The Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide notification dated November 10, 2020 has issued Company Secretaries (Procedure of Investigations of Professional and Other Misconduct and Conduct of Cases) Amendment Rules, 2020.

The Securities Exchange Board of India vide circular no SEBI/HO/CFD/DIL1/CIR/P/2020/215 dated November 03, 2020 has provided Schemes of Arrangement by Listed Entities and (ii) Relaxation under Sub-rule (7) of Rule 19 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957.

The Securities Exchange Board of India vide circular no SEBI/HO/MIRSD/CRADT/CIR/P/2020/218 dated November 03, 2020 has amendment in Creation of Security in issuance of listed debt securities and ‘due diligence’ by debenture trustee(s).

The Securities Exchange Board of India vide circular no SEBI/HO/MIRSD2/DOR/CIR/P/2020/221 dated November 03, 2020 has issued Advisory for Financial Sector Organizations regarding Software as a Service (SaaS) based solutions.

The Securities Exchange Board of India vide circular no. SEBI/HO/DDHS/DDHS/CIR/P/2020/223 dated November 04, 2020 has issued Guidelines for rights issue of units by an unlisted Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT).

The Reserve Bank of India vide notification RBI/2020-21/63 FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.No.8/04.09.01/2020-21 dated November 05, 2020 has provided Operational flexibility to Co-Lending by Banks and NBFCs to Priority Sector.

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India vide circular no IBBI/LAD/35/2020 dated October 29, 2020 has issued procedure for serving of copy of the application to the Board, as mandated under Rules 4, 6 and 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Application to Adjudicating Authority) Rules, 2016.

The Reserve Bank of India vide notification FEMA. 399/RB-2020 dated October 23, 2020 has issued Foreign Exchange Management (Margin for Derivative Contracts) Regulations, 2020.

The Reserve Bank of India vide notification RBI/2020-21/61 DOR.No.BP.BC.26/21.04.048/2020-21 dated October 26, 2020 has provided Scheme for grant of ex-gratia payment of difference between compound interest and simple interest for six months to borrowers in specified loan accounts (1.3.2020 to 31.8.2020)

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide Circular No. 36/2020 dated October 20,2020 have provided for special measures under the Companies Act,2013 and Limited Liability Partnership act,2008 in view of COVID-19 outbreak- Extension-reg.