Tuhin Kanta Pandey

Sebi examining position limits for non-agri contracts to boost liquidity

Market regulator Sebi is examining position limits for non-agricultural contracts to improve liquidity and depth without weakening risk controls, its chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Saturday. Speaking about reforms in the commodity derivatives market, Pandey said the market design should allow contracts to gain scale. In some agricultural commodities, physical settlement from the outset can impede market development, and a phased approach could allow contracts to mature before physical settlement becomes mandatory. He said Sebi has completed consultations on the matter and guidelines will follow. The regulator is also working to reduce structural friction in commodity markets, including engaging with stakeholders on GST-related issues affecting participants who give or receive commodities through exchange platforms. Pandey said technology should serve the specific needs of commodity markets, which include producers, commercial users, farmers, processors and physical ...

Sebi to soon issue framework on CAS; receives over 3,500 comments

Market regulator Sebi will soon issue a framework on proposed changes to the Closing Auction Session (CAS) mechanism after receiving more than 3,500 comments on its consultation paper, its Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Saturday. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) had sought public comments on its proposal to review certain aspects of the CAS, market timings and the settlement methodology for derivative contracts. The deadline for submitting comments is October 3. Asked when the final framework or circular on CAS can be expected, Pandey said the regulator would quickly examine the responses and move ahead with the process. "Today is the last date, and we will actually quickly look at all these comments and go ahead, because I think our proposals are quite clear," Pandey said at an event organised by CPAI (Commodity & Capital Market Participants Association of India). The regulator would not require much time to compile and analyse the responses as the proposals

Sebi, RBI working to ease FPI onboarding, facilitate bond indices: Pandey

Regulators are working to make FPI registration faster and digital, streamline KYC and facilitate bond indices as foreign investor access to Indian markets expands

Sebi plans to make derivatives market more balanced: Tuhin Kanta Pandey

Sebi chairman says that banks and capital markets are not competing destinations in the financial ecosystem

Sebi looks to ease foreign investor access, says Tuhin Kanta Pandey

Sebi is working on simpler digital onboarding, wider FPI participation in commodity derivatives and depository receipts against units of REITs and InvITs

Initial liquidity issues with CAS seen across global markets: Sebi chief

Says AI can help the regulator shift to 'proactive' monitoring from 'periodic' monitoring; Sebi is also set to propose changes to the closing auction framework

Sebi close to approving NSE public offer, says chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey

Tuhin Kanta Pandey says Sebi is close to approving NSE's IPO documents; regulator is also working on rationalising settlement, margin and risk-management provisions

Strict action against those trying to manipulate CAS: Sebi chairman

Brokers updating their systems to show indicative pricing, allow after-market orders

Sebi to overhaul SME framework, tighten accountability for AI, ML tools

The regulator will review trading lots, market making, underwriting and migration rules for SMEs, while proposed AI guidelines will impose clear responsibility on regulated entities

Sebi reviewing small-company IPO, delisting rules: Chairman Tuhin Kanta

Sebi is also looking to support global fund management activity from India, Pandey said

Sebi eyes SLBM reforms; may allow net settlement to boost market liquidity

Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Monday, at sidelines of a symposium on cyber security, that the regulator will soon come up with a consultation paper on SLBM, in its efforts to stabilise CAS

New Closing auction session here to stay, says Sebi chairman Pandey

Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said the new closing auction session is here to stay, while the regulator plans a consultation paper on securities lending and borrowing reforms

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

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

Sebi eyes SLB revamp, single-window clearance for intermediaries in FY27

Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said Sebi will revamp the securities lending framework, launch the Sebi Setu portal and roll out a single-window clearance system

Trust key for market operations, says Sebi Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey

He emphasised on trust in terms of fairness, reliability on disclosures, and the confidence that everyone in the markets plays by the same rules

Will review short-selling framework: Sebi chief Tuhin Kanta Pandey

Sebi Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey outlined plans to review short-selling norms, introduce bond index derivatives and issue guidelines on the responsible use of AI

Capital markets emerging as key avenue for household savings: Sebi chief

Capital markets are increasingly emerging as a core avenue for household savings and wealth creation in India, reflecting a structural shift in how Indians are investing and participating in the country's growth story, SEBI Chairperson Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Monday. "Capital markets are increasingly becoming a core avenue for household savings and wealth creation," Pandey said at the ICICI Securities India Investor Conference 2026. On the Portfolio Management Services (PMS) regulations, the SEBI chief indicated that extensive deliberations are underway and a consultation paper will be released soon. However, he declined to specify a timeline. Pandey said India's economic rise is not only about higher growth numbers but also about the formalisation of the economy, financialisation of savings and growing trust in institutions. Highlighting the growing depth of Indian markets, Pandey said the country now has around 145 million investors in the securities market, with the investor

Financial ecosystem becoming resilient despite mkt volatility: Sebi chief

Sebi Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said domestic investors, regulatory reforms and wider participation are helping Indian markets withstand global uncertainty and volatility

Indian markets can absorb shocks amid West Asia crisis, says Sebi chief

Volatility has shot up in the financial markets due to the ongoing West Asia conflict, but the Indian bourses have the capacity to "absorb different types of shocks", Sebi Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Monday. When there is a crisis in one part of the world, it also impacts the rest of the globe, Pandey told reporters here on the sideline of the Regional Investors Seminar for Awareness. "Due to the prevailing conflict in West Asia, the oil supply chain and its prices got affected in the rest of the world. All the economies have been affected by this and obviously, there are inflationary risks. Besides, spillover effect and second-order effect will also come in," he said. "However, the advantages of a resilient Indian market are that it is able to absorb different types of shocks, and when these end, the market again resumes its normal trajectory," Pandey said. He also admitted that there have been some foreign portfolio investment outflows since September 2024, but domestic .