Sebi had asked all listed cos to mandatorily appoint at least one woman director.
UP Sinha is the eighth Chairman of Sebi since its inception as an independent regulator in 1988, when the central government headed by then Prime Minister Rajiv Fandhi decided to give a boost to the stock market activities as part of its economic liberalisation drive.
Identifying cyber crime as a major threat, Sebi Chairman U K Sinha recently said such attacks are occurring these days in a more sophisticated manner.
Summing up the year gone by, Sebi Chairman U K Sinha told PTI that the regulator was also able to provide clarity and a direction to the market in areas like corporate governance and investor protection during 2013.
Sinha says many fund houses not abiding by rules on minimum number of investors, awareness funds
More than 30 entities, including brokers and high net worth individuals, have come under the scanner of market watchdog Sebi for unusual trading activities on the day of Lok Sabha election results.
Minority shareholders are disappointed after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) increased the size of the mandatory open offer from 20 per cent to 26 per cent, ignoring the Achuthan panel's recommendation of giving all shareholders an exit option.
Operators of such trading rings allow people to trade in equities outside the stock exchange platform.
After unfavourable response to the safety net, Sebi considers instruments with an option of conversion into equity.
Vadra launched Skylight Hospitality four months after the DLF shares got listed, amid complaints of inadequate disclosure from investor associations and former business partner Kimsuk Krishna Sinha.
'The US investors are very enthusiastic about India and policy changes'.
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While the systems in place at leading Indian bourses are considered to be very robust and can withstand any possible technical glitches, it is advisable to conduct a precautionary check after an unprecedented three-hour trading halt at a large exchange like Nasdaq, a senior Sebi official said.
According to a senior CBI official, the agency has evidence to suggest the finance ministry's recommendations were overlooked while giving a licence to MCX-SX in 2008.
In an interview with Business Standard, Sebi Chairman U K Sinha discusses investment advisory rules and how regulators are coming together to resolve issues.
The next chairman at the country's largest lender could enjoy a four-year tenure.
Trading would be conducted during normal hours.
In an interview with Santosh Tiwari, Sebi Chairman U K Sinha also says he is not against consent orders, but is in favour of a predictable and transparent process.
The Sebi chief said that although the idea of an SRO has been challenged in court, he is hopeful of its implementation.
The capital markets watchdog had set up an expert panel in March to suggest new measures to regulate insider trading.
Case relates to alleged irregularities in '08 sanction to MCX-SX; Shah grilled in NSEL case.
Market regulator Sebi has set a one-year target to complete investigations, saying that the long-drawn probe processes are a thing of past and manipulators can't escape the long arm of the law.
It was an individual complainant, seeking action against Rs 34 crore (Rs 340 million) he was allegedly duped, and "sham transactions" involving three 'housewives' that has led to regulator Sebi coming hard on the country's biggest real estate developer DLF and its top executives.
The EPFO, which has 50 million subscribers, provides annual interest of 8.75 per cent on provident fund deposits.
The drive against insider trading comes after SEBI last year received enhanced investigation powers from parliament, including the ability to monitor call records.
Two weeks ahead of October 1 deadline, Sebi likely to relax certain conditions.
Sebi will be taking a number of measures to develop a derivatives market of commodities.
The government has also allowed individuals from the private sector to apply for the post
Today, the single most popular route of laundering is the stock market platform, notes Debashis Basu.
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The market regulator is wielding an unprecedented level of control over how mutual funds operate, delaying new launches and dictating investment strategy, frustrated insiders in the embattled industry say.
The promoters, instead, raised it to 63.15 per cent, while reporting they'd brought it down to 28.6 per cent.
After hearing the petition, filed by the country's largest real estate developer last week, the Tribunal adjourned the matter till October 30 next week, as it sought a response from capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India on DLF's plea for an interim relief.
The rot is is not limited to Chitra Ramkrishna and the yogi, observed Debashis Basu.
Sebi on April 4 gave the brokerages 60 days to have their books vetted by third-party auditors.
In a 43-page order, SEBI said it will bar DLF and its chairman KP Singh along with five other company executives from accessing India's capital markets for three years.
Sebi has time and again voiced its concerns over higher agents' fees.
Sebi will join RBI and the government in their fight against bad loans.
Women of the family rush to become directors of firms to meet Sebi deadline.
Lack of closure to the algo controversy could weigh on sentiment, say experts
DLFknowingly suppressed material facts: Sebi
U K Sinha said the equity market also helps in the growth of the Indian economy as the money invested in equities is utilised for infrastructure-building
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