Sebi Board Meeting December 2025: The Board of Directors of market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) will consider the report of the high-level committee constituted on issues related to conflict of interest of senior officials in an important meeting on Wednesday. This will be its fourth board meeting to be chaired by SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kant Pandey, in which the comprehensive reforms suggested to increase transparency and accountability will be discussed.

Important meeting of SEBI

The committee has made recommendations such as public disclosure of assets for top SEBI officials, establishment of a secure and anonymous whistleblower system, ban on expensive gifts, ban on appointment to any post for two years after retirement and creation of a new post of ‘Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer’ (CECO).

Apart from this, relaxation in KYC standards for NRIs, introduction of ‘closing auction session’ in the stock market and proposed changes in mutual fund and stock broker rules will also be considered in the meeting. SEBI has already issued a consultation paper on suggestions like clear definition of TER (Total Expense Ratio) in mutual fund rules, setting new limits on brokerage charges and keeping statutory taxes out of TER.

Along with this, the Board can also take a decision on the proposal to review the Stock Broker Regulations of 1992 and add a clear definition of algorithmic trading, which will further strengthen transparency and regulatory clarity in the market.

SEBI’s approval to NCDEX

National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) getting in-principle approval from market regulator SEBI to launch a mutual fund trading platform is considered an important strategic step for the exchange. NCDEX said on Monday that through this new facility, investors will be able to buy and sell units of mutual funds, due to which this exchange, which was limited to commodity based trading, will expand its scope.

According to the company, this platform will lay an initial and strong foundation towards the proposed equity trading segment in future, allowing NCDEX to emerge as a multi-asset exchange. The clearing and settlement responsibilities on this proposed mutual fund platform will be handled by National Commodity Clearing Limited (NCCL), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of NCDEX.

This is expected to ensure transparency, security and timely settlement in the transaction process. Market experts believe that this step of NCDEX will give an additional option to investors and with increased competition, mutual fund investment will be made more easy and accessible. Besides, this initiative is also being considered an important sign towards further broadening the role of exchanges in the Indian capital market.

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Sebi eases iPo norms: Market regulator SEBI has decided to introduce a new single window structure ‘Swagat-FI’ with the intention of making compliance simple for foreign investors and making India a more attractive investment destination. Under this, registration and investment process will be made easier for low-risk foreign investors and the need to submit repeated compliance and documents will decrease.

Sebi changed IP rules

SEBI said that this structure will facilitate investors like government -owned funds, central banks, government property funds, multilateral institutions, insurance companies and pension funds. Apart from this, the validity period of registration has been extended from 3-5 years to 10 years and investors will be allowed to keep all investment in the same demat account alternately.

The new structure has been named ‘Automatic and Generalized Access Single Window System (reception-FI) for trusted foreign investors. Tuhin Kant Pandey, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), told reporters after the meeting of the board of directors that the new structure will open the way for investment for both foreign portfolio investors (FPI) and foreign enterprise capital investors (FVCI).

Large companies will be able to present small IPO

As of June 2025, 11,913 FPIs were registered in the country, whose total assets have been estimated at Rs 80.83 lakh crore. It is estimated that more than 70 percent of these assets will be with reception-FI investors. SEBI said that after completing the necessary procedural improvement, this structure will be fully implemented in the next six months.

Under this, registration investors will be able to invest in listed equity and loan means and as FVCI in startups and selected areas. By June 2025, 11,913 FPI registered in the country, whose total assets were estimated at Rs 80.83 lakh crore. Out of this, more than 70% of the assets are estimated to be with FPI investors.

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