The confusion over the alleged freezing of the demat accounts of three big Mauritius-based investors in Adani group companies edged closer to being resolved, with National Securities Depository Ltd clarifying that the three accounts were frozen five years ago by a SEBI order. Adani Group divulged a clarification it received from NSDL, the agency which […]
Radhika and Prannoy Roy, the couple who started and continue to head India’s oldest dedicated news channel NDTV, have disputed findings by the stock market regulator that they engaged in insider trading and said they will appeal the regulator’s order. On Friday, Securities and Exchange Board of India had issued an order directing them to […]
The Securities Appellate Tribunal has stayed an order by the stock markets regulator imposing strict restrictions on stock broker Way2Wealth in the ‘NSE leased line’ case. The Securities and Exchange Board of India had, two weeks ago, imposed penalties and restrictions on several parties, including the National Stock Exchange, for facilitating or indulging in unfair […]
The Reserve Bank of India and the Securities and Exchange Board of India are “closely monitoring recent developments in financial markets” and are ready “to take appropriate actions, if necessary,” India’s central bank said in a one-line statement on Sunday. The move comes in the wake of what looks to be the beginning of prolonged […]
The Supreme Court has directed the government of India to set up a committee to suggest reforms in rules and regulations governing accounting and auditing services companies in India. The three-member committee has been asked to suggest a revamped regulatory mechanism for big auditing firms within two months. The order came in a public interest […]
The Securities & Exchange Board of India has tapped Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay to submit a report on the various options to regulate algorithm trading in India. The appointment of IIT Bombay to help with the matter comes in the context of the SEBI’s ongoing consultation with industry and other stakeholders for framing rules […]
The Securities & Exchange Board of India, the regulator for traded securities such as stocks, has given an exemption to Bank of India to conduct a qualified institutional placement or QIP of Rs 3,000 cr. The bank is technically ineligible for conducting a QIP — which is not considered a ‘public offering’ — as it […]
Laurel Energetics, one of the six persons who are making an open offer for the shares of RattanIndia Infrastructure Ltd said the acquirers have submitted a bank guarantee of Rs 111.41 cr rupees for conducting the open offer. The bank guarantee was made a precondition for the open offer to buy 35.9 cr shares of […]
BSE said it has issued advisory letters to 530 companies regarding levy of fines for non-compliance with the said provision within the prescribed timelines. The notices were sent following a circular by Securities and Exchange Board of India. SEBI, via its circular dated April 8, 2015 had prescribed the schedule of fines to be levied […]
The Indian Stock Markets regulator has proposed regulating the raising of funds through crowdfunding platforms in India. Crowdfunding refers to the use of websites like Kickstarter.com by small companies and individuals to raise donations, debt or equity from a large number of users, usually in the tens of thousands or even millions. The Securities and […]
