The market regulator has said that the first of the external agency reports have to be submitted by September 30, 2025.
The consultation paper issued on November 13 recognised the benefits of using these tools and the dangers of not regulating their use
According to the paper, Sebi has received feedback that, under the current regulatory regime, shareholders do not have material oversight powers with respect to the functioning of the Board of MIIs
The amount of financial disincentives for surveillance-related lapses would be determined on the basis of the total annual revenue of a Market Infrastructure Institution (MII) -- stock exchange, clearing corporation and depository -- during the previous financial year and the number of instances of such lapses during the financial year.
The new rules unveiled by the market regulator could spell the end of live-market training, which is a big draw for their audience.
Moneycontrol's conversations with database sellers and buyers found that data leaks did not originate directly from regulated entities but from those associated with them. We found that data of even high net-worth individuals can be sourced for Rs 20 apiece.
Each CC has been asked to design their RMS-SaaS with the RMS-software of a peer
MIIs have been directed to submit a declaration from the MD/CEO that three criteria have been satisfied
The MIIs-- stock exchanges, depositories and clearing corporations-- will have to make joint efforts to develop and operationalize the ODR Platform, Sebi said in a circular.
The market regulator has said that Clearing Corporations (CCs) are exposed to concentration risk that may arise from the aggregate of exposures of CC and its subsidiaries to various entities.
The modifications have been made following representations received from various stakeholders, including Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs) and stock brokers, saying that changes to the systems are still under progress, and that there are certain practical difficulties in implementation of the proposed framework.
The co-location lapses at NSE was just one of the reasons for the tweaks to the governance norms for market infrastructure institutions (MIIs), said Gupta, who was part of the SEBI advisory committee on MII reforms
In addition to the cyber audits, the exchanges are also required to carry out periodic vulnerability assessment and penetration testing (VAPT).
The committee would be tasked with "making recommendations on measures for strengthening the role played by the Governing Board and Committees of MIIs", the market regulator said.
Items that could be on the agenda include a revamp in delisting regulations, de-classification of promoters, shareholding norms for Market Infrastructure Institutions and discussions on an innovation growth platform.
In a circular, Sebi said that code of conduct and institutional mechanism for prevention of fraud or market abuse will be applicable to market infrastructure institutions (MIIs) — exchanges, clearing corporations and depositories–on lines of insider trading norms.
There is no one size fits all solution for the fintech industry. And the regulator knows it fully well
Identifying cyber crime as a major threat, Sebi Chairman U K Sinha recently said such attacks are occurring these days in a more sophisticated manner while he also raised concerns about the state-sponsored cyber attacks from abroad.
The developments of this week had me wondering - is not economic influence a measure of control?
To list or not to list... that is the question dividing stock exchange promoters and policymakers over the listing of exchanges in India