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