Multi-Commodity Exchange of India is the only listed bourse in the country
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, along with other senior ministers, on Tuesday pitched India growth story before 21 large global investors
Sebi to consider changes in start-up listing norms
The new norms were cleared by the Securities and Exchange Board of India in New Delhi on Thursday and the relevant provisions would be incorporated in the listing agreement soon, Sebi Chairman U K Sinha said.
The regulator also said that it would have a re-look at the delisting guidelines.
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Sebi has been engaged in a long-running case with Sahara group over refund of more than Rs 24,000 crore (about $five billion) collected by two Sahara companies from more than three crore investors through issue of certain bonds.
Sebi has been engaged in a long-running case with Sahara group over refund of more than Rs 24,000 crore (about $five billion) collected by two Sahara companies from more than three crore investors through issue of certain bonds.
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.
In a bid to boost the dormant primary market, regulator Sebi said it is ready to review the mandatory grading of initial public offers.
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The open offer for minority shareholders would need to be made even if the 'control' has been acquired without crossing the threshold shareholding limit (25 per cent), Sebi Chairman U K Sinha said.
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Tough market conditions are also throwing challenges before the companies to get good investments, while weakness in primary market is also making the exit difficult for pre-IPO investors, Sebi Chairman U K Sinha said.
Sebi to fix promoters' side deals with PE investors
To facilitate such restrictions on entities found to have 'wilfully' defaulted on bank loans, the Reserve Bank is exploring ways to share details of these defaulters with Sebi on a real time basis.
The total size of pension market in India is estimated to have stood at over Rs 1.5 lakh crore (Rs 1.5 trillion) in 2010, while it is expected to rise to over Rs 2 lakh crore (Rs 2 trillion) by 2015 and further to close to Rs 3 lakh crore (Rs 3 trillion) in 2020 and more than Rs 4 lakh crore (Rs 4 trillion) by 2025.
The aggrieved investors of National Spot Exchange (NSEL) have moved the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) against Financial Technologies (FTIL), the listed promoter.
Pitching for greater transparency in rule-making and other functions of regulators, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has asked Sebi to work towards attracting more retail investors to the capital markets.
Sebi has put in place a strong deterrence to check any misuse of participatory notes.
Among the changes planned are removal of the Rs 4,000-crore (Rs 40-billion) minimum size criterion and an enhanced quota for the so-called anchor investors.
Under the new system, put in place as per recommendations of an independent consultant, this 12-month target would apply to all the cases where an investigation has been initiated this year onwards, Sebi Chairman U K Sinha said.
Poor disclosure among India-listed firms is a turnoff for foreign investors.
Sebi had last year put in place a separate regulatory regime for REITs.
Arun Jaitley had proposed in the Budget to double the rate of capital gains tax on debt MFs to 20%.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will soon quiz Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman U K Sinha as well as former head of the regulatory body M Damodaran in connection with a Preliminary Enquiry (PE) to probe granting sanction to Jignesh Shah-founded Financial Technologies (India) and MCX-SX.
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.
Can only suspend non-compliant companies at present owing to a lack of jurisdictional clarity.
More than 900 entities have been banned from the capital markets by Sebi
Sebi had asked all listed cos to mandatorily appoint at least one woman director.
A large number of companies, either based out of this eastern state or having a significant presence there, are being probed for running illicit 'collective investment schemes', while penal action has already been initiated by Sebi against over 20 other entities from the region.
Of 194 entities thrown off the exchange, BSE doesn't have promoter names or addresses for 168 firms; yet it has ordered all promoters to buy back shares
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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.
The markets regulator made it easier for banks to acquire control in listed companies.
Indian regulators have identified certain groups as 'financial conglomerates' and they are being monitored closely for any systemic risks they may pose.
The lock-in would be for a period of six months.
In its efforts to make listed firms more responsible towards investors, Sebi may announce new insider trading norms as early as next week.
Two weeks ahead of October 1 deadline, Sebi likely to relax certain conditions.
The drive against insider trading comes after SEBI last year received enhanced investigation powers from parliament, including the ability to monitor call records.
Sebi has time and again voiced its concerns over higher agents' fees.
After National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) this week suspended trading in forward contracts, the Forward Markets Commission (FMC), the commodities market regulator, on Friday sought to allay fears over the exchange defaulting on open contracts.
The capital markets watchdog has asked the government to empower it to carry out search and seizure operations, to attach properties and to ask for information and records for all relevant entities.
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.
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