Forward Markets Commission to be merged with SEBI

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday proposed to merge the Forward Markets Commission with SEBI to strengthen regulation of commodity forward markets and reduce wild speculation.

Zee Media Bureau

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday proposed to merge the Forward Markets Commission with SEBI to strengthen regulation of commodity forward markets and reduce wild speculation.

Enabling legislation, amending the Government Securities Act and the RBI Act is proposed in the Finance Bill, 2015.

It has also been proposed to amend through the Finance Bill, Section 6 of FEMA to provide that control on capital flows as equity will be exercised by the Government, in consultation with the RBI.

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