SEBI provides clarification on employee stock option norms
Posted Date : 29-Jun-2014 , 09:30:19 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Securities and Exchange Board of India, on Friday, said companies were barred from acquiring shares from the secondary market under the employee stock option schemes till the new regulations in this regard were notified.
SEBI has also extended the timeline for companies to align their s...
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Analysts Will Need Professional Degree, Certification: SEBI
Posted Date : 26-Jun-2014 , 08:39:17 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) new norms for research analysts would require them to have a professional degree as also an NISM or equivalent certification to ensure that investors get the right financial advice.
The National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) has bee...
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SEBI steps on MCA turf with employee benefit schemes directives
Posted Date : 24-Jun-2014 , 08:52:57 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in its last Board meeting held on June 19, 2014, approved framing of regulations for employee benefit schemes involving shares of the company. These regulations would cover employee benefit schemes which deal in shares of the company, in addition to ...
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Mandatory e-voting: SEBI norm to prevail for listed companies
Posted Date : 23-Jun-2014 , 08:17:57 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Listed companies will have to conform to SEBI diktat of providing mandatory e-voting facility to all shareholder resolutions passed in general meetings.
This is even as the Corporate Affairs Ministry had recently clarified that e-voting would not be mandatory till December 31 this year.
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PSUs must have 25% minimum public shareholding in 3 years: SEBI
Posted Date : 20-Jun-2014 , 08:33:32 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
In a bid to streamline existing regulations and boost retail participation in the markets, the board of the Securities and Exchange Board of India on Thursday cleared a series of reform measures relating to primary markets, offer for sale, employee benefit schemes along with regulation for research ...
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SEBI Issues New Norms for Public Issuance of Debt Securities
Posted Date : 18-Jun-2014 , 10:16:07 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Tuesday issued new norms for public issuance of debt securities under which such offers have to be of minimum Rs. 100 crore, while issuers would need to make additional disclosures and attain at least 75 per cent subscription.
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SEBI ordinance challenged in Madras high court
Posted Date : 17-Jun-2014 , 08:46:45 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
A public interest litigation (PIL) filed in Madras high court has challenged the constitutional validity of the fresh promulgation of the Securities Laws (Amendment) Second Ordinance. The first bench admitted the petition and called for Sebi's respose in three weeks time. &n...
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SEBI busts SMS, WhatsApp-based investment scam
Posted Date : 06-Jun-2014 , 09:01:21 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Capital markets regulator Sebi on Thursday cracked whip on a scam wherein 'trading tips' were being offered through mobile SMSs and WhatsApp messages by unregistered investment advisors while promising guaranteed returns of as much as 200%.
In an interim order passed on Thursday, Sebi...
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Sebi bans direct agreement between lender and borrowers of securities
Posted Date : 04-Jun-2014 , 08:07:17 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Capital market regulator, Sebi, has prohibited lenders and borrowers from entering into a direct agreement under theSecurities Borrowing and Lending framework.
Instead, the agreement will now be between the Authored Intermediary and the Clearning Members.
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Sebi proposal can help government get over Rs 50,000 crore via stake sale
Posted Date : 02-Jun-2014 , 08:20:16 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government can rake in more than Rs 50,000 crore through stake sales in about 30 PSUs, if a new Sebi proposal requiring minimum 25 per cent public holding in all listed firms passes muster with the Finance Ministry.
While private sector listed companies are already required to maintain ...
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25% Public Shareholding Norms Should be For PSUs too: SEBI
Posted Date : 30-May-2014 , 08:23:20 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Emphasising that all listed companies should be meted out equal treatment, Sebi Chairman U K Sinha today pitched for minimum 25 per cent public shareholding for PSUs.
At present, private sector companies are compulsorily required to have at least 25 per cent public shareholding, while for governmen...
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SEBI raises cash transaction limit in MFs to Rs 50,000
Posted Date : 22-May-2014 , 08:42:17 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
To expand the reach of mutual funds in hinterland, market regulator Sebi today increased the cash transactions limit in such funds to Rs 50,000 from Rs 20,000.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India, (Sebi), in September 2012, had allowed fund houses to accept up to Rs 20,000 in cash pe...
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Over 30 entities under SEBI lens for unusual trading on May 16
Posted Date : 18-May-2014 , 01:55:05 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
More than 30 entities, including brokers and high net worth individuals, have come under the scanner of market watchdog SEBI for unusual trading activities on the day of Lok Sabha election results.The trading activities of these entities came to the notice of the regulator on May 16, the day results...
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Sebi steps in after auditor flags related-party dealings at MCX
Posted Date : 07-May-2014 , 08:14:45 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
India’s capital market regulator has started a probe into Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) after auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) highlighted related-party transactions and possible conflicts of interest between MCX and its parent Financial Techn...
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SEBI proposes new listing, disclosure requirement norms
Posted Date : 06-May-2014 , 08:05:06 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), on Monday, proposed a new set of rules, which would require greater disclosures by companies and give more powers to stock exchanges to check any non-compliance.
The proposed norms, to be called SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requ...
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Sebi can now seek call data records, says Bombay high court
Posted Date : 02-May-2014 , 09:58:09 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Bombay high court recently allowed the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to ask for call data records (CDR) of any person it feels necessary.
The stock market regulator has for the past several years sought sensitive data of subscribers from telecom and Internet service prov...
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Sebi sets foreign portfolio investor limit of 10% per firm
Posted Date : 30-Apr-2014 , 07:31:47 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
A foreign portfolio investor will be allowed to buy additional shares in a company only if its holding is less than 10%, according to norms for the new overseas investment regime that starts in June.
Market regulator Sebi has said one FPI can hold a maximum of 10% of a company's...
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Sebi revises norms for liquidity enhancement schemes
Posted Date : 23-Apr-2014 , 09:56:17 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has revised norms governing the incentives that stock exchanges can provide members for trading on their platforms. The new norms allow exchanges to provide incentives for a maximum period of three years, according to a circular on the regulator's website.
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SEBI norms on related party deals would pose difficulties
Posted Date : 22-Apr-2014 , 07:57:52 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Capital market watchdog Sebi's new norms on related party transactions could pose practical difficulties for listed companies, according to consultancy KPMG.
The norms are part of a stringent corporate governance framework for listed companies that would be effective from October 1.
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Sebi issues new corporate governance norms
Posted Date : 18-Apr-2014 , 04:17:14 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) today came out with detailed corporate governance norms for listed companies providing for stricter disclosures and protection of investor rights, including equitable treatment for minority and foreign shareholders.
The new rules, which would be eff...
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SEBI pitches for teaching capital markets to school students
Posted Date : 15-Apr-2014 , 08:10:15 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has made a pitch for including additional financial concepts related to capital markets in school syllabus.
The market regulator said it has followed up with Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and HRD Ministry on the proposal and ha...
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SEBI clamping down on illegal money pooling schemes
Posted Date : 10-Apr-2014 , 07:19:41 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Capital markets watchdog Sebi is in process of cracking its whip soon on various illicit money-pooling schemes in West Bengal, which has already seen regulatory actions against some entities linked to Saradha and Rose Valley groups.
According to sources, those currently under scanne...
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SEBI rolls back some restrictions on currency derivatives
Posted Date : 08-Apr-2014 , 08:22:07 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Monday partially reversed curbs on dollar-rupee forward contracts that were imposed last year after the rupee hit record lows.
Sebi had doubled the margin requirement on the domestic dollar-rupee forward trades last year in a bid to arres...
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Sebi extends timline to implement FPI regulations to June 30
Posted Date : 29-Mar-2014 , 10:16:12 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Market regulator Sebi today extended the time-frame for implementing new Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) regulations by three months to June 30.
The new Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) regulations was put in place to make an easier registration process and operating framework for overse...
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Sebi ask companies to follow standard format for Auditor Certificates
Posted Date : 26-Mar-2014 , 08:34:54 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Market regulator Sebi today asked all listed companies to follow a standard format for their Auditor Certificates, which are required to be filed to seek approval for merger, demerger and restructuring schemes.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said it has been observ...
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SEBI asks mutual fund houses to make monthly disclosures about assets managed by them
Posted Date : 25-Mar-2014 , 10:12:25 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Securities and Exchange Board of India - SEBI has asked mutual fund houses to make monthly disclosures about assets managed by them.
This will be applicable as part of the long term policy for the mutual fund industry, that was unveiled by SEBI on Monday.
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Sebi notifies norms to make KYC easier for investors
Posted Date : 21-Mar-2014 , 08:22:49 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Making know-your-client process easier for investors, Sebi has notified a net set of norms that allow various market entities such as brokers and MFs to get details from centralised KYC agencies, rather than carrying out a fresh KYC verification procedure.
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Sebi may tighten public shareholding norms for bourses
Posted Date : 19-Mar-2014 , 08:20:37 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) will soon decide whether public financial institutions such as banks and insurance companies which are also trading members on stock exchanges can continue to be classified as ‘public’ shareholders in bourses.
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Ordinance lapse puts spanner in SEBI action against fraudsters
Posted Date : 11-Mar-2014 , 08:09:25 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Union Cabinet may consider re-promulgating the SEBI ordinance next week. However, since the model code of conduct for the general elections is in force, this can happen only after the Election Commission’s (EC) approval.
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Sebi wants monitoring agency to keep an eye on all IPO funds
Posted Date : 03-Mar-2014 , 08:24:56 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
In the four-year period between April 1993 and March 1997, as many as 4,005 companies entered the capital markets with their initial public offerings (IPOs) to raise an aggregate of Rs 41,319 crore. The IPOs accounted for more than 9 per cent of the average market capitalisation of Bombay Stock Exch...
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