Securities and Exchange Board of India

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Committee Recommends Measures to Curb Derivatives Trading Volumes

By Ajoy K Das | 11/07/2024

The committee proposes increasing minimum lot sizes and limiting options to address rising speculative trading in derivatives.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Issues New Rules for Passively Managed Funds

By Ajoy K Das | 10/07/2024

SEBI is imposing a new cap for passive mutual fund schemes on investments in sponsor-affiliated companies.

Capital / Liquidity

SEBI Proposes Collateral Norms for Clearing Corporations

By Ajoy K Das | 05/07/2024

SEBI said interest income derived from collateral posted should be periodically distributed to clearing members.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Mandates Fraud Prevention Mechanisms for Stock Brokers

By Ajoy K Das | 05/07/2024

The regulator said that the measures will ensure higher standards of market integrity and investor protection.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Introduces Timelines for CRAs’ Handling of Rating Appeals

By Ajoy K Das | 05/07/2024

Specific timelines have been introduced for dealing with appeals by issuers on rating action during periodic surveillance to enhance business ease and consistency.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Mandates Email for Dispatching Consolidated Account Statements

By Ajoy K Das | 05/07/2024

The regulator has said that CAS will be sent on a monthly basis in case of a transaction in the demat account and on a half-yearly basis if there is no transaction.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Cuts Face Value of Debt Securities

By Ajoy K Das | 04/07/2024

A lower ticket size could encourage more participation from retail investors, boosting liquidity.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Directs Market Infrastructure Institutions to Charge Uniform Fees

By Ajoy K Das | 04/07/2024

The regulator said that the charges should to be ‘true to label’, meaning the charges paid by investors should be the same as those received by MIIs.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Issues Show Cause Notice to Hindenburg Over Adani Report

By Ajoy K Das | 03/07/2024

Allegations of manipulation and unfair practices in shorting Adani Group stocks were dismissed by Hindenburg as “nonsense and fabricated.”