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Sebi issues performance evaluation guidelines for market infra institutions

Markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday issued guidelines on the parameters for the performance evaluation of market infrastructure institutions (MIIs), comprising stock exchanges, clearing corporations and depositories by independent external agencies. The guidelines are aimed at ensuring consistency and uniformity for evaluations to be done by independent external agencies. For performance evaluation criteria, Sebi said the evaluation will be based on seven key criteria - technology resilience (40 per cent), investor education (17 per cent), regulatory compliance (15 per cent), governance practices (8 per cent) and 5 per cent each for adequacy of resources and fair access and treatment to all stakeholders and information disclosure. MIIs are required to appoint independent external agencies to evaluate their performance every three years. The agencies need to have relevant expertise in the securities market and must receive a "No Objection Certificate" (NOC) from Sebi, the regulator sai

Casagrand Premier Builder files papers with Sebi for Rs 1,100-cr IPO

Real estate developer Casagrand Premier Builder has filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise Rs 1,100 crore through an initial public offering (IPO). The IPO is a combination of a fresh issue of equity shares worth Rs 1,000 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of stocks valued Rs 100 crore by promoters, according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP). The OFS consists of the sale of equity shares up to Rs 50 crore each by Arun MN and Casagrand Luxor Pvt Ltd. Besides, the company may consider raising up to Rs 200 crore in a pre-IPO placement round. If such placement is carried out, the fresh issue size will be reduced. Going by the draft papers filed last week, proceeds from the fresh issue will be used for payment of debt availed of by the company and its subsidiaries as well as for general corporate purposes. Founded in 2003, the Chennai-based company offers a diverse range of residential projects, including apartments of various sizes and independe

Mockery of public accountability: Congress slams Sebi over RTI rebuff

The Congress has slammed SEBI's refusal to disclose instances when its chairperson Madhabi Buch recused herself due to conflict of interest and said that this makes a "mockery" of public accountability and transparency. The cases where Buch recused herself due to potential conflict of interest is not "readily" available and collating them would "disproportionately divert" its resources, the securities market regulator said in an RTI response on Friday. In the response furnished to transparency activist Commodore Lokesh Batra (retd), the regulator also refused to provide copies of Buch's declarations to the government and SEBI Board on the financial assets and equities held by her and her family members on the grounds of these being "personal information" and that their disclosure may "endanger" personal safety. Reacting to the development, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said, "The multiple conflicts of interest of the SEBI Chairperson that have bee

Market regulator Sebi allows MFs to buy, sell credit default swaps

Sebi has set conditions for the flexibility to ensure risk management

Checks and balances challenge: How to strengthen regulators' accountability

Parliament's oversight of statutory regulatory authorities is weak, and strengthening it is both necessary and desirable

Sebi tweaks valuation framework for AIFs post suggestions from industry

The regulator also included valuation guidelines endorsed by the AIF association for the valuation of assets on which there was ambiguity under the previous norms

Sebi amends rules to streamline public issuance of debt securities

Markets regulator Sebi has amended rules to streamline the process for public issuance of debt securities aimed at providing faster access to funds for such issuers. Under the amended rules, Sebi has reduced the period for seeking public comments on the draft offer documents from 7 working days to 1 day for issuers whose specified securities are already listed and 5 days for other issuers. "The issuers whose specified securities are listed on a recognised stock exchange having nationwide trading terminals shall post the draft offer document filed with stock exchange(s) for one day immediately after the date of filing the draft offer document with stock exchange(s)," the regulator said in a notification. Also, the minimum subscription period has been cut from 3 to 2 working days. Further, in case of revision in the price band or yield, the bidding period disclosed in the offer documents, can be extended by one working day instead of three working days. The new rules are aimed at ...

Buchs' answers raise more questions, certain 'facts' not contradicted: Cong

The Congress on Tuesday said the "answers" being provided by SEBI chairperson Madhabi Buch and her husband raise even more questions and asserted that "the facts" that have been put out on their financial dealings have not been contradicted so far by anyone. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh also asked whether Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were aware of these "facts" since 2022 at least and do they really think that these "facts are trivial" and do not, in any way, compromise the functioning of the capital markets regulator. His remarks come a day after Sitharaman said Madhabi Buch and her husband Dhaval Buch are defending themselves and putting out facts contradicting the allegations of Congress. In a post in X, Ramesh said, "The finance minister has finally broken the Union government's silence on the issue of the multiple conflicts of interest of the SEBI chairperson. "She has said that the SEBI chairperson a

Employee discontent: Sebi withdraws statement, says addressing concerns

Previous release issued on September 4 had led to protests

Sebi withdraws statement blaming 'external elements' for employee protests

Sebi on Monday retracted its statement that "external elements" were behind employee protests against its work culture. The regulator emphasised it will handle the issues internally

Congress fires fresh salvo against Sebi Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch

Fresh allegation that Buch traded in listed securities while holding a position in Sebi came a day after a detailed response from the Sebi chief and her husband

Sebi launches centralized fee collection for investment advisers, analysts

Market regulator Sebi on Friday announced rolling out a new system -- Centralized Fee Collection Mechanism -- to facilitate collection of fees by Investment Advisers (IAs) and Research Analysts (RAs) from their clients on an optional basis. Under this mechanism, clients will pay fees to IAs/RAs, through a designated platform or portal administered by a recognised Administration and Supervisory Body (ASB), the regulator said in a circular. The move came in response to the growing interest in the securities market and the need for greater transparency in fee payments. The markets regulator said that BSE would specify the operational framework for the mechanism on or before September 23 and make the mechanism operational from October 1. The mechanism has been co-created by BSE Ltd with the help of various stakeholders. While using this mechanism is optional, Sebi asked ASB to take steps to encourage clients and the registered IAs and RAs to avail the services of this mechanism. Fur

Sebi warns investors against fraudulent activities by unregistered entity

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday warned investors regarding fraudulent activities perpetrated by an entity, Lazard Asset Management India. The cautionary statement came after the exchange received a complaint against a WhatsApp group named "JO HAMBRO" luring investors with offers to buy shares at discounted prices after market hours. This group has allegedly collected money from retail investors under the garb of "Seat Trading Account". In this group, the entity --Lazzard Asset Management India-- is misrepresenting itself as a registered stock broker with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) using a forged registration certificate, the exchange said. "We wish to clarify that no entity by the name of Lazzard Asset Management India is registered with Sebi as a stock broker. The forged Sebi registration certificate circulated in the WhatsApp group is entirely fabricated and illegitimate," NSE said in a statement. Accordingly, the bourse has cautioned ...

Mahua Moitra files Lokpal complaint against Sebi Chief Buch over Adani ties

TMC parliamentarian Mahua Moitra's complaint points out alleged irregularities between Sebi Chairperson Madhabi Buch's statement to the Sebi board and the board's disclosure on the matter

Hindenburg questions Sebi chief Madhabi Buch's silence amid Congress claims

The Congress party levelled fresh allegations against Sebi chairperson Madhabi Buch and her husband, accusing her of 'wilful ignorance' when faced with a conflict of interest

Have FPIs implicated in Adani case revealed details of their owners: Cong

Noting that September 9 was the deadline for Foreign Portfolio Investors to disclose the beneficial owners of their holdings, the Congress on Wednesday asked SEBI if those implicated in the Adani matter have done so and why has it taken the capital markets regulator 18 months to enforce the new norm. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said it is September 11 today, two days after the SEBI's September 9 deadline for Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) - those who stand accused of holding concentrated portions of their equity portfolio in a single corporate group - to disclose the beneficial owners of their holdings. "We had raised this issue a few days ago, in light of information that two Mauritius-based FPIs that were part of the revelations in the still-unfolding Modani mega scam, have petitioned the Securities Appellate Tribunal to seek urgent relief from complying with these new foreign investor norms," he said in a post on X. "Some questions to the

Sebi lifts restrictions on 16 entities in Infosys insider trading case

Sebi on Monday lifted restrictions imposed on 16 entities, including some former employees of Infosys, in a case pertaining to alleged insider trading activities in IT major shares. The regulator also directed that the prohibition slapped on six entities -- Amit Bhutra, Bharath C Jain, Capital One Partners, Tesora Capital, Manish C Jain and Ankush Bhutra -- through the interim order, along with the confirmatory order, will stand vacated with immediate effect, bringing an end to the matter. "I deem it fit to vacate the directions issued vide the interim order read with confirmatory order against noticees 2 to 7 and dispose of instant proceedings against all the noticees. "The interim order and the Confirmatory Order in respect of the noticees have already been quashed by the SAT vide its order dated April 25, 2022," Sebi's whole-time member Ashwani Bhatia said in the 57-page final order. The case originated after Sebi identified suspicious trading patterns around the financial resul

Congress levels fresh conflict of interest charges against Sebi chief Buch

Levelling more conflict of interest allegations against SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Buch, the Congress on Friday claimed that she received rental income from an entity affiliated with a company that the capital markets regulator was investigating for various cases, including that of insider trading. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the question really had to be asked of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and no one else on how much more evidence was needed to show the collapse of transparency and integrity, as far as the capital markets regulator was concerned. "By the NSE's data, there are now 10 crore Indians with unique PANs who have some form of investment in this market. Don't they deserve better? Why does he not move? What is he afraid of?" Ramesh said in a post on X. The Congress' media and publicity department head Pawan Khera said that between 2018 and 2024, Buch -- as a whole-time member and later chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Boar

A section of Sebi staff protests, seeks Madhabi Puri Buch's resignation

Demand Buch's resignation amidst row over unprofessional work culture

Market regulator Sebi search-and-seizure operations jump 2x in FY24

Locations outside metros also see action in FY24