Business Standard

Sebi's tougher disclosure regime may be a challenge for India Inc

Compliance burden could go up manifold if new proposals get implemented, say legal experts

Sebi
Premium

Sebi will only formalise the new disclosure framework after taking on board public feedback

Khushboo Tiwari Mumbai
India Inc’s compliance burden could go up manifold if the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi’s) proposal for a new disclosure regime gets introduced, say legal experts.

The capital markets regulator has proposed to give a fillip to disclosure rules followed by listed companies introducing thresholds to indicate material impact, halving the time allowed to make disclosures, and prescribing corroboration of reports circulating in the media.

It has been proposed that the top 250 listed companies will have to confirm or deny rumours floating in any form of media if they have material impact.

“This may be challenging since

What you get on BS Premium?

  • Unlock 30+ premium stories daily hand-picked by our editors, across devices on browser and app.
  • Pick your 5 favourite companies, get a daily email with all news updates on them.
  • Full access to our intuitive epaper - clip, save, share articles from any device; newspaper archives from 2006.
  • Preferential invites to Business Standard events.
  • Curated newsletters on markets, personal finance, policy & politics, start-ups, technology, and more.
VIEW ALL FAQs

Need More Information - write to us at assist@bsmail.in