After unfavourable response to the safety net, Sebi considers instruments with an option of conversion into equity.
The education would help investors in protecting them from volatility in the equity market and also reduce volatility in individual stocks.
According to analysts, 11 PSUs, including Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers and State Bank of Mysore, have government holding beyond the 90 per cent mark and the government will have to bring it down.
Due to present loopholes in the legislations, it is difficult for the regulator to curb dubious investment projects.
Move to make board accountable for performance appraisal.
Measures announced by Sebi will stimulate financial savings among households.
As per norms these companies should have minimum public float of 10 per cent by August.
Sinha recalled how Sebi started functioning as an independent regulator in 1988, when its first Chairman S A Dave picked up six officers from IDBI and began functioning from IDBI's office itself.
He is targeted because he is gone against corportates, says G E Vahanvati.
Sebi was also working on issues like the role of independent directors for board-level corporate governance, related party transactions and methodology for fixing of compensation of top personnel of companies.
Concerned over the non-performance of some schemes over a long period of time, Sebi Chairman U K Sinha said that fund houses need to look into the matter and consider merger of some schemes.
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 chairman said if companies want to raise money, they should follow rules of the game.
Sebi has directed promoters of all listed private sector companies to ensure they comply with minimum public holding of 25 per cent by June 2013.
The government is seriously considering strengthening of laws to regulate all kind of collective investment schemes.
Companies will not be able to access the capital market for at least one year if their IPO documents are rejected by market regulator Sebi, while managers of such public issues would also face penal action.
Sebi chief U K Sinha questioned the credibility and feasibility of Shara's refund claims.
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.
Market regulator Sebi on Friday said it is yet to receive "all papers" in the high profile Sahara case where the Supreme Court has directed two group companies to refund money to bond holders.
Apart from consent orders, it has been decided to take fast and stringent action in surveillance and investigative cases in the coming months.
The latest request has been made by Sebi chairman U K Sinha after his predecessor C B Bhave failed at least twice in his attempts to secure an authorisation for Sebi to tap phone for its surveillance and investigative actions.
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.
The Sebi chief said the exchange board has taken a number of measures in recent past.
Regulator proposes mutual fund model for infrastructure debt funds.
Sinha said the market volatility is due to global developments.
Sebi Chairman U K Sinha has often chastised listed companies for not having enough women on their boards.
Trading would be conducted during normal hours.
The next chairman at the country's largest lender could enjoy a four-year tenure.
The eight-member committee under Sinha will also examine the factors affecting the timely and adequate availability of finance to the sector.
'The US investors are very enthusiastic about India and policy changes'.
Listed cos begin appointing women directors
Sebi is looking into the matter.
The final guidelines should be there in 3-4 months.
Under the new norms, 75 per cent shares can be reserved for institutional investors
As per a PMO statement, Modi told the investors that "he believes in a fair, predictable and consistent tax system
At present, Sebi norms bar wilful defaulters from issuing convertible debt instruments.
Besides bank accounts, Sebi has also in various proceedings ordered depositories, NSDL and CDSL, to attach the demat securities accounts of the erring entities.
Capital markets regulator Sebi Chairman U K Sinha advocated the listing of bourses and greater competition among exchanges.
His comments came in response to a query on whether Securities and Exchange Board of India would be initiating action against MCX-SX which rejigged its board yesterday amid continuing payment crisis at its group firm National Spot Exchange Ltd.
The high-level panel, chaired by former Chief Justice of Karnataka and Kerala High Courts, K Sodhi, had focused on reviewing the Sebi (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992.
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