Daily Newsletter - January 9, 2026

Latest additions to CAalley:

News Update:

Indian News

International News

Exposure Draft:

SEBI Draft

Acts & Regulations:

RBI Master Circulars / Directions for 2025-26

CA's Referencer:

NFRA

Legal Updates:

SEBI

IRDAI

DGFT

Customs

News Update:

Indian News:

ICAI introduces mandatory ‘e-diary’ for CA students starting articleship from Jan 2026

HC raps IT Dept over 8 years delay in refund

Financial institutions must imbibe spirit of regulations: RBI governor

PF withdrawal to be eased: Soon, EPFO may allow advance claims via BHIM app

Reserve Bank of India mulls fresh steps to provide relief to exporters

Bombay HC allows trader to keep ₹1.75 crore profit made after Kotak Securities tech glitch

Judiciary can't order GST cuts on air purifiers, Centre tells Delhi HC

Budget 2026: Rs 1.52 lakh crore locked in Customs disputes; Govt may consider amnesty, duty slab rationalisation

Sebi revamps stockbrokers' rules to ease compliance, push ease of doing biz

Gratuity can't be held due to no fund excuse; HC

I-T department flags major risks of cryptocurrencies, joins RBI in cautioning against VDAs

Man sells 350 gram gold, he wins case in ITAT Ahmedabad

SEBI probe finds Bank of America shared insider information ahead of $180 million block deal: Report

'Kyunki Bahu is a relative too': Families to Sebi over easing takeover code

Finmin plans to scrap curbs on Chinese firms bidding for govt contracts

International News:

ISCA outlines strategy for small and medium-sized accounting practices in Singapore

Corporate Disclosure in the Age of AI

Exposure Draft:

SEBI Draft:

Consultation Paper on Circular for Trading at Stock Exchanges
[Last date for Comments: January 30, 2026] 

Acts & Regulations:

RBI Master Circulars / Directions for 2025-26:

Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy) Directions, 2025 (Updated as on January 09, 2026)

Reserve Bank of India (Small Finance Banks – Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy) Directions, 2025 (Updated as on January 09, 2026)

Reserve Bank of India (All India Financial Institutions – Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy) Directions, 2025 (Updated as on January 09, 2026)

CA's Referencer:

NFRA:

Effective Communication Between Statutory Auditors and Those Charged with Governance, Including Audit Committees
[NFRA Circular]

Legal Updates:

SEBI:

Review of Framework to address the ‘technical glitches’ in Stock Brokers’ Electronic Trading Systems

Simplification of requirements for grant of accreditation to investors

Compliance Reporting Formats for Specialized Investment Funds (SIFs)

IRDAI:

Implementation of TRAI Direction on mandatory adoption of 1600-series to curb the menace of Unsolicited Commercial Communication (UCC)

DGFT:

Enlistment under Appendix 2E of FTP, 2023-Agency Authorised to issue Certificate of Origin (Non-Preferential) [Public Notice No.43]

Amendment in Appendix 2U of Handbook of Procedures, 2023 [Public Notice No.42]

Customs:

Seeks to continue anti dumping duty on imports of “Normal Butanol or N-Butyl Alcohol” originating in or exported from European Union, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa and United States of America [Notification No.2(ADD)]