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Independent directors: Underpaid & unappreciated

Independent directors have been in the eye of the storm for their inability to guide companies or being able to stand up to controlling shareholders

Whistleblower case: SEC concludes probe; no action expected, says Infosys

In October last year, Infosys had informed stock exchanges of having received anonymous whistleblower complaints alleging certain unethical practices by the top management

Coronavirus outbreak: Stock exchanges activate disaster recovery sites

The move is in line with the Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi's) guidelines on business continuity plan (BCP) and disaster recovery

Covid-19 outbreak: Sebi further relaxes compliance norms for listed firms

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also tweeted about Sebi's move to ease the compliance requirement for listed companies.

Liquid schemes see marginal drop in net asset values as yields spike

Yields spike amid FII selling in short-term bond market

Sebi proposes one commodity, one exchange model to make India price-setter

The regulator said exchange can be master in one instead of jack of all

YES Bank crisis: Paying loan? Shift ECS mandate to a nationalised bank

If you are paying a personal/home loan or doing SIPs, shift ECS mandate to another bank. It just might make sense to have one account with a nationalised bank

Sebi on recruitment drive, invites application for 147 officer posts

Candidates can apply for the posts through online mode only and the application window is opened from March 7-23, the regulator said in a notice.

Sebi allows non-bank custodians to manage gold, related instruments

The move is aimed at reducing concentration of custodial services for gold or related instruments, Sebi said

Tyagi and beyond: Tricky areas Sebi chief, successor will have to deal with

One of Sebi's key objectives is to protect investor interest and market integrity.

Defaults by NBFCs on secured debentures prompt Sebi to introduce reforms

According to Sebi, creation of an identified charge by NBFCs will enable liquidation of asset and return of debt quickly to the investors in the event of any default

Sebi proposes new mechanism to make e-voting convenient for shareholders

The current mechanism involves registration with different ESPs and maintenance of multiple user IDs and passwords by shareholders

Sebi ends assessment of OneLife as firm calls off bid for Sahara MF

The firm, which hit a stonewall thrice over its sponsorship bid, finally informed Sebi of its decision to withdraw due to a drop in Sahara MF's net worth and exit of top execs

Sebi revises investment manager eligibility regulations for InvITs

Sebi has also allowed a combined relevant experience of at least 30 years of directors, partners and employees of the investment manager, even if it is a newly created entity

Direct plan investors in mutual funds get more heft after Sebi move

Instead of transacting through MF houses, they can buy and sell direct plans from the exchanges

Projecting Mamata as Bengal's pride, TMC launches 2021 election campaign

Election strategist Prashant Kishor, who helped the AAP, is helping the Trinamool

Sebi allows investors to access stock exchange infra to transact in MFs

Before this, Sebi allowed investment advisors and mutual fund distributors to use stock exchanges for sale and purchase of MFs

Sebi bans transfer of clients' securities to demat accounts of brokers

In November, the watchdog barred KSBL from taking new brokerage clients after it was found that the brokerage firm had allegedly misused clients' securities to the tune of more than Rs 2,000 crore.

Sebi proposes stricter framework for corporate bonds, debenture trustees

Sebi has also suggested that NBFCs create charge on the identified assets for every bond issue

Increase in public float of listed firms to 35% may see action next fiscal

Market regulator SEBI has to submit a report to the Finance Ministry on the current Budget proposal to consider raising the current threshold of 25% to 35%