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SEBI
What is SEBI?
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi)
SEBI is a statutory body and a market regulator, which controls the securities market in India. The basic functions of Sebi is to protect the interests of investors in securities and to promote and regulate the securities market. Sebi is run by its board of members. The board consists of a Chairman and several other whole time and part time members. The chairman is nominated by the union government. The others include two members from the finance ministry, one member from Reserve Bank of India and five other members are also nominated by the...Read More
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Sebi weighs allowing celebrity endorsements for regulated entities
Regulator proposes a Common Advertisement Code across intermediaries and may permit celebrity endorsements at the entity level with prior approval
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What Sebi's new framework for securities transfer means for heirs
Succession-related issues can add to the difficulty. Legal heirs often need multiple documents. Coordinating several heirs can be difficult
Sebi proposes to allow direct market access route to all investors
Market regulator proposes expanding direct market access beyond institutional investors and allowing exchanges to specify eligible investor categories for ETCDs
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NSE, Bharat Metal Exchange join hands for non-ferrous metal derivatives
NSE and Bharat Metal Exchange will jointly develop non-ferrous metal derivatives as SEBI proposes further easing of tech rules for market infrastructure institutions
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Sebi mulls consolidating tech, cybersecurity norms across mkt institutions
Sebi proposes a unified IT framework for market infrastructure institutions to simplify compliance, remove duplication and strengthen cyber resilience
Sebi mulls easing deep disclosures for foreign portfolio investors
Sebi is reviewing FPI disclosure norms, including single-stock investments and UBO thresholds, to ease compliance amid sustained outflows
How robots, software and scale are powering Zepto's IPO ambitions
Ahead of a planned listing, Zepto's 23-year-old co-founder is betting that robots and software can narrow the cost of quick commerce delivery
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Sebi board brings back open-market share buybacks; eases debt listing
The market regulator also cleared a faster approval route for alternative investment funds and aligned norms for securitised debt instruments with RBI rules
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Sebi clarifies EPI benefits; Turtlemint Fintech IPO subscribed 45% on Day 1
The market regulator revised commodity margin provisions, cleared SBI Mutual Fund's IPO and oversaw the opening day of Turtlemint Fintech's share sale
RIL AGM: Reliance board approves Jio IPO; DRHP to be filed today with Sebi
Jio said its proposed IPO will consist of a fresh issue of up to 270 million equity shares with a face value of ₹10 each, with pricing to be decided through book building
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Sebi seeks to tighten MTF rules with new exposure, funding norms
The market regulator has proposed higher eligibility norms, expanded funding sources and revised exposure rules for brokers offering margin trading facilities
SC agrees to hear Sebi plea against SAT relief to Sahara managers
Supreme Court to hear Sebi's challenge to SAT relief for Sahara executives in the OFCD case, with the matter slated for July
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NSE IPO: After long wait, large payday likely ahead for early backers
OFS could unlock huge gains for long-term shareholders, with SBI, Stock Holding Corporation and insurers sitting on decades-old stakes
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CFOs accountable for balance sheet transparency: NFRA Chair Nitin Gupta
NFRA chief Nitin Gupta says CFOs must ensure transparent financial reporting, citing corporate frauds from Haridas Mundhra to Rajesh Exports
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Sebi warns investors against trading unlisted stocks on unauthorised sites
The market regulator said investors using unregistered platforms for transactions in unlisted securities would not have access to regulatory safeguards or dispute-resolution mechanisms
Unistone Capital pays ₹67 lakh to settle insider trading case with Sebi
The Sebi initiated adjudication proceedings against Unistone and Sanghavi for the alleged violations of Prohibition of Insider Trading (PIT) regulations
FIA seeks guardrails in Sebi's new options strike price framework
FIA backed Sebi's proposed framework for options strike prices while seeking safeguards for contracts with open interest and simpler implementation across exchanges
Sebi imposes ₹6.04 crore penalty on NSE over April 2024 technical glitch
The penalty relates to NSE's alleged failure to restore normalcy within stipulated timelines in a stock and delay in submitting the final root cause analysis to Sebi
Sebi allows AIFs to retain liquidation proceeds beyond fund life
The regulator also introduced an 'Inoperative Fund' framework for wound-up funds with residual obligations
Sebi may reintroduce open market buyback window in June 19 board meeting
The regulator may also consider reforms for agri-commodity derivatives, easier AIF approvals, and relaxed borrowing norms for mutual funds