Regulatory News Wrap for Asia

Tuesday, 2026-09-08 · covering the last 24h

India

SEBI

Investor-group disclosure dropped for FPIs holding only government securities, regardless of route. A circular issued Monday amends the Master Circular for FPIs, DDPs and Eligible Foreign Investors (dated 30 May 2024) so that FPIs investing solely in government securities no longer need to furnish investor-group details. The relaxation, first carved out in September 2025 for the Fully Accessible Route only, is now extended to every route through which an FPI can hold G-secs. SEBI's rationale: with RBI's 5 June 2026 circular having withdrawn the concentration-limit requirement for General Route FPIs in government securities, identifying an "investor group" for concentration purposes is no longer relevant. Effective immediately; depositories, custodians and DDPs have been directed to update their systems. Master Circular for FPIs (as amended)

Exchanges (NSE/BSE)

No material NSE or BSE circulars this window beyond routine settlement-calendar and membership notices.

RBI, IFSCA & other

No new FEMA/FPI, settlement or payment-system rule-making circulars from RBI directly this window — Monday's FPI relaxation came via SEBI, building on RBI's already-reported 5 June concentration-limit change. Nothing from IFSCA this window.

Rest of Asia — Developed Markets

A quiet window: no material new regulatory or market-structure announcements from Japan (JFSA, JPX/TSE, BoJ), Hong Kong (SFC, HKEX, HKMA), Singapore (MAS, SGX RegCo) or Australia (ASIC, ASX, RBA) this window.

Rest of Asia — Emerging Markets

Otherwise quiet: no new circulars, board decisions or central-bank rulemaking from China (CSRC, SSE/SZSE, Stock Connect, PBoC), South Korea (FSC/FSS, KRX, BoK), Taiwan (FSC, TWSE/TPEx, CBC), Thailand (SEC, SET, BoT), Indonesia (OJK, IDX, BI), Malaysia (SC, Bursa, BNM) or the Philippines (SEC, PSE, BSP) this window.

Informational only — summaries of public regulatory and central bank sources; not advice.