Markets regulator News

SEBI Chief's Mantra: Tuhin Kata Pandey, a 1987 batch IAS officer, brings with him a rich experience in handling the country’s economic policy and financial administration. 

Now, the regulator has done away with the additional time provision of 120 days, according to a notification. The move is aimed at rationalising norms on settlement proceedings.

For employees who got promoted after receiving the maximum of the incremental scale in the pre-promotional grade, the date of the next increment in the new grade would be one year after the date of promotion.

Markets regulator Sebi on Monday came out with annual inspection guidelines for brokers to improve the effectiveness of supervision.

In a major revamp, Sebi in 2014 had released norms that had clubbed different categories of foreign investors into a new class called FPIs.  

In the high-profile NSE co- location case, markets regulator Sebi wants its forensic audit to quantify unlawful gains made by some brokers, allegedly in connivance with the exchange officials, which may put in limbo a settlement plea proposed by the bourse.

Multiple agencies including Sebi are probing the irregularities that happened at the now-defunct National Spot Exchange Ltd.

Markets regulator Sebi will consider next month proposals regarding favourable tax regime and steps to bring in long-term capital from domestic and overseas investors in alternative investment funds (AIF), including for start-ups and through avenues like crowdfunding.

Markets regulator Sebi today barred 15 individuals from securities market on suspected tax evasion and money laundering through stock trading platforms.

Markets regulator Sebi will soon issue norms allowing e-commerce platforms to sell mutual fund products, among other measures, to boost the MF industry.

Concerned over mutual fund investors' exposure to distressed corporate bonds, markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday asked fund houses to be careful about such investments and said it has launched a wider scrutiny of the risks posed by such investment decisions.

Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is set to intervene to make mutual funds more affordable and less risky as an investment.

Stock market's regulator Sebi has barred Rahul Hi Rise and its directors from raising funds from investors till further directions. The regulator has also barred them from the securities market.

Markets regulator Sebi has asked clearing corporations to provide elaborate monthly reports with details on settlements, actions taken against trading members as well as information about corporate governance aspects of the corporations themselves.

Taking action against illegal investment schemes in the garb of trading of animals and their products, markets regulator Sebi has asked Capacious Farming to refund investors money within three months.

Markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday imposed a fine of Rs 1.1 crore on Todi Securities for allegedly indulging in fraudulent trade in the currency derivatives segment at United Stock Exchange (USE) as well as violating broker norms.

Markets regulator Sebi has proposed including 'systematically important' NBFCs and some registered family trusts in the Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIB) category, a move that will put such entities at par with institutional investors like banks and mutual funds.