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The Securities Markets Code: Regulatory governance, finally codified

The Securities Markets Code embeds legitimacy, proportionality, and accountability into market regulation. The first of a three-part series

Regulatory architecture 2.0: Securities Markets Code marks a decisive shift

Part two of a three-part series on the Securities Markets Code focuses on regulatory reform as it moves from discretion to institutional design

2025: The IPO juggernaut rolled on, defying volatility and market pullbacks

Investment bankers now see annual mobilisation of ₹1.5-2 trillion as the new normal

NHAI gets Sebi nod for RIIT as InvIT, to broaden public participation

State-owned NHAI-sponsored Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT) has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) as an Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT), an official statement said on Wednesday. The statement said the Public InvIT aims to unlock the monetisation potential of the National Highway assets while creating a high-quality, long-term investment instrument primarily targeting retail and domestic investors. The initiative marks an important step in broadening public participation in the National Highway infrastructure growth story, it added. Earlier, NHAI had incorporated Raajmarg Infra Investment Managers Pvt Ltd (RIIMPL) as the Investment Manager for the Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT). RIIMPL has been established as a collaborative venture with equity participation from leading banks and financial institutions, including State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, NaBFID, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finserv Ventures Ltd., HDFC Bank, ICICI Ba

Sebi's Mumbai space quest ends, MMRDA allots BKC plot for expansion

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

Tonbo Imaging files DRHP for IPO after rapid growth in defence electronics

Tonbo Imaging has filed its DRHP with Sebi for an IPO that is entirely an offer for sale. The firm reported FY25 revenue of Rs 469 crore, with 65% from overseas sales

Tata Motors Finance settles Sebi matter for ₹32 lakh over NCD issue

Tata Motors Finance settled the Sebi matter for Rs 32 lakh over alleged violations tied to five Tier-II perpetual NCD issuances between 2019 and 2022

Best of BS Opinion: Sebi reforms to make things easier for investors

From Sebi's investor-friendly rule changes and PM Modi's West Asia tour to debates on power grid reform, shrimp exports and a Zomato biography, here's today's Best of BS Opinion.

BS Poll: Rupee may trade around 90 against the dollar by December-end

Majority of the respondents said the domestic currency would appreciate to 88.5 against the dollar by end FY26

Street signs: Ola Electric slides, bourses talk tie-up, Sebi plans revamps

Ola Electric's volatile stock, rising competition among exchanges, and Sebi's push to simplify regulations shaped a turbulent week for Indian markets

New market code may constrain Sebi funding; ombudsman plan needs clarity

Greater clarity is also needed on the proposed Ombudsperson to resolve investor complaints, experts feel

Ease of investing: Sebi's interventions will bring greater transparency

Sebi has also lowered the limits on the (BER) across categories, which will reduce costs slightly for investors

Securities Markets Code Bill caps Sebi's inspection, probe powers at 8 yrs

The Securities Markets Code (SMC) Bill draws a clear line on capital markets regulator Sebi's enforcement reach by imposing an eight-year statutory limit on inspections and investigations, a move aimed at preventing prolonged regulatory overhang on market participants. However, this eight-year limitation will not apply to cases that have a systemic impact on the securities market. Apart from setting a time bar, the Bill also introduced a time-bound enforcement framework. It mandates Sebi to complete investigations within 180 days, while simultaneously strengthening investor protection through the introduction of an Ombudsperson-led grievance redressal mechanism. The Bill, which was introduced in the Lok Sabha last week, requires Sebi to set aside 25 per cent of its annual surplus in a Reserve Fund for expenses, with the remaining surplus transferred to the Consolidated Fund of India. According to a person familiar with the matter, the eight-year limit would bring legal certainty an

Sebi imposes Rs 50 lakh on 4 people for manipulating shares of GG Engg

Capital markets regulator Sebi has imposed a penalty of Rs 50 lakh on four individuals for indulging in fraudulent practices involving the manipulation of the shares of G G Engineering Ltd. The four individuals, Manish Mishra, Sunil Bhandari, Rekha Bhandari and Anshu Mishra, will have to pay the penalty jointly and severally. "I observe that Manish Mishra, in collusion with Anshu Mishra, Rekha Bhandari, Sunil Bhandari, engaged in a coordinated scheme to induce investors to acquire securities of GGENG (GG Engineering) through uploading false and misleading videos on the YouTube Channels. "As a part of the scheme, they created artificial volumes in the scrip of GGENGG. Further... Rekha Bhandari and Sunil Bhandari indulged in order spoofing, thereby leading to creation of misleading appearance of trading in the shares of GGENG," Sebi's Adjudicating officer Amit Kapoor said in the order on Friday. Accordingly, Manish, Anshu, Rekha and Sunil Bhandari have flouted the provisions of the .

Sebi plans measures to ease commodities market, boost participation

Engaging with the government to resolve GST-relate issues, says Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey

SAT to hear Avadhut Sathe appeal against Sebi's interim order on Jan 9

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

Corporate governance can't just be reactive: Sebi chief Tuhin Kanta Pandey

Even small corporate governance lapses can trigger outsized market consequences, SEBI chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey warns, urging proactive oversight and ethical judgment

Anupam Mittal-backed Travelstack Tech files DRHP, eyes ₹250-cr via IPO

Travelstack Tech proposes to utilise the net fresh issue proceeds for partly funding its working capital requirements and prepayment or repayment of certain borrowings

Former Sebi chief Sinha urges caution as private credit lending grows fast

Former Sebi chairman U K Sinha on Thursday cautioned the alternatives sector about the growth in private credit, reminding that the lending is being made to a set of borrowers who are deemed to be unfit by banks. Sinha, who demitted Sebi office in 2017 after an over six-year stint at the helm, said there is also a need to increase the support given by the venture capital funds to the growing startup ecosystem, underscoring that an economy like ours requires the support. Making it clear that he has nothing against private credit, Sinha said he would like to advice some caution given the "rush" towards it. "Whom are you (the industry) providing the private credit? You are providing it to people who have for some reason not been able to get the bank credit, who for some reason have been found not to be fit, to be worthy of the bank credit," Sinha said, addressing a CII event on Alternative Investment Funds here. The career bureaucrat-turned-regulator who is now involved with the ...

Securities laws set for reset as FM introduces Bill for unified code

The Code also attempts to decriminalise certain violations which are procedural or technical in nature into civil penalties