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Date: 2025-03-20 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act,

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The gazette notification introduces the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2025.
  • These regulations amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) Regulations, 2008.
  • A new Chapter IIIC is inserted after Chapter IIIB and before Chapter IV in the 2008 regulations, focusing on the verification of past risk and return metrics.

Key Changes

  • Regulation 16D specifies that the provisions of Chapter IIIC apply to Investment Advisers, Research Analysts, Algo Providers empaneled with a recognized stock exchange, and intermediaries permitted by the Board to provide services of Investment Advisers, Research Analysts and Algorithmic Trading.
  • An 'algo provider' is defined as a person empaneled with a recognized stock exchange for providing algorithmic trading services.
  • Regulation 16E (1) allows individuals mentioned in Regulation 16D to claim returns or performance based on risk and return metrics verified by a credit rating agency recognized by the Board as a 'Past Risk and Return Verification Agency'.
  • Regulation 16E (2) states that any claim based on verified risk or return metrics must be made as specified by the Board.
  • Regulation 16F empowers the Board to take action, including actions under Chapter V of the regulations, in case of violations of sub-regulations (1) or (2) of Regulation 16E.

Impact Analysis

Impact on Investment Advisers, Research Analysts, and Algo Providers

  • They need to ensure compliance with the guidelines specified by the Board for making claims based on verified metrics to avoid potential penalties.

Impact on Credit Rating Agencies

  • This creates a new line of business for these agencies, requiring them to develop expertise in verifying risk and return metrics.

Impact on Investors

  • The verification process aims to increase transparency and reduce misleading claims by intermediaries.

Suggested Action Items

  • Legal and compliance teams should review and update internal policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the new regulations.

Key Entities Referenced

SEBI: Securities and Exchange Board of India, the regulatory body responsible for regulating the securities market in India. Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992: The Act that established SEBI and defines its powers and functions. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) Regulations, 2008: The principal regulations governing intermediaries in the Indian securities market, which are being amended by this notification. Investment Advisers: Individuals or firms providing investment advice to clients. Research Analysts: Individuals or firms providing research reports and analysis on securities. Algo Providers: Persons empaneled with a recognized stock exchange for providing the facility of algorithmic trading services. Credit Rating Agencies: Agencies recognized by SEBI to carry out the activity of a Past Risk and Return Verification Agency.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-एम.एच.-अ.-21032025-261821 xxxGIDHxxx CG-MH-E-21032025-261821 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 186] िई ददल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतिार, माच ड20, 2025/फाल्ग ि 29, 1946 No. 186] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2025/PHALGUNA 29, 1946 भारतीय प्रजतभजू त और जिजिमय बोडड अजधसचू िा म ंबई, 20 माच,ड 2025 भारतीय प्रजतभजू त और जिजिमय बोडड (मध्यिती) (दसू रा सिं ोधि) जिजियम, 2025 फा. स.ं सबे ी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2025/237.—बोड,ड भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड अजधजियम, 1992 (1992 का 15) की धारा 30 द्वारा प्रदान की गई िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, एतद्द्वारा भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (मध्यवर्ती) जिजियम, 2008 का और संिोधि करिे के जलए जिम्नजलजखत जिजियम बिाता ह,ै अर्ाडत:् - 1. इि जिजियमों को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (मध्यवर्ती) (दसू रा संिोधि) जिजियम, 2025 कहा िा सकेगा । 2. ये वववनयम रािपत्र म ेंइिके प्रकाजित होिे की तारीख से लाग ू होंगे । 3. भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (मध्यवर्ती) जिजियम, 2008 म,ें- (I) अध्याय-IIIख के बाद और अध्याय-IV स ेपहल,े जिम्नजलजखत अध्याय िोडा िाएगा, अर्ाडत्,- 1905 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] “अध्याय - IIIग “िफा-िक साि और िोजखम के माि (ररस्ट्क एडं ररटि डमरे रक्स)” की पज ि प्रािधािों का लाग ूहोिा 16घ. (1) इस अध्याय के प्रािधाि केिल जििेि सलाहकारों, अि संधाि जिश्लेषकों (ररसच ड एिाजलस्ट्ट), दकसी मान्यताप्राप्त स्ट्टॉक एक्सचेंि के यहााँ सूची (पैिल) में िाजमल एल्गो प्रोिाइडर, और उि मध्यिर्तडयों (इंटरमीजडयरी) के मामले म ें लागू होंग,े जिन्ह ें बोडड द्वारा जििेि सलाहकारों, अि सधं ाि जिश्लेषकों और एल्गोररजिक रेडडंग की सेिाएाँ प्रदाि करिे की अि मजत दी गई हो । स्ट्पिीकरण:- इस अध्याय के प्रयोििार्ड, एल्गो प्रोिाइडर का अर्ड होगा - एल्गोररजिक रेडडगं की सेिाएाँ प्रदाि करिे की स जिधा उपलब्ध करािे िाला िह व्यजि, िो दकसी मान्यताप्राप्त स्ट्टॉक एक्सचेंि के यहााँ सूची (पैिल) म ें उसी प्रकार िाजमल हो, िैसा उस मान्यताप्राप्त स्ट्टॉक एक्सचेंि द्वारा बताया िाए । “िफा-िक साि और िोजखम के माि (ररस्ट्क एडं ररटि डमरे रक्स)” की पज ि 16ङ (1). जिजियम 16घ में जिि व्यजियों का जिक्र ह,ै उन्ह ें िफा-ि कसाि (ररटिड) या सेिाओं आदद को लेकर अपि ेदाि े “िफा-ि कसाि और िोजखम के माि (ररस्ट्क एडं ररटिड मेररक्स)” [जिसकी प जि “हुए िफा-ि कसाि और रह े िोजखम की प जि करिे िाली एिेंसी” (पास्ट्ट ररस्ट्क एडं ररटिड िेररदफकेिि एिेंसी) का कायड करिे हते बोडड स े मान्यताप्राप्त क्रेजडट रेटटंग एिेंसी (साख जिधाडरण एिेंसी) द्वारा की गई हो] के तौर पर करि े की अि मजत होगी । (2) उप-जिजियम (1) म ें “िफा-ि कसाि और िोजखम के माि (ररस्ट्क एडं ररटि ड मेररक्स)” की प जि के आधार पर दािा करिे की िो बात कही गई ह,ै िह उसी प्रकार दकया िाएगा िैसा बोडड बताए । उल्लघं ि के मामल ेम ेंकारडिाई 16च. जिजियम 16ङ के उप-जिजियम (1) या उप-जिजियम (2) का उल्लघं ि दकए िािे के मामले में, बोडड ऐसी कारडिाई कर सकेगा िो िह ठीक समझे, जिसमें इि जिजियमों के अध्याय-V के तहत की िा सकिे िाली कारडिाई भी िाजमल ह ै।” बबीता राय डू, कायडपालक जिदिे क [जिज्ञापि-III/4/असा./1047/2024-25] पाद रटप्पण : 1. भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (मध्यवर्ती) जिजियम, 2008, अविसूचना स.ं एलएडी- एिआरओ/िीएि/2008/11/126538, द्वारा 26 मई, 2008 को भारत के रािपत्र, भाग-III, खंड-4 म ें प्रकाजित हुए र् े। 2. भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (मध्यवर्ती) जिजियम, 2008 तत्पश्चात ् :- क) 11 अगस्र्त, 2008 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (स्टॉक दलाल और उप-दलाल) (संशोिन) जिजियम, 2008, अविसूचना स.ं एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2008/20/134766, द्वारा ख) 14 जुलाई, 2009 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (मध्यवर्ती) (संशोिन) जिजियम, 2009, अविसूचना स.ं एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2009-10/12/169546, द्वारा[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 ग) 7 जनवरी, 2014 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड [ववदेशी पोटटफोवलयो वववनिानकर्ता ट (वनवेशक)] जिजियम, 2014, अविसूचना स.ं एल.ए.डी.एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2013-14/36/12, द्वारा घ) 25 मई, 2016 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (मध्यवर्ती) (संशोिन) जिजियम, 2016, अविसूचना स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2016-17/006, द्वारा ङ) 21 ििम्बर, 2017 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (मध्यवर्ती) (संशोिन) जिजियम, 2017, अविसूचना स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2017-18/021, द्वारा च) 17 अप्रलै , 2020 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (रेग्यूलेटरी सैंडबॉक्स) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2020, अविसूचना सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एिआरओ/िीएि/2020/10, द्वारा छ) 21 जनवरी, 2021 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (मध्यवर्ती) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2021, अविसूचना सं. सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2021/07, द्वारा ि) 5 मई, 2021 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (मध्यवर्ती) (दसू रा संिोधि) जिजियम, 2021, अविसूचना सं. सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2021/20, द्वारा झ) 3 अगस्ट्त, 2021 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (रेग्यूलेटरी सैंडबॉक्स) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2021, अविसूचना सं. सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2021/30, द्वारा ञ) 17 नवम्बर, 2021 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (मध्यवर्ती) (र्तीसरा संिोधि) जिजियम, 2021, अविसूचना सं. सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2021/59, द्वारा ट) 1 अगस्ट्त, 2022 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (मध्यवर्ती) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2022, अविसूचना सं. सेबी/आईएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2022/91, द्वारा ठ) 29 अगस्ट्त, 2024 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (मध्यवर्ती) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2024, अविसूचना सं. सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2024/201, द्वारा ड) 4 ददसम्बर, 2024 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (मध्यवर्ती) (दसू रा संिोधि) जिजियम, 2024, अविसूचना सं. सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2024/216, द्वारा ढ) 6 फरिरी, 2025 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (मध्यवर्ती) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2025, अविसूचना फा. सं. सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2025/226, द्वारा संिोजधत हुए र्े ।4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 20th March, 2025 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (INTERMEDIARIES) (SECOND AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2025 F. No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/237.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), the Board hereby makes the following regulations to further amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) Regulations, 2008, namely: – 1. These regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2025. 2. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 3. In the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) Regulations, 2008,— (I) after Chapter IIIB and before Chapter IV, the following Chapter shall be inserted, namely,— “CHAPTER IIIC VERIFICATION OF PAST RISK AND RETURN METRICS Applicability 16D. The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable only to Investment Advisers, Research Analysts, Algo Providers empaneled with a recognised stock exchange, and intermediaries permitted by the Board to provide the services of Investment Advisers, Research Analysts and Algorithmic Trading. Explanation – For the purposes of this Chapter, an algo provider shall mean a person empaneled with a recognised stock exchange for providing the facility of algorithmic trading services, in the manner specified by the recognised stock exchange. Verification of risk-return metrics 16E (1). The persons referred to in Regulation 16D shall be permitted to make claim of returns or performance in the form of risk and return metrics, which have been verified by a credit rating agency recognized by the Board to carry out the activity of a Past Risk and Return Verification Agency. (2) Any claim in the form of verified risk or return metrics as referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall be made in the manner specified by the Board. Action for Violation 16F. The Board may, in case of violation of sub-regulations (1) or (2) of Regulation 16E, take such action as it may deem fit including action under Chapter V of these regulations.” BABITHA RAYUDU, Executive Director [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./1047/2024-25] Footnote: 1. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) Regulations, 2008 was published in the Gazette of India, Part III Section 4 on May 26, 2008 vide notification No. LAD-NRO/GN/2008/11/126538. 2. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) Regulations, 2008 was subsequently amended on: - a) August 11, 2008 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Stock Brokers and Sub-Brokers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2008, vide notification No. LAD-NRO/GN/2008/20/134766. b) July 14, 2009 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations, 2009, vide notification no. LAD-NRO/GN/2009-10/12/169546. c) January 7, 2014 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2014, vide notification no. LAD-NRO/GN/2013-14/36/12. d) May 25, 2016 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016, vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2016-17/006. e) November 21, 2017, by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017, vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2017-18/021.[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 f) April 17, 2020, by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Regulatory Sandbox) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020, vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2020/10. g) January 21, 2021, by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021, vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2021/07. h) May 5, 2021, by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2021,vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2021/20. i) August 3, 2021, by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Regulatory Sandbox) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021, vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2021/30. j) November 17, 2021,by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2021, vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2021/59. k) August 1, 2022, by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022, vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2022/91. l) August 29, 2024, by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024, vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/201. m) December 4, 2024, by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2024, vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/216. n) February 6, 2025, by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025, vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/226. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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