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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
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King, Stubb & Kasiva
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Why Standard Project Finance Safeguards Do Not Disqualify Debenture Holders From The Committee Of Creditors
The intersection of structured finance and insolvency law continues to generate significant judicial discourse, particularly on the question of when a financial creditor ceases to be a mere lender and becomes a related party of the corporate debtor. A recent ruling by the National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi Bench, in Rishi Gupta and Anr. v. IDBI Trusteeship Services Ltd. and Ors. offers important clarity on this issue.
India Finance
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IndiaLaw LLP
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WEBINAR: India’s DPDPA: Sectoral Analysis Of BFSI, Healthcare, Entertainment & GCCs (Video)
India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act is transforming how organisations handle data privacy, introducing stringent compliance requirements and penalties reaching ₹250 crore per violation. A recent webinar by Acuity Law examined the practical implications of this landmark legislation across key sectors including BFSI, healthcare, entertainment, and global capability centres, offering strategic guidance for navigating the new regulatory framework.
India Privacy
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Acuity Law
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Consultation Paper On Comprehensive Review Of SEBI (Portfolio Managers) Regulations, 2020
Amid investors' rising sophistication and demand for bespoke, diversified portfolios, SEBI issued a Consultation Paper on 23 July 2026 proposing a major overhaul of the SEBI (Portfolio Managers) Regulations, 2020. The proposals aim to widen investment opportunities, rationalise compliance, consolidate provisions, simplify language and remove redundancies. Public Comments may be submitted to SEBI until 13 August 2026
India Finance
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Aurtus Consulting LLP
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Decoding FEMA Residency:Why The 182 Day Requirement Cannot Be Read In Isolation
The determination of whether a person qualifies as a “person resident in India” under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (“FEMA”) is fundamental to it’s regulatory framework. Residential status determines whether a person is governed by the regulatory regime applicable to residents or by the restrictions applicable to persons resident outside India in relation to foreign investment, acquisition of immovable property, capital account transactions, and the establishment of a place of business in India.
India Finance
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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
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WDRA Proposes Standardised Shelf-Life Norms For eNWR Commodities: A Step Towards Greater Certainty In Warehouse Receipt Financing
The Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority has taken a significant step towards institutionalising storage standards in the warehouse receipt ecosystem by issuing a stakeholder consultation notice on 27 July 2026. The notice, bearing file number T-COMP/3/2025-Technical, invites comments from market participants on the proposed shelf-life durations for nine notified commodities stored under electronic Negotiable Warehouse Receipts in WDRA-registered warehouses.
India Finance
IL
IndiaLaw LLP
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SEBI’s Proposal For A Common Advertisement Code: Financial Advertisements Under The Regulatory Lens
India's securities regulator has proposed a unified advertisement framework that would replace fragmented approval requirements with standardised post-issuance reporting for financial intermediaries. The consultation paper introduces common principles for risk disclosure, performance presentation and promotional claims across multiple categories of regulated entities. How will this shift from prior approval to retrospective supervision affect compliance practices in India's securities market?
India Finance
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Lexplosion Solutions Private Limited
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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
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Acuity Law
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