SEBI

Platform for Security & Covenant Monitoring using Distributed Ledger Technology – SEBI

Platform for Security & Covenant Monitoring using Distributed Ledger Technology – SEBI

SEBI announces platform for Security and Covenant Monitoring using Distributed Ledger Technology hosted by Depositories shall be developed.

SEBI has outlined the process of independent ‘due diligence’ by debenture trustee(s) on assets of an Issuer company for the purpose of creation of security and ‘periodical monitoring’ of security created and enhanced disclosures on the website by debenture trustee(s) on continuous basis.

SEBI, on the recommendations of the working group, has announced that a platform for ‘Security and Covenant Monitoring System’ (‘system’) hosted by Depositories shall be developed.

The system shall be used for recording and monitoring of the security created and monitoring of covenants of non-convertible securities. The system shall inter alia capture the process of creation of security(viz. due diligence, charge creation etc.), continuous monitoring of covenants by Debenture Trustees (as applicable), credit rating of the non-convertible securities by the Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) etc.

Depositories shall create, host, maintain and disseminate the system for security and covenant monitoring using distributed ledger technology.

The said system, shall enable various stakeholders to record information for security creation, asset cover and covenants, periodical monitoring of security cover, asset cover and covenants , interest and redemption payment (part and full) of non-convertible securities and credit Rating information.

Accordingly, the SEBI has also prescribed the role and responsibilities of various stakeholders in the said system.

Download SEBI Circular SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD_CRADT/CIR/P/2021/618 Click Here >>

Share

Recent Posts

  • Income Tax

Sale of flats in a real estate project held capital gains considering intention of assessee

Sale of flats in a real estate project held capital gains as intention of the assesee was to hold that…

16 hours ago
  • Income Tax

Interest liability recognised by journal entries at the close of year, can’t be termed as fictitious – ITAT

Merely because interest liability was recognised by journal entries at the close of the year, it does not make expenditure…

1 day ago
  • Income Tax

Cash deposits in bank which were immediately transferred to other accounts – addition deleted

Addition for cash deposits in bank account which were immediately transferred to other accounts deleted in absence any enquiry by…

2 days ago
  • Income Tax

ITAT disallows 6% for alleged bogus purchases being appropriate

ITAT disallows 6% for alleged bogus purchases as purchases from unregistered dealers could not be ruled out. In a recent…

2 days ago
  • Income Tax

CBDT can’t restrict power of CIT u/s 119(2)(b) to condone delay beyond six years – High Court

CBDT Circular can’t restrict powers of Income Tax Authority u/s 119(2)(b) to condone delay beyond six years In a recent…

4 days ago
  • Income Tax

ITAT allows benefit of the cash bought at the time of migration from Pakistan

Benefit of the cash bought at the time of migration from Pakistan allowed as assessee fulfilled conditions of CBDT Circular…

5 days ago