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Pursuant to representations received from the listed entities and the auditing fraternity regarding difficulties, faced in submission of annual financial results along with Q4 results, more specifically owing to the first time adoption of the revised Schedule VI format recently notified by the MCA for FY 2011-12 results, it has been decided to, as a one-time measure, for the purpose of submission of FY 2011-12 financial results, restore, the earlier provision for the time being and review the situation at a later stage.
Networth and Ownership Norms for MIIs: The Stock Exchanges will have minimum net worth of Rs.100 crores and the Existing Stock Exchanges will be given 3 years to achieve this networth of Rs.100 crores. The minimum networth for the Clearing Corporation(CC) and the Depository will be Rs. 300 crores and Rs.100 crores respectively. All existing clearing corporations shall be mandated to build up to the prescribed networth of Rs. 300 crores over a period of three years from the date of notification/ circular.
It has been decided that following exemptions shall be taken into consideration while arriving at compliance with 100% promoter(s) holding in demat form. Such exemption shall be applicable in cases where :-a. Promoter(s) have sold their shares in physical mode and such shares have not been lodged for transfer with the company; or b. Matters concerning part/entire shareholding of promoters/promoter group are sub judice before any Court/Tribunal; or c. Shares cannot be converted into demat form due to death of any promoter(s); or d. Shares allotted to promoter(s) that await final approval for listing from stock exchange and such pendency is less than 30 days or shares that upon receipt of final listing approval from stock exchange are pending conversion to demat and such pendency is less than 15 days.
Algorithmic Trading – Any order that is generated using automated execution logic shall be known as algorithmic trading. The stock exchange shall have arrangements, procedures and system capability to manage the load on their systems in such a manner so as to achieve consistent response time to all stock brokers. The stock exchange shall continuously study the performance of its systems and, if necessary, undertake system upgradation, including periodic upgradation of its surveillance system, in order to keep pace with the speed of trade and volume of data that may arise through algorithmic trading.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), the Board hereby makes the Regulations to amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Merchant Bankers) Regulations.
Bankers to an Issue (BTIs) are required to furnish periodical reports on quarterly and annual basis in electronic form in the prescribed format in terms of SEBI Circulars No. RBT(G I Series) Circular No. 1(95-96)) dated April 21, 1995, BTI Circular No. 3(1 999-2000) dated July 09, 1999, and Cir No. MIRSD/DPS-2/BTI/Cir¬15/2008 dated May 06, 2008.
SEBI issued Circular No. Cir/ISD/1/2011 dated March 23, 2011 & an addendum to it on March 24, 2011 (available on www.sebi.gov.in) addressing the way unauthenticated market related news or rumours circulated by SEBI Registered Market Intermediaries through various modes of communication has to be dealt with.
In partial amendment to clause 3 (h) of the aforesaid circular IMD/FII & C/37/2009, no single entity shall be allocated more than INR 450 cr. of the investment limit in each of above categories. Where a single entity bids on behalf of multiple entities, in terms of para 7 of SEBI circular CIR/IMD/FIIC/18 /2010 dated November 26, 2010, then such bid would be limited to INR 450 cr. in each of above categories for every such single entity.
SEBI vide circular No. CIR/IMD/DF/6/2010 dated July 30, 2010 made it mandatory for that all SEBI Regulated entities shall report their OTC transactions in CDs and CPs on the FIMMDA reporting platform within 15 minutes of the trade for online dissemination of market information with effect from August 16, 2010.
According to SEBI (Credit Rating Agencies) Regulations, 1996 (the Regulations), a credit rating agency (CRA) has been defined as a body corporate which is engaged in the business of rating of securities offered by way of public or rights issues. The term “securities” has been defined in clause (h) of section 2 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956.
