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Sebi bans 12 cos from securities market for V Marc stock manipulation

Sebi on Thursday barred 12 entities, including promoter of V Marc India Ltd, from the securities market for engaging in a fraudulent scheme to manipulate volumes and price of the company's shares. Additionally, the regulator impounded wrongful gains of Rs 6.38 crore made by some of the entities from the manipulative scheme, according to an interim order. This case primarily deals with fraudulent and manipulative trading in the scrip of V Marc India Ltd, listed on NSE's SME segment, prima facie orchestrated by the promoter and company management, along with connected parties. In its order, Sebi, prima facie, found that V Marc's promoter and MD Vikas Garg and Sandeep Kumar Srivastava, former Whole Time Director of the company-- engaged the services of Prijesh Kurani to 'operate the market'. It further noted that Kurani, in turn, in addition to using his own and his connected entities' trading accounts, engaged accounts of persons connected to Garg to manipulate the scrip. Further, G

Sebi using AI for investigations, says whole time member Kamlesh Chandra

Sebi is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for investigations, its Whole Time Member Kamlesh Chandra Varshney said on Saturday and emphasised that entities should keep track of technological developments. Against the backdrop of instances of manipulations in the stock market, he said the message is that abiding with the law will be more beneficial and violations will cause problems. In response to a question by PTI on whether Sebi is using AI, Varshney said, "we are using Al for investigations... and also using for a lot of things". He was speaking on the sidelines of the 13th international convention of the Association of National Exchanges Members of India (ANMI) in the national capital. As long as the market is transparent and no manipulation is happening, that is fine with the regulator, he noted. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has been taking action against violators as well as measures to enhance transparency and curb misdoings.

Brokers should be cautious against manipulations in stock mkt: Sebi member

Sebi Whole Time Member Kamlesh Chandra Varshney on Saturday cautioned against manipulations in the capital market and urged brokers to keep an eye and prevent such instances. Clamping down on misdoings, the markets watchdog has been taking action against various entities for manipulations, including front running activities. Emphasising the importance of investor trust, Varshney said that if there is no trust of investors, "everything will fail". Manipulations are going on and Sebi cannot intervene in all of them. Some brokers are involved and the broker community should keep an eye as "bad elements can come in the system", he said. He was speaking at the 13th international convention of the Association of National Exchanges Members of India (ANMI) in the national capital. The Whole Time Member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) also said that entities should look at technological developments to improve efficiency as well as business.

Sebi to question Subhash Chandra, Punit Goenka on fund diversion: Report

This comes just a day after media reports suggested that Sebi has found an accounting 'hole' of Rs 2,000 crore in Zee's books

Zee refutes report of Rs 2,000 crore accounting 'hole', calls it 'false'

A report on Wednesday said that the market regulator has found a "hole" of more than Rs 2,000 crore in the accounts of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd

NSE to hold special trading session on Mar 2 to check market infrastructure

NSE special session: The NSE said that the purpose of the special session is to assess the preparedness of market infrastructure institutions to handle any unforeseen event impacting operations

IPO-bound travel distribution platform TBO Tek seeks to expand in West

Company connects travel agencies and suppliers like hotels, airlines in more than 100 countries

Mankind Pharma promoters to divest 1.62% stake to comply with Sebi norms

The current aggregate promoter and promoter group shareholding as on February 7 is 76.50 per cent of the total paid-up equity share capital of the company

Demat addition, trading turnover point to robust investor sentiment

Activity underpinned by buoyancy in underlying secondary as well as the primary markets

Three IPOs to hit primary mkt on Wednesday; aim to raise Rs 1,700 cr

The IPO lane is getting busy with three entities -- Rashi Peripherals, Jana Small Finance Bank and Capital Small Finance Bank-- set to float their maiden public issues on Wednesday to collectively mobilise around Rs 1,700 crore. Additionally, Entero Healthcare Solutions will launch its Rs 1,600-crore initial share-sale on February 9. Further, the Rs 920-crore IPO of Apeejay Surrendra Park, which runs hotels under the "The Park" brand, is currently under subscription. Last month, five firms tapped the primary market and garnered around Rs 3,266 crore. Market experts maintain a strong bullish outlook on the IPO (initial public offering) market for 2024. Companies are expecting to benefit from an equity market which is flush with liquidity and has seen a sharp increase in new retail investors. "We hold a strong bullish outlook on the IPO market in 2024. This optimism is buoyed by robust domestic and foreign investments, driven by superior growth prospects of the Indian markets. The ..

Street signs: P-notes surge, grey market frenzy, and Zee exposure trim

Shares of BLS E-Services, an e-governance services enabler, are in high demand in the grey market ahead of its Rs 311 crore initial public offering (IPO)

Mutual fund exposure to corporate bonds nearly flat in five years

Fund managers' preference for sovereign bonds in the recent past has also impacted MFs' corporate bond investments

SC stays SAT order in shares pledged by Karvy Stock Broking to lenders

Sebi filed an appeal in the Supreme Court on December 30 last year against the SAT order of December 20

Market regulator Sebi probing three IPOs for inflating subscriptions

MUMBAI (Reuters) -India's market regulator is investigating three initial public offerings (IPOs) for allegedly inflating the number of subscriptions received

Bansal Wire Industries files draft papers to mobilise Rs 745 cr via IPO

Steel wire manufacturer Bansal Wire Industries Ltd has filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise Rs 745 crore through an Initial Public Offering (IPO). The maiden public issue is an entirely fresh issue of equity shares with no Offer-For-Sale (OFS) component, according to the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) filed on Thursday. Funds will be used for the payment of debt, to support the working capital requirements of the company, and for general corporate purposes. Bansal Wire Industries is engaged in the business of manufacturing and exporting steel wires. It operates in three broad segments -- high carbon steel wire, mild steel wire (low carbon steel wire) and stainless steel wire. Also, the company plans to add a new segment of specialty wires through its upcoming plant in Dadri, which will help it grow and expand its market presence in the upcoming fiscals. The company's total income increased at a CAGR of 28 per cent to Rs 2,422.56 crore in fisc

KRN Heat Exchanger files draft papers with Sebi to raise funds via IPO

KRN Heat Exchanger and Refrigeration Ltd has filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to mobilise funds through an Initial Public Offering (IPO). The initial share sale is entirely a fresh issue of 1.93 crore equity shares with no Offer for Sale (OFS) component, draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) filed with Sebi showed on Thursday. Funds will be used for investment in wholly-owned subsidiary KRN HVAC Products for setting up a new manufacturing facility at Neemrana, Alwar, in Rajasthan. The company manufactures fin and tube type heat exchangers for the heat ventilation air conditioning and refrigeration industry. According to the Dun and Bradstreet Research Report, the Indian market for heat exchanges reached USD 625 million per annum in 2022, with an annual industry turnover increasing by a CAGR of 10 per cent between 2019 and 2022. Holani Consultants is the sole book-running lead manager to the issue.

Sebi renews recognition to AMC Repo Clearing for 1 yr to clear transactions

The regulator has granted renewal of recognition for one year starting from January 17, 2024 till January 16, 2025, according to a notification uploaded on Sebi's website on Tuesday

Sebi introduces guidelines for AIFs on holding investment in demat form

Capital markets regulator on Monday put in place guidelines for Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) pertaining to holding their investments in dematerialised form along with the appointment of custodian. Under the latest guidelines, AIFs are required to hold their investments in dematerialised form, unless exempted by Sebi. The new framework, effective from October 1, 2024, mandates that any investment made by an AIF after this date must be held in dematerialised form, Sebi said in a circular. However, investments made before this date have been exempted except in cases where the investee company is legally required to facilitate dematerialisation or when the AIF, alone or with other Sebi registered entities, has control over the investee company. Sebi also said investments made before October 1, 2024, falling under these two conditions mentioned must be dematerialised by January 31, 2025. Further, there are exemptions for AIF schemes with tenures ending on or before January 31, 2

Market regulator Sebi tweaks rule for onboarding investors in AIFs

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Friday tweaked the framework for on-boarding investors by Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs). This came in view of amendments to the Prevention of Money-Laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005. The Regulation 10(a) of AIF norms laid down the criteria for on-boarding investors whereby AIFs are allowed to garner funds from any type of investor -- Indian, foreign, or non-resident Indians -- through the issuance of units. However, when on-boarding investors, the AIF manager must ensure that the investor or its beneficial owner is not listed in the sanctions list by the United Nations Security Council, Sebi said in its circular on Friday. Additionally, the investor should not be a resident in a country identified by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as having strategic anti-money laundering or combating the financing of terrorism deficiencies, subject to countermeasures, or a jurisdiction making insufficient progress in addressing these ..

Sebi puts Manappuram Finance's arm Asirvad Micro Finance IPO on hold

Reacting to the development, shares of Manappuram Finance plunged as much as 7.45% to a low of Rs 163.40 apiece on the BSE on Wednesday