SEBI GIFT City SBU Circular 2025: Boosting Ease of Business in GIFT-IFSC Overview The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) released a draft circular on March 21, 2025, soliciting public comments on an important reform aimed at enhancing business operations in India’s financial sector. This circular enables SEBI-registered stock brokers to engage in securities market-related activities within the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT-IFSC) through a Separate Business Unit (SBU) under the same legal […]

SEBI Circular 2025: Social Stock Exchange Minimum Investment Reduced to ₹1,000 for Social Stock Exchange (SSE) Exploring Consumers’ Response to Text-Based Chatbots in E-Commerce: Key Insights and Recommendations Overview In today’s digital era, AI-based chatbots have become a crucial element in e-commerce. This article delves into how consumers perceive and respond to text-based chatbots, analyzing the effect of task complexity and chatbot identity disclosure. The study provides insights to enhance trust and improve user experience, […]

SEBI AMC Skin in the Game Circular 2025: Revised Rules for Mutual Funds SEBI AMC Skin in the Game Circular 2025: Key Points   Overview: On March 21, 2025, SEBI released a circular revising the rules about mandatory investments by designated AMC employees in mutual fund schemes. This amendment is aimed at ensuring employee accountability, transparency, and enhancing the ease of doing business. Objectives: Align interests of AMC employees with unitholders Promote transparency in fund […]

SEBI Social Media Advisory 2025: Compliance Guide for Registered Intermediaries Overview The SEBI Social Media Advisory 2025 establishes new compliance guidelines for SEBI-registered intermediaries intending to advertise on popular social media platforms such as Google and Meta (Facebook, Instagram). This initiative aims to curb financial fraud, support responsible advertising, and protect investor interests in the digital space. Focus of the SEBI Advisory To tackle the misuse of social media for financial fraud, SEBI has implemented […]

SEBI Regulation 10(7) Online Filing Circular 2025 Overview of SEBI Regulation 10(7) Online Filing Circular 2025 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced an online filing system for reports under Regulation 10(7) of the Takeover Regulations, 2011. The digital transition ensures increased efficiency and ease of compliance for acquirers making exempted share acquisitions. The new system moves submissions from email to SEBI Intermediary Portal (SI Portal). Key Points What is Regulation 10(7) […]