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Sebi gives green light to Jio Platforms IPO, six other public offers

Jio Platforms' IPO will comprise a fresh issue of up to 270 million shares with a face value of ₹10 each, with the price to be set through book-building

Sebi plans bigger institutional role in public offers by small firms

The regulator is also mulling raising the limit on the size of ​companies that can list on platforms dedicated to small firms and mandating larger operating profit requirements before listing

Sensex sees sharpest late-session fall since closing auction rollout

Sensex's indicative price fell more than 2,000 points during the Closing Auction Session before recovering; traders blamed CAS, but Sebi ruled out changes

Pushp Brand gets Sebi nod for IPO, investors to partially divest stake

Packaged spices company Pushp Brand (India) has received approval from Sebi to float an initial public offering (IPO), the markets regulator said on Thursday. The IPO is an Offer for Sale of up to 74.45 lakh equity shares by existing shareholders. The company, which filed preliminary IPO papers in June, obtained 'final observation' from the regulator on August 27, the update showed. The receipt of Sebi observation is a key step in the IPO process, following which the company can proceed with further preparations for the public issue, subject to applicable regulatory requirements. The OFS will include shares held by promoters Surendra Kumar Surana and Mahendra Kumar Surana, as well as investor shareholders A91 Emerging Fund I LLP and Sixth Sense India Opportunities III. A91 Emerging Fund I, which invested about Rs 125 crore in the company in 2020, holds a 20.14 per cent stake and will sell only part of its holding. Sixth Sense India Opportunities III, which invested around Rs 101

Retail traders' F&O losses stay high: How investors can limit the damage

Nearly 88% of individual F&O traders lost money in FY26. High leverage, frequent trading and behavioural mistakes can amplify losses, making disciplined risk management essential

Zee approaches SAT seeking one-day extension to complete fundraise

The media firm is seeking relaxation for the pending infusion of Rs 76 crore of the Rs 3,143 crore fundraise after a portion was remitted a day later

Sebi bars Varanium Cloud, promoter from securities market for seven years

The regulator has directed promoter Harshawardhan Sabale to disgorge Rs 128.77 crore in unlawful gains and imposed monetary penalties on him and the company

Sebi drops Max, Axis entities case over alleged ₹3,911 cr shareholder loss

Sebi has disposed of proceedings against Max Financial Services, Max Life, and Axis Group entities over an alleged Rs 3,911 crore shareholder loss, with the markets regulator finding that disclosure lapses and a fraudulent scheme were not established. Max Life Insurance Company is now known as Axis Max Life Insurance. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), in a final order passed on Monday, dropped proceedings against seven individuals, including Max Group founder and Chairman Analjit Singh. The proceedings arose from a Show Cause Notice (SCN) issued on October 24, 2024, following an investigation into transactions between the Max and Axis entities during 2009-10 to 2021-22. Sebi had examined three sets of arrangements entered into in 2010, 2015 and 2020. The case centred on allegations that Max Financial failed to make adequate and timely disclosures about the transactions and that Max Financial, Max Life, and Axis entities devised a scheme that provided undue benefit

Closing Auction System set for first monthly derivatives expiry test

Tuesday's expiry will see a broader swath of derivatives positions, including physically settled single-stock options, tied to the auction-generated closing prices

JPMorgan India unit to argue that any regulatory breach was technical

JPMorgan's Mauritius unit is likely to seek clarification from Sebi over alleged market manipulation, while avoiding an immediate appeal against the regulator's order

Sebi seeks inclusion of fractional shares in Companies Amendment Bill

Sebi has asked the Ministry of Corporate Affairs to recognise the issuance and holding of fractional shares, which could widen investment options for retail investors

SAT rejects Parekh plea on Capital Group traders' cross-examination

Sebi had barred Parekh and Singapore-based trader Rohit Salgaocar in January 2025 for alleged front-running of trades of a US-based foreign portfolio investor

From trades to balance sheets: Sebi to widen AI surveillance net

The market regulator plans to use a dedicated AI model to track quarterly results and flag financial misstatements and manipulation without waiting for investor complaints

Sebi to introduce IT Resilience Index for market infra institutions

Markets regulator Sebi on Monday decided to introduce an IT Resilience Index (ITRI) to assess the functioning and resilience of information technology systems of market infrastructure institutions (MIIs), including stock exchanges, depositories and clearing corporations. The move is aimed at strengthening oversight of the resilience of IT systems and identifying emerging weaknesses at an early stage, so that timely corrective measures can be taken. Under the framework, the ITRI will be computed using a uniform set of nine parameters, each carrying a specific weightage to ensure comparability across MIIs, Sebi said in its circular. Availability and security will carry the highest weightage of 20 per cent each, followed by integrity, governance, reliability and monitoring, business continuity, and modularity and flexibility at 10 per cent each. Scalability and other aspects, including incident handling, will account for the remaining 5 per cent each. Sebi said MIIs will also develop

Sebi rejects settlement applications by 13 foreign funds in Adani probe

Some of the funds were unwilling to provide information the regulator considered necessary to settle the case, while others resisted demands to disgorge money sought by Sebi

Street signs: Sebi to bring out clearer RPT and disclosure framework

Sebi is looking to clarify related-party transaction and disclosure norms, while NSE has tightened timelines for brokers to act on non-compliant authorised persons

A losing proposition

Indian households at the net level lost more than ₹2 trillion in the equity derivatives segment of the stock market over the past two years

Derivatives market gets Gen Z twist, but losses cast a long shadow: Sebi

The country's equity derivatives market has taken on a notably younger profile, with traders under 30 making up 43 per cent of individual participants in FY26, a sharp rise from 31 per cent four years earlier, according to a study. However, the younger cohort also recorded a higher incidence of losses, the study by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) revealed. Around 89 per cent of traders below 30 were loss-makers in FY26 compared to 81 per cent of participants above 60. The changing age profile is part of a wider transformation in the retail derivatives market, which has increasingly drawn investors outside India's largest cities and from relatively lower-income groups. About three-fourths of individual derivatives traders belonged to the annual income category of below Rs 5 lakh. This group accounted for 43 per cent of turnover, but 53 per cent of aggregate losses, the regulator said. Around 88 per cent of traders in this income category incurred losses, compared

Sebi proposes channel partners to expand retail access to bonds in India

Market regulator Sebi has proposed introducing a framework for Fixed Income Channel Partners to broaden retail participation in fixed-income securities through online bond platform providers (OBPPs). The proposal aims to improve access to fixed-income products in Tier-II, Tier-III cities and rural areas, according to a consultation paper issued by Sebi on Friday. Under the proposed framework, individuals and non-individual entities listed on stock exchanges could act as Fixed Income Channel Partners (FICPs) and facilitate the distribution of permitted fixed-income securities through OBPPs. Individuals would need to be Indian citizens, be at least 18 years of age, have passed Class 12, and hold a valid NISM Series: Fixed Income Securities certification, among other requirements. Mutual fund distributors registered with AMFI would also be eligible to apply for FICP status without paying the applicable enlistment fee, subject to passing the relevant NISM certification. Sebi said ...

Sebi proposes tighter curbs on promotional claims by online bond platforms

Sebi has proposed tighter advertising norms for online bond platform providers, including restrictions on promotional claims that could encourage investors to make decisions without adequate due diligence. The proposed revised advertisement code seeks to address the growing use of digital advertising, social media and influencer-led promotions by online bond platforms, according to a consultation paper issued by the regulator on Friday. The regulator has proposed restrictions on advertisements that use urgency, behavioural prompts, and fear-of-missing-out messaging, which may encourage investors to act without adequate due diligence. For advertisements featuring specific securities, OBPPs would be required to provide standardised information, including the issuer, tenor, credit rating, nature of the security, clean and dirty prices, yield to maturity and the Credit Risk-o-meter. The regulator has also proposed guidelines governing the use of terms such as "fixed returns", "predicta