The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on August 27, 2026, issued the Bulletin for August 2026.
It provides an overview of developments in the Indian securities market, including regulatory and policy initiatives, market trends, investor-related developments and statistical data. The Bulletin covers recent measures aimed at improving ease of doing business, strengthening investor protection and regulatory efficiency, along with developments concerning market intermediaries, mutual funds, derivatives, FPIs, debt markets and other securities-market segments. It also provides statistical information on market activity and securities-market indicators through its annexure tables.
Among the key developments during August, SEBI highlighted streamlining inspection of market intermediaries, acceptance of digitally signed Power of Attorney for FPIs, measures relating to Online Bond Platform Providers, review of the Accredited Investor framework, FPI participation in Exchange Traded Commodity Derivatives, and measures concerning REITs/InvITs and clearing corporations. SEBI also released studies on retail participation, trading behaviour and profitability of individual traders in equity derivatives, providing insights into investor activity in the derivatives mark
