India’s market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has introduced a significant change in how mutual funds value physical gold and silver held in exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The new framework aims to make pricing more aligned with domestic market conditions, improve transparency, and standardize valuation practices across fund houses. The revised norms…
In a consultation paper released on 9 February, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) suggested reducing the minimum investment threshold for investors in alternative investment funds (AIFs) linked to social impact causes to ₹1,000 from ₹2 lakh. The sharp reduction is expected to allow retail investors into a segment that has so far…
SEBI: India’s market regulator SEBI has barred the country’s two newest exchanges from offering trading in equity derivatives. They have first been asked to expand their share-trading business, two regulatory sources gave this information. According to news agency Reuters, at the end of 2025, the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange(NCDEX) and the Metropolitan Stock Exchange…
