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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).
The market regulator has, at several intervals, issued frameworks on the usage of price data in a bid to prevent the proliferation of online gaming platforms, apps and websites
India's AIF industry urges tax parity for private credit funds and clearer rules for Category III AIFs in the upcoming Union Budget to ensure fair treatment and reduce disputes
Former Sebi chief M Damodaran warns the securities market code may dilute investor protection, rely on delegated legislation, and create a top-heavy regulator
Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said the regulator is planning a working group for a technology roadmap for market infrastructure institutions and is developing new AI tools for supervision
IFSCA has proposed regulatory changes to notify commodity trading as a financial product and deepen participation at GIFT-IFSC to position it as a global commodities hub
In a 142-page order, the market regulator has also directed disgorgement of over Rs 98.78 lakh identified as illegal gains and imposed a penalty of Rs 1.85 crore on the individuals
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) had been on the lookout for a land parcel to ramp up its operations, overseeing India's fast-expanding securities market, for a while now
Ola Electric's volatile stock, rising competition among exchanges, and Sebi's push to simplify regulations shaped a turbulent week for Indian markets
Greater clarity is also needed on the proposed Ombudsperson to resolve investor complaints, experts feel
Engaging with the government to resolve GST-relate issues, says Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey
SAT will hear on January 9, 2026, Avadhut Sathe Trading Academy's appeal against Sebi's interim order impounding Rs 546 crore and barring it from the market
The Code also attempts to decriminalise certain violations which are procedural or technical in nature into civil penalties
In an order issued on December 4, the market regulator alleged that ASTA was running unregistered investment advisory and research analyst services in the name of stock market education
Sebi has renamed expense ratio limits as the base expense ratio and moved statutory levies outside the cap, while approving a rewrite of MF regulations to tighten transparency and governance
Simplification in IPO documents, incentives for debt issuances also on agenda
Sebi's Kamlesh Chandra Varshney voiced concerns over inflated valuations in IPOs and corporate arrangements, urging stronger frameworks to protect minority shareholders and simplify compliance
Sebi is preparing new reforms to ease IPO processes, including simplified share pledge rules, rationalised offer documents, and stronger corporate governance standards
The NSE will introduce a 15-minute pre-open session for equity derivatives from December 8, aiming to improve price discovery and align futures trading with the cash market
NSE has recognised a provision of Rs 1,297 crore, including interest, related to proposed settlements in the colocation and dark fibre cases
Sebi Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey warns that as algorithmic and high-frequency trading grow, intermediaries must balance speed with safety, ensure compliance, and protect investor trust