MCA Raises ‘Small Company’ Thresholds: What It Means for India’s Growing MSMEs Earlier this month, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) notified a significant change under the Companies Act, 2013—one that could materially reshape the compliance and growth journey of thousands of Indian businesses. Through notification  G.S.R. 880(E) dated December 1 , the MCA revised the criteria for classifying a company as a “small company.” Companies with  paid-up capital of up to ₹10 c

SEBI’s FPI Framework Revamp: A Structural Reset for Faster, Cleaner Foreign Investment India’s foreign portfolio investment regime is finally getting the overhaul market participants have quietly been waiting for. In its new consultation paper, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed a comprehensive revamp of the  Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) framework , targeting three long-standing conflict points: slow onboarding, duplicative compliance, and frag

SEBI Cancels 68 Investment Adviser Registrations: A Wake-Up Call on Compliance Discipline In a significant regulatory sweep, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has cancelled the registrations of 68 investment advisers (IAs) after they failed to meet mandatory compliance requirements—most notably, non-payment of renewal fees required to maintain their licences. This marks one of SEBI’s largest compliance crackdowns in recent years, underscoring the regulator’s

SEBI Pushes for Greater Institutional & Retail Participation in REITs and InvITs At the National Conclave on REITs and InvITs 2025, SEBI Chairman  Tuhin Kanta Pandey  underscored a renewed push to deepen India’s investment ecosystem for Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs). With India rapidly scaling its real-estate and infrastructure ambitions, REITs and InvITs are emerging as critical financial instruments to channel long-term,

SEBI Proposes Key Changes to Pre-IPO Lock-in Rules: A Big Push Toward Faster, Cleaner Listings India’s primary markets are in the middle of a historic run. With more than 300 companies raising over $16.55 billion in 2025 alone, the appetite for new listings has rarely been stronger. Against this backdrop, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has unveiled a major proposal aimed at making the IPO process smoother, faster, and far less cumbersome—especially when it

Electronic Gold in India: Features, Investment Mechanics & Trading Explained Introduction The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) recently issued a cautionary note warning investors against buying “digital gold” from unregulated online platforms. While these digital offerings promise easy gold ownership, they fall outside SEBI’s regulatory framework and expose investors to serious counterparty and operational risks. In contrast, SEBI has introduced  regulated electr

Big Crackdown on Anil Ambani: ED Attaches ₹3,084 Crore Worth of Assets In a significant enforcement action, the  Enforcement Directorate (ED)  has provisionally attached assets worth  ₹3,084 crore  belonging to the  Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group  under the  Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) . The attachment order, issued on  October 31 , marks one of the largest actions taken against a major Indian industrial group in recent years. The attached properties include a 

SEBI Penalises 13 Entities for Front-Running Trades Using Non-Public Information Front-running  in the securities market refers to an  unfair trading practice  where a person (like a broker, trader, or insider)  uses confidential or non-public information  about an upcoming large trade to make  personal profits  before that trade is executed. Let us understand: If a trader knows that a big institutional investor (like a mutual fund or FIIs) is about to buy or sell a large qua

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