SEBI News, Articles, Notifications and Forms

With a view to increase investor confidence in the securities market and in order to make it more convenient to the investors to file their grievances and arbitration cases near to their places, SEBI has initiated steps to set-up this facility by stock exchanges at more centres after examining the data on complaints and arbitrations filed by investors from various regions. In consultation with all the major stock exchanges, it has been decided that initially: Full Article

With a view to keeping retail investors away from the portfolio management schemes (PMS), Sebi on Friday raised the minimum investment amount of clients for such schemes to Rs 25 lakh from the earlier Rs 5 lakh. PMS offers investors a range of specialised investment strategies to capitalise on opportunities in the market and made suitable to the needs of individual clients. Full Article

SEBI (Buyback of Securities) Regulations, 1998 (the Regulations) were amended vide notification dated February 07, 2012 with an objective of aligning the regulatory provisions with the principle of equitable treatment to all shareholders and enhancing the efficiency in the Buyback process.2. The amendments to the regulation necessitate certain changes in the format of standard letter of offer issued vide SEBI circular (MIRSD/DPS-2/MB/Cir-02/8859/04) dated May 07, 2004. T.. Full Article

a. Amendment to Clause 40A -In addition to the existing methods which listed company can adopt to achieve minimum public shareholding, the listed company may also achieve the minimum level of public shareholding through Institutional Placement Programme (IPP) in terms of Chapter VIII-A of SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009, as amended. Further, sale of shares by promoters through stock exchanges shall be now carried out in terms of SEBI.. Full Article

Market regulator Sebi has decided to share with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs the names of over 500 companies, which have garnered money from investors in violation of its Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) rules. Sebi would also give the names of the directors of such entities to the MCA, so that necessary actions can be taken to prevent these companies and persons from being associated with any new company, a senior official said. Full Article

In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992) read with clause (f) of sub-section (2) of Section 77A of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) the Board hereby makes the following regulations to amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy-Back of Securities) Regulations, 1998, namely- These regulations shall be called the. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy-Back of Se.. Full Article

Market regulator the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has directed two individuals -- Shailesh S Jhaveri and Harsha M Shah -- to collectively pay Rs 2.72 crore for their involvement in fraudulent and unfair trade practices during preferential allotment of shares of Ojas Technochem Products in 2000. Full Article

Inaugurating the Conference, Mr. U K Sinha, Chairman, SEBI called for more research in the field of investor education. He also said that the various financial regulators in India and the Government of India are working together in the formulation of a National Policy on Financial Education. Full Article