Indian financial market regulator -the Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced new norms governing acquisitions and takeovers under the title 'The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011'. The new norms would be effective from this month itself.

SEBI has removed that ban that it had imposed on British bank, Barclays from issuing offshore derivative instruments.

This approval from the market regulator will allow the British bank to facilitate more investment from unregistered entities and would allow more foreign investment to come to Indian markets.