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Three AMC majors make India debut

Three AMC majors make India debut

Rediff.com15 Feb 2007

Three top global asset management and investment banks - American International Group, JP Morgan Asset Management and Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Securities today announced their India strategy, vying for a place in the second fastest growing economy in t

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.

'Ratan Made You Feel Special'

'Ratan Made You Feel Special'

Rediff.com11 Oct 2024

'He had a lovely, lovely, sense of humour, very subdued and very, very subtle, but it was very, very, prominent.'

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.

India to take warranted steps to stem rupee fall: Rajan

India to take warranted steps to stem rupee fall: Rajan

Rediff.com11 Jun 2013

Rajan, further said, the government was not contemplating more steps to curb gold import, and significant reduction was likely in June.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sebi bars Gammon India

Sebi bars Gammon India

Rediff.com22 Dec 2006

The Securities and Exchange Board of India on Thursday barred Gammon India and four others from accessing the capital markets for a year.

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.

Threat of global conflict looms large, says IAF chief

Threat of global conflict looms large, says IAF chief

Rediff.com22 Dec 2023

The Air Chief Marshal also said that India's rise in the Global South marks a "pivotal point" in international affairs.

Tech IPO Boom With Easing Headwinds

Tech IPO Boom With Easing Headwinds

Rediff.com8 Jan 2024

'The success of one or two IPOs does not dictate whether the upcoming IPOs will be successful or not, but it certainly indicates that the markets and investors are enthusiastic about startup IPOs.'

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.

Sebi's breather for India Inc

Sebi's breather for India Inc

Rediff.com24 Mar 2005

Cairn India offer: Sebi awaits govt's nod

Cairn India offer: Sebi awaits govt's nod

Rediff.com5 Oct 2010

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is unlikely to clear Vedanta Resources and Sesa Goa's open offer to the shareholders of Cairn India till the government approves the Cairn-Vedanta deal, according to officials familiar with the matter.

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.

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.

Iranian Nuclear Deterrent On the Horizon

Iranian Nuclear Deterrent On the Horizon

Rediff.com17 Jun 2024

The crises of the 21st century, 9/11, the economic meltdown, COVID-19, Russia-Iran war and the Hamas-Israel war seem to be never ending. In this situation, Iran might be contemplating a nuclear deterrent to defend itself, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan, the distinguished long-time Rediff contributor who turns 80 on June 17..

India Inc wants stronger regulatory review

India Inc wants stronger regulatory review

Rediff.com7 May 2009

Today, when corporate governance practice has become a priority issue, a vast majority of India Inc feels there is a need for stronger regulatory review and enforcement, according to a report by the international consultancy firm KPMG.

Sebi probe reports cast shadow on Jhunjhunwala's holdings

Sebi probe reports cast shadow on Jhunjhunwala's holdings

Rediff.com29 Jan 2020

Reports suggested that stock market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), is looking into the allegations of insider trading in the shares of Aptech, a computer training company in which Jhunjhunwala is a promoter. An email sent to Jhunjhunwala on the allegations did not immediately receive a response.

20 IPOs hit Sebi clarification hurdle

20 IPOs hit Sebi clarification hurdle

Rediff.com18 Mar 2008

While some bankers said that responses to the Sebi are being delayed deliberately in some of the cases in view of the turbulent market conditions prevailing on the bourses, those associated with some of these deals said these are 'routine' clarifications and would be responded in the due course. According to the latest processing status as on March 14 of draft offer documents filed with Sebi, clarifications are currently awaited from lead managers in relation to 20 IPOs.

India gains as FIIs divert funds

India gains as FIIs divert funds

Rediff.com11 Apr 2011

With global investors shifting focus from developed to emerging markets in the last few days, India has emerged as a major beneficiary.

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.

RIL first corporate to sign revised listing pact with BSE

RIL first corporate to sign revised listing pact with BSE

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

Earlier, the listing agreement was a bilateral one.

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.

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.

Jefferies India looks to foray into broking

Jefferies India looks to foray into broking

Rediff.com16 Sep 2009

The investment bank came to India in 2007 and has so far raised more than $2 billion for Indian companies. Replicating its business model in the US, it now plans to launch broking and distribution services in India.

Sebi sends notice to HSBC on singer's complaint

Sebi sends notice to HSBC on singer's complaint

Rediff.com8 Nov 2013

The Securities and Exchange Board of India began its formal investigation into the complaint earlier this year.

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.

India raises debt limits for long-term foreign investors

India raises debt limits for long-term foreign investors

Rediff.com13 Jun 2013

SEBI has raised the investment limits for foreign investors.

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.

15 of world's top 20 pension funds head for India

15 of world's top 20 pension funds head for India

Rediff.com1 Sep 2008

Foreign pension funds are making a beeline for India despite the turmoil in global markets.

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.

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.

Sebi opens doors for MF investment platforms to charge transaction fee

Sebi opens doors for MF investment platforms to charge transaction fee

Rediff.com21 Dec 2022

Online mutual fund (MF) investment platforms like Groww, Zerodha Coin and Paytm Money, which allow investments in direct MF schemes for free, will soon be able to charge their customers or the fund houses for executing transactions. "They can charge some money but commission-like structure won't be allowed," Madhavi Puri Buch, chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), said on Tuesday. At present, none of these online investment platforms generate any revenue through the MF sales.

Tech under work to detect pesky calls, messages

Tech under work to detect pesky calls, messages

Rediff.com28 Nov 2022

Telecom regulator Trai on Monday said that it is working on various technologies to detect pesky calls and messages along with a joint action plan with other regulators to curb financial frauds. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said that Unsolicited Commercial Communication (UCC) or pesky communication is a major source of inconvenience to the public and impinges on the privacy of individuals. "Now complaints are reported against Unregistered Telemarketers (UTMs), where a surge has been seen in pushing various kinds of UCC SMSes. Additionally, UCC calls are also one of the concerns which need to be dealt with equally along with UCC SMSes," it said.

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).

Paytm to launch stock-broking services soon

Paytm to launch stock-broking services soon

Rediff.com24 Jul 2020

Paytm had received the approval for brokerage services from market regulator Sebi in January this year.