A decade after the emergence of cryptocurrencies, regulatory outlooks from the traditional finance sector (“TradFi”) toward banking activities in the digital assets sector (“DeFi”) have evolved significantly. This shift signifies growing institutional acceptance of digital assets as legitimate financial instruments.Continue Reading FIG Paper No. 47 (VDA Series 6) – Exploring Synergies between Traditional Finance and Decentralised Finance for India
The rapid development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and Machine Learning (“ML”) tools by market participants over the course of the past year prompted the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) to issue, on November 13, 2024, a consultation paper on “Proposed amendments with respect to assigning responsibility for the use of Artificial Intelligence Tools by Market Infrastructure Institutions, Registered Intermediaries and other persons regulated by SEBI” (“Draft Amendments”), seeking public suggestions on a series of amendments to the extant regulations.Continue Reading SEBI’s Proposed New Amendments on Usage of AI Tools by Regulated Entities
The Foreign Portfolio Investor (“FPI”) regime is a foreign investments’ entry route in India, whereby FPIs can invest in Indian securities, subject to compliance with India’s foreign exchange control laws and the regulatory framework issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”). As part of the Know Your Customer (“KYC”) process for FPI registration, identification and verification of Beneficial Owner(s) (“BO”) is required to be undertaken as per Rule 9 of the Prevention of Money Laundering (Maintenance of records) Rules, 2005 (“PMLR”),[1] which is a part of the Indian AML/ CFT legal framework.Continue Reading New SEBI FPI Beneficial Owner Disclosure Norms