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RBI (Non-Operative Financial Companies) (Amendment) Directions, 2025

RBI has amended the regulatory framework for Non-Operative Financial Holding Companies (‘NOFHCs') following a review of earlier instructions and to align with updated...

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AZB & Partners

RBI (Trade Relief Measures) Directions, 2025

RBI has introduced certain directions titled the Reserve Bank of India (Trade Relief Measures), Directions 2025 relating to trade relief measures ('Directions')...

AP

AZB & Partners

Investment In Corporate Debt Securities By Persons Resident Outside India Through Special Rupee Vostro Account

RBI has widened the permissible limits of investments for surplus Indian Rupee balances held by persons resident outside India that maintain a Special Rupee Vostro Account (‘SRVA') for international trade settlement...

AP

AZB & Partners

RBI Amends Foreign Exchange Management (Export Of Goods And Services) Regulations, 2015

RBI has, by way of a Notification dated November 13, 2025, amended the Foreign Exchange Management (Export of Goods & Services) Regulations, 2015 (‘Export Regulations') to extend key statutory timelines...

AP

AZB & Partners

Modalities For Migration To Schemes Of AI-Only Funds And Relaxations To LVFs Under AIF Regulations

AP

AZB & Partners

SEBI Overhauls Merchant Banker Framework

India Commercial

AP

AZB & Partners

SEBI Circular On Certification Requirement For Compliance Officers Of Managers Of AIFs

AP

AZB & Partners

RBI Amends Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts By A Person Resident In India) Regulations, 2015

AP

AZB & Partners

SEBI Notifications On Reclassification Of REITs As Equity Related Instruments

AP

AZB & Partners

Certain Amendments To AIF Regulations

AP

AZB & Partners

RBI Notifies New Regulations For Export And Import Of Goods And Services

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BTG Advaya

RBI Notifies RBI (Commercial Banks – Credit Risk Management) Amendment Directions, 2026

Sagus Legal

SEBI Simplifies The Requirements For Grant Of Accreditation To Investors

Sagus Legal

Lending PAs And Wealthtech In A Converging RBI SEBI IRDAI Regulatory Landscape

India Technology

LP

Legitpro Law

SEBI (Stock Brokers) Regulations, 2026: A Structural Reset Of India's Broking Regulatory Framework

India Commercial

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

India Rolls Out CNAP In 2026: Official Caller Name Display To Fight Spam, Powered By KYC Databases And Privacy Opt-Out

India Media & IT

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Khurana and Khurana

Customs And GST Alert - January 2026.

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Vaish Associates Advocates

The Independent Director Conundrum In India

India Commercial

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Legitpro Law

MeitY Unveils India AI Governance Guidelines

India Technology

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S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Net Worth Liquid Capital And Chinese Walls Under SEBI's New Merchant Banker Framework

India's merchant banking industry is entering a more demanding regulatory phase in which capital strength, liquid buffers and governance standards will matter as much as deal making credentials.

LP

Legitpro Law

SEBI Has Amended The SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012

SEBI vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/274 dated 18.11.2025, has notified the SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) (Third Amendment) Regulations...

Sagus Legal

MoF Introduced A Bill On The Securities Markets Code, 2025 In Lok Sabha To Consolidate Securities Laws.

The Securities Markets Code, 2025 was introduced in the Lok Sabha by the Ministry of Finance ("MoF") on 18.12.2025 as Bill No. 200 of 2025 ("Draft Code").

Sagus Legal

RBI Notifies Reserve Bank Of India (Commercial Banks – Know Your Customer) Amendment Directions, 2025

The Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") by way of Notification No. RBI/2025-26/166 dated 29.12.2025 notified the Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Know Your Customer) Amendment Directions, 2025 ("KYC Amendment Directions") to amend the Reserve Bank of India Directions, 2025.

Sagus Legal

SEBI Mandates Periodic Disclosures By Trustees Of Special Purpose Distinct Entities To SEBI And Stock Exchanges.

Sagus Legal

NCLT Held That A Petition Under Section 7 Is Not Maintainable Against A Corporate Guarantor In The Absence Of A Valid Invocation Of The Guarantee

India Commercial

Sagus Legal

SEBI Mandates Certification From NISM For Compliance Officers Of Managers Of AIFs.

Sagus Legal

Reasons To Set Up An Entity In GIFT City

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King, Stubb & Kasiva

Should You Set Up An Entity In GIFT City

KS

King, Stubb & Kasiva

RBI Releases FEMA 2026 Export-Import Trade Regulations: What Businesses Need To Know

India International

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Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Update – AML & CFT Guidelines For Reporting Entities Providing Services Related To Virtual Digital Assets, 2026

AP

AZB & Partners

AKP Banking & Finance Digest January 19, 2026

AP

AK & Partners

Refining The AML/KYC Framework For Ifscs: An Analysis Of IFSCA's January 2026 Circular

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

SEBI Settlements: A Vital Tool For India Fund Managers

AP

AZB & Partners

Update – AML & CFT Guidelines For Reporting Entities Providing Services Related To Virtual Digital Assets, 2026

The Financial Intelligence Unit, Ministry of Finance, Government of India ("FIU-IND") has issued the updated "AML & CFT Guidelines for Reporting Entities Providing Services Related...

AP

AZB & Partners

AKP Banking & Finance Digest January 19, 2026

We are delighted to share this week's AKP Banking & Finance Weekly Digest. Please feel free to write to us with your feedback at info@akandpartners.in.

AP

AK & Partners

Refining The AML/KYC Framework For Ifscs: An Analysis Of IFSCA's January 2026 Circular

The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) to continue its steady recalibration of India's offshore financial regulatory framework with the issuance of a circular dated 2nd January 20261...

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

SEBI Settlements: A Vital Tool For India Fund Managers

The regulatory landscape for India's funds industry has undergone significant transformation in the past decade.

AP

AZB & Partners

Fintech Frontline: Legal And Market Intelligence From India

India Technology

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CMS INDUSLAW

Strengthening The Core: Key Changes In RBI's Commercial Bank Governance Directions 2025

The Reserve Bank of India's ("RBI") Commercial Banks – Governance Directions, 2025 ("Directions") mark a decisive shift in how Indian banks are expected...

India Commercial

AP

AK & Partners

RBI's Universal Bank Guidelines 2025: Key Strategic Shifts In Governance, Capital And Innovation

The Reserve Bank of India (Universal Banks - Licensing) Guidelines, 2025 ("Guidelines") represent a significant update to India's banking licensing system regime.

AP

AK & Partners

India's LEI Mandate For Borrowers

The requirement for borrowers with aggregate fund-based and non-fund-based exposure of INR 5 crores and above to obtain a Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) represents a significant regulatory intervention in India's credit and financial reporting framework.

LP

Legitpro Law

Testing Of Tomorrow's Finance: IFSCA's Draft FinTech Sandbox Framework- Key Features, Eligibility & Regulatory Implications

On September 19, 2025, the International Financial Services Centres Authority ("IFSCA") issued the Draft FinTech Sandbox Framework...

AP

AK & Partners

Fintech Frontline: Legal And Market Intelligence From India (November 2025)

India Technology

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CMS INDUSLAW

RBI's Outsourcing Directions 2025: Re-defining Control, Accountability, And Contracting For NBFCs

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King, Stubb & Kasiva

Balancing Relaxation And Risk: A Critical Analysis Of Gaps In Reserve Bank Of India (Investment In AIF) Directions, 2025

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Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India

FinTales Edition 42 – Immutable Ledgers, Mutable Gold

India Technology

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Ikigai Law

GIFT City Updates (December 2025)

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Hammurabi & Solomon

Redemption And Limitation In Usufructuary Mortgages: The Supreme Court's Clarification In Dalip Singh v. Sawan Singh

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Strategic Governance Under RBI's (Commercial Banks – Undertaking Of Financial Services) Directions, 2025: Essential Insights For Investors And Promoters

India Commercial

AP

AK & Partners

RBI Regulatory Reset 2025. Navigating The Consolidation Of Circulars Into Master Directions (Video)

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

A Regulatory Perspective On RBI Guidelines On Wholly Owned Subsidiaries: Is India Setting A New Benchmark In Foreign Bank Regulation?

AP

AK & Partners

RBI's New Non-Fund Based Credit Framework: Key Changes, Opportunities And Compliance Priorities

AP

AK & Partners

RBI Master Direction On Digital Payment Aggregators: Understanding Compliance Requirements And Industry Implications

AP

AK & Partners

RBI's 2025 Amendment Directions On Financial Services By Scheduled Commercial Banks

Saga Legal

India's Securities Laws To Get A 3-in-1 Makeover

India Commercial

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CMS INDUSLAW

AKP Banking & Finance Digest January 05, 2026

AP

AK & Partners

Mastering The Vault: RBI's Cash Reserve Ratio And Statutory Liquidity Ratio Compliance Guide For CFOs

AP

AK & Partners

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