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India's market cap surges to ₹463 trn as investor base widens: Sebi chief

India's securities market has expanded rapidly over the past decade, with market capitalisation rising nearly fivefold and retail participation growing sharply, SEBI chief said

Arohan Financial Services files IPO papers; eyes ₹600 cr via fresh issue

Microfinance institution Arohan Financial Services has filed preliminary papers with market regulator Sebi to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO), comprising a fresh issue of shares worth Rs 600 crore. Apart from the fresh issue, there will be an offer for sale (OFS) of4.04 crore shares by existing investors, according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) filed with Sebi. US Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association, a retirement financial services firm, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation,Aavishkaar Goodwell India Microfinance Development Company-II Ltd,Tano Capital, TR Capital III Mauritius, and Danish Sustainable Development Goals Investment Fund,among other existing investors, will offload shares. Proceeds from the fresh issue will be used to boost the company's capital base and for general corporate purposes, the draft papers filed last week showed. Earlier in January, Arohan Financial Services Managing Director Manoj Kumar Nambiar stated that the company .

Indian markets can absorb shocks amid West Asia crisis, says Sebi chief

Volatility has shot up in the financial markets due to the ongoing West Asia conflict, but the Indian bourses have the capacity to "absorb different types of shocks", Sebi Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Monday. When there is a crisis in one part of the world, it also impacts the rest of the globe, Pandey told reporters here on the sideline of the Regional Investors Seminar for Awareness. "Due to the prevailing conflict in West Asia, the oil supply chain and its prices got affected in the rest of the world. All the economies have been affected by this and obviously, there are inflationary risks. Besides, spillover effect and second-order effect will also come in," he said. "However, the advantages of a resilient Indian market are that it is able to absorb different types of shocks, and when these end, the market again resumes its normal trajectory," Pandey said. He also admitted that there have been some foreign portfolio investment outflows since September 2024, but domestic .

Street signs: Tale of two mega floats, the long and short of it, and more

Jio Platforms and NSE gear up for blockbuster IPOs as exchanges tighten surveillance norms and NSE releases delayed trading payouts

Neolite ZKW Lightings, SS Retail, Aspri Spirits get Sebi nod to float IPOs

Neolite ZKW Lightings, SS Retail and Aspri Spirits have secured Sebi's approval to raise over Rs 1,200 crore collectively through initial public offerings (IPOs), an update with the regulator showed on Friday. The three companies, which filed their preliminary IPO papers in December, obtained Sebi's observations during May 6-14. In Sebi's parlance, obtaining observations is equivalent to securing approval to float public offering. Automotive lighting products maker Neolite is aiming to raise Rs 600 crore through its maiden public offering, comprising a fresh issue of shares aggregating up to Rs 400 crore along with an offer for sale (OFS) of shares valued Rs 200 crore by promoters and a shareholder, according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP). The company will use proceeds from the fresh issue for setting up a new manufacturing facility at Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu; purchasing plant and machinery, electronic expansion at existing manufacturing facilities; payment of debt an

Sebi eases FPI compliance norms amid continued overseas equity outflows

Sebi said CBDT has relaxed PAN allotment-related requirements for FPIs to ease onboarding and compliance amid sustained overseas outflows from Indian equities

IHC becomes promoter of Sammaan Capital after completing open offer

Abu Dhabi's International Holding Company has acquired control of Sammaan Capital through an open offer and preferential allotment in a major NBFC investment deal

Startup funding, exits evolve as investors demand profitability discipline

As startups increasingly tap public markets, investors are becoming more selective and demanding clearer paths to profitability than during the 2021 boom

Regulators, officials keep close watch on heightened geopolitical frictions

Says, it will keep a close watch on the emerging situation

Sebi mulls reforms in exchange-traded derivatives to ease compliance

Regulator seeks to simplify compliance requirements, remove duplicative provisions and align derivatives rules with evolving market practices

Brokers seek clarity from Sebi on withholding payouts in fraud cases

Brokers have called for clarity on resolution timeline, granting market institutions more powers to Access and act alone

Contra funds: Can you weather the long periods of underperformance?

Make sure the fund manager does not abandon this strategy in a bull run

Sebi rejects Bajaj Hindusthan's jurisdiction plea in fund diversion probe

Market regulator says forensic audits cited by Bajaj Hindusthan did not examine accounts through which alleged fund diversion was carried out

Sebi orders Rashmi Saluja to disgorge Rs 2 crore in insider trading case

Market regulator imposes Rs 40 lakh penalty on former Religare Enterprises chairperson in insider trading case linked to Burman Group's open offer

Sebi weighs specialised distributors for debt mkt: WTM Amarjeet Singh

Move aims to widen retail participation in bond investments

Sebi moots overhaul of municipal debt securities framework, ESG bond norms

Securities and Exchange Board of India has proposed easing and tightening norms for municipal bonds to deepen investor participation and improve disclosure standards

Brokers seek Sebi clarity on payout freezes in fraud-linked cases

Move comes after recent withholding of Rs 80 crore that impacted more than 160 brokers

Sebi proposes doubling position limits for agri commodity derivatives

The regulator has proposed higher client-level position limits and revised penalties for breaches to improve liquidity and deepen agricultural commodity markets

Sebi proposes phased physical settlement in select agri derivatives

The regulator has proposed allowing select agricultural derivatives contracts to begin with financial settlement before transitioning to compulsory physical delivery

The legal price of State failure: Accountability must bind all authorities

It is now routine for MIIs to face monetary consequences for regulatory failures, through settlement or adjudication, occasionally accompanied by non-monetary sanctions