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SEBI Moves To Widen India’s Accredited Investor Pool
An accredited investor is a person SEBI recognises as having the financial capacity and sophistication to bear the risks of complex investment products. Accredited status acts as a gateway to SEBI-regulated products, including Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) and Portfolio Management Services (PMS), and relaxes minimum ticket sizes. To qualify, an investor must meet an income or net worth threshold and obtain certification from a SEBI-recognised accreditation agency.
India Finance
BA
BTG Advaya
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The Auction Purchaser's Right To Be Heard: A Chennai Tribunal Ruling On Natural Justice Under The SARFAESI Act
The law of secured asset recovery in India has long been dominated by the binary contest between borrower and bank. Yet every so often a case arises that exposes the fragility of third-party interests caught in the crossfire. One such matter came before the Debt Recovery Tribunal in Chennai on 06.08.2026, when Presiding Officer Smt. S.V. Gowramma was called upon to decide whether a successful auction purchaser could be shut out of proceedings that would determine whether it ever obtained the property it had paid for.
India Finance
IL
IndiaLaw LLP
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Capital Adequacy/BASEL

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RBI Upper Layer NBFC Rules 2026, ₹1 Lakh Crore Threshold, Mandatory Listing And Compliance
The Reserve Bank of India’s Scale Based Regulation (“SBR”) framework has fundamentally changed the way India regulates its largest non-banking financial companies (“NBFCs”). What began in 2021 as a framework built around size, complexity, interconnectedness, and systemic importance has evolved into a substantially more predictable regime following the RBI’s June 2026 amendments.
India Commercial
KS
King, Stubb & Kasiva
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Debt Capital Markets

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SEBI Clarifies Scope Of Regulation 62A: Transfer Of Unlisted NCDs Under A Business Transfer Arrangement Does Not Circumvent Listing Requirements
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in its recent informal guidance dated 20 July 2026 (Informal Guidance), has clarified that Regulation 62A of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended (LODR Regulations), applies to outstanding unlisted non-convertible debentures, which was are transferred to a debt listed entity pursuant to any corporate restructuring or business transfer.
India Finance
KC
Khaitan & Co LLP
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Charges, Mortgages, Indemnities

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Closing The Interim Stay Trap: How The 2026 IBC Amendment Has Rebalanced Personal Guarantor Risk
The 2026 IBC amendments have fundamentally altered the dynamics of personal guarantor insolvency proceedings by eliminating automatic interim stays. What was once a powerful tool for promoters to halt recovery actions through a simple filing now requires substantive judicial scrutiny, shifting the balance of power back toward creditors and forcing lenders to reassess their enforcement strategies across multiple forums.
India Insolvency
AA
Agama Law Associates
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Buy-Backs: Changed Rules
SEBI has restored the open market buy-back route through stock exchanges effective August 1, 2026, after suspending it in April 2025. The amendment introduces significant changes including a fixed 66-working-day execution window, ISIN-level freeze on promoter shareholding, mandatory minimum public shareholding compliance, and makes merchant banker appointment discretionary while reallocating their functions among company officers and auditors.
India Finance
A
Acuity Law
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Financial Services

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SEBI Moves To Widen India’s Accredited Investor Pool
An accredited investor is a person SEBI recognises as having the financial capacity and sophistication to bear the risks of complex investment products. Accredited status acts as a gateway to SEBI-regulated products, including Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) and Portfolio Management Services (PMS), and relaxes minimum ticket sizes. To qualify, an investor must meet an income or net worth threshold and obtain certification from a SEBI-recognised accreditation agency.
India Finance
BA
BTG Advaya
Article
The Auction Purchaser's Right To Be Heard: A Chennai Tribunal Ruling On Natural Justice Under The SARFAESI Act
The law of secured asset recovery in India has long been dominated by the binary contest between borrower and bank. Yet every so often a case arises that exposes the fragility of third-party interests caught in the crossfire. One such matter came before the Debt Recovery Tribunal in Chennai on 06.08.2026, when Presiding Officer Smt. S.V. Gowramma was called upon to decide whether a successful auction purchaser could be shut out of proceedings that would determine whether it ever obtained the property it had paid for.
India Finance
IL
IndiaLaw LLP
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