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Explained: How sensitive is the issue of pledge of shares by promoters?
Extant Sebi rules require disclosure of pledge of promoters' equity, but there's nothing that requires disclosure of the effective leverage
 "Explained: How sensitive is the issue of pledge of shares by promoters?")
Sebi frowns on assured returns, asks MFs to remove related ads, brochures
Says MFs using illustrations based on assumptions; disclaimers made in fine print can escape investors
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TMS Ep382: Sebi crackdown, Bill Gates, markets, pump and dump scheme
Is Sebi finally cracking down on finfluencers? Why is Bill Gates worried about a new virus? Time to buy stocks related to home construction? What is a pump and dump scheme? All answers here
 "TMS Ep382: Sebi crackdown, Bill Gates, markets, pump and dump scheme")
Regulatory independence
Courts should not worry about financial market volatility
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Why didn't Sebi get to bottom of issues raised by Hindenburg, asks Rajan
Former RBI governor has asked why Sebi has not yet got to bottom of ownership of the four Mauritius-based funds who are said to have parked 90 per cent of their USD 6.9 billion in Adani group stocks
 "Why didn't Sebi get to bottom of issues raised by Hindenburg, asks Rajan")
Sebi penalises Manpasand Beverages, its directors for flouting norms
Capital markets regulator Sebi has levied fines totalling Rs 33 lakh on Manpasand Beverages and its directors for violating regulatory norms
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Exchanges designate 15 stock brokers as QSBs with enhanced obligations
Additional responsibilities are in areas of financial stability, audit, related-party transaction, cyber security, risk management; enhanced monitoring of these QSBs to start on July 1
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Fairfax Financial Holdings settle case with Sebi; pays Rs 29.25 L charges
Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa-backed Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd (FFHL) has settled with Sebi a case pertaining to alleged violation of mutual fund regulations
Pump and dump scheme: What is it, how it works and how is it monitored
Arshad Warsi made a profit of Rs 29.43 lakh and his wife Maria Goretti of Rs 37.56 lakh using a YouTube-run pump and dump operation last year
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Wockhardt's former official settles insider trading case with Sebi
Vijay Khetan, who was the compliance officer of Wockhardt, paid Rs 27.06 lakh towards the settlement charges to the capital markets regulator for the alleged violations of insider trading rules
Market regulator Sebi suspends small town-linked incentive for MFs
The B30 incentive allows MFs to charge up to 30 basis points over and above the expense ratio if a certain portion of their assets is from B30 regions
Stock manipulation via YouTube: Sebi bars Arshad Warsi, wife & 31 entities
YouTube channel operators published videos disseminating false information, claims, and target prices
Foreign investors to seek review of enhanced rules after Adani rout: Report
In the first week of February, SEBI wrote to custodian banks asking them to reach out to their FPI clients by March and share details of beneficial owners by the end of September
 "Foreign investors to seek review of enhanced rules after Adani rout: Report")
Supreme Court asks Sebi to check on Adani's related party transactions
The Supreme Court of India also ordered the formation of an investor-protection panel amid sharp falls in the Adani group's shares
Manipulation via Youtube: Sebi penalises Arshad Warsi, wife, 29 others
Sebi noted that Arshad Warsi has made a profit of Rs 29.43 lakh and his wife has earned a profit of Rs 37.56 lakh
Sebi passes interim orders against entities for stock manipulation via YT
The Sebi in preliminary investigations, identified 46 entities that used the video streaming platform to pump and dump stocks
Adani-Hindenburg case: Supreme Court sets up expert committee for probe
The committee consists of OP Bhat, JP Devdatt, Nandan Nilakeni, KV Kamath, and Somasekharan Sundaresan as the members. Former SC judge AM Sapre will lead the panel
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Sebi shows new-age teeth in bursting Axis MF front running scandal
Used tech know-how to read mobile tower signals, comb through reams of Bloomberg chats
Sebi imposes Rs 6 lakh penalty on MCX in data entry norms case
In its order, Sebi found that MCX imposed a penalty of Rs 10,000 per client on these trading members for wrong entries in June 2022
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Sebi penalises individual for flouting market norms in BOI AXA Mutual Fund
Out of seven entities, six entities, including Bank of India Investment Managers, settled the case with markets regulator Sebi in December last year