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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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Intraday borrowing facility availed by mutual funds
SEBIMedium impact
SEBI Circular Permits Intraday Borrowing Facility for Mutual Funds, Effective September 2026
SEBI Circular HO/(92)2026-IMD-POD-2/I/16006/2026 dated 10 July 2026 lays down conditions under which mutual funds/AMCs may avail intraday borrowings to address liquidity mismatches, superseding earlier borrowing guidelines, effective 1 September 2026.
Intraday borrowing facility availed by mutual funds
10 July 2026Eff. 1 September 2026
9 min
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Custodian) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026
MandatorySEBIHigh impact
SEBI (Custodian) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 — Custodian Fee Shifts from Annual to Monthly
SEBI Notification SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2026/308 dated 3 July 2026 replaces the annual custodian fee (₹10,00,000 or 0.0005% of AUC) with a monthly fee (₹85,000 or 0.0000416% of AUC), payable within 15 days of month-end, effective 1 October 2026.
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Custodian) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026
9 July 2026Eff. 1 October 2026
9 min
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Securitised Debt Instruments and Security Receipts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026
SEBIMedium impact
SEBI Amends Securitised Debt Instruments Regulations 2026 — Originator Redefined as "Servicer", SPDE Trustee Norms Tightened
SEBI Notification SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2026/304 dated 1 July 2026 amends the SDI & Security Receipts Regulations, 2008 — replaces "originator" with "servicer" in reporting/audit clauses, caps RBI-regulated originators to one non-veto SPDE trustee seat, effective immediately.
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Securitised Debt Instruments and Security Receipts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026
7 July 2026Eff. 1 July 2026
11 min
Review of norms for utilization of interest or income from IPF of the Depositories
SEBIMedium impact
SEBI Revises IPF Interest Utilisation Norms for Depositories 2026
SEBI amends IPF utilisation norms for Depositories, cutting mandatory ploughback of interest/income from IPF investments from 100% to at least 95%, permitting up to 5% for IPF Trust administrative and statutory expenses. Effective September 01, 2026.
Review of norms for utilization of interest or income from IPF of the Depositories
7 July 2026Eff. 1 September 2026
9 min
Handling of Client’s Unpaid Securities by Trading Members
MandatorySEBIHigh impact
SEBI Amends Master Circular Provisions on Handling of Client's Unpaid Securities by Trading Members 2026
SEBI amends Para 46 of the Master Circular for Stock Brokers on handling clients' unpaid securities. Pledge, invocation, extension and auto-release rules revised for ease of business and investing.
Handling of Client’s Unpaid Securities by Trading Members
3 July 2026
11 min
SETTLEMENT HELPDESK FACILITY
MandatorySEBIHigh impact
SEBI Launches Settlement Helpdesk Facility — Guidance on Applications, Indicative Amount and Status Tracking Under Settlement Regulations, 2018
SEBI launches a Settlement Helpdesk Facility (PR No. 38/2026, July 1, 2026) to help applicants file settlement applications, compute indicative amounts under the Settlement Proceedings Regulations, 2018 and track pending application status via [email protected].
SETTLEMENT HELPDESK FACILITY
1 July 2026Eff. 1 July 2026
13 min
Consultation paper on rationalizing the requirement of obtaining investor consent and ambit of conflicted transactions requiring investor consent under SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012
MandatorySEBIHigh impact
SEBI Consultation Paper on Investor Consent & Conflicted Transactions under AIF Regulations 2026
SEBI proposes standardizing AIF investor consent methods, raising the 2/3rd threshold to 75%, and widening "associate" to "related party" for conflicted transactions. Comments due July 21, 2026.
Consultation paper on rationalizing the requirement of obtaining investor consent and ambit of conflicted transactions requiring investor consent under SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012
30 June 2026
17 min
Ease of Doing Business – Relaxation in certification requirement for Persons Associated with Investment Advice (PAIA) – Sales and other non-core services
MandatorySEBIHigh impact
SEBI Relaxes NISM Certification Requirements for Sales and Non-Core PAIA
SEBI permits PAIA performing only sales and non-core services to obtain NISM Series-XXV-B instead of X-A and X-B. Existing eligible certificate holders receive relief until their certifications expire.
Ease of Doing Business – Relaxation in certification requirement for Persons Associated with Investment Advice (PAIA) – Sales and other non-core services
24 June 2026Eff. 24 June 2026
19 min
SEBI Proposes Common Advertisement Code for Specified Regulated Entities
SEBI
SEBI Common Advertisement Code (CAC) for Regulated Entities
SEBI’s consultation paper proposes a single Common Advertisement Code for specified regulated entities, replacing fragmented entity- and exchange-specific ad rules with a unified, digital, investor-protection framework
SEBI Proposes Common Advertisement Code for Specified Regulated Entities
24 June 2026
27 min
Consultation Paper on Draft Circular for Trading Software & Technology at Stock Exchanges and Draft Circular on Common IT related provisions for MIIs
SEBI
SEBI Consultation Paper on Trading Software & Technology at Stock Exchanges and Consolidated IT Circular for MIIs — June 2026 | All 77 Proposals Explained
SEBI's 4th EODB consultation paper (June 22, 2026) proposes 77 changes to MSECC Chapter 2 & MCCD Chapter 16 on Trading Software and Technology, and a consolidated IT circular for all MIIs. Comment deadline: July 13, 2026.
Consultation Paper on Draft Circular for Trading Software & Technology at Stock Exchanges and Draft Circular on Common IT related provisions for MIIs
23 June 2026
25 min
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