SEBI Chairman Reviews Reforms and Plans to Strengthen Corporate Bond Market

SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey marked one year at the helm by highlighting key reforms, including tightened derivatives regulations to curb speculation and revamped mutual fund rules. Looking ahead, SEBI plans to focus on strengthening the corporate bond market by enhancing liquidity, expanding issuer and investor participation, and collaborating with the RBI to introduce credit bond indices and related derivatives. Challenges such as limited retail awareness and thin secondary trading remain priorities for improvement.