India has reinforced its financial regulatory framework with the appointment of Kompella Venkata Ramana Murty as a whole-time member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for a three-year term. The move completes the regulator’s full complement of leadership, enhancing its institutional capacity at a time of growing market complexity and investor participation. Murty, a seasoned Indian Defence Accounts Service officer, brings extensive experience in public finance and governance.