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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
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
SEBI Extends Samuhik Prativedan Manch to Clearing Members: 14 Compliance Reports From 30 September 2026
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 (Prohibition of Market Abuse in Securities Markets) Regulations, 2026
MandatoryIFSCA (Prohibition of Market Abuse in Securities Markets) Regulations, 2026: GIFT City Gets Its Own Insider Trading and Fraud Law
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
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)
MandatoryMGT-7 & MGT-7A Due Date FY 2025-26: Filing Deadline (29 Nov), Form Rules, Fees & MCA V3 Help Kit
Comprehensive statutory guide to Form MGT-7 & MGT-7A annual returns for FY 2025-26. Covers statutory due dates (29 Nov 2026; 28 Nov for OPC), Small Company thresholds (G.S.R. 880(E)), principal business activities, class of securities, ₹100/day late fees, mandatory attachments, and MCA V3 help kit error fixes.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)
16 September 202644 min
Press Information Bureau (PIB), Ministry of Labour & Employment
MandatoryCabinet Approves Higher EPFO Wage Ceiling of ₹25,000 Effective 17 September 2026: What It Means for Employers and Employees
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
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)
MandatoryEPFO VISHWAS 2026 Scheme: Settle Old PF Damages at Concessional Rates
EPFO's VISHWAS, 2026 lets employers settle pending Section 14B PF damages disputes for defaults before 14 June 2024 at flat concessional rates of 0.25%-1% per month, provided full Section 7Q interest is paid and any appeal is withdrawn. Window: 29 June 2026 to 28 December 2026.
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)
14 September 2026Eff. 29 June 202617 min
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)
IBBI Discussion Paper: 4 Proposed Safeguards for Personal Guarantor Insolvency Resolution
IBBI's discussion paper proposes four IRP Regulation amendments for personal guarantors — related-party voting exclusion, avoidance transaction reporting, mandatory asset valuation, and recorded creditor deliberations — with comments due October 3, 2026.
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)
14 September 20268 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