News for 'National Board of Trade'

Sebi slaps Rs 26-cr penalty on Coffee Day

Sebi slaps Rs 26-cr penalty on Coffee Day

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Tuesday imposed a penalty of Rs 26 crore on Coffee Day Enterprises (CDEL) for alleged violation of securities laws. The regulator also directed the company to initiate steps to recover dues of Rs 3,535 crore-the amount diverted from seven subsidiaries of CDEL to Mysore Amalgamated Coffee Estates (MACEL). Affirming the violations of the Sebi (Prevention of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices) Regulations and Sebi (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, whole-time member Ashwani Bhatia said the listed company was being run like a personal fiefdom with no checks and balances in place.

Calcutta stock exchange to launch trading platform

Calcutta stock exchange to launch trading platform

Rediff.com21 Jun 2011

The 100-year old Calcutta Stock Exchange is finally set to launch a trading platform, which will enable its members to trade on National Stock Exchange (NSE)-listed securities in the next one month, a move that will give the ailing exchange a fresh lease of life.

1900: Cricket's only date with the Olympics

1900: Cricket's only date with the Olympics

Rediff.com16 Oct 2023

Cricket and the Olympics made for strange bedfellows when the sport featured in its roster for the first and only time in the 1900 edition of the games in Paris.

NSE cautions investors against assured return products

NSE cautions investors against assured return products

Rediff.com14 Oct 2022

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday warned investors not to fall prey to investment plans with guaranteed returns offered by Suraj Mourya associated with "Aimers Trader". The exchange pointed out that these entities are not registered either as a member or authorised person of any registered member of the NSE. The cautionary statement comes after the NSE noticed that Suraj Mourya associated with Aimers Trader was offering to handle trading accounts of investors by asking them to share their user identification (user ID) and password.

Now eggs and potatoes on BSE, NSE's trading menus

Now eggs and potatoes on BSE, NSE's trading menus

Rediff.com17 Apr 2019

While NSE is exploring 8-10 new agri-commodities, BSE is eyeing as many as 15, most of which aren't traded on any other online derivative exchange in India.

Futures trading in petrol, diesel may get Sebi nod

Futures trading in petrol, diesel may get Sebi nod

Rediff.com29 May 2018

Petrol and diesel are among the 90-plus commodities that have been approved by the government for derivatives trading

Infosys board responsible for the mess

Infosys board responsible for the mess

Rediff.com19 Aug 2017

'The meanness of the board statement apart, it nowhere answers the most fundamental and damaging aspects of the deteriorating work culture among top company executives to which Narayana Murthy had been repeatedly drawing attention,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.

US House panel wants India to be part of NATO Plus

US House panel wants India to be part of NATO Plus

Rediff.com27 May 2023

In its set of recommendations, the China Committee said that economic sanctions against China in case of an attack on Taiwan will be most effective if key allies such as G7, NATO, NATO+5, and Quad members join, and negotiating a joint response and broadcasting this message publicly have the added benefit of enhancing deterrence.

Currency trading options: USE, NSE get Sebi nod

Currency trading options: USE, NSE get Sebi nod

Rediff.com12 Oct 2010

Market watchdog Sebi gave its approval on October 11, USE said in a statement. NSE officials too confirmed receiving the approval.

Currency futures trading: NSE gets Sebi nod

Currency futures trading: NSE gets Sebi nod

Rediff.com13 Aug 2008

The country's largest stock exchange in terms of volume has 'received an in-principle nod from Sebi for starting an exchange to trade foreign currency derivatives,' sources close to the development said. NSE officials, however, were not available for comment.

Gems & jewellery trade fully ready for GST rollout

Gems & jewellery trade fully ready for GST rollout

Rediff.com16 May 2017

The GST rate for the sector has not yet been finalised by the government.

US threatens to take additional action against 'unfair' Indian trade practices

US threatens to take additional action against 'unfair' Indian trade practices

Rediff.com21 Jun 2019

India has been the single biggest beneficiary of the decades-old US Generalized System of Preferences programme, allowing the country to export $ 5.7 billion worth of duty-free goods in 2017, according to figures from US Congress.

Explained: How mobile trading of stocks is done

Explained: How mobile trading of stocks is done

Rediff.com21 Sep 2010

We visit a few brokerage houses and the stock exchanges to demystify the nuances of mobile trading of stocks and derivatives.

Will Sebi allow NSE, BSE plea on self-trading?

Will Sebi allow NSE, BSE plea on self-trading?

Rediff.com27 Jan 2017

Bourses ask for okay in the 'permitted to trade' category; brokers and legal experts speak in favour.

Adani Crisis: What RBI, SEBI Must Do

Adani Crisis: What RBI, SEBI Must Do

Rediff.com6 Mar 2023

In the context of market integrity, the IRAI and RBI should go over the minutes of the LIC and SBI board meetings when the decisions to invest in Adani equity or debt were taken, notes Jaimini Bhagwati, former World Bank treasury professional.

RBI to vet S&P, Dow trading on NSE

RBI to vet S&P, Dow trading on NSE

Rediff.com31 Aug 2010

The issue of allowing trading in indices such as the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) is being considered by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Mahindra Satyam shares to stop trading from July 4

Mahindra Satyam shares to stop trading from July 4

Rediff.com1 Jul 2013

The boards of Mahindra Satyam and Tech Mahindra last year proposed a swap ratio of 2:17. Mahindra Satyam shareholders will get two shares of Tech Mahindra of Rs 10 each for every 17 shares they hold.

Test cricket won't die in my lifetime but who'll be playing it?: Ian Chappell

Test cricket won't die in my lifetime but who'll be playing it?: Ian Chappell

Rediff.com13 Aug 2022

Chappell believed that international cricket faces a real challenge of retaining players in the face of rapid expansion of T20 leagues around the world.

NSE to start trading in currency options on Fri

NSE to start trading in currency options on Fri

Rediff.com27 Oct 2010

The bourse has received approval from the capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of Indian and the RBI for introducing exchange traded currency options on dollar Indian rupee spot rate, NSE said.

DON'T leave unutilised funds in your trading account!t

DON'T leave unutilised funds in your trading account!t

Rediff.com17 Dec 2018

Suppose you have transferred money to your trading account but did not use it to buy securities, the broker could misuse this money, warns Sanjay Kumar Singh.

NSE trading outage: Calls for more stock exchanges likely to grow

NSE trading outage: Calls for more stock exchanges likely to grow

Rediff.com5 Mar 2021

Sebi proposes to relax ownership rules to allow more entrants in the exchange space, which is seeing a disruption globally with the emergence of new technologies such as block chain.

NSE, BSE bar 3 NSEL defaulters from trading

NSE, BSE bar 3 NSEL defaulters from trading

Rediff.com31 Oct 2013

Leading stock exchanges BSE and NSE have barred three entities from trading on their platform after they defaulted on dues in connection with Rs 5,600 crore (Rs 56 billion) payment crisis at National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL).

Why is Sebi hesitant to ban retail algos despite obvious illegalities?

Why is Sebi hesitant to ban retail algos despite obvious illegalities?

Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

Because they have become too big and pervasive and the time to regulate is long gone, points out Debashis Basu.

Govt to procure 200K-tonne onions amid farmer protest

Govt to procure 200K-tonne onions amid farmer protest

Rediff.com23 Aug 2023

Barely days after imposing a 40 per cent export tax on onions to cool down soaring prices, which, in turn, triggered widespread protests across the main growing belts, the Centre on Tuesday sought to mitigate both political and economic tensions gripping parts of Maharashtra. It decided to procure an additional 200,000 tonnes of onions at Rs 2,410 per quintal for its buffer stock from farmers, a rate that is strikingly close to the price at which they were being exported before the 40 per cent duty was levied on August 19. The export price before the imposition of the duty stood at around $320 per tonne free on board (approximately Rs 2,650 per quintal).

NSEL crisis: Govt mulls Board changes for merged entity

NSEL crisis: Govt mulls Board changes for merged entity

Rediff.com27 Oct 2014

The Ministry's decision comes more than a year after the payment scam at NSEL came into light in July 2013.

G20 Presidency: Time To Taper Expectations

G20 Presidency: Time To Taper Expectations

Rediff.com1 Sep 2023

India's role as a leader of the global south may require it to give up its ambition to serve as a bridge between the warring halves of the international community, points out Mihir S Sharma.

Personal Data Protection

Personal Data Protection

Rediff.com28 Aug 2023

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking person's guide.

Sebi's daily transfer diktat to further pinch brokers

Sebi's daily transfer diktat to further pinch brokers

Rediff.com7 Feb 2023

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has proposed measures mandating daily upstreaming of all investor funds from stockbrokers to clearing corporations (CCs). The step, aimed at reducing risk on client funds, will further deplete brokers' revenues as they will lose interest income with transfers being done daily. At present, stockbrokers convert the surplus funds into bank guarantees (BG) or fixed deposit (FD) receipts which earns them extra income.

Corporate bonds to trade on bourses from July 1

Corporate bonds to trade on bourses from July 1

Rediff.com30 Mar 2007

The much-awaited trading in corporate bonds will start on the National and the Bombay Stock Exchanges from July 1. This is expected to energise the moribund debt market.

Biden nominates ex-Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga to head World Bank

Biden nominates ex-Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga to head World Bank

Rediff.com23 Feb 2023

At the World Bank Banga will be replacing David Malpass, a former Trump treasury official, reports axios.com. Malpass had already announced that he will resign by July, months ahead of his term expired. "Ajay is uniquely equipped to lead the World Bank at this critical moment in history," President Biden said in a statement. Banga, 63, currently serves as vice chairman at General Atlantic.

Without naming Adani, SEBI cites 'unusual price movement'

Without naming Adani, SEBI cites 'unusual price movement'

Rediff.com4 Feb 2023

Without naming Adani group specifically, the capital markets watchdog said in a statement that unusual price movement in the stocks of a business conglomerate has been observed in the past week.

Ratan Tata returns to board of a prominent US think tank

Ratan Tata returns to board of a prominent US think tank

Rediff.com19 Nov 2013

Top Indian industrialist Ratan Tata has returned as a board member of East West Centre, a prominent American think tank.

'India needs to be integrated into global trade pacts'

'India needs to be integrated into global trade pacts'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2015

For India to reach its ambiguous economic growth targets, it needs to be integrated into global trade pacts.

India stares at trade war as Trump readies reciprocal tax

India stares at trade war as Trump readies reciprocal tax

Rediff.com13 Mar 2018

While an official in the Commerce Department indicated a trade war was in the offing, till now the government has been in wait-and-watch mode.

Steel Man of India, Jamshed J Irani, passes away at 86

Steel Man of India, Jamshed J Irani, passes away at 86

Rediff.com1 Nov 2022

Jamshed J Irani, known as the steel man of India, died in Jamshedpur late Monday night, Tata Steel said. He was 86. "The Steel Man of India passes away. It is with profound grief that Tata Steel informs of the demise of Padma Bhushan Dr Jamshed J Irani," Tata Steel said in a statement. He passed away on October 31, 2022 at 10 PM at TMH (Tata Hospital) in Jamshedpur, it said.

Crypto Bourses Under The Scanner

Crypto Bourses Under The Scanner

Rediff.com26 Nov 2022

Crypto exchanges have been asked to furnish details this month itself.

NSE in firefighting mode to minimise reputational harm after Sebi's order

NSE in firefighting mode to minimise reputational harm after Sebi's order

Rediff.com28 Feb 2022

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has got into firefighting mode to control the reputational damage caused by the Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi's) order against its former managing director and chief executive officer Chitra Ramkrishna and others. According to sources, the exchange's management over the past one week has met several key stakeholders, including officials in the finance ministry and Sebi, major shareholders, and trading members, trying to distance itself from the controversy. The exchange plans to hold more meetings in the coming week to ensure that trading volumes and confidence in the bourse don't get impacted, they added.

Stealth guided missile destroyer Mormugao commissioned into Indian Navy

Stealth guided missile destroyer Mormugao commissioned into Indian Navy

Rediff.com18 Dec 2022

Singh said the warship's commissioning will boost India's maritime power.

'We are not going back to licence raj'

'We are not going back to licence raj'

Rediff.com18 Sep 2023

'I'm pitching India for the strengths we offer, including the English language, engineers, doctors, nurses, professionals, innovative talent of startups.'

'Follow zero tolerance': Health minister on cough syrup deaths

'Follow zero tolerance': Health minister on cough syrup deaths

Rediff.com20 Jun 2023

In an exclusive interview with PTI video, the minister also said an extensive risk-based analysis is done continuously to ensure the production of quality medicines in the country, and the government and regulators are always alert to ensure that no one dies due to spurious medicines.