive Officers All National Commodity Derivatives Exchanges Sir / Madam, Sub.: Investor Protection Fund (IPF) and its related matters 1. As per Section 131(B) of Finance Act, 2015 all rules, directions, guidelines, instructions, circulars, or any like instruments, made by the erstwhile FMC or… Read More

Commodity derivatives – miscellaneous norms

CIRCULAR SEBI/HO/CDMRD/DRMP/CIR/P/2016/93 September 26, 2016 To, The Managing Directors/Chief Executve Officers, National Commodity Derivatives Exchanges Sir/Madam, Sub: Commodity derivatives – miscellaneous norms Re-issuance of norms specified by erstwhile FMC 1. As per Section 131 [B] of the Finance Act, 2015 all rules, directions, guidelines, instructions, circulars, or any like instruments, made by the erstwhile Forward… Read More

SEBI Board Meeting

PR No. 139/2016 SEBI Board Meeting The SEBI Board met in Mumbai today and took the following important decisions: I. Amendment to SEBI Regulations to permit Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) to trade directly in Corporate Bonds without a broker The SEBI (Foreign Portfolio Investor) Regulations, 2014 were notified on January 07, 2014. Regulation… Read More

Regulatory Framework for Commodity Derivatives Brokers

CIRCULAR SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD2/CIR/P/2016/92 September 23, 2016 To, The Managing Directors / Chief Executive Officers All Commodity Derivatives Exchanges Dear Sir / Madam, Sub: Regulatory Framework for Commodity Derivatives Brokers 1. As per Section 131(B) of Finance Act, 2015 all rules, directions, guidelines, instructions, circulars, or any like instruments, made by the erstwhile Forward Markets Commission (FMC)… Read More

Staggered delivery, early delivery system, early pay-in facility, penalty on delivery default, fixation of FSP and changes in expiry dates

CIRCULAR SEBI/HO/CDMRD/DRMP/CIR/P/2016/90 September 21, 2016 To, The Managing Directors/Chief Executve Officers, National Commodity Derivatives Exchanges Sir/Madam, Sub: Staggered delivery, early delivery system, early pay-in facility, penalty on delivery default, fixation of FSP and changes in expiry dates 1. As per Section 131[B]of the Finance Act, 2015 all rules, directions, guidelines, instructions, circulars, or any like… Read More

Permission for trading in futures contracts and modification in contract specifications at exchange level

CIRCULAR SEBI/HO/CDMRD/DRMP/CIR /2016/88 September 20, 2016 To, The Managing Directors/Chief Executve Officers, National Commodity Derivatives Exchanges Sir/Madam, Sub: Permission for trading in futures contracts and modification in contract specifications at exchange level 1. As per Section 131 (4) of the Finance Act, 2015 all rules, directions, guidelines, instructions, circulars, or any like instruments, made by… Read More