Securities and Exchange Board of India Letter No. CFD/DCR/IG/DMS/19409/10 dated 9-9-2010 This has reference to your letter dated July 7, 2010 in the captioned matter. In your letter under reference, you have, inter alia, represented as follows:- a) The promoter shareholding in M/s Kamdhenu Ispat Limited (KIL) as on March 31, 2010 stands at 54.97% […]
Market regulator Sebi on Friday said that trading of shares of companies going for a merger, demerger or a change in capital structure would have to be done in a price range for the first 10 days of post-restructuring, in a move aimed at curbing vola
Market regulator Sebi said that trading of shares of companies going for a merger, demerger or a change in capital structure will have to be done in a price range for the first ten days of post-restructuring, in a move aimed at curbing volatility in
Standardizing the norms for PoA must not be construed as making the PoA a condition precedent or mandatory for availing broking or depository participant services. PoA is merely an option available to the client for instructing his broker or depository participant to facilitate the delivery of shares and pay- in/pay-out of funds etc. No stock broker or depository participant shall deny services to the client if the client refuses to execute a PoA in their favour.
SEBI had constituted a Committee called the “Takeover Regulations Advisory Committee (TRAC)” which has recommended amendments to the procedure for corporate acquisitions. The mandate of the committee was to examine and review SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 1997 and to suggest suitable amendments therein.
The SEBI Act (Section 11) has wide amplitude and empowers the regulator SEBI to take within its sweep a CA, if his activities are detrimental to the investors or the securities market, the Bombay High Court observed in its order on the Price Waterhouse vs SEBI case.
Transactions in mutual fund schemes could soon become as easy as those in stocks. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is planning to make listing of all schemes mandatory. These will include all debt, equity, open-ended and close-ended schemes.
Concerned over brokers misusing the funds lying in investors’ trading accounts, market watchdog SEBI has asked the brokerage entities to return the clients’ un-utilised cash at the end of every month or quarter.
All companies, other than PSC, may issue at least 10 % of the shares or convertible debentures to the public in terms of offer document, if the post issue capital of the company, calculated at the offer price, is more than INR 4,000 Cr. Such companies shall bring the public shareholding to the level of at least 25% by increasing its public shareholding within a period of 3 years from the date of listing of securities.
This notification allows for a lower public shareholding for public sector enterprises (PSEs). It also provides flexibility to all companies in attaining 25% (or 10% for public sector enterprises) public shareholding level within three years without any annual floor.
