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Every Listed company shall have a functional website containing the basic information about the Listed entities. It shall disseminate the following information as per SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirement) Regulation 2015)...
Read MoreMr. Uday Kotak, Chairman of the Committee with the team compiled and presented this report to the SEBI with their recommendation to ensure and strengthen corporate governance in India. In his letter to the SEBI he suggested that the “Custodian” model works on “Gandhian Principles”, and is relevant for both promoter managed as well...
Read MoreSEBI, in its board meeting held on December 28, 2017[1] decided to introduce Qualified Institutions Placement (QIP) and Sale of shares up to 2% held by promoters/promoter group in open market, subject to certain conditions, to enable listed companies to comply with the MPS requirement....
Read MoreSEBI has been constantly focusing on developing and regulating the Indian capital market to boost the investor’s confidence. One of its steps was towards replacing the two decade old insider trading norms by notifying the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading Regulations) 2015 ...
Read MoreThis is need based initiative of SEBI post the Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements Regulations (LODR), 2015. What were the shortcomings in corporate governance in the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI’s LODR that required yet another committee? The scams and scandals in the corporate world which has distu...
Read MoreSEBI issues Discussion Paper on Review of SEBI (Buyback of Securities) Regulations, 1998 and SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011 ...
Read MoreDiscussion Paper on Compliance with SEBI Regulations by listed entities undergoing Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016...
Read MoreAgreement with other Countries on Money Laundering Information The Government of India has entered into Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs), Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs) and Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (MAC) with over 130 countries including tax havens. These agreement...
Read MoreAdditional methods for listed entities to achieve minimum public shareholding requirements and amendments to ICDR Regulations for the purpose with respect to Qualified Institutions Placement (QIP)...
Read MoreTo solicit the comments/views from public on suggestions pertaining to the third report submitted by Alternative Investment Policy Advisory Committee....
Read MoreSecurities And Exchange Board Of India Vs. Rakhi Trading Private Ltd. (Supreme Court of India) - The Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) which held that only if there is market impact on account of sham transactions, could there be violation of the Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Regulations. ...
Read MoreS.E.B.I. Vs Sahara India Real Estate Corpn. Ltd. & ors. (Supreme Court of India) - As no amount has been deposited by the contemnor, we are inclined to go ahead with auction for the Aamby Valley City near Lonavala, Maharashtra. Let the matter be listed at 2 p.m. on 27th April, 2017, on which day, the contemnor, Mr. Subrata Roy Sahara, shall remain personally present before this Co...
Read MoreRe. Reliance Petroleum Ltd. (RPL) (SEBI) - Going by the facts narrated by Noticee No. 1, liquidation of 5 % stake was decided. The same had to be done in an orderly manner. There was no outer time fixed for liquidation. Being guided by the analysts reports and the price trends of the scrip, Noticee No. 1 decided to start the sale in November...
Read MoreS.E.B.I. Vs. Sahara India Real Estate Corpn. Ltd.& Ors. (Supreme Court) - SC Said The permission can only be granted if SAHARA deposits a sum of Rs.750 crores before the Registry of this Court on or before 17th April, 2017...
Read MoreMrs. Chandra Mukherji and Shelter Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd. Vs SEBI (SAT) - SAT determined and confirmed period from which Unpublished Price Sensitive Information shall be deemed to have come into force...
Read MoreSEBI/HO/MIRSD/DOSR1/CIR/P/2018/0000000072 - (17/04/2018) - The Board has amended the sub-clause (2) of the clause 3 of the SEBI (STP Centralised Hub and STP Service Providers) Guidelines, 2004 by inserting the following new sub-clause, namely,- “iii. whether the applicant is a fit and proper person based on the criteria specified in Schedule II of the...
Read MoreCircural No. SEBI/HO/DDHS/DDHS/CIR/P/2018/71 - (13/04/2018) - For issuance of debt securities, REITs/InvITs shall follow provisions of SEBI (Issue and Listing of Debt Securities Regulations), 2008 in the following manner:- 2.1. Regulation 4 (5) and Regulation 16 (1) of SEBI ILDS Regulations, 2008 shall not be applicable for issuance of debt securities by REIT...
Read MoreCircular No. SEBI/IMD/FPIC/CIR/P/2018/70 - (12/04/2018) - It has been decided to revise the CDIL and the limit for investment by FPIs in Government Securities and State Development Loans (SDL), for the Financial Year 2018-19, as follows:...
Read MoreCircular No. SEBI/HO/IMD/DF3/CIR/P/2018/69 - (12/04/2018) - Currently, there are no specific guidelines governing the depiction of performance of the surviving scheme, pursuant to merger of schemes. Further, it is observed that Mutual Funds adopt varied practices, such as disclosing the weighted average performance or performance of surviving schemes, while ...
Read MoreCircular No. SEBI/HO/MRD/DP/CIR/P/2018/67 - (11/04/2018) - Derivatives on stocks (new/existing) which meet the enhanced eligibility criteria (given at para 4 above) shall be cash settled until further notification, however such stocks, if they fail to satisfy any of the enhanced eligibility criteria for a continuous period of three months, shall move from c...
Read MoreSEBI/HO/MIRSD/DOSR1/CIR/P/2018/0000000072 - (17/04/2018) -
Circural No. SEBI/HO/DDHS/DDHS/CIR/P/2018/71 - (13/04/2018) -
Circular No. SEBI/IMD/FPIC/CIR/P/2018/70 - (12/04/2018) -
Circular No. SEBI/HO/IMD/DF3/CIR/P/2018/69 - (12/04/2018) -
Securities And Exchange Board Of India Vs. Rakhi Trading Private Ltd. (Supreme Court of India) -
Circular No. SEBI/HO/MRD/DP/CIR/P/2018/67 - (11/04/2018) -
Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2018/06 - (10/04/2018) -
Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2018/07 - (10/04/2018) -
CIR/IMD/FPIC/CIR/P/2018/64 - (10/04/2018) -
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SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) was established in 1988 as a non-statutory body to regulate the Indian securities market. On April 12th, 1992, the Government of India made SEBI an autonomous body and offered statutory powers by passing the SEBI Act 1992 in the Parliament. SEBI is the regulator for the Indian securities market and has three major functions: quasi-judicial, quasi-legislative and quasi-executive.
With the increase in the number of dealings in the Indian stock markets, a lot of malpractices was seen like price rigging, the unofficial premium on a new issue, delay in shares delivery, violations with respect to rules and regulations of the stock exchange and the listing requirements. With all such malpractices in place, the customers were losing their faith and confidence in the Indian stock exchange. Hence, the Indian government decided to set up a regulatory body or an agency known as SEBI (Securities Exchange Board of India).
SEBI drafts the regulations in the legislative capacity, it conducts investigations and enforces actions as per its executive function and it also passes orders and rulings as per its judicial capacity.The Indian Government has been vested SEBI with the following powers:
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