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Leading depository CDSL and global lender Citibank N.A. on Tuesday settled with Sebi cases pertaining to the alleged violation of regulatory norms after paying settlement charges. CDSL and Citibank N.A (DDP) paid Rs 1.3 crore and Rs 40.2 lakh, respectively, towards settlement charges, according to separate orders passed by Sebi. The orders came after Central Depository Services (India) Limited or CDSL and Citibank N.A. filed applications with Sebi proposing to settle the instant proceedings initiated against them, "without admitting or denying the findings of facts and conclusions of law" through settlement orders. In view of the acceptance of the settlement terms and the receipt of the settlement amount, the instant adjudication proceedings initiated against CDSL and Citibank N.A. through show cause notices dated November 13, 2023, and February 9, 2024, respectively, are disposed of, Sebi said in its orders. With regards to the depository, the Securities and Exchange Board of Indi
Leading depository CDSL on Saturday said its net profit doubled to Rs 129 crore for the three months ended March 2024. It had posted a net profit of Rs 63 crore in the same quarter a year ago, Central Depository Services (India) Ltd (CDSL) said in a statement. Total income rose 86 per cent to Rs 267 crore in March quarter 2023-24 from Rs 144 crore in the year-ago period. For entire financial year 2023-24, the depository clocked a net profit of Rs 420 crore, marking a surge of 52 per cent from the preceding year. Total income stood at Rs 907 crore in FY24, a growth of 46 per cent. CDSL had over 11.56 crore demat accounts in March this year. "We remain committed to empowering market participants with digital services like ASBA, e-AGM, eDIS, and Margin pledge mechanism. These tools enhance capital market efficiency and security, and our sustained business and financial growth is a result of the trust placed in us by the stakeholders of the capital markets," Nehal Vora, MD & CEO ...
Standard Chartered Bank on Wednesday sold its entire 7.18 per cent stake in Central Depository Services (India) Ltd for Rs 1,266 crore through an open market transaction. According to the bulk deal data available with the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Standard Chartered Bank offloaded 75 lakh shares of Central Depository Services (India) Ltd (CDSL). The shares were disposed of at an average price of Rs 1,688.64 apiece, taking the transaction value to Rs 1,266.48 crore. As of December 2023, Standard Chartered Bank had owned a 7.18 per cent stake in CDSL, shareholding data showed with the NSE. Details of the buyers of CDSL's shares could not be ascertained. Shares of CDSL plunged 5.58 per cent to close at Rs 1,689 apiece on the NSE.. In a separate transaction on the NSE, Chicago-based Equity International divested a 4.7 per cent stake in Samhi Hotels for Rs 209 crore through an open market transaction. Equity International through its affiliate company -- Blue Chandra Pte Ltd --