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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
RBI issues Directions on Minimum Capital Requirements for Market Risk under Basel III for Commercial Banks
MandatoryRBI Market Risk Capital Directions 2026: Complete Guide, Key Changes & Compliance
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
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
RBI invites comments on the Draft “Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer) Amendment Directions, 2026”
MandatoryRBI's Draft SOP on Money Mule Accounts: 60-Day Debit Hold Framework Explained
RBI's draft KYC Amendment Directions propose a Supreme Court-mandated SOP requiring banks to place temporary debit holds (up to 60 days) on suspected money-mule accounts, with comments due October 2, 2026.
RBI invites comments on the Draft “Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer) Amendment Directions, 2026”
12 September 202614 min
Reserve Bank of India (Priority Sector Lending – Targets and Classification) Third Amendment Directions, 2026
RBI Priority Sector Lending Third Amendment Directions, 2026: FCNR(B) and NRE Exemption Cut-Off Date Changed
RBI has amended the Priority Sector Lending Directions, 2025 by changing the cut-off date for specified FCNR(B) and NRE deposit-backed advances excluded from ANBC from September 30, 2026 to August 31, 2026.
Reserve Bank of India (Priority Sector Lending – Targets and Classification) Third Amendment Directions, 2026
11 September 2026Eff. 11 September 202611 min
Reserve Bank of India (Local Area Banks – Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio) Second Amendment Directions, 2026
RBI Second Amendment Directions 2026: New CRR/SLR Rules for Scheduled Local Area Banks
RBI's September 11, 2026 Second Amendment Directions insert scheduled-bank CRR/SLR provisions into the Local Area Banks Directions, 2025, triggered by Coastal Local Area Bank's inclusion in the Second Schedule to the RBI Act.
Reserve Bank of India (Local Area Banks – Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio) Second Amendment Directions, 2026
11 September 2026Eff. 11 September 202613 min
Shaping the Next Decade of Finance – Technology, Trust and Innovation
RBI Governor Malhotra at GFF 2026: Second Fintech SRO Recognised, Corporate Bond Tokenisation Launched with SEBI
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra's GFF 2026 keynote announced United FinTech Forum as the second fintech SRO and launched corporate bond tokenisation with CBDC settlement, alongside AI governance and trust-framework signals.
Shaping the Next Decade of Finance – Technology, Trust and Innovation
10 September 202613 min
Successful launch of “Demat 2.0” Pilot project for Tokenised Corporate Bonds
SEBI-RBI Launch "Demat 2.0": Tokenised Corporate Bonds Pilot Explained
SEBI and RBI have jointly launched "Demat 2.0," a pilot enabling corporate bonds to be issued as digital tokens with atomic settlement via RBI's wholesale CBDC. Three issuers have raised ₹1,025 crore so far; investor rights and compliance requirements remain unchanged.
Successful launch of “Demat 2.0” Pilot project for Tokenised Corporate Bonds
10 September 202612 min
Review of Circulars issued under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA)
RBI Withdraws Seven Superseded FEMA Circulars, Mostly on External Commercial Borrowings
RBI's September 8, 2026 circular withdraws seven A.P. (DIR Series) circulars under FEMA, 1999 — five on External Commercial Borrowings, one on Money Transfer Service Scheme sub-agents, and one on rupee borrowing by non-residents — as part of an ongoing review of circulars issued since June 2000.
Review of Circulars issued under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA)
9 September 2026Eff. 8 September 202611 min
Marching ahead with Responsibility and Growth - Keynote Address[1] delivered by Shri Shirish Chandra Murmu, Deputy Governor, at the 7th NBFC and HFC Summit in Mumbai on September 03, 2026
RBI Deputy Governor Sets Out Five-Point Roadmap for NBFCs and HFCs at 7th NBFC-HFC Summit
RBI Deputy Governor Shirish Chandra Murmu addressed the 7th NBFC & HFC Summit in Mumbai on September 3, 2026, reviewing a decade of NBFC reforms and setting out five regulatory priorities — governance, liquidity, asset quality, customer protection, and cyber resilience — for the sector's next growth
Marching ahead with Responsibility and Growth - Keynote Address[1] delivered by Shri Shirish Chandra Murmu, Deputy Governor, at the 7th NBFC and HFC Summit in Mumbai on September 03, 2026
3 September 202613 minIndian Regulatory Authorities & Statutory Coverage
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What are the latest corporate law updates in India for 2026?
The latest corporate law updates cover statutory circulars and notifications issued across MCA (Companies Act 2013), SEBI (LODR & ICDR Regulations), RBI (Monetary & Banking directions), IBC/IBBI (Insolvency proceedings), CCI, and Labour Laws. Recent key updates include "Foreign investors get up to 8 years between KYC reviews — SEBI eases FPI checks from 1 December" published with practical compliance analysis.
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