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Sebi penalises 2 people for insider trading in Deepak Fertilizers shares

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Thursday imposed penalties totalling Rs 45 lakh on two individuals for indulging in insider trading in the shares of Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Ltd. The regulator has slapped a fine of Rs 25 lakh on Naresh Ramniklal Mehta and Rs 20 lakh on his wife Pallavi Naresh Mehta, and also directed them to pay the fine within 45 days, according to an order. Sebi noted that Naresh is a director of Nishant Infin, which provided business services to Deepak Fertilizers and its subsidiaries. Also, Naresh is a cousin of Sailesh Mehta, who is the Managing Director of Deepak Fertilizers. Therefore, Naresh is reasonably expected to have access to information pertaining to Deepak Fertilizers, it said. As per the order, the Mehta couple traded in the scrip of Deepak Fertilizers while in possession of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information (UPSI) pertaining to the financial results of the company for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. "The noticees (Mehtas) ha

Illegal liquor: Consumption may be up, but deaths show the opposite trend

India has a higher per capita consumption of illegal liquor than most countries in the neighbourhood

Capital gains tax: A capital conundrum

Defenders of preferential tax treatment argue that capital gains tax is a form of "double taxation" as corporate profits are taxed as ordinary income

Developing world may need to find $2.5 trn over 5 yrs to meet debt costs

A greater proportion of poorer-country debt is now owed to commercial lenders, which offer shorter maturities, and capital markets have largely closed to many governments

Odisha signs MoU with BSE, NSE to promote MSMEs to access capital markets

Odisha signed an MoU with BSE and NSE to promote local MSMEs

Our goal will be to go public within the next three years: Mohit Batra

MarketsMojo is the first platform to cover all publicly traded companies, portfolio advisories, model portfolios, and equity market data.

Sebi brings in net settlement of cash, F&O segment upon expiry of stock

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday introduced the mechanism of net settlement of cash and Futures & Options (F&O) segment upon expiry of stock derivatives. The move is aimed at providing better alignment of cash and derivatives segment, mitigation of price risk in certain cases and netting efficiencies for market participants, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said in a circular. Under the mechanism, the obligations arising out of cash segment settlement and physical settlement of F&O segments, upon expiry of stock derivatives, would be settled on a net basis as against the current approach of settling such obligations separately. The benefit of netting (merged settlements) would be available to investors who trade and clear through the same TM-CM (trading member-clearing member) combination in cash and F&O segment. However, investors whose TM clears trades through different CM/Clearing Corporation (CC) will not be able to avail the benefit of .

Sebi launches investigation against finfluencer P R Sundar and his son

Sundar isn't registered with Sebi, has been giving options trading advice and training on his social media handles. He has a million subscribers on YouTube, 480,000 followers on Twitter

Market regulator Sebi plans simplified BRSR, ESG rating regulations

Buch calls for independence of emerging economies in ESG matters, carbon credit pricing

Sebi sets up three panels to push market reforms, ease of doing business

Experts to advise changes to framework around FPI, takeover code and social stock exchanges

Indore plans nation's first retail municipal bond for solar power project

Indore Municipal Corp. seeks to raise as much as 2.6 billion rupees ($31.8 million) via a 10-year bond sale next month

Towards a vibrant bond market for retail investors

Registering online bond platforms as stockbrokers will ensure transparency and protect investors' rights. However, investors must ensure that they are dealing with market participants

Sebi's tougher disclosure regime may be a challenge for India Inc

Compliance burden could go up manifold if new proposals get implemented, say legal experts

Weak revenue, high capital outlays to keep States' debt at decadal high

The aggregate indebtedness of states, is expected to remain elevated at 30-31 per cent this fiscal, almost similar to 31.5 per cent of last fiscal, Crisil report said

The stealth bull market

With the benefit of hindsight, India's stealth bull market is underpinned by some strong positives. The most important of these is earnings growth across different sectors

Morgan Stanley plans fresh round of layoffs globally in coming weeks

Some cuts will come from capital markets teams in Hong Kong and mainland China, and most of the rest are expected to be from other teams focusing on China business, both onshore and offshore

PNB Q2 net profit slips 63% to Rs 411.3 crore as NPA provisions rise

PNB's total income during July-September 2022 was Rs 23,001.3 crore as against Rs 21,262.3 crore a year ago

Capgemini acquires Quorsus to boost capital markets service offerings

Technology services major Capgemini on Monday acquired Quorsus, a UK-based firm specializing in consultancy services to financial institutions, for an undisclosed sum

IKIO Lighting files papers with Sebi to mop-up funds through IPO

Manufacturer of LED lighting solutions IKIO Lighting Ltd has filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO). The IPO consists of a fresh issue of equity shares worth up to Rs 350 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of up to 75 lakh equity shares by promoters -- Hardeep Singh and Surmeet Kaur, according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP). Proceeds from the fresh issuance worth Rs 50 crores will be used for debt payment, Rs 236.68 crore will be used in the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, IKIO Solutions, to set-up a new facility at Noida, Uttar Pradesh, and for general corporate purposes. IKIO Lighting is a manufacturer of light emitting diode (LED) lighting solutions. It is primarily an original design manufacturer (ODM) and designs, develops, manufactures and supplies products to customers who then further distribute these products under their own brands. It has four manufacturing facilities with one loca

Govt to raise Rs 2,500 crore for three road projects through capital market

The government will approach the capital market this month to raise around Rs 2,500 crore to fund three road projects, a senior official said on Monday. The money will be raised through Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs), the government official added. "We will be approaching the capital market this month to raise around Rs 2,500 crore for the three road projects," he told PTI on the condition of anonymity. Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) are instruments on the pattern of mutual funds, designed to pool money from investors and invest in assets that will provide cash flows over a period of time. Last year, the National Highway Authority of India's first infrastructure investment trust raised more than Rs 5,000 crore. "NHAI InvIT attracted two international pension funds, Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, which along with diversified DIIs invested units worth more than Rs 5,000 crore in InvIT portfolio, which has curren