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Paytm CEO, CFO get Sebi notice over 2023 disclosure curbing small loans

The company, in a statement on December 6, 2023, said it would issue fewer sub-₹50,000 (about $525) personal loans, after the ‌Reserve Bank of India tightened rules on consumer lending

Closing Auction System is transparent, says Sebi Chairman Pandey

The regulator is seeking stakeholder feedback on the new auction mechanism as fund houses flag closing-price uncertainty, settlement constraints and initial operational issues

Sebi looks to ease position-limit, margin norms in commodity markets

The regulator is also considering wider FPI access, simpler settlement rules and lower participation costs while retaining safeguards in the commodity derivatives market

Balanced hybrid MFs suit moderate-risk investors with five-year horizon

Balanced hybrid funds maintain 40-60 per cent allocations to both equity and debt, offering moderate-risk investors diversification and rule-based rebalancing

Sebi sees no manipulation in closing auction session: Tuhin Kanta Pandey

The closing auction is a separate 20-min session introduced in which exchanges collect buy and sell orders to determine a stock's closing price at a level where the maximum volume can be executed

India's retail traders lose $9.6 billion in options despite curbs

The losses eased slightly from ₹1.1 trillion a year earlier, while the number of traders fell to fewer than 8 million from 9.8 million, according to a written reply by MoS Finance Pankaj Chaudhary

New Bill will make tribunal appointments transparent and independent

Courts have settled that tribunals that take up the jurisdiction of high courts must have the latter's independence and capacity

Sebi plans wider vaulting norms for bullion ETFs and derivatives

Move will extend Vault Managers Regulations beyond EGRs to ETFs, derivatives

Calcutta Stock Exchange has not submitted formal revival plan to Sebi: Govt

The exchange asked Sebi in July to put its February 2025 exit application on hold, but the regulator has yet to receive a formal proposal for its revival

Sebi proposes wider FPI access to non-agri commodity derivatives

The regulator has also proposed safeguards for physical contracts

Sebi measures reduce equity F&O losses for retail investors in FY26

Regulatory measures introduced by Sebi curtailed the aggregate net losses of retail investors in the equity derivatives segment to Rs 91,685 crore in FY26, down from Rs 1.12 lakh crore in the preceding fiscal year, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. Additionally, both retail investor volumes and overall trading turnover in equity derivatives (Futures and Options) fell in FY26 compared to the preceding year, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. "Following the regulatory measures, Sebi has observed a year-on-year decline in the number of unique individual investors from 98.10 lakh to 78.60 lakh and net losses of the individuals from Rs 1,11,788 crore to Rs 91,685 crore in the equity derivatives segment in 2025-26, compared to the previous year," Chaudhary said. However, the average per person loss increased to Rs 1,16,654 from Rs 1,13,913 over the period. Also, equity derivatives turnover dropped to Rs 202 lakh crore in FY26 from

How Sebi's proposal may let developers raise funds without selling projects

Proposal to allow Reits and Invits to take minority stakes in third-party projects could help developers unlock capital while retaining control

MF schemes with 10%+ gains fall by 3/4th in FY26; is easy money era over?

Sebi's annual report for financial year 2025-26 (FY26) shows that 198 schemes delivered 10 per cent-plus gains in the last fiscal year, as against 304 in FY25 and a whopping 822 in FY24.

Sebi proposes easing debt listing norms, raising ISIN maturity limits

Sebi has proposed scrapping mandatory listing of past debt issues and raising the annual ISIN cap to 17, aiming to ease funding constraints and reduce refinancing risks for issuers

Sebi proposes raising annual ISIN limit for private debt securities to 17

The existing framework allows a maximum of 14 ISINs maturing in a financial year - nine for plain-vanilla debt and five for structured and market-linked debt securities

Zostel withdraws plea seeking Sebi action over claimed 7% stake in Oyo

The Delhi High Court allowed Zostel to withdraw its application and declined to intervene at this stage in Sebi's handling of its complaint over the claimed stake

Zee, CEO Goenka approach SAT against Sebi order restricting market access

The tribunal will hear the matter on August 12 after Zee and Punit Goenka sought urgent intervention against Sebi's July 31 order over alleged fraudulent activity

Stock exchanges seek to raise entry bar for 'authorised persons'

To raise entry barriers with net-worth criteria, proposes stricter surveillance and greater accountability for brokers

Sebi approves nine IPOs; Ardee Industries IPO booked 133.66x on Day 3

Sebi streamlined inspections of market intermediaries, cleared nine IPOs, while Ardee Industries' ₹426-crore public issue was subscribed 133.66 times on the final day

Sebi streamlines mkt intermediaries' inspection framework, cuts FY27 target

Markets regulator Sebi on Friday streamlined inspection of market intermediaries by mandating joint inspections by stock exchanges and depositories and reducing its inspection target for FY27 to about one-third of the previous year's level. The revamped inspection framework, which follows consultations with Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs) and the Supervisory Body for Investment Advisers (IAs) and Research Analysts (RAs), will be implemented from the financial year 2026-27. As part of the changes, Sebi has rationalised its inspection target for FY27 to around one-third of the inspections conducted in the previous financial year, taking into account the regular inspections already carried out by stock exchanges and depositories. "Considering the regular inspections of stock brokers, DPs, IAs and RAs done by stock exchanges and depositories, the targeted number of inspections to be carried out by Sebi in the Financial Year 2026-27 has been rationalised to approximately ...