Securities markets and their regulator

19 Jun 2026Briefnewly addedIn June 2026 the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) brought back buybacks through the stock exchange route, which it had phased out. The change followed the Budget 2026-27, which moved the taxation of buybacks to capital gains. The board also set up GARUDA, a green channel that lets alternative investment funds start raising money 10 working days after filing a placement memorandum, instead of 30. The Hindu, 19 Jun 2026: Sebi to reintroduce open market share buybacks via exchanges, eases intra-day borrowing rules for MFs (opens in a new tab)

23 Jul 2026Briefnewly addedThe Standing Committee on Finance, in its 36th Report on the Code, asked the government to frame a separate law for crypto assets outside the Code. Until such a law exists, it proposed interim self regulatory organisations. Standing Committee on Finance, 23 Jul 2026: 36th Report: The Securities Markets Code, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

20 Aug 2026Briefnewly addedSEBI found that 87.7 per cent of individual futures and options traders lost money in 2025-26, with net losses of about ₹91,685 crore. Active traders fell about 20 per cent, and about 92 per cent of the losses came from options. Mains: Nearly nine in ten individual traders losing money is the core of the case for protecting small investors in derivatives. Securities and Exchange Board of India, 20 Aug 2026: Press release on the study of individual traders in equity derivatives (opens in a new tab)

24 Sep 2026Briefnewly addedAt its 215th meeting on 24 September the SEBI board approved new Portfolio Managers Regulations and Settlement Proceedings Regulations, 2026. It let Foreign Portfolio Investors trade non agricultural commodity derivatives. It widened accredited investor status, with ₹5 crore of market holdings for individuals and deemed status for non residents. Securities and Exchange Board of India, 24 Sep 2026: Press release on the board meeting of 24 September 2026 (opens in a new tab)