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SEBI Framework for Unexplained Suspicious Trading Pattern

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has proposed a robust regulatory framework to address the issue of suspicious trading patterns in the financial markets. By prohibiting...

May 19, 2023

ICICI Bank launches new fixed deposit scheme ‘FD Health’

The ICICI Bank has launched a new Fixed Deposit (FD) scheme – FD Health that provides the customer a complimentary critical illness cover of Rs 1 lakh from...

October 16, 2019

Ishaat Hussain heads SEBI committee to suggest norms for Social Stock Exchanges (SSE)

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has recently constituted a committee on Social Stock Exchanges (SSE) under the chairmanship of Ishaat Hussain, Director of SBI Foundation....

September 21, 2019

Bimal Jalan Committee Report on Economic Capital Framework

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had constituted an Expert Committee to Review the Extant Economic Capital Framework of the Reserve Bank of India. The committee was chaired...

August 27, 2019

Government announces sale of Sovereign Gold Bond

The government has approved the issue of Sovereign Gold Bonds 2019-20 (Series III) at Rs 3,499 per gram of gold. Sovereign Gold Bonds Sovereign Gold Bonds are government...

August 5, 2019

NSE Clearing Ltd to head SEBI panel to review margins on derivatives

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has constituted a working group, headed by NSE Clearing Ltd., to review the current framework of margins in the futures...

June 22, 2019

RBI tweaked LCR norms to boost liquidity

In a bid to further improve the cash position of banks, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently tweaked Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) norms to provide an...

April 9, 2019

BSE and India INX company Sign MoU With Moscow Exchange

BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) and India International Exchange (India INX) of India are the first Indian exchanges to sign a pact with Moscow Exchange (MOEX) of Russia to...

April 5, 2019

RBI decides to inject liquidity via forex swaps

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to inject rupee liquidity into the system through long-term foreign exchange buy/sell swap — a first-of-its-kind instrument used for liquidity...

March 14, 2019

SEBI allows custodial services in commodity market

Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has recently allowed custodial services in the commodity derivatives market. Under the new framework, existing custodians will be permitted...

January 5, 2019

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