SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA

India’s SEBI to Reserve 25% of IPO for Mutual Funds, Insurers

By Editors | 01/09/2014

The Securities and Exchange Board of India plans to make it mandatory for issuers to reserve 25% of an initial public offering for domestic mutual funds and insurers.

India Tightens Regulatory Noose on Fraudsters

By Editors | 12/08/2014

Parliament has cleared a key bill to allow the Securities and Exchange Board of India to act against ponzi schemes and market manipulators more effectively with powers for search and seizure, attachment of assets, arrest of defaulters and access to call data records.

India’s SEBI Seeks Ban on Wilful Defaulters Raising Funds in Market

By Editors | 06/08/2014

The Securities and Exchange Board of India said it is talking with the Reserve Bank of India as it finalises regulations around wilful loan defaulters.

India’s SEBI Plans Separate Governance Norms for Big Corporates

By Editors | 23/07/2014

India’s market regulator is planning a separate corporate governance standards for big and complex business groups.

India’s SEBI Issues New Guidelines on Crowdfunding

By Editors | 20/06/2014

The Securities and Exchange Board of India seeks public opinion on new guidelines for ‘crowdfunding’ or fund-raising through web-based platforms and social networking sites.

India’s SEBI Asks Depository Participants to Share FPI Information with Banks

By Editors | 17/06/2014

Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India has asked depository participants to share information about foreign portfolio investors with banks, as part of efforts to harmonise norms focused on client information.

India’s SEBI May Seek HK, Singapore Assistance in Insider Trading Probe

By Editors | 13/06/2014

The Securities and Exchange Board of India may ask help from its peers in Hong Kong, Singapore and Mauritius, as it widens investigations into suspected market activities of several overseas hedge funds.

India’s SEBI Probing Mutual Fund Houses for Regulatory Breach

By Editors | 27/05/2014

Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India has found large-scale violations in several schemes of select mutual fund houses where norms regarding minimum 20 investors and maximum 25% single investor exposure have been breached repeatedly.

India’s Regional Stock Exchanges to Shut Operations as SEBI Deadline Nears

By Editors | 20/05/2014

India’s 15 regional stock exchanges (RSEs) are opting to exit the business as the deadline to meet new net worth and trading norms nears.