The Securities and Exchange Board of India plans to ask companies floating draft papers for initial public offering to also make an audiovisual representation of the disclosures in the prospectus. The capital market regulator has sought public comments on the same by April 9. Currently, companies who plan to raise capital through a public issue … Read more
Mumbai: The decision by India’s capital markets watchdog to exempt foreign portfolio investors (FPI) from additional disclosure requirements will ease their compliance burden where majority assets held by them are based in the country. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has exempted overseas funds, having more than 50% of their India equity assets … Read more
Mumbai: Regulator Sebi on Friday approved a raft of relaxations for foreign portfolio investors, alternative investment funds and entities seeking to raise funds through initial share sales, as part of facilitating the ease of doing business in the securities market. Also, the board of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) gave its nod for … Read more
Arguing that most mid and smallcap stocks are still trading at full-to-lofty valuations and well above their fundamental value despite the sharp correction in recent weeks, Kotak Institutional Equities on Thursday said that the multi-billion dollar crash in the broader market is too little but not too soon. “We are not sure if the correction … Read more
Veteran banker Uday Kotak said on Wednesday that Indian stock markets are nowhere near bubble territory. He made this remark in the presence of Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch, who earlier this week raised concerns of potential “froth” or “bubbles” in pockets of the market. “There may be a little froth, it could be a … Read more
Mumbai: After a decade, during when the equity markets have undergone dramatic changes, the Indian capital market regulator is planning to build a larger and more resilient settlement guarantee fund (SGF) which is created to meet contingencies arising on account of failure of payment by any broker member of a stock exchange. Besides reviewing the … Read more
Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is expected to grant relief to foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) with concentrated holdings in Indian companies without a promoter group by exempting them from stricter disclosure requirements if there is no risk of breach of public holding norms. The board of Sebi in its meeting on … Read more
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) chairperson, Madhabi Puri Buch, on Monday raised concerns over stretched valuations of small- and mid-cap stocks, which are generally favoured by retail investors and have continued to enjoy their patronage through monthly purchase mandates to mutual funds built around such investment themes. “There are pockets of froth … Read more
Mining conglomerate Vedanta has been warned by markets regulator Sebi to strengthen its internal control for corporate announcements and press releases. Vedanta told exchanges that it has received a letter from NSE, annexing a letter issued by Sebi in which an administrative warning has been issued to Vedanta. “The company has been directed to place … Read more
Shares of JM Financial plunged 19% on Wednesday to the day’s low of Rs 77.55 after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) barred JM Financial Products from undertaking any form of business in shares and bonds funding due to regulatory violations and governance lapses, said a strongly-worded letter issued by the banking regulator on Tuesday. … Read more
