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However, when asked whether the NSE IPO could see the light of the day ahead of Diwali this year, the markets regulator chief declined to comment on any timeline. 

Tuhin Kanta Pandey takes over from Madhabi Puri Buch, whose three-year tenure as Sebi chairman concluded on Friday.

It can be noted that Sebi had withdrawn a circular late September within a day of its issuance that mandated corporates that defaulted on loan repayments or bond payments to immediately report to the regulator and the exchanges.

Sebi chairman Ajay Tyagi noted that the Sebi has already relaxed the norms related to issue of capital and disclosure requirements as well as regulations on substantial acquisition of shares and takeovers to align with the new Bankruptcy & Insolvency Code.

Capital markets regulator Sebi chairman Ajay Tyagi on Saturday expressed hope that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) will help boost investor confidence and encourage fund inflows into the corporate bonds market, especially in low-rated instruments.

Capital market regulator Sebi on Monday said it is "not happy" with the current state of affairs at credit rating agencies and will soon float a discussion paper for a new set of norms for them.

Senior IAS officer Ajay Tyagi on Wednesday took charge as the Chairman of markets regulator Sebi.

Regulator Sebi will see a change of guard tomorrow with senior IAS officer Ajay Tyagi taking over the chairmanship from U K Sinha, who is leaving with "good memories" after a six-year tenure marked with 'harsh' actions against defaulters and several reforms in capital markets.

Government has initiated the search for successor to Sebi Chairman U K Sinha, whose extended term ends on March 1, 2017.

He said that the impact must be watched out closely since it was as per him the most impactful occuring after World War II whose implications will be seen for quite long.

Mumbai: Looking to prevent money laundering, SEBI Chairman U K Sinha on Thursday said the regulator is in discussions with the industry on tightening Know Your Client (KYC) mechanism for participatory notes (P-Notes) and will take a final decision on it soon.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea challenging the reappointment of U K Sinha as Chairman of market regulator Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) till 2017, saying there is no bar on it.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed as "infructous" a plea challenging the Finance Minister's power to nominate two members in the selection board for appointment of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman and its full-time members.

Amid soaring prices of pulses, Sebi Chairman U K Sinha today said the regulator is closely working with the government and is looking if the traders raided for hoarding have any connection with the commodity markets.

Government has begun the search for a new Chairman of the capital markets regulator Sebi to succeed the incumbent U K Sinha, whose term is scheduled to come to an end on February 17, 2016.

Under the new norms, investors may also get SMS/e-mail alert for allotment under the IPO, similar to alerts being sent to investors for secondary market transactions.

India`s stock market has soared, touching record highs last month. It was Asia`s second-best performer last year, thanks largely to more than $16 billion of foreign investment.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) found that Parivar Dairies and Allied was running 'collective investment schemes (CIS)' without obtaining registration from the regulator.

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Monday said that by June it will finalise norms for start-ups which will incentivise them to list within the country, and sees a revival in the primary markets over the next 6-9 months.

Amid multiple agencies probing alleged leaks of secret documents from various ministries, Sebi on Sunday said it is looking into complaints of such information having been used for insider trading in stocks.