 "Khushboo Tiwari")
Khushboo Tiwari
Khushboo Tiwari
Khushboo Tiwari is a special correspondent with Business Standard. She reports on the capital markets, regulatory developments at Sebi and IFSCA, market intermediaries, and legal matters involving corporate houses. Earlier, she worked in broadcast news for over five years. In her free time, she prefers to paint, sketch, trek, and catch up on on her reading and writing. Tiwari likes to explore off-beat places and learn new languages. She is a post-graduate from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC).
Khushboo Tiwari is a special correspondent with Business Standard. She reports on the capital markets, regulatory developments at Sebi and IFSCA, market intermediaries, and legal matters involving corporate houses. Earlier, she worked in broadcast news for over five years. In her free time, she prefers to paint, sketch, trek, and catch up on on her reading and writing. Tiwari likes to explore off-beat places and learn new languages. She is a post-graduate from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC).
Khushboo Tiwari
Sebi may review agricultural commodity classification, margin framework
Move aimed at boosting participation in the commodity derivatives market
 "Sebi may review agricultural commodity classification, margin framework")
Sebi sets rules for custodians offering services outside its oversight
Sebi has allowed custodians, excluding bank-backed ones, to offer financial services outside its purview through separate business units, with rules on disclosure, governance, and risk controls
 "Sebi sets rules for custodians offering services outside its oversight")
Earlier, almost any IPO could find demand. That phase is over: Neha Agarwal
Agarwal outlines why the next cycle will reward quality over quantity and which sectors are best placed to attract capital
 "Earlier, almost any IPO could find demand. That phase is over: Neha Agarwal")
Believe in neither overregulation nor underregulation: Sebi chief
Tuhin Kanta Pandey outlines Sebi's focus on trust, transparency and data-driven regulation as it reassesses F&O risks and market governance
 "Believe in neither overregulation nor underregulation: Sebi chief")
GIFT City witnesses surge in fund commitments, investor base in Q3
Fund management at GIFT-IFSC accelerated in FY26 Q3, with higher commitments, rising investor participation and growing traction in newly launched retail schemes
 "GIFT City witnesses surge in fund commitments, investor base in Q3")
Street Signs: Narrowing window, upping the colo game, and test of patience
With overseas MF limits nearly exhausted, funds like ICICI Prudential AMC are curbing inflows, nudging investors to seek global exposure via alternate routes
 "Street Signs: Narrowing window, upping the colo game, and test of patience")
CA body urges Sebi to address delays, restrictive norms in RA registration
BCAS flags rising delays, restrictive norms and ambiguities in Sebi's RA registration process, seeking clarity on migration, principal officer rules and eligibility for investor training entities
 "CA body urges Sebi to address delays, restrictive norms in RA registration")
India a well-governed destination for long-term capital: Sebi chief
Sebi chief Tuhin Kanta Pandey told investors India is shaping transparent, credible and resilient markets, aiming to attract long-term institutional capital amid global uncertainty
 "India a well-governed destination for long-term capital: Sebi chief")
RBI not revisiting lending norms for proprietary trading: Guv Malhotra
Earlier on Monday, Sebi chairman Pandey said the stock market regulator has received a representation from the industry on the issue
 "RBI not revisiting lending norms for proprietary trading: Guv Malhotra")
Sebi suspends senior officer; chairman signals zero tolerance on misconduct
Sebi has suspended a general manager over alleged misuse of position, with Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey stressing that the regulator will act firmly against any egregious behaviour by its staff
Kalyani Steels, BF Utilities settle Sebi RPT case for ₹4.12 crore
Sebi has settled proceedings against Kalyani Steels, BF Utilities and a former compliance officer over multiple lapses in approvals and disclosures related to related-party transactions
 "Kalyani Steels, BF Utilities settle Sebi RPT case for ₹4.12 crore")
Sebi plans overhaul of PMS regulations, flags need for stronger governance
Regulator to revisit 2020 portfolio manager norms, tighten governance, curb mis-selling and explore exchange-based pre-ipo trading mechanism
Household equity ownership rises by ₹10 trillion during April-December
Indian households added nearly ₹10 trillion to equity holdings in FY26 so far, taking total ownership close to ₹88 trillion amid a structural shift in savings
 "Household equity ownership rises by ₹10 trillion during April-December")
NSE to cut response time to nanoseconds, targets 100 mn trades per second
NSE will shift to nanosecond response time starting April 11, lifting capacity to nearly 100 million trades per second; CEO flags cyber risks and new products
 "NSE to cut response time to nanoseconds, targets 100 mn trades per second")
Sebi cautions against scams, mis-selling amid rising retail participation
"General awareness about securities markets is merely the first step in the knowledge ladder. There is a gap between awareness and informed participation," Pandey said
 "Sebi cautions against scams, mis-selling amid rising retail participation")
Startups' reverse-flip plans taking a pause amid valuation reset, tax worry
Valuation reset, tax uncertainty slow their homecoming to India
 "Startups' reverse-flip plans taking a pause amid valuation reset, tax worry")
Delhi High Court rejects plea against Sebi's approval for NSE IPO
The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition opposing Sebi's NOC for NSE's IPO, removing a key obstacle to the bourse's long-awaited listing after governance issues had stalled the process for years
 "Delhi High Court rejects plea against Sebi's approval for NSE IPO")
Brokers body may approach RBI on funding norms, flags market concerns
Brokerages are planning to approach the RBI to review revised capital market exposure norms, which they say could hurt proprietary trading, raise MTF funding costs and weigh on market liquidity
 "Brokers body may approach RBI on funding norms, flags market concerns")
Street signs: AI storm could hit other pockets, GIFT City's master key
AI fears widen beyond IT to wealth management, while APMI tightens fund-flow norms and GIFT City rolls out a single-window 'master key' registration
 "Street signs: AI storm could hit other pockets, GIFT City's master key")
NSE revises ARC, cuts connectivity and colo charges by 50% on select days
Exchange offers 50% reduction in annual recovery charges for connectivity and colocation services on Wednesdays and Thursdays