Editorial April 2026
Dear Readers,
During the month of April 2026 the ceasefire of the Iran War brought a much needed peace in the region, helping stabilize economic activity and settle fears of rapid inflation globally and in India. Mr. Raghu Marwah, CEO visited Mumbai during the month to develop investment banking in commodity trade to assist in securing energy supplies to India.
During the month of April, a Training was conducted by Mr. Ashu Malhotra, CHRO on Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013 (‘POSH’).
RNM Capital Trust, the licensed Gift City based Alternative Investment Fund continued to perform well, with a significant outperformance as compared to the Nifty benchmark. Our Investors receive separately a fortnightly ‘India Market Pulse’ which discusses market events and our performance metrics.
On the tax front, the new year from April 1 also marks the coming into effect of the new Income Tax Act, 2025 replacing the six decade old Income Tax Act 1961. This is a significant step into India’s journey into simplified and modern tax regime. By focusing on clarity in drafting, logical structuring of provisions and alignment with digital tax administration, the new Act seeks to reduce interpretational issues and enhance ease of compliance.
On the Regulatory front, the Government has notified the FEM(Non Debt Instruments)(Amendment) Rules, 2026 permitting 100% FDI in Insurance under Automatic Route and allowing Chinese FDI of upto 10% under Automatic Route.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) issued the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Rules, 2026 fully operationalizing the regulatory framework first introduced with promulgation of the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 (PROG Act). Online Money games, Esports and Online Social games have been regulated under this framework.
During last month we received a lot of good wishes on RNM India achieving the milestone of 80 years in service. We remain blessed with the passion of our team and patronage of our clients, with undying loyalty. We thank each and every one of you readers for the words of encouragement that you give on our social media pages and you tube channel.
We would like to take this opportunity of wishing all our readers all the best for Buddha Purnima. Buddha Purnima celebrates the birth, attainment of Nirvana and enlightenment of Lord Buddha.