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SEBI Unveils Modalities For Transition To Accredited Investor-Exclusive Schemes And Eases Norms For Large-Value Funds

With an objective to enhance ease of doing business, the Securities and Exchange Board of India ('SEBI')...

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Aurtus Consulting LLP

RBI (Commercial Banks – Undertaking Of Financial Services) (Amendment) Directions, 2025

The Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") vide its notification dated December 5, 2025, has introduced the Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Undertaking of Financial Services) (Amendment) Directions...

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Argus Partners

RBI Issues Revised Guidelines For Wholly Owned Subsidiaries (WOS) Of Foreign Banks – 2025

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), through Circular No. RBI/DOR/2025-26/144 dated November 28, 2025, has issued a significantly updated framework governing the establishment and operation of Wholly Owned Subsidiaries (WOS) by foreign banks in India.

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King, Stubb & Kasiva

Operationalising Zero Trust In Indian Banking System

In an era defined by an escalating digital evolution and intricate cyber threats, the Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") is progressively tightening the cyber resilience criteria for financial entities, which encompass scheduled commercial banks, non-banking financial companies ("NBFCs"), and other regulated institutions.

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Legitpro Law

AKP Banking & Finance Digest December 15, 2025

Worldwide Finance

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AK & Partners

AI‑Driven Supplier Risk Management: Banking Sector In India

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Nexdigm Private Limited

Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025: A Comprehensive And Practical Insight Into India's Banking Law Reforms

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Legitpro Law

Decoding The Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025

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IndiaLaw LLP

AKP Banking & Finance Digest December 08, 2025

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AK & Partners

RBI's Impetus Advances Ease Of Business: Encouraging Export Of Goods, Software And Services

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Khaitan & Co LLP

GIFT City Updates (November 2025)

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Hammurabi & Solomon

SEBI And IFSCA Regulatory Framework For Blended Finance

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AZB & Partners

SEBI Amends The ICDR Regulations

Sagus Legal

Navigating Distribution Of Capital Market Products/services In IFSC

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AZB & Partners

AI Regulation - The Indian Way: Interpreting The New Governance Guidelines

India Technology

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Legitpro Law

Draft Indian Insurance Companies (Foreign Investment) Amendment Rules, 2025: A Fine-Turning Point For India's Insurance Sector (Podcast)

India Government

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AK & Partners

RBI Opens The Doors To Bank-Funded M&A's: Boosting Domestic Acquisition Financing

India Commercial

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Obhan & Associates

Investor Alert: SEBI Opens Doors To Scalable Co-Investments In AIFs (Podcast)

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AK & Partners

US–India Tariff Dynamics: A Rising Conundrum For Global Businesses? (Video)

Worldwide International

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Hammurabi & Solomon

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RBI Issues Revised Guidelines For Wholly Owned Subsidiaries (WOS) Of Foreign Banks – 2025

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), through Circular No. RBI/DOR/2025-26/144 dated November 28, 2025, has issued a significantly updated framework governing the establishment and operation of Wholly Owned Subsidiaries (WOS) by foreign banks in India.

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King, Stubb & Kasiva

SEBI (Custodian) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025: Raising Standards For Custodians Of Securities

On 18 September 2025, the Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI") notified the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Custodian) (Amendment) Regulations,

India Commercial

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IndiaLaw LLP

NBFC/CIC Classification Issue

Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and Core Investment Companies (CICs) have an integral position in the financial system of India, especially in bridging the credit gap...

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MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

AKP Banking & Finance Digest August 25, 2025

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AK & Partners

RBI Issues Draft Circular On Counterparty Credit Risk And Potential Future Exposure

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IndiaLaw LLP

Key Developments In India's Evolving Financial Framework

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AZB & Partners

Regulatory Disruption: Are Banks And NBFCs Prepared For RBI's Next Oversight Wave?

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Aarna Law

General Newsletter, May 2025

India Commercial

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DSK Legal

Section 194T – A New Compliance Frontier For Partnership Firms And LLPs

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Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

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Debt Capital Markets

Decoding The Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025

The Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025 was introduced by legislation to cater to the needs of new India by modernising the banking system that is now outdated in a way that it fails to include digital necessities...

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IndiaLaw LLP

AKP Banking & Finance Digest December 08, 2025

We are delighted to share this week's AKP Banking & Finance Weekly Digest.

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AK & Partners

How Draft ECB Regulations 2025 Affect Borrowers, Lenders And AD Banks

RBI's Draft Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing and Lending) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2025, issued under FEMA, propose a major redesign of India's external commercial borrowing (ECB) framework.

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Legitpro Law

Draft ECB Regulations 2025: A New FEMA Playbook For Foreign Borrowing

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Legitpro Law

SEBI's Incentive Push: A New Boost For India's Public Debt Market

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Khaitan & Co LLP

India's New Space Age: How A ₹1,000-Crore VC Fund And Indian Space Laws Are Powering The Next Frontier Of Start-Ups

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IndiaLaw LLP

Proposed Revamp Of The External Commercial Borrowings Guidelines

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JSA

AKP Banking & Finance Digest November 17, 2025

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AK & Partners

From Restriction To Opportunity: RBI's Draft Capital Market Exposure Directions And Their Implications For Bank-financed Acquisitions

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Acuity Law

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Charges, Mortgages, Indemnities

RERA's Iron Grip Strengthened: Courts Redefine Allottee Rights In Mortgages, Leases & Insolvency

The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA), was enacted as a broad safeguard for India's purchasers, a group of consumers that has historically been exposed to the opaque and unaccountable...

India Real Estate

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IndiaLaw LLP

Default Is Default—Even On A Half-Disbursed Loan: NCLAT Clears Axis Bank's CIRP Trigger

On 6 October 2025, NCLAT's Principal Bench, New Delhi, delivered a terse but telling reminder that the CIRP under the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016 is triggered by default, not the degree of disbursement or the robustness of security.

India Insolvency

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IndiaLaw LLP

No Shortcut On Stamp Duty – Supreme Court Says Security Bonds By Debtors Are Mortgage Deeds

In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court of India in M/s Godwin Construction Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner, Meerut Division & Anr. addressed an important issue concerning the correct classification of instruments for the purpose of stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899.

India Real Estate

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Sagus Speaks - August 2025 | Part 1

India Commercial

Sagus Legal

AKP Corporate & Compliance Digest August 11, 2025

India Employment

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AK & Partners

Registration Bill 2025 - Impact On Finance And Real Estate Sectors

India Real Estate

AP

Argus Partners

Reserve Bank Of India Vide Notification Dated July 02, 2025, Has Issued Reserve Bank Of India (Pre-payment Charges On Loans) Directions, 2025

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Lex Favios

Bombay High Court: Validity Of Mortgage In Breach Of The Underlying Lease Deed

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Argus Partners

Digital Lending In India: A Regulatory Reset Under The Reserve Bank Of India (Digital Lending) Directions, 2025

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LexOrbis

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Financial Services

GB Global Limited – BSE Returns Amalgamation Scheme Citing Regulation 37 Of SEBI LODR

GB Global Limited, a listed company (equity shares presently not traded), was admitted into Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) in September 2017.

India Commercial

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Aurtus Consulting LLP

Financial Obligations In Corporate Insolvency: A NCLT Verdict On CIRP Costs

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has reaffirmed the legal enforceability of costs approved during the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP)...

India Insolvency

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IndiaLaw LLP

Corporate Demergers In Listed Entities: Key Legal Consideration And Practical Insights For Value Creation

Corporate demergers with subsequent listings offer Indian companies significant strategic and tax advantages but require meticulous advance planning.

India Commercial

LegaLogic

SEBI Unveils Modalities For Transition To Accredited Investor-Exclusive Schemes And Eases Norms For Large-Value Funds

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Aurtus Consulting LLP

RBI (Commercial Banks – Undertaking Of Financial Services) (Amendment) Directions, 2025

AP

Argus Partners

RBI Issues Revised Guidelines For Wholly Owned Subsidiaries (WOS) Of Foreign Banks – 2025

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King, Stubb & Kasiva

Operationalising Zero Trust In Indian Banking System

LP

Legitpro Law

AKP Banking & Finance Digest December 15, 2025

Worldwide Finance

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AK & Partners

SEBI Unifies Rules For Debenture Trustees With New Master Circular: A Complete Guide For Compliance And Investor Protection

India Commercial

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King, Stubb & Kasiva

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Latest Videos

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Investor Alert: SEBI Opens Doors To Scalable Co-Investments In AIFs (Podcast)

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AK & Partners

How Indians Can Legally Hold Foreign Currency Accounts At IFSCs (Video)

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IndiaLaw LLP

A Distinct Approach To Capital Investment: Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) (Video)

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Corporate Professionals

JSA Mint Video & Podcast Series | Episode 3: Financing India's Growth Story

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JSA

Navigating The Funding Frontier: Insights For Startup Founders (Video)

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