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IBBI Circular No. IBBI/II/106/2026 dated 21 September 2026 records Bombay and Delhi High Court rulings that sections 96(4) and 124(4) of the IBC are retroactive. The interim moratorium for personal guarantors to corporate debtors ceased from 26 May 2026, including for pending applications.
Cessation of Interim Moratorium in respect of personal guarantors to corporate debtors - Judgements of Hon'ble High Courts
21 September 2026Eff. 26 May 202626 min
On September 21, 2026, RBI issued the Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Minimum Capital Requirements for Market Risk) Directions, 2026 (Ref: RBI/DOR/2026-27/472), replacing Section D of the 2025 Capital Adequacy Directions from April 1, 2027. This guide covers the Simplified Standardised Approach (SSA), internal model approvals, GIRR, equity risk, forex risk, and bank compliance timelines.
RBI issues Directions on Minimum Capital Requirements for Market Risk under Basel III for Commercial Banks
21 September 2026Eff. 1 April 202732 min
IFSCA has amended its Master Circular for Distributors in the IFSC to name UAE, Singapore, Australia and the European Union as specified jurisdictions under regulation 32(1)(a) and (c) of the CMI Regulations, taking the list to eleven. Products domiciled in the four added jurisdictions move from sophisticated-investor-only distribution into distribution to any category of client, including retail. The circular also clarifies that "jurisdiction" means the domicile of the product, not the manager's location.
Amendment to the Circular titled "Master Circular for Distributors in the IFSC"
18 September 2026Eff. 18 September 202622 min
RBI has issued six parallel Amendment Directions, 2026 — covering Commercial, Small Finance, Local Area, Regional Rural, Urban Co-operative and Rural Co-operative Banks — extending the alternative certified-copy KYC verification route, so far available only to NRIs and PIOs, to Foreign Portfolio Investors as well. Effective immediately from 18 September 2026.
Reserve Bank of India
18 September 2026Eff. 18 September 202613 min
IFSCA has notified a standalone regulatory framework for Electronic Trading Platforms in GIFT IFSC, effective 10 September 2026. It creates a registration regime, net worth floor, operating and risk-management obligations, and a list of six eligible jurisdictions whose trading venues get a simplified branch route.
IFSCA (ELECTRONIC TRADING PLATFORMS) REGULATIONS, 2026
18 September 2026Eff. 10 September 202627 min
IFSCA has notified the Fund Management (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2026 in the Official Gazette on 10 September 2026. Amending the 2025 Regulations across forty-four provisions, the amendments recalibrate sponsor skin-in-the-game contributions to committed corpus, allow repeatable PPM extensions, introduce safe harbors for fund fiduciaries, de-link service provider appointments from pre-launch filing, and ease valuation and reporting mandates for FMEs in GIFT City IFSC.
Amendments to the International Financial Services Centres Authority (Fund Management) Regulations, 2025
18 September 2026Eff. 16 September 202632 min
SEBI is extending the Samuhik Prativedan Manch common reporting platform to clearing members who are also stock brokers. Phase 1, proposed from 30 September 2026, covers 14 compliance reports — roughly 60% of their reporting load. Around 1,066 clearing members stand to benefit. Phase 2: 31 Dec 2026.
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
17 September 2026Eff. 30 September 202619 min
IFSCA has notified a standalone market abuse framework for GIFT City's securities market, replacing SEBI's 2015 insider trading and 2003 PFUTP Regulations within the IFSC with a single consolidated regulation covering insider trading, disclosure duties and manipulative trade practices.
IFSCA (Prohibition of Market Abuse in Securities Markets) Regulations, 2026
17 September 2026Eff. 1 September 202622 min
UPDATE (GC 05/2026): MGT-7/MGT-7A for FY 2025-26 can be filed by 31 Jan 2027 without additional fees. Comprehensive statutory guide to Form MGT-7 & MGT-7A annual returns — statutory due dates, Small Company thresholds (G.S.R. 880(E)), ₹100/day late fees, attachments, MCA V3 help kit.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)
16 September 202650 min
The Union Cabinet has approved enhancing the mandatory EPFO wage ceiling from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000/month with effect from 17 September 2026 (Vishwakarma Jayanti). Announced by Union Labour Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya (PIB ID 2310973), the decision brings over 51 lakh workers under statutory PF, pension, and EDLI cover with a 5-year outlay of ₹56,696 crore.
Press Information Bureau (PIB), Ministry of Labour & Employment
16 September 2026Eff. 17 September 202622 min