IPO: IPO Rush & Records: 41 companies file papers in Sept, 15 in one day

IPO: IPO Rush & Records: 41 companies file papers in Sept, 15 in one day

Mumbai: Companies rushed to file their initial public offering (IPO) draft prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on September 30 as it was the deadline to submit the documents with the audited financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. A record 15 companies registered their IPO documents on the … Read more

Nifty or Nifty Bank? Each exchange can offer only 1 weekly options expiry from November 20

Nifty or Nifty Bank? Each exchange can offer only 1 weekly options expiry from November 20

Market regulator Sebi has tightened the derivative norms by rationalising the weekly expiry contracts for the options segment. Under the new rules, exchanges can offer expiry contracts for only one index. The move was brought in to address excessive trading in index derivatives on expiry day. This measure will be effective from November 20. From … Read more

Suzlon Energy gets warning letters from exchanges over non-compliance in disclosures

Suzlon Energy gets warning letters from exchanges over non-compliance in disclosures

Suzlon Energy has been issued an advisory cum warning letter from both the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and BSE Ltd, regarding non-compliance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements. These warnings are issued in respect to the company’s handling of disclosures related to the resignation of Independent Director, … Read more

municipal bonds: Sebi favours tax breaks for municipal bond subscribers: Official

municipal bonds: Sebi favours tax breaks for municipal bond subscribers: Official

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has approached the government to allow tax breaks for subscribers of municipal bonds that are crucial for funding infrastructure development at the grass-root levels, a senior official said on Tuesday. The capital markets watchdog will also root for a tax break for municipal bonds during its meeting … Read more

market strategy: Escorts Kubota poised for growth amid farm equipment demand surge: Chakri Lokapriya

market strategy: Escorts Kubota poised for growth amid farm equipment demand surge: Chakri Lokapriya

“I think Escorts Kubota is a good one to look at. The company benefits from farm equipment sales that will kind of pick up because of the Kubota access to new products, it enlarges the whole canvas of products that they can offer which is quite good and lowers the cyclicality of the business,” says … Read more

Sebi: Sebi OKs faster rights issues, new asset class

Sebi: Sebi OKs faster rights issues, new asset class

Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India approved several proposals, including the introduction of a new asset class, a shortened timeline for completing rights issues and an increase in the number of stocks eligible for same-day settlement, at a board meeting on Monday that stretched for seven and a half hours. This was Sebi’s … Read more

Sebi cuts listing time to T+3 working days for public issue of debt securities

Sebi cuts listing time to T+3 working days for public issue of debt securities

Sebi on Thursday decided to reduce the timeline for listing of public issue of debt securities to three working days from six days at present, to facilitate faster access to funds. This new timeline will be optional for the first year and mandatory thereafter. “It has been decided to reduce the listing timeline in case … Read more

Sebi launches FPI outreach cell for seamless market access

Sebi launches FPI outreach cell for seamless market access

Markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday launched a dedicated Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) outreach cell to improve and simplify the experience of such investors accessing the Indian securities market. “This cell will focus on direct engagement with Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs), and supporting them in accessing the Indian securities market seamlessly,” the Securities and Exchange Board … Read more

Sebi seeks views on simplifying registration process for certain FPIs, floats consultation paper

Sebi seeks views on simplifying registration process for certain FPIs, floats consultation paper

Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has sought public comments on a draft circular, which aims to simplify registration for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs). The deadline to submit feedback is October 15. The draft circular seeks to review the application and signing of Common Application Form (CAF) for certain FPIs. Every FPI … Read more

Waaree Energies gets Sebi nod for IPO, fresh issue worth Rs 3,000 crore

Waaree Energies gets Sebi nod for IPO, fresh issue worth Rs 3,000 crore

Solar PV modules manufacturer Waaree Energies on Monday received market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) approval for its proposed initial public offering (IPO). The company’s initial public offering comprises a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to Rs 3,000 crore and an offer for sale of up to 3,200,000 Equity Shares … Read more