https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=104868 Certification requirements for securities-market personnel now use "specified person" in place of "associated person", except in the proviso to regulation 3(1). A specified person includes a principal or employee of an intermediary, agent, distributor or other natural person engaged in securities-market business, and employees working in India for foreign portfolio or foreign venture capital investors. Certification may be obtained through an NISM-specified course or programme, in consultation with SEBI, alongside existing routes; related timing provisions are aligned accordingly. Certificate validity and renewal may extend beyond three years where specified by SEBI. Consequential terminology changes apply to the Debenture Trustees and Self Regulatory Organizations Regulations. The amendments took effect on 8 October 2026. en-us Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:22:45 +0530 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:22:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=104868 Certification requirements for securities-market personnel now use "specified person" in place of "associated person", except in the proviso to regulation 3(1). A specified person includes a principal or employee of an intermediary, agent, distributor or other natural person engaged in securities-market business, and employees working in India for foreign portfolio or foreign venture capital investors. Certification may be obtained through an NISM-specified course or programme, in consultation with SEBI, alongside existing routes; related timing provisions are aligned accordingly. Certificate validity and renewal may extend beyond three years where specified by SEBI. Consequential terminology changes apply to the Debenture Trustees and Self Regulatory Organizations Regulations. The amendments took effect on 8 October 2026. Highlights SEBI Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:22:45 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=104868