Securities and Exchange Board of India

Rule Changes

Notified the new settlement regulations

India's securities regulator has replaced its discretionary settlement framework with a formula-based one. Companies accused of rule violations get a predictable calculation instead of a negotiated number.

Updated 15 hours ago

New Capabilities

Runs the Demat 2.0 pilot under its Regulatory Sandbox

Three Indian companies raised ₹1,025 crore in corporate bonds that exist as digital tokens on a shared ledger, with the cash leg settled instantly in the Reserve Bank of India's digital rupee. India is the first country to issue bonds natively on a distributed ledger while keeping formal ownership records with its statutory depositories.

Updated Sep 11

Rule Changes

Issued the September 2026 circular broadening the exemption

Foreign investors that hold only Indian government bonds no longer have to tell regulators which investor groups stand behind them. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) dropped that disclosure on September 7, 2026, and applied it to every gilts-only foreign portfolio investor.

Updated Sep 7

Money Moves

Reviewing Jio's draft prospectus

India's largest phone company is moving toward the stock market. On June 19, Reliance filed the opening paperwork for a Jio Platforms share sale that bankers value as high as $170 billion.

Updated Jun 19