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Fintech major PhonePe secures Sebi approval for IPO, to pursue OFS route

The listing will target a pure offer-for-sale (OFS) route, a source said

Sebi mulls ₹20,000 cr threshold to identify 'significant' market indices

Sebi has proposed a Rs 20,000 crore AUM threshold to classify significant indices, bringing key benchmarks used by mutual funds under its new index providers regulations

Regulatory dilemma: Scams vs suffocation in India's capital markets

As India's capital markets deepen, Sebi, industry and academia must work together to strike the right regulatory balance

Agricultural solutions firm Advanta Enterprises files IPO papers with Sebi

Agricultural solutions company Advanta Enterprises Ltd on Monday filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO). According to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP), the proposed IPO will be entirely an Offer-for-Sale (OFS) of 3.61 crore equity shares, with no fresh issue component. The shares will be sold by the promoter, UPL Ltd, and by the investor shareholders, Melwood Holdings II Pte Ltd and KIA EBT Scheme 2. Currently, UPL holds a little over 64 per cent stake in the company, while UPL Corporation owns nearly 14 per cent. As the issue is fully an OFS, Advanta Enterprises will not receive any proceeds from the IPO, and the entire amount will go to the selling shareholders. Advanta Enterprises operates as a global agricultural solutions company focused on hybrid seeds and post-harvest products. The company develops, produces and sells locally adapted hybrid seeds designed to improve crop yields and farm-lev

Sun Pharma terms $10 billion Organon acquisition reports 'speculative'

Sun Pharmaceutical said reports of a $10 billion acquisition of US-based Organon are speculative, adding there is no material information requiring disclosure to exchanges

Knack Packaging, Shivalaya among 4 companies get Sebi clearance for IPOs

As many as four companies, including Knack Packaging and Shivalaya Construction, have secured Sebi's approval to mobilise more than Rs 1,400 crore collectively through initial public offerings (IPOs), data with the markets regulator showed on Monday. Others which received regulatory nod are -- tiles and bathware maker Varmora Granito and Behari Lal Engineering. The four firms, which filed their preliminary IPO papers between August and September, obtained its observations during December 15-26. In Sebi's parlance, receipt of observations is equivalent to regulatory clearance to proceed with a public issue. On the other hand, Infifresh Foods, which filed its draft papers with Sebi in August using the confidential route, withdrew its prospectus, the update showed. According to the draft papers, packaging solutions provider Knack Packaging's IPO comprises fresh equity issue of Rs 475 crore, along with an offer for sale (OFS) of 70 lakh equity shares by promoters and an existing ...

Soon, single monthly snapshot to reflect all your savings and investments

Investors may soon get a single monthly snapshot of savings and investments across asset classes as Sebi works with other regulators to expand the CAS framework

LODR revamp kicks off, MSEI back in focus and MIIs boost senior hiring

SEBI has kicked off a review of LODR norms as part of a wider regulatory overhaul, while MSEI regains investor attention and exchanges step up senior-level hiring

Sebi mulls overhaul of KYC norms to ease onboarding, cut duplication

Sebi has also proposed standardising income slabs and allowing KRAs to tag independently verified supplementary information, improving the reliability and usability of KYC records

SAT sets aside Sebi's order on Bombay Dyeing and its promoters

SAT overturns Sebi's 2022 order against Bombay Dyeing and Wadia promoters, directs refund of penalties, cites lack of fraud and enforcement delay

New MF rules from April 1: Sebi allows performance-linked expense charging

The revised regulations, approved at Sebi's December board meeting, will come into effect from April 1, 2026

Sebi, RBI working closely on bond derivatives: Tuhin Kanta Pandey

Sebi and RBI are working to introduce bond derivatives to deepen liquidity as the regulator pushes reforms to boost retail participation and strengthen India's bond market

Sebi moots same-day fund netting for FPIs to ease liquidity strain

Under the current framework, FPIs must settle all purchase and sale transactions on a gross basis, even when buy and sell values offset each other

Sebi proposes trade settlement mechanism to cut costs for offshore funds

The proposal comes at a time when foreign outflows from India have accelerated, weighed down by steep U.S. tariffs, ‍muted corporate earnings, and elevated equity valuations

Market regulator Sebi may soon revise MF categorisation framework

Sebi is set to roll out its first major review of mutual fund categorisation since 2017, aiming to curb portfolio overlap and bring long-term stability to the ₹80-trillion industry

Colo-dark fibre matters: Sebi agrees with NSE settlement in principle

In its application submitted in June 2025, NSE had offered to pay ₹1,388 crore under Sebi's settlement regulations to resolve the colocation and dark fibre matters

Sebi calls for sharper IPO disclosures on risk factors, valuation rationale

Chairman Pandey says gaps in disclosures not only undermine investor understanding but can also prolong fund-raising timelines

Executive Centre joins growing list of flex-office players taking IPO route

The public issue comprises a fresh issue of equity shares, with proceeds to fund overseas acquisitions under an internal restructuring and meet general corporate purposes

Executive Centre India gets Sebi nod for ₹2,600-cr IPO; check key details

Executive Centre India Limited is one of the early international brands to offer premium flexible workspace solutions in India

Investment advisors seek graded compliance, ad-code relaxations from Sebi

Investment advisors have urged Sebi to ease ad-code rules and introduce graded compliance, arguing uniform regulations hurt smaller players and limit the sector's growth