SEBI has enlisted Self Regulatory Organizations for Social Impact Assessors in the context of Social Stock Exchange
ICMAI SAO & ICSI ISA ARE are specified as Self Regulatory Organizations for Social Impact Assessors in the context of Social Stock Exchange.
SEBI revises eligibility criteria for launching Options with Commodity Futures as underlying by Stock Exchanges having commodity derivative segments
It is decided that for launching Options contracts on agricultural and agri-processed commodities, the average daily turnover of underlying futures contracts of the corresponding commodity during the previous twelve months shall be INR 100 crore instead of existing INR 200 crore.
SEBI Standard Operating Procedure for handling of Stock Exchange outage and extension of trading hours thereof in Commodity Derivatives segment
The affected stock exchange shall update about the ongoing outage in the time intervals of 45 minutes from the initial intimation, until normalcy to operations is restored. Extension of trading hours, if applicable, shall be mentioned in the intimation by the affected stock exchange.
Investor Charter for Depositories and Depository Participants
Charter details the services provided to Investors, Rights of Investors, various activities of Depository through DPs with timelines, Dos and DON’T’s for Investors, Responsibilities of Investors, Code of Conduct for Depositories and DPs and Grievance Redressal Mechanism.
SEBI norms for acceptable collaterals and exposure of Clearing Corporations
The norms provides list of acceptable liquid assets for Cash Market.
SEBI modifies requirement of inspection of accredited warehouses by Clearing Corporations
It has been decided that the requirement of inspection by an independent agency may also be done away with, in case there is ‘Nil’ stock in an accredited storage facility continuously during the calendar year”.
SEBI has issued the Investor Charter for Stock Exchanges
In view of the recent developments in the securities market including introduction of Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform and SCORES 2.0, it is felt necessary to modify the Investor Charter for Stock Exchanges inter-alia detailing the services provided to Investors, Rights of Investors, various activities of stock exchanges with timelines, Dos and DON’T’s for Investors and Responsibilities of Investors.
Settlement Calculator BETA – SEBI (Settlement Proceedings) Regulations, 2018
In order to simplify and provide more transparency in the process of arriving at the indicative settlement amount in terms of the parameters laid down in the SEBI (Settlement Proceedings) Regulations, 2018, SEBI has launched the Settlement Calculator(BETA version).
Master Circular for Foreign Portfolio Investors, Designated Depository Participants and Eligible Foreign Investors
All non-individual FPIs shall provide their LEI details in the Common Application Form (“CAF”), used for registration, KYC and account opening of FPIs. b)All existing FPIs (including those applying for renewal) that had not already provided their LEIs to their DDPs, had do so within 180 days from the date of issuance of circular dated July 27, 2023, failing which their account were to be blocked for further purchases until LEI is provided to their DDPs.
Revision of eligibility criteria for launching commodity futures contracts
The revised criteria are effective from June 1, 2024. Stock exchanges must adhere to the updated guidelines, ensuring transparency and robust governance in the commodity derivatives market.
