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RBI issues Amendment Directions on ‘Simplified approval process for subsequent acquisitions of major shareholding in a banking company by mutual funds, insurance companies and pension funds’
RBI One-Time Approval for Major Shareholding in Banks: Mutual Funds, Insurers and Pension Funds Get a Re-Entry Route (October 2026)
On 1 October 2026 the RBI issued four Amendment Directions letting it grant one-time approval to mutual funds, insurers and pension funds for subsequent acquisitions of major shareholding of up to 10% in commercial, small finance, payments and local area banks.
RBI issues Amendment Directions on ‘Simplified approval process for subsequent acquisitions of major shareholding in a banking company by mutual funds, insurance companies and pension funds’
1 October 2026Eff. 1 October 202620 min
Display of “investor awareness message(s)” by stock brokers on their trading apps and websites, under Project Jagrook
SEBI Project Jagrook: Stock Brokers Must Display Investor Awareness Messages from 5 October 2026
SEBI's circular of 1 October 2026 requires stock brokers to display investor awareness messages on websites from 5 October 2026 and on trading app landing pages, on alternate days with Risk disclosures, from 1 November 2026.
Display of “investor awareness message(s)” by stock brokers on their trading apps and websites, under Project Jagrook
1 October 2026Eff. 1 October 202613 min
Regulatory Framework for differential distribution
MandatoryIFSCA's Framework for Differential Distribution in Venture Capital and Restricted Schemes (2026)
IFSCA has issued a detailed operating framework letting Fund Management Entities issue senior and junior/subordinate units with differential distribution rights in Venture Capital and Restricted Schemes, enabling blended finance structures with capped ESG grant funding.
Regulatory Framework for differential distribution
25 September 2026Eff. 25 September 202610 min
Amendment to IFSCA Consolidated Circular - Import of Gold or Silver through IIBX
IFSCA Relaxes Qualified Jeweller Eligibility for Gold and Silver Import Through IIBX (September 2026 Amendment)
IFSCA's 22 September 2026 circular relaxes Qualified Jeweller eligibility for gold/silver import through IIBX, adding a new route for entities holding DGFT Authorisation for specific ITC(HS) codes, alongside existing Advance Authorisation and GJEPC RCMC routes.
Amendment to IFSCA Consolidated Circular - Import of Gold or Silver through IIBX
22 September 2026Eff. 22 September 202612 min
Reserve Bank of India (All India Financial Institutions - Classification, Valuation, and Operation of Investment Portfolio) Amendment Directions, 2026
RBI Standardises InvIT and REIT Unit Valuation Across Banks and AIFIs — 2026 Amendment Directions
RBI has issued five Amendment Directions, effective September 22, 2026, inserting identical valuation rules for InvIT and REIT units held by specified Banks and FI, including a ₹1 fallback for undisclosed-NAV or infrequently traded units.
Reserve Bank of India (All India Financial Institutions - Classification, Valuation, and Operation of Investment Portfolio) Amendment Directions, 2026
22 September 2026Eff. 22 September 202614 min
Cessation of Interim Moratorium in respect of personal guarantors to corporate debtors - Judgements of Hon'ble High Courts
MandatoryIBBI Circular 2026: Interim Moratorium for Personal Guarantors Ceased on 26 May 2026, Including Pending Applications
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
Amendment to the Circular titled "Master Circular for Distributors in the IFSC"
IFSCA Adds UAE, Singapore, Australia and EU to Specified Jurisdictions: IFSC Distributors Can Now Reach Retail Clients
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
Reserve Bank of India
RBI Extends NRI/PIO Certified-Copy KYC Facility to FPIs Across All Bank Categories
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 (ELECTRONIC TRADING PLATFORMS) REGULATIONS, 2026
MandatoryIFSCA (Electronic Trading Platforms) Regulations, 2026: New Registration Framework for ETPs in GIFT IFSC
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
Amendments to the International Financial Services Centres Authority (Fund Management) Regulations, 2025
IFSCA Fund Management (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2026: What Changed for FMEs in GIFT IFSC
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