Capital markets regulator Sebi has disposed of 5,636 complaints in December last year through its complaint redressal system SCORES platform. According to Sebi data, the complaints pending as of November 30, 2024, stood at 5,826. During December, the regulator received 5,193 fresh complaints, bringing the total applications to 11,019. Of these, 5,383 complaints remained unresolved as of December 31, 2024, the regulator said in a public notice on Tuesday. The markets watchdog also highlighted that the average resolution time taken by entities to submit Action Taken Reports (ATRs) to investors in December was eight days. For complaints escalated to the first-level review, the average resolution time was five days, showcasing the efficacy of the updated system. Under the upgraded SCORES 2.0 framework, complaints are automatically forwarded to the concerned entity, which is given 21 days to submit an ATR to the investor. If dissatisfied, investors can opt for a first-level review wit
Sebi's proposal on dilution of stake in clearing corporations to hit financials, says report
Capital markets regulator Sebi has issued an administrative warning letter to J&K Bank for regulatory non-compliance with regard to disclosure of appointment of its MD & CEO. The disclosure was made on December 25, 2024 at 4:53 PM with a delay of 1 hour 40 minutes beyond the stipulated timeline of 24 hours from the time for occurrence of the event (RBI's approval) i.e. December 24, 2024 at 3:14 PM, Sebi's letter posted by J&K Bank on stock exchanges on Tuesday said. "The event relating to appointment of MD & CEO is considered significant because of the surge in price as well as volume movement of the bank's scrip, traded on the platform of the stock exchanges, between the date of occurrence of the event i.e. December 24, 2024 and the next trading day i.e. December 26, 2024," the letter said. The bank had made a disclosure on December 25, 2024 (trading holiday) regarding appointment of Amitava Chatterjee as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for a period of ..
To encourage demat holding of securities, Sebi on Tuesday proposed mandating listed companies to issue securities only in demat form following stock split, consolidation of face value of shares, and merger or demerger. In case an investor does not have a demat account, the issuer companies will be required to open a separate demat account with a suitable ledger of ownership or suspense escrow account for dealing with such securities, Sebi proposed in its consultation paper. Dematerialisation of securities has several benefits, including reduction of frauds and forgery, elimination of loss and damage of securities, faster and more efficient transfers, improved transparency and regulatory oversight, mitigation of legal disputes, cost reduction of investors and companies, etc. Considering this, while Sebi is encouraging holding of securities in demat form by the investors, at present a few investors hold securities in physical form. Although it is legally permissible to hold securitie
While SIFs are expected to focus on potential equity investments and related strategies, they could also draw investors with a higher risk appetite in debt or credit investments
An official previously mentioned that the regulator has been engaging with multiple corporations to explore muni bonds
Whole-time member Ananth Narayan addressed concerns of 'pump & dump'
New steps to ensure risks in both cash market and derivatives are comparable, curb any possible manipulation
Move will do away with need to furnish specific data sought earlier
Market regulator plans to double the threshold to Rs 50,000 crore
The settlement amount was recommended by a high-powered advisory committee and approved by a panel of whole-time members
Madhabi Puri Buch also stated that Rs 250 SIP will soon be launched
The regulator has also issued detailed guidelines for nominees to act on behalf of incapacitated investors
Markets regulator Sebi on Friday came out with a procedure for seeking a waiver or reduction of interest concerning recovery proceedings initiated by it for failure to pay penalty. Under this, Sebi said the applicant's requests for waiver/reduction is required to be submitted to the relevant recovery officer, with documentation supporting the fulfilment of three criteria from Section 220(2A) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Section 220(2A) allows the waiver or reduction of this interest under specific conditions. The criteria include payment of such an amount causing genuine hardship to the applicant; default was due to circumstances beyond the applicant's control and the applicant has cooperated in any related inquiry. In its circular, Sebi said applications are allowed only if the notice of demand has already been served and the principal amount due is fully paid. The Sebi's recovery officer will forward the application to the competent authority, which will take a decision within 1
Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation, its promoters including Nusli Wadia, his sons Ness and Jehangir, and others on Friday settled a disclosure lapses case with markets regulator Sebi after paying Rs 2.12 crore towards settlement amount. In all, a total of 18 entities settled the case pertaining to flouting various provisions of securities market norms. The order came after the entities proposed to settle the violations "without admitting or denying the findings" by paying settlement amounts. "It is hereby ordered that any proceedings that may be initiated for the violations ... are settled in respect of the applicants," Sebi said in its settlement order. As per the order, the entities allegedly failed to make timely disclosures of shareholding changes and related party information; and failed to comply with accounting standards and regulations on related party disclosures as required under SAST (Substantial Acquisitions of Shares and Takeovers) norms and insider trading rules. Also
Markets regulator Sebi has renewed its recognition of AMC Repo Clearing Ltd as a clearing corporation for one year till January 16, 2026 for clearing and settling transactions in repo and reverse repo in debt securities. The regulator has granted renewal of recognition for one year starting January 17, 2025, according to a notification uploaded on Sebi's website on Friday. Under the rules, AMC Repo Clearing Ltd will not undertake any activity except that of clearing and settling of transactions in repo and reverse repo in the debt securities that are dealt with or traded on a recognised stock exchange. Earlier, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) had granted recognition to such clearing corporations in January 2023. In October 2020, Sebi allowed setting up of a Limited Purpose Clearing Corporation (LPCC) for clearing and settlement of repo transactions in debt securities. Subsequently, in February 2021, the regulator issued guidelines wherein asset management compan
Overall fundraising from capital markets, including through equity and debt instruments, is estimated to jump by nearly 21 per cent to Rs 14.27 lakh crore in FY25 from the Rs 11.8 lakh crore in FY24, Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch said on Friday. Buch said in the past nine months of the current fiscal, entities have mobilised Rs 3.3 lakh crore in equity and Rs 7.3 lakh crore from the debt markets, with the overall mop-up reaching Rs 10.7 lakh crore. "If we project for the next quarter (Q4), we will probably end somewhere like over Rs 14 lakh crore raised for the year in terms of capital, both equity and debt," Buch said addressing a NISM-organised conference here. A presentation made by Buch pegged the FY25 estimate at Rs 14.27 lakh crore. Buch said money raised by real estate investments trusts, infrastructure investment trusts and municipal bonds has a very small contribution to the overall capital raising at around Rs 10,000 crore in the first nine months of FY25, but added that s
Thursday's session had already painted a grim picture, with the Sensex plunging 528.28 points (0.68 per cent) to close at 77,620.21. The Nifty shed 162.45 points (0.69 per cent) to settle at 23,526.50
Ninety-one firms raised Rs 1.6 trillion through main board IPOs in 2024, more than three times Rs 49 436 crores through 57 IPOs in 2023
Sebi had carried out a detailed and thematic inspection of the Stocking Services Limited with the theme 'Multiple UCCs mapped to common email ID or common mobile number'