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In consultation with Stock Exchanges and based on the recommendations of the Secondary Market Advisory Committee of SEBI, it has been decided to streamline the operationalisation of Market Wide Position Limits (MWPL) of the derivative contracts on individual securities traded across Stock Exchanges as under: Full Article

In terms of paragraph 2(a) of our circular UBD.PCB.Cir. No 29 / 09.11.600 / 2008-09 dated December 1, 2008, the provisioning requirements for all types of standard assets in case of Tier II UCBs had been reduced to a uniform level of 0.40 per cent except in the case of direct advances to Agriculture and SME sectors which continued to attract a provisioning of 0.25 per cent. Tier I UCBs were also advised to make a general provision of 0.25% on all their standard assets. Full Article

In a move to help investors by giving them more time to file arbitration applications, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Wednesday decided to compute the limitation period for arbitration from the end of the quarter during which the disputed transaction was executed. So far, the period was computed from the day the transaction had happened. Full Article

Based on the recommendations of the SMAC, it has now been decided that the limitation period of six months shall be computed from the end of the quarter during which the disputed transaction( s) were executed. Along with the exclusion mentioned under para (2) above and subject to sufficient documentary proof, the period of one month from the date of receipt of complaint/claim/ difference/ dispute by the trading member or the actual time taken by the trading member from t.. Full Article

The regulator has decided to allow registered brokers (including trading members) of stock exchanges to provide security market access to their clients through authorised persons. The regulation follows the recommendations made by the Secondary Market Advisory Committee of Sebi and discussions with the stock exchanges. Full Article

THE Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi)-appointed primary market advisory committee (PMAC), which met on Thursday, has recommended limiting the period for participation by qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) in the subscription process of an IPO. Full Article

Notification of SEBI (Investor Protection and Education Fund) Regulations, 2009 SEBI has notified the SEBI (Investor Protection and Education Fund) Regulations, 2009, on May 19, 2009, with a view to strengthening its activities for investor protection.  The salient features of these regulations are as follows:  The Fund shall be used for the protection of investors and promotion [...] Full Article