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  • Compulsory report on annual general meetings within 48 hours: SEBI
    Posted Date : 10-Nov-2015 , 09:09:48 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Market regulator SEBI on Wednesday said companies need to make disclosures to stock exchanges within 48 hours about the number of shareholders attending its annual general or special meeting as well as the mode of voting in the prescribed format.   Effective from December 1 this year, the...

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  • Bihar election results: SEBI, Stock exchanges beef up risk management systems
    Posted Date : 08-Nov-2015 , 11:03:57 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR

    To ring-fence the capital markets from any possible systemic issues and manipulations, regulator Sebi and the stock exchanges have beefed up their surveillance and risk management systems to tackle expected volatility in markets due to trouncing of BJP-led alliance in Bihar polls. The Biha...

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  • SEBI issues format for board meeting voting results
    Posted Date : 05-Nov-2015 , 08:15:15 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Capital markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday asked listed firms to make disclosure, within 48 hours of the board meeting, about the number of shareholders who attended such meeting and mode of voting within the prescribed format. The new norms will come into force with effect from December 1. In...

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  • CVC seeks info from Finmin on SEBI member appointment
    Posted Date : 03-Nov-2015 , 08:12:41 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    The chief vigilance commissioner (CVC) has written to the finance ministry, asking whether vigilance clearance was granted to Prashant Saran, the whole-time member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). The said query was on the period when the member’s tenure came up for renewa...

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  • Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das joins SEBI board
    Posted Date : 02-Nov-2015 , 09:12:29 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das has joined the board of capital market regulator Sebi (Securities and Exchange Board of India). Mr Das has replaced Manoj Joshi as nominee of the Finance Ministry on the Sebi board. Mr Joshi is currently Joint Secretary (Capital Markets) in the ministr...

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  • SEBI open to ETF rule changes to spur growth
    Posted Date : 27-Oct-2015 , 07:49:29 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Markets regulator Sebi is open to making changes in rules regulating innovative financial products, including exchange-traded funds, to spur their growth if market players and experts give their inputs, provided such rule changes are positive for investors.  "Based on inputs from expert...

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  • Sebi mulls mandatory Dividend Policy for listed companies
    Posted Date : 26-Oct-2015 , 08:27:06 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    As a debate continues about IPO- bound airline IndiGo doling out hefty dividend payouts to its promoters, markets regulator Sebi is mulling making it must for all listed companies to have a stated 'Dividend Policy'. The move is aimed at helping the investors identify stocks with greater retu...

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  • Banks face SEBI scrutiny for disclosure lapses in forex scam
    Posted Date : 19-Oct-2015 , 08:21:25 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR

    As a multi-agency probe continues in the alleged forex-based black money case involving thousands of crores of rupees, capital markets regulator Sebi and stock exchanges have now begun a scrutiny of several banks for any violation of the disclosure norms for listed firms. State-run Bank of...

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  • SEBI issues format of uniform Listing Agreement
    Posted Date : 14-Oct-2015 , 08:12:31 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Markets regulator Sebi issued uniform listing agreement format incorporating the revised disclosure and regulatory requirements applicable for all listed entities. The format would be applicable for non-convertible debt securities, non-convertible redeemable preference shares, securitised debt in...

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  • BSE fines 370 firms for non-compliance with Sebi norms on woman director
    Posted Date : 08-Oct-2015 , 08:58:29 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Leading stock exchange Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Thursday said it has imposed a fine on 370 companies for not complying with Sebi norms to appoint at least one woman director on their respective boards within the prescribed timelines. The exchange had earlier issued notices to 530 companie...

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  • SEBI issues norms to hike FPI investment limit
    Posted Date : 07-Oct-2015 , 08:02:43 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    With the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) easing foreign ownership in government debt, markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Tuesday issued detailed guidelines for hiking the overseas investment limits in such securities to Rs 1,86,500 crore by January 1, 2016. Sebi has sa...

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  • Finally, FMC to merge with SEBI today
    Posted Date : 28-Sep-2015 , 08:51:57 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    In an industry-first, two regulators - the over 60-year-old Forward Markets Commission (FMC) and capital markets watchdog Sebi - will be merged to create a unified regulatory body. The move will streamline regulation and curb wild speculations in commodities market, while facilitating further m...

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  • Merger of regulators: From Monday, FMC under SEBI umbrella
    Posted Date : 27-Sep-2015 , 09:51:54 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Almost 12 years after it was first suggested, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) will complete the merger of Forward Markets Commission (FMC) with itself on Monday. This will bring the commodities derivatives market and its brokers under Sebi norms and integrate the commodities d...

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  • FMC staffers resist merger with SEBI
    Posted Date : 15-Sep-2015 , 07:31:39 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    The impending merger of the Forward Markets Commission (FMC) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has run into a legal hurdle, with a group of employees of the commodities market regulator moving Bombay High Court against the merger. The employees said they h...

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  • SEBI Notifies New Rules Ahead Of FMC Merger
    Posted Date : 09-Sep-2015 , 08:43:43 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Tuesday amended its regulations that would allow the functioning of the commodities derivatives market and its brokers under the ambit of the capital market regulator. The move comes ahead of the merger of the commodities' market regulator,...

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  • FinMin notifies SEBI - FMC merger from September 28
    Posted Date : 03-Sep-2015 , 08:13:09 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    The government on Wednesday said that it has notified the merger of commodities regulator Forward Market Commission with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). Starting September 28, Sebi would also regulate commodity derivatives market. “A notification to this effect was issued...

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  • SEBI slaps Rs 2.5 crore fine on 19 entities for fraud
    Posted Date : 01-Sep-2015 , 08:23:57 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Market regulator Sebi has slapped a total penalty of Rs 2.5 crore on 19 entities for indulging in fraudulent trading in shares of SJ Corporation.  The Securities and Exchange Board of India has imposed the levy on these entities including the then promoters of SJ Corporation. They would be &...

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  • SEBI rejects brokers plea to set minimum brokerage rate
    Posted Date : 20-Aug-2015 , 08:10:29 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has rejected brokers' request to set a floor to brokerage rates. Brokers are worried that cut-throat competition along with the entry of several discount brokerages in the market might be pushing down broking rates to unsustainable l...

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  • SEBI-FMC merger set to be formalised on September 28
    Posted Date : 19-Aug-2015 , 08:16:32 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    The much-anticipated merger of the Forward Markets Commission with SEBI is set to get formalised from September 28. The government will soon issue a notification in this regard for market participants, including exchanges, intermediaries and members to prepare for the transition, said sources in the...

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  • SEBI notifies Fast-Track route for share sales
    Posted Date : 11-Aug-2015 , 09:42:48 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR

     To boost fund raising from markets, Sebi today notified new norms, which will provide all listed companies a 'fast-track' route for share sales. As per the new norms, firms in which public shareholders own stocks worth Rs 1,000 crore will now be able to access this route through a f...

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  • SEBI asks cos to make more disclosures about pledged shares
    Posted Date : 06-Aug-2015 , 08:50:40 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Capital markets regulator SEBI has directed promoters of companies to give reasons for pledging their shares when they disclose creation of a pledge/ encumbrance to stock exchanges. This, SEBI said, would ensure that adequate disclosures are made to help investors take informed decisions. Modif...

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  • SEBI alerts investors against open offers from companies
    Posted Date : 05-Aug-2015 , 08:38:12 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Markets regulator SEBI Tuesday asked investors to be 'alert' about public announcements of share purchase plans of the companies where they have invested. A company needs to issue a 'public announcement' in newspapers and through stock exchanges for the benefit of investors whenev...

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  • Don't enter commodities market for quick bucks: SEBI to investors
    Posted Date : 03-Aug-2015 , 08:45:12 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Ready to regulate commodity trading, Sebi has cautioned small investors against entering this market for quick gains through speculation, which is "risky" and requires a lot of technical expertise. "People will come and tell you that with a small margin, you can make a lo...

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  • SEBI bans more than 900 firms suspected to be platforms for tax evasion
    Posted Date : 23-Jul-2015 , 03:45:29 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Suspecting tax evasion of at least 5,000 to 6,000 crore rupees, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has clamped down on a large number of organised syndicates who had set up shops to convert black money into legitimate-looking funds through the stock market platform. Sebi Chairman UK Si...

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  • SEBI asks AIFs to give full disclosure on Associates
    Posted Date : 21-Jul-2015 , 08:22:53 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Alternative investment funds (AIFs), having foreign entities as "associates", are rattled by the latest Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) directive to disclose the entire disciplinary history of sponsors, managers, directors, partners, promoters and associates in their placemen...

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  • SEBI may take action against companies for not hiring female director
    Posted Date : 16-Jul-2015 , 07:21:32 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Market regulator Sebi may take action against companies who have not appointed women directors on their boards to meet the requirements of the new Companies Act. Earlier this week, stock exchanges fined over 500 listed companies who had not complied. "As per the provisions of the Sebi circul...

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  • SEBI Set to Overhaul Disclosure Norms for Better Monitoring
    Posted Date : 13-Jul-2015 , 09:07:10 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Capital markets regulator Sebi will soon put in place a system-driven disclosure regime for listed companies, according to sources. The move is expected to strengthen real-monitoring of insider-trading cases and detect other corporate governance-related lapses. A working group formed by Se...

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  • SEBI asks govt to appoint Women Directors on PSU boards
    Posted Date : 09-Jul-2015 , 08:01:42 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    To ensure parity between listed PSUs and their private sector peers, regulator SEBI has asked the government to fill all vacancies for women and independent directors at the central public sector enterprises. All listed companies, whether PSUs or from private sector, are required to have at least...

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  • SEBI has power to regulate Global Depository Receipts: Supreme Court
    Posted Date : 07-Jul-2015 , 07:06:57 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    The Supreme Court said on Monday that capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has the power to probe Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) sold by Indian companies, backed by local shares, to foreign investors and listed on overseas exchanges. A bench comprising justice...

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  • SEBI asks 75 firms to restate a/c on Audit red-flags
    Posted Date : 06-Jul-2015 , 07:51:51 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Coming down heavily on companies where auditors have flagged serious lapses, regulator Sebi and stock exchanges have asked at least 75 listed firms, including  Kingfisher Airlines  and its parent UB Holdings , to restate their financial accounts after addressing these issues. These...

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