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Moneylife Digital Team 13 June 2025
Just when vehicle owners thought they were done with compliance fatigue—having paid for smart number plates and e-registrations—they now find themselves staring at yet another bureaucratic hurdle: know-your-vehicle (KYV) verification. Rolled out quietly but enforced stringently since August...

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Moneylife Digital Team 13 June 2025
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued fresh guidelines aimed at easing the process of know-your-customer (KYC) updates, especially for accounts linked to government benefit transfers such as Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) and direct benefit transfer (DBT). However, RBI circular,...

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Moneylife Digital Team 13 June 2025
US-based proprietary trading firm Jane Street is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) over its derivatives trading activity spanning the past three years, according to a report by Reuters. The market regulator is probing whether the firm attempted to...

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Moneylife Digital Team 13 June 2025
More than Rs5 crore in advisory and research fees have been routed through the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) centralised fee collection mechanism (CeFCoM) as of 10 June 2025, signalling growing investor trust in the platform and a clear preference for dealing with...

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Moneylife Digital Team 12 June 2025
In a move aimed at reducing power consumption and promoting energy efficiency, the Indian government is set to enforce new rules that will limit the operational temperature range of air conditioners (ACs) across the country. Earlier this week, Union minister for housing and urban affairs...

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Moneylife Digital Team 12 June 2025
Three officials of Brightcom Group Ltd (BGL), K Anusha, V Sri Lakshmi and Dr K Jayalakshmi Kumari, have paid Rs35.42 lakh to settle a case with market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) about misstatements and irregularities in BGL’s financial statements during the FY14-15...

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Moneylife Digital Team 11 June 2025
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs5 lakh on Manju Devi found guilty of engaging in illiquid stock options segment of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).    In an order, Amit Kapoor, adjudicating officer (AO) of SEBI, articulated that "The...

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Moneylife Digital Team 10 June 2025
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued demand notices to stockbroker OPG Securities Pvt Ltd and its three directors to recover Rs5.35 crore in penalties related to unfair access to secondary market servers in connection with the National Stock Exchange (NSE)...

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Moneylife Digital Team 10 June 2025
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has announced a new Settlement Scheme aimed at stockbrokers associated with some algorithmic trading platforms.   The scheme, framed under Section 15JB of the SEBI Act, 1992, and Regulation 26 of the SEBI Settlement Proceedings...

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Moneylife Digital Team 09 June 2025
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 3 lakh on Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd (MOSFL) following a thematic inspection that uncovered violations related to terminal usage and inadequate control over authorised persons (APs). The...

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Despite multiple warnings and committee recommendations, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) continues to evade the core issue: issuing clear, enforceable directions to banks on resolving the continued harassment of customers over know-your-customer (KYC) updates and arbitrary account...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 June 2025
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has warned the public against fraudulent communications falsely issued in its name, including forged notices and fake demands for payment.   In a release, SEBI says it received complaints about individuals circulating fake letters...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 June 2025
The Government of India is preparing to introduce the Banning of Unregulated Lending Activities (BULA) Bill in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament which begins on 21 July 2025. The proposed legislation aims to clamp down on illegal and predatory lending practices, particularly those...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 June 2025
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued an operational framework for the issuance of Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) debt securities. The move aims to improve transparency and facilitate fundraising for sustainable development projects.   Coming into...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 June 2025
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed penalties totalling Rs6 lakh on three cooperative banks and one non-banking financial company (NBFC) for failing to comply with the directions issued by the banking regulator.    Maharashtra-based Ratanchand Shah Sahakari Bank Ltd and PayMe India...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 June 2025
As expected, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its third monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting for 2025, decided to cut the repo rate, the central bank's rate for short-term loans to banks, by 50bps (basis points) to 5.5% from 6%, at the lowest level in nearly three years. Consequently, the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 04 June 2025
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed penalties of Rs11.48 lakh on three cooperative banks and two housing finance companies (HFCs) for non-compliance with the directions issued by the banking regulator. The highest penalty of Rs6 lakh has been imposed on Nodia-based Citizen Cooperative Bank...

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Moneylife Digital Team 04 June 2025
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed a cumulative penalty of Rs34 lakh on Family Care Hospitals Ltd (FCHL)(noticee 1) and its key officials for multiple regulatory violations spanning three financial years. FCHL was fined Rs9 lakh, while its senior...

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Moneylife Digital Team 03 June 2025
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued a revised investor charter for investment advisers (IAs) and research analysts (RAs), aiming to enhance financial inclusion, raise investor awareness and strengthen grievance redressal mechanisms. The move is part of...

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Moneylife Digital Team 02 June 2025
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs2 lakh on investment adviser (IA) Manoj Jethanand Varyani, proprietor of Smart Financial, for violating disclosure norms under the SEBI Investment Advisers Regulations, 2013.   In an order, Amar Navlani,...

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