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Latest Corporate Law & Regulatory Updates 2026
115 articlesTrack all latest regulatory updates in India — MCA circulars today, SEBI notifications, RBI guidelines, NCLT orders, IBC circulars and FEMA notifications — updated daily for Company Secretaries, Chartered Accountants, Cost Accountants (CMA), law students, CS students, legal enthusiasts, and corporate compliance professionals.
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RBI Issues Amendment Directions on Interest Rate on Deposits Across Six Bank Categories 2026
RBI's July 30, 2026 Amendment Directions tighten bulk-deposit rate disclosure timing (by 10:10 am daily) and mandate uniform pricing across branches for Commercial, Small Finance, RRB, Payments, Local Area and Urban Co-operative Banks. Effective October 1, 2026.
31 July 2026Eff. 1 October 2026
9 min
RBI issues Draft (Securitisation Transactions) Amendment Directions
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RBI Draft Securitisation Amendment Directions 2026 - Demat SNs, Rs.1 Cr Ticket
RBI's draft Securitisation Transactions Amendment Directions, 2026 amend the 2025 Directions for Commercial Banks, Small Finance Banks, NBFCs and All India FIs, mandating dematerialised securitisation notes with a Rs.1 crore minimum ticket size. Comments due August 27, 2026.
RBI issues Draft (Securitisation Transactions) Amendment Directions
28 July 2026Eff. 1 October 2026
13 min
RBI Issues Amendment Directions on ‘Matters to be placed before the Boards of the Banks’
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RBI Overhauls "Matters to be Placed Before the Board" Framework for Banks — Governance Amendment Directions 2026
RBI issued Governance Amendment Directions (July 14, 2026) for Commercial, Small Finance, Payments and Local Area Banks, replacing the "seven broad themes" with principle-based guidance and detailed Appendix lists of matters for Board approval/review/delegation, effective October 1, 2026.
RBI Issues Amendment Directions on ‘Matters to be placed before the Boards of the Banks’
15 July 2026Eff. 1 October 2026
10 min
RBI invites public comments on the draft “Reserve Bank of India (Acquisition and Holding of Shares or Voting Rights) Amendment Directions, 2026”
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RBI Proposes One-Time Approval for Mutual Funds, Insurers, Pension Funds Re-Acquiring Bank Shares — Draft Amendment Directions, 2026
RBI's draft Amendment Directions, 2026 (Commercial, Small Finance, Payments, Local Area Banks) let mutual funds, insurers and pension funds get one-time approval for subsequent major shareholding acquisitions up to 10% in a bank. Comments due 4 August 2026.
RBI invites public comments on the draft “Reserve Bank of India (Acquisition and Holding of Shares or Voting Rights) Amendment Directions, 2026”
14 July 2026
12 min
Voluntary Surrender of Certificate of Registration by NBFCs (including HFCs) for Cancellation – Application Form and Indicative Checklist
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RBI Creates 'Type I NBFC' Category and Opens Deregistration Window — NBFC Registration Amendment Directions, 2026
RBI's April 29, 2026 Amendment Directions create 'Type I/Type II NBFC' categories, effective July 1, 2026. NBFCs below ₹1,000 crore without public funds/customer interface may deregister via PRAVAAH by Dec 31, 2026; CoR surrender form revised June 30, 2026.
Voluntary Surrender of Certificate of Registration by NBFCs (including HFCs) for Cancellation – Application Form and Indicative Checklist
30 June 2026Eff. 1 July 2026
19 min
RBI
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RBI Overhauls Customer Liability Framework for Digital Banking Fraud, Adds Compensation Scheme — Effective January 1, 2027
RBI's seven Amendment Directions (June 24, 2026) replace the narrower unauthorised-transaction liability rule with a wider fraudulent-EBT framework, cap complaint resolution at 45/60 days, and launch a new small-value fraud compensation scheme, effective January 1, 2027.
25 June 2026Eff. 1 January 2027
14 min
RBI
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RBI Overhauls NBFC Upper Layer Identification: ₹1 Lakh Crore Asset Threshold, Government NBFC Inclusion and Concentration Norm Reforms — Amendment Directions 2026
RBI replaces complex NBFC-UL scoring methodology with a simple ₹1,00,000 crore asset threshold, brings Government NBFCs under Scale Based Regulation, and withdraws their concentration norm exemptions. Effective June 24, 2026.
25 June 2026Eff. 24 June 2026
21 min
RBI
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RBI Temporarily Withdraws FCNR(B) and NRE Deposit Interest Rate Ceiling Across All Bank Categories — Six Amendment Directions Dated June 17, 2026
RBI issued six Amendment Directions dated June 17, 2026, temporarily withdrawing the interest rate ceiling on FCNR(B) deposits (3-5 year tenors) and the restriction on NRE deposit rates (3 years and above) across all categories of banks, till September 30, 2026.
23 June 2026Eff. 17 June 2026
20 min
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Department of Regulation, Circular Nos. RBI/2026-27/145 to RBI/2026-27/149 dated June 19, 2026
MandatoryRBIHigh impact
RBI CRR & SLR Third Amendment Directions 2026: NRE Term Deposits of 3+ Years Exempted — All 5 Bank Categories
RBI issued 5 simultaneous CRR & SLR Third Amendment Directions (RBI/2026-27/145–149) on June 19, 2026. Fresh NRE term deposits of 3+ years mobilised June 19–Sep 30, 2026 exempted from CRR/SLR across Commercial Banks, SFBs, UCBs, Rural Co-ops, and RRBs.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Department of Regulation, Circular Nos. RBI/2026-27/145 to RBI/2026-27/149 dated June 19, 2026
21 June 2026Eff. 19 June 2026
14 min
RBI
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RBI Grants CRR & SLR Exemption on Fresh FCNR(B) Deposits: Five June 2026 Notifications Explained
The RBI has issued five Amendment Directions dated June 8, 2026 granting CRR and SLR exemptions on fresh US Dollar FCNR(B) deposits of 3–5 year tenor mobilised between June 8 and September 30, 2026. The measure aims to attract NRI deposits, strengthen forex reserves, and support rupee stability.
10 June 2026
25 min
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