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SEBI introduces Credit Risk-o-Meter for debt securities
बातमीत का?
SEBI's new colour-coded Credit Risk-o-Meter: which Act made the regulator statutory, and in what year?
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has mandated a colour-coded Credit Risk-o-Meter for specified debt securities through a circular dated 7 October 2026, to help investors see credit risk at a glance. SEBI is the capital-market regulator set up under the SEBI Act, 1992.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
2 मिनिटे
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has mandated a colour-coded Credit Risk-o-Meter for specified debt securities through a circular dated 7 October 2026, to help investors see credit risk at a glance.
SEBI is the capital-market regulator set up under the SEBI Act, 1992.
स्रोत: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
महत्त्वाची तथ्ये
Remember these
- SEBI issued a circular dated 7 October 2026 mandating a colour-coded Credit Risk-o-Meter for specified debt securities.
- The meter lets investors see the credit risk of a debt security at a glance.
- SEBI is the capital-market regulator, set up under the SEBI Act, 1992.
- SEBI was created administratively in 1988 and gained statutory status through the 1992 Act.
- SEBI is headquartered in Mumbai.
पूर्व · मुख्य
How the exam will ask it
पूर्व
- SEBI became a statutory body under the SEBI Act, 1992; before that it functioned as an administrative body from 1988.
- A Credit Risk-o-Meter is a colour-coded visual tool meant to show investors the credit risk of a debt security at a glance.
- SEBI is the regulator of the securities (capital) market in India and is concerned with investor protection.
मुख्य
GS-III: Capital markets and investor protection. Retail investors in debt securities often cannot judge credit risk, so SEBI's circular mandates a simple colour-coded risk-o-meter, building on the SEBI Act, 1992 mandate of investor protection. This improves disclosure and informed choice; the way forward is standardised, regularly updated risk labels backed by investor financial-literacy efforts.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
The Securities and Exchange Board of India was given statutory status through the SEBI Act of:
- 1988
- 1992
- 1996
- 2002
उत्तर पहा
उत्तर: B — 1992 is correct. 1992 is correct. SEBI was set up administratively in 1988 and became a statutory body under the SEBI Act, 1992.
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