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Finfluencer Rules in India (2026): When You Legally Need SEBI RA Registration

Where the line sits between market education and a recommendation that triggers SEBI registration, the broker-associ...

June 13, 2026 · 9 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

Telegram Channel Rules for SEBI Research Analysts (2026)

Running a compliant Telegram channel as a registered RA: per-post disclosures, the advertisement code, the Regulatio...

June 11, 2026 · 9 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

What Is a SEBI Research Analyst?

A plain-English definition: who a SEBI Research Analyst is, what they do, what registration requires, and how an RA...

June 10, 2026 · 5 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

What Is SEBI Regulation 25?

What Regulation 25 requires of a Research Analyst: the records you must keep, tamper-evidence, the 5-year retention...

June 10, 2026 · 5 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

What Is MITC (Most Important Terms and Conditions)?

What the Most Important Terms and Conditions cover, when a Research Analyst must share them with a client, the forma...

June 9, 2026 · 5 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

What Is the RAASB?

A short guide to the Research Analyst Administration and Supervisory Body: what it does, how it relates to SEBI, and...

June 9, 2026 · 5 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

How to Surrender or Cancel SEBI RA Registration (2026)

Voluntary surrender versus SEBI-initiated cancellation, the process, obligations that survive surrender, what happen...

June 9, 2026 · 8 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

SEBI RA Registration Renewal Process (2026)

RA registration is now perpetual, but conditional. What you must keep current to stay registered: fees, NISM recerti...

June 8, 2026 · 8 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

SEBI RA Outsourcing Rules (2026)

What a Research Analyst may and may not outsource, why you stay fully responsible for outsourced work, and where out...

June 7, 2026 · 8 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

Mandatory Website Disclosures for SEBI Research Analysts: A Checklist (2026)

A checklist of what a SEBI RA must display online: registration details, the standard disclaimer, investor charter,...

June 7, 2026 · 7 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

RAASB Fee Breakdown (2026)

The fees and financial obligations tied to RA registration: application and registration fees, recurring fees, and t...

June 6, 2026 · 7 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

SEBI Centralised Fee Collection (CeFCoM) for Research Analysts (2026)

What the Centralised Fee Collection Mechanism is, the problem it solves for clients paying genuine registered RAs, a...

June 6, 2026 · 7 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

SEBI Regulation 25 Audit Trail for Research Analysts (2026)

What the SEBI Regulation 25 audit trail actually requires of a Research Analyst: the records you must keep, what mak...

June 10, 2026 · 8 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

MITC Template and Format for Research Analysts (2026)

The Most Important Terms and Conditions a SEBI Research Analyst must share with every client, laid out clause by cla...

June 10, 2026 · 7 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

SEBI Digital Accessibility Rules for Research Analysts (2026)

SEBI expects Research Analysts to make their digital platforms accessible to people with disabilities. What the rule...

June 6, 2026 · 7 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

The Dealing and Insider-Trading Code for Research Analysts (2026)

The trading restrictions an RA faces: the blackout window around every recommendation, the ban on dealing against yo...

June 6, 2026 · 8 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

What Gets a Research Analyst in Trouble: Lessons from SEBI Enforcement (2026)

The recurring categories of SEBI action against Research Analysts, assured returns, inflated track records, missing...

June 6, 2026 · 8 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

The 2026 SEBI Research Analyst Master Circular: What Changed (2014 to 2026)

The RA rulebook rewritten in stages: the 2014 regulations, the December 2024 amendments, the July 2025 clarification...

June 6, 2026 · 7 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

SEBI Research Analyst FAQs (2026): Registration, Fees and Compliance

The questions SEBI Research Analysts ask most, answered in plain English: who must register, the RAASB process, NISM...

June 5, 2026 · 11 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

Trade Lifecycle Management for SEBI Research Analysts (2026)

A recommendation has a life: entry, updates and exit. SEBI expects a time-stamped, audit-ready record of each stage....

June 5, 2026 · 8 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

MITC, KYC and Reporting for SEBI Research Analysts (2026)

The three pillars of RA client compliance, explained together: the MITC you share before service, the KYC you comple...

June 5, 2026 · 8 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

The SEBI Research Analyst Compliance Burden: Is It Worth It? (2026)

The effort-to-reward ratio is the real complaint about being a registered RA. What makes the burden heavy, which par...

June 5, 2026 · 8 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

SEBI Research Analyst Compliance Calendar 2026-27

Every recurring SEBI obligation for a Research Analyst on one page: the annual audit and its 31 October deadline, th...

June 1, 2026 · 7 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

SEBI AI Disclosure Rules for Research Analysts (2026)

SEBI now expects Research Analysts to disclose where they use AI and to own the output. What Regulation 19 requires,...

June 1, 2026 · 7 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

SEBI Inspection Readiness for Research Analysts (2026)

An inspection asks for records you either have or you do not. The documents inspectors ask for, the common gaps that...

June 1, 2026 · 8 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

SEBI Research Analyst Deposit Requirement: The Slabs and Deadlines (2026)

SEBI replaced the net-worth rule with a deposit based on how many clients you serve. The slabs, what counts, where t...

June 1, 2026 · 6 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

Conflict of Interest Disclosure for SEBI Research Analysts (2026)

What to disclose in every report, the 1% ownership rule, trading restrictions, and how to keep conflict disclosures...

June 1, 2026 · 7 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

SEBI Social Media Rules for Research Analysts: Display and Disclosure (2026)

SEBI requires registered entities to display their name and registration number on social media, and it has cracked...

June 1, 2026 · 7 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

How to Write a SEBI-Compliant Research Report: Format and Disclosures (2026)

The structure and mandatory disclosures of a SEBI-compliant research report: registration details, the rating system...

June 1, 2026 · 8 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

The Research Analyst Client Agreement: What SEBI Requires (2026)

The contract that defines your research relationship and protects you in a dispute. What a SEBI RA agreement must co...

June 1, 2026 · 7 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

MITC for Research Analysts: The Most Important Terms and Conditions (2026)

SEBI requires every RA to share a standard set of Most Important Terms and Conditions with clients. What the MITC co...

June 1, 2026 · 6 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

The SEBI Investor Charter for Research Analysts (2026)

Every RA has to publish an investor charter and a periodic complaints disclosure. What the charter contains, where i...

June 1, 2026 · 6 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

SEBI Annual Compliance Audit for Research Analysts: Regulation 25(3) Guide (2026)

The Regulation 25(3) annual compliance audit every SEBI Research Analyst must complete: who can audit you, the six-m...

June 1, 2026 · 9 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

SEBI Complaints Handling for Research Analysts: SCORES 2.0 and ODR (2026)

How a SEBI-registered Research Analyst must handle investor complaints in 2026: the SCORES 2.0 timelines, the ODR po...

June 1, 2026 · 8 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

SEBI Research Analyst Registration: Complete Guide 2026

Step-by-step guide to registering as a SEBI Research Analyst in India in 2026: eligibility, documents, fees, NISM ce...

May 25, 2026 · 9 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

SEBI Compliance Checklist for Research Analysts 2026

A practical compliance checklist for SEBI-registered Research Analysts covering Regulation 25 record-keeping, disclo...

May 25, 2026 · 8 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

How to Automate Client Research Notes Under SEBI Regulation 25

SEBI Regulation 25 requires Research Analysts to keep records of all research reports and client communications for...

May 25, 2026 · 8 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

WhatsApp for SEBI Research Analysts: Compliance Rules and Best Practices

Many SEBI Research Analysts use WhatsApp to send research notes to clients. SEBI regulations apply to these communic...

May 25, 2026 · 8 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

SEBI Model Portfolio Framework for Research Analysts (2025-26)

SEBI's 2025 master circular formalised the model-portfolio framework for Research Analysts. The rules on benchmarkin...

May 28, 2026 · 9 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

Recommendation Performance Tracking for SEBI Research Analysts (2026)

SEBI now requires Research Analysts to publish past-recommendation performance. The methodology that holds up to scr...

May 28, 2026 · 8 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

SEBI Advertisement Code for Research Analysts: Social Media Rules 2026

YouTube videos, Twitter threads, Instagram reels, LinkedIn posts. SEBI applies its Advertisement Code to every publi...

May 28, 2026 · 8 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

SEBI Annual Return Filing for Research Analysts: 2026 Guide

Every SEBI-registered Research Analyst must file an annual return with the regulator. The deadlines, the form, the d...

May 28, 2026 · 7 min readRead →
India · SEBI ComplianceNew

SEBI Compliance for AI Information Services in 2026

AI-driven stock alerts sit in a specific regulatory bracket. SEBI distinguishes between Investment Advisers (RIA), R...

May 10, 2026 · 7 min readRead →

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