Securities And Exchange Board Of India

Sebi broadens scope for equity MFs, allows gold and silver exposure

Regulator introduces life cycle funds, expands equity categories and phases out solution-oriented schemes, while permitting equity funds to hold gold and silver

India a well-governed destination for long-term capital: Sebi chief

Sebi chief Tuhin Kanta Pandey told investors India is shaping transparent, credible and resilient markets, aiming to attract long-term institutional capital amid global uncertainty

IPO-bound Oyo parent PRISM appoints ex-Sebi chairman Ajay Tyagi to board

IPO-bound OYO's parent entity PRISM on Wednesday announced the appointment of former SEBI Chairman Ajay Tyagi as an Independent Director on its Board. His appointment comes as PRISM aims to further strengthen its board and governance framework as it strives to grow and access the public markets. "Tyagi joins an experienced board with expertise across governance, consumer businesses, technology and strategic investments," OYO said in a statement. The board comprises Independent Directors, including William Steve Albrecht, the Dr Jay H Price/Arthur Andersen Endowed Professor of Accountancy at Utah State University; Troy Matthew Alstead, former CFO and group president of Starbucks Corporation; Deepa Malik, Padma Shri awardee; Bejul Somaia, partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners; Sumer Juneja, Non-Executive Nominee Director and Managing Partner at Softbank Investment Advisers; and Aditya Ghosh, Non-Executive Nominee Director and Co-Founder of Akasa Air. Ritesh Agarwal, Founder, PRISM .

India must innovate, not copy others' tech, says Sebi ED Sunil Kadam

Amid the Galgotias University controversy, Sebi's executive director Sunil Kadam on Saturday asked the market ecosystem to desist from "copying" others, and innovate by themselves. "'... India should not be kind of copying things like which we have experienced in the global (AI Impact) Summit (where) somebody has short projected the Chinese product as our product. We should not be in that way. We should be doing our own innovation," Kadam said at an event organised by the brokers' body ANMI here. Kadam said India has to funnel more money into research and development so that such instances are avoided, and exuded confidence that India has the capabilities to be a leader in innovation. The remarks come days after a controversy at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, where the private university ended up showing a robo dog manufactured by a Chinese company as its own innovation, leading to widespread concerns over a lot of aspects. Kadam said AI is set to change business models and the .

Sebi fines Orient Trimex, eight others ₹1.35 crore for falsifying accounts

Sebi has penalised Orient Trimex and eight others ₹1.35 crore for booking fictitious sales and purchases through untraceable entities and publishing misleading financial results

Market regulator Sebi floats proposal to revamp ETF price band framework

Regulator suggests linking ETF base price to T-1 data and introducing dynamic bands to better align trading ranges with underlying asset volatility

Sebi stalls India's newest exchanges from entering options market

Late ​last year, the NCDEX and the MSE separately sought approval from the Sebi to launch and develop equity cash and derivative products, according to exchange disclosures

Sebi mulls easing SGF rules for commodity derivatives clearing houses

Sebi has proposed easing stress-testing and SGF norms for commodity derivatives, while tightening pledge rules and withdrawing expiry-day margin benefits for single stocks

Sebi proposes exit flexibility for alternative investment funds

Sebi proposes easing exit norms for AIFs, allowing limited retention of liquidation proceeds and introducing a lighter compliance regime for inoperative funds

US trade deal to spur investments into India, says Sebi Chairman Pandey

No fresh measures planned to tighten derivatives trades

One-year special window for transfer of old shares; Sebi approves 7 IPOs

Sebi opens a one-year window to help investors transfer and dematerialise legacy physical shares, while also clearing seven companies to proceed with their IPO plans

Sebi approves IPOs of Eldeco Infra, Associated Power Structures, 6 others

As many as eight companies, including real estate developer Eldeco Infrastructure and Properties, and Associated Power Structures, have secured Sebi's approval to raise funds through initial public offerings (IPO), an update with the markets regulator showed on Friday. Others that received regulatory clearance are HD Fire Protect Ltd, Xtranet Technologies, Parijat Industries India, Rotomag Enertec, CSM Technologies, and AITMC Ventures Ltd. The eight companies had filed their preliminary IPO papers with Sebi between September and October, and obtained the regulator's observations between January 28 and 30, the update showed. In regulatory terms, Sebi's observation is equivalent to clearance for launching a public issue. Haryana-based real estate developer Eldeco Infrastructure and Properties Ltd proposed public issue is a mix of fresh issues of shares worth Rs 800 crore and an offer for sale up to Rs 200 crore by promoters. Proceeds from the fresh issue worth Rs 600 crore will be u

Market confidence erodes when enforcement power meets commercial interests

SEs' proximity to trading enables real-time monitoring, enforcing listing standards, and maintaining orderly markets. Chapter V goes significantly further

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

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

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

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

Sebi finds BofA shared confidential info on $180 mn Aditya Birla AMC trade

BofA is preparing a response to Sebi's accusations and is expected to seek a settlement in the millions of dollars without admitting or denying wrongdoing

BSE seeks applications for three executive directors under Sebi norms

Stock exchange plans to hire executive directors for critical operations, regulatory and business roles as Sebi tightens governance norms for market infrastructure institutions

Sebi approves eight IPOs, including confidential filings by Indira IVF

Market regulator Sebi has given its observations for eight initial public offerings, including confidential filings by Indira IVF and Rays of Belief, paving the way for their proposed listings