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Mutual funds allowed to invest in international stocks

Mutual funds allowed to invest in international stocks

Rediff.com21 Jun 2022

Capital markets regulator Sebi has permitted mutual funds to again invest in foreign stocks within the aggregate mandated limit of $7 billion for the industry. This came in the wake of a major correction in global markets that brought down the valuation of international stocks. In January, Sebi had asked mutual fund houses to stop taking fresh subscriptions in schemes investing in overseas stocks. The directive to stop subscription was mainly on account of the mutual fund industry crossing the mandated limit of $7 billion for overseas investments.

SC asks SEBI to reconsider MCX-SX plea in 3 months

SC asks SEBI to reconsider MCX-SX plea in 3 months

Rediff.com11 Apr 2012

The Securities and Exchange Board of India, which had earlier rejected the MCX-SX's plea, was asked by a bench of justices Aftab Alam and C K Prasad to reconsider it within three months.

Deloitte flags 3 Adani Port transactions; contractor named in Hindenburg report

Deloitte flags 3 Adani Port transactions; contractor named in Hindenburg report

Rediff.com31 May 2023

Auditor Deloitte flagged three transactions, including recoveries from a contractor identified in the Hindenburg report, as it issued a qualified opinion on the accounts of Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone.

BSE asks for additional details of PwC audit

BSE asks for additional details of PwC audit

Rediff.com6 May 2014

The exchange has written to MCX for greater details on the special audit. BSE has sought the names of related parties, which have been withheld by MCX.

What does govt have to do with Adani issue, asks BJP

What does govt have to do with Adani issue, asks BJP

Rediff.com3 Feb 2023

The SEBI and the RBI will look into it. Let their reports come in, BJP MP Mahesh Jethmalani said.

Sebi to introduce framework for accredited investors

Sebi to introduce framework for accredited investors

Rediff.com29 Jun 2021

Sebi on Tuesday decided to introduce a framework for accredited investors, a class of investors who may be considered as well-informed about investment products, in the Indian securities market. The board of Sebi after deliberation approved the proposal to introduce a framework for accredited investors. Under the proposed framework, individuals, HUFs, family trusts, sole proprietorships, partnership firms, trusts and corporate based on financial parameters would be eligible for accreditation of investors, Sebi said in a statement after the board meeting.

India Inc welcomes new takeover code

India Inc welcomes new takeover code

Rediff.com29 Jul 2011

Move to increase the trigger limit will lead to more transactions in companies.

Coal India files IPO papers with Sebi

Coal India files IPO papers with Sebi

Rediff.com10 Aug 2010

The Union cabinet had approved Coal India's IPO last month, to divest 10 per cent of the government's stake in the Navratna PSU.

Making Debt MFs Safer For Investors

Making Debt MFs Safer For Investors

Rediff.com16 Aug 2023

Fund managers often find themselves selling bonds at prices below their fair value to meet redemption demands. Investors are the ultimate losers in this. CDMDF aims to remedy this by stepping in and purchasing securities at their fair value in such times.

Vedanta-Cairn India merger gets bourses' approval

Vedanta-Cairn India merger gets bourses' approval

Rediff.com15 Sep 2015

Zero-debt Cairn India has $2.85 billion cash reserve.

The inside story of India's biggest corporate fraud

The inside story of India's biggest corporate fraud

Rediff.com18 Jul 2014

The big thing was inflating the revenue of the company through fake invoices.

FirstMeridian Business, IRM Energy, Lohia Corp get Sebi nod to float IPOs

FirstMeridian Business, IRM Energy, Lohia Corp get Sebi nod to float IPOs

Rediff.com28 Feb 2023

Three companies -- FirstMeridian Business Services Ltd, IRM Energy Ltd and Lohia Corp -- have received capital markets regulator Sebi's go-ahead to raise funds through initial public offerings (IPOs). These firms, which filed their preliminary IPO papers with the markets regulator between September 2022 and January 2023, obtained the observation letters during February 21-24, an update with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) showed on Tuesday. In Sebi parlance, observation implies go-ahead to the company to float the initial share-sale.

'Crypto is serious threat to financial stability'

'Crypto is serious threat to financial stability'

Rediff.com11 Mar 2024

'To the believers of crypto regulations, I have only one question to ask, how will you regulate it?'

An arduous second half awaits oil marketing firms

An arduous second half awaits oil marketing firms

Rediff.com15 Nov 2023

The medium-term scenario for oil marketing companies (OMCs) is high risk due to the surging crude and gas prices. Apart from OPEC-plus cutting production, the Hamas-Israel conflict has caused fears of supply disruption. The July-September quarter of 2023-24 (Q2FY24) saw positive surprises for OMCs. Strong gross refining margins (GRMs) more than offset weak marketing margins.

Revealed: Swiggy, Ola, Flipkart's IPO Plans

Revealed: Swiggy, Ola, Flipkart's IPO Plans

Rediff.com7 Feb 2024

Layoffs, corporate restructuring, governance and most importantly profitability: The 14 Indian startups that plan IPOs this year are pulling out all the stops to ensure successful market debuts.

NSE launches volatility index, India VIX

NSE launches volatility index, India VIX

Rediff.com9 Apr 2008

The National Stock Exchange has launched a volatility index reflecting the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, which is the next 30 day period. From the best bid-ask price of Nifty 50 Options contracts, a volatility figure (percentage) is calculated, which indicates the expected market volatility over the next 30 days. Higher the implied volatility, higher the India VIX. Implied volatility refers to the implied risks associated with the stock markets.

NDTV promoter firm RRPR Holding transfers 99.5% shares to Adani's VCPL

NDTV promoter firm RRPR Holding transfers 99.5% shares to Adani's VCPL

Rediff.com29 Nov 2022

News broadcaster New Delhi Television Ltd's (NDTV's) promoter firm RRPR Holding said on Monday that it had transferred shares constituting 99.5 per cent of its equity capital to Adani group-owned Vishvapradhan Commercial (VCPL). The transaction was done on Monday, RRPR Holding said in a disclosure to the stock exchanges, in consonance with a conversion notice, dated August 23, 2022, issued by VCPL. This follows the expiry of the two-year restraint imposed by the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on November 26, it said.

Private equity dealings at listed firms to face shareholders' test

Private equity dealings at listed firms to face shareholders' test

Rediff.com23 Jul 2023

The special privileges granted to private equity (PE) investors by listed companies are set to go through shareholders' test. Under new rules introduced by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), all such arrangements will require shareholders' nod by way of special resolutions. Legal experts say arrangements that are unfair to other public shareholders may not pass the muster.

Sharmila Denounces Brother, Cousin

Sharmila Denounces Brother, Cousin

Rediff.com13 May 2024

Y S Sharmila's message to voters in Kadapa is brief: 'I am YSR's daughter, my brother Jagan has ruined Andhra, vote for me, vote for Congress.' A Ganesh Nadar listens in.

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.

Nasdaq to help cos to issue IDR in India

Nasdaq to help cos to issue IDR in India

Rediff.com7 Apr 2007

United States' biggest electronic stock exchange Nasdaq will help companies listed on it to enter the Indian bourses by issuing Indian Depository Receipts.

Sebi board to meet on June 19; slew of reforms on agenda

Sebi board to meet on June 19; slew of reforms on agenda

Rediff.com18 Jun 2014

The draft regulations in this regard are expected to be approved by the board during the meeting.

HC seeks CBI's stand on former NSE boss Chitra Ramkrishna's bail plea in co-location case

HC seeks CBI's stand on former NSE boss Chitra Ramkrishna's bail plea in co-location case

Rediff.com20 May 2022

The Delhi high court on Friday sought response from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the bail plea by former managing director and chief executive officer of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Chitra Ramkrishna in connection with the co-location case. Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain issued notice on the bail application and listed the case for further hearing on May 31. The trial court had dismissed the bail plea of the former NSE boss on May 12 and said that no ground for bail was made out at this stage.

Sebi issues Rs 3.12-cr demand notice to NSE's ex-boss Chitra Ramkrishna

Sebi issues Rs 3.12-cr demand notice to NSE's ex-boss Chitra Ramkrishna

Rediff.com24 May 2022

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday sent a notice to NSE's former chief Chitra Ramkrishna asking her to pay Rs 3.12 crore in a case related to governance lapses at the stock exchange, and warned of arrest and attachment of assets and bank accounts if she fails to make the payment within 15 days. The notice came after Ramkrishna failed to pay the fine imposed on her by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). In an order dated February 11, Sebi had slapped a penalty of Rs 3 crore on Ramkrishna for alleged governance lapses in a case related to the appointment of Anand Subramanian as the Group Operating Officer and Advisor when she was at the helm of NSE as its managing director and chief executive officer, as well as for sharing confidential information of the company with an unidentified person.

SBI to invest up to Rs 1,760 cr in Yes Bank's FPO

SBI to invest up to Rs 1,760 cr in Yes Bank's FPO

Rediff.com8 Jul 2020

Yes Bank said it has received approval from the Capital Raising Committee of the Board of Directors of the Bank for raising funds by a way of FPO.

Can't take media reports as gospel truth, says SC, backs SEBI on Adani probe

Can't take media reports as gospel truth, says SC, backs SEBI on Adani probe

Rediff.com24 Nov 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday said it has no reason to "discredit" SEBI, which probed allegations against the Adani group, as there was no material before it to doubt what the market regulator has done and the court does not have to treat what was set out in the Hindenburg report as a "true state of affairs".

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.

NSEL fiasco: Exchange-broker-client nexus under lens

NSEL fiasco: Exchange-broker-client nexus under lens

Rediff.com27 Sep 2013

Preliminary investigations conducted by capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India and inputs from other regulators and government departments suggest that some brokers were offering structured financial products to their HNI clients under some portfolio investments schemes for high returns of 10-20 per cent.

Sebi mulls removing differential treatment of investor classes in AIFs

Sebi mulls removing differential treatment of investor classes in AIFs

Rediff.com1 Jun 2023

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is mulling doing away with the priority distribution (PD) model in Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) and introducing in the regulation pro-rata rights (based on the ratio of their commitments) for investors. AIFs are pooled investment vehicles but certain schemes have been observed to be following a differential distribution model where one class of investors, often a junior class, share loss more than the ratio of their contributions in comparison to the senior class of investors. As the senior class of investors have priority in distribution over the junior class of investors, the profit distribution is done first to these investors while they are compensated for loss out of the residual capital of junior class investors.

SC to hear plea seeking probe into Hindenburg report

SC to hear plea seeking probe into Hindenburg report

Rediff.com9 Feb 2023

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Friday a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to constitute a committee monitored by a retired apex court judge to inquire and investigate into the Hindenburg Research report which has made a slew of allegations against the business conglomerate led by industrialist Gautam Adani.

Sebi's Adani probe hits a wall with offshore regulators

Sebi's Adani probe hits a wall with offshore regulators

Rediff.com1 May 2023

The Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi's) investigation into the Hindenburg allegations is making slow progress when it comes to obtaining information from overseas regulators, particularly around ultimate beneficial ownerships of certain foreign portfolio investors (FPIs), said people in the know. "Establishing ultimate beneficial ownerships for FPIs is a very complex exercise. "Several jurisdictions allow omnibus structures where the end beneficiaries are not required to be captured or are based in some other geographies.

NSE Rot Goes Deeper

NSE Rot Goes Deeper

Rediff.com11 Mar 2022

The rot is is not limited to Chitra Ramkrishna and the yogi, observed Debashis Basu.

Stocks brokers to face 'financial disincentives' for tech glitches in their trading systems

Stocks brokers to face 'financial disincentives' for tech glitches in their trading systems

Rediff.com25 Nov 2022

Markets watchdog Sebi on Friday directed stock exchanges to impose "financial disincentives" on stock brokers for technical glitches at their end, amid instances of snags at the brokers' end impacting the overall trading system. Besides, the stock brokers would have to inform the bourses within one hour of any glitch happening in their trading sysstems as well as submit a preliminary incident report in one day. As part of tightening the regulations, Sebi also said that the bourses should disseminate on their websites the instances of technical glitches occurring in the trading systems of stock brokers along with the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of such issues.

7 working days: Sebi now prescribes 'strict' timelines for FPI disclosures

7 working days: Sebi now prescribes 'strict' timelines for FPI disclosures

Rediff.com17 Mar 2023

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has notified stricter timelines of just seven working days for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to disclose vital information. This could include informing their custodians about any false or misleading information about the fund or disclosing any change in structure or common ownership, or control of the investor group. The new changes have been brought into effect from March 14 through a notification amending the Sebi (FPIs) Regulations.

India Inc to get more freedom about deals

India Inc to get more freedom about deals

Rediff.com16 May 2013

Law minister clears Sebi's regulation on put and call options.

NBFC business has to hit the reset button after RBI strengthens norms

NBFC business has to hit the reset button after RBI strengthens norms

Rediff.com11 Dec 2023

"We will raise Rs 300 crore via bonds of two-, three- and five-year tenures. This will be our maiden bond issuance and is part of our effort to widen funding sources," says Vimal Bhandari, executive vice-chairman and chief executive officer (CEO), Arka Fincap. The firm, a subsidiary of Kirloskar Oil, is only five years old and small (assets of around Rs 5,000 crore with an "AA" rating), but the response to this float will be closely watched: It would be the first by a non-banking finance company (NBFC) after Mint Road upped the risk weights on bank exposures to them by 25 percentage points. The move by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has caught NBFCs off guard even though the issue had been flagged by Governor Shaktikanta Das with their corner-room occupants (and that of banks) in July and August 2023 - on consumer credit and the dependency on bank borrowings.

Oil India IPO likely in Nov

Oil India IPO likely in Nov

Rediff.com19 Aug 2008

Public sector exploration firm Oil India is likely to hit the capital market, with an initial public offering of 2.64 crore shares, in November.

About 700 listed firms vanish from regional exchanges

About 700 listed firms vanish from regional exchanges

Rediff.com5 Aug 2014

List of disappearing entities could see additions, for first time in 20 years.

Sebi mulls bringing in new expense structure for mutual funds

Sebi mulls bringing in new expense structure for mutual funds

Rediff.com8 Apr 2023

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is discussing with mutual funds (MFs) a proposal on introducing new total expense ratio (TER) slabs linked to the total equity and debt assets by replacing the current ones that are linked to assets of an individual scheme. Senior MF executives confirmed that Sebi had held discussions on this matter with AMCs. Such a change is expected to lead to a lower TER cap for bigger asset management companies (AMCs).

Sebi empanels 16 entities to conduct forensic audit

Sebi empanels 16 entities to conduct forensic audit

Rediff.com24 Aug 2021

Markets regulator Sebi has empanelled as many as 16 entities -- including BDO India, Ernst & Young and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India -- for conducting forensic audits of financial statements of listed companies as part of efforts to curb frauds. The other empanelled entities are -- Chaturvedi & Co, Chokshi & Chokshi LLP, Grant Thornton Bharat LLP, Haribhakti & Co. LLP, KPMG Assurance And Consulting Services LLP, Mukund M Chitale & Co and Protiviti India Member Pvt Ltd, according to a public notice. In addition, Rajvanshi & Associates, Ravi Rajan & Co LLP, SKVM & Company, Suresh K Jha & Co, T R Chadha & Co LLP and V Singhi & Associates have been selected to conduct the forensic audits, it added.