The 12-odd states located in the eastern region were lagging in terms of mutual fund (MF) investments as compared to other parts of the country, a SEBI official said. "The 12 states of the east are lagging behind in terms of MF investments as compared to other parts of the country", CGM of SEBI Piyush …
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February 18, 2017As part of efforts to further empower stock exchanges, Sebi has allowed bourses to penalise listed companies in case they violate securities law. Sebi has amended Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements (ICDR) regulations that will enable stock exchanges to take actions such as imposition of fines and suspension of trading. "If the listed entity …
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February 17, 2017To boost the market for municipal bonds, regulator Sebi has allowed municipalities having a surplus in their books in any of the three preceding financial years to issue such securities. The move comes after Sebi's board last month approved changes to the relevant regulations in order to provide a criteria that is alternative to 'net …
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February 16, 2017Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday credited securities market regulator SEBI for being a professional organisation which has been evolving as per the needs of the economy. Jaitley's comments on the evolution of SEBI's role came after he addressed its Board at a post-Budget meet. "SEBI is a professional organisation with considerable experience," Jaitley …
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February 11, 2017Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday credited securities market regulator SEBI for being a professional organisation which has been evolving as per the needs of the economy. Jaitley's comments on the evolution of SEBI's role came after he addressed its Board at a post-Budget meet. "SEBI is a professional organisation with considerable experience," Jaitley …
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February 11, 2017Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday credited securities market regulator SEBI for being a professional organisation which has been evolving as per the needs of the economy. Jaitley's comments on the evolution of SEBI's role came after he addressed its Board at a post-Budget meet. "SEBI is a professional organisation with considerable experience," Jaitley …
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February 11, 2017Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chairman-designate Ajay Tyagi on Saturday said that he was “looking forward” to handle the “big responsibility” of managing the market regulator. “It is a big responsibility and I am looking forward to handling it,” Tyagi said a day after the central government appointed the senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer …
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February 11, 2017The central government on Friday appointed senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer Ajay Tyagi as the Chairman of securities market regulator SEBI. Tyagi, a 1984-batch IAS Officer from Himachal Pradesh cadre who presently holds the portfolio of Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance, will succeed U.K. Sinha, whose extended tenure …
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February 10, 2017Nearly 2,100 new foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have registered with capital markets watchdog Sebi in April-November period of the current fiscal. In the entire last fiscal, a total of 2,900 FPIs had received approval from Sebi. The number of FPIs with Sebi approval rose to 6,406 at the end of November from 4,311 in March-end, …
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February 8, 2017The securities markets regulator SEBI has sought clarification from the lead manager (LM) of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on the proposed initial public offer (IPO). According to SEBI, it has sent a letter seeking clarification on the proposed IPO to the lead manager, howwever, the regulator did not disclose the clarification it has sought. …
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February 6, 2017Beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya has hit out at SEBI for barring him from securities market with regard to alleged fund diversion from United Spirits and termed the charges "baseless". Mallya, in a series of tweets, called the allegations of fund diversion concerning now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines a "joke" and said he is getting used to …
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January 26, 2017Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Wednesday barred beleagured businessman Vijay Mallya and six others from trading in the securities market with immediate effect. Vijay Mallya and six others including the former managing director of United Spirits Ltd (USL) Ashok Capoor were "restrained from accessing the securities market and are further prohibited from …
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January 25, 2017In a major decision on divesting stake in state-run general insurance companies, the cabinet on Wednesday approved the public listing of 5 firms by which the government's shareholding in them would be brought down to 75 per cent. "In a major decision on the five general insurance companies – New India Assurance Co, United India …
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January 18, 2017Capital market regulator SEBI on Tuesday said It would be "too early" to hold the central government's demonetisation move responsible for the massive pullout of foreign portfolio investment from India during the October-December quarter in view of vital international developments during the same period. Addressing an interactive session, Securities and Exchange Board of India Chairman …
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January 17, 2017To recover investors' money, markets regulator Sebi has lined-up as many as 15 properties of MPS Greenery Developers for an online auction at a total reserve price of about Rs 55 crore. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has initiated the process for sale of assets of the company, as per an order …
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January 12, 2017To recover investors' money, markets regulator Sebi has lined-up as many as 15 properties of MPS Greenery Developers for an online auction at a total reserve price of about Rs 55 crore. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has initiated the process for sale of assets of the company, as per an order …
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January 12, 2017Markets regulator Sebi has barred Sunshine Agro Infra Ltd (SAIL) and its directors from mobilising funds from investors through issuance of securities till further orders. The entities have also been restrained from accessing the market, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said in an interim order. It was alleged that the company raised …
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