MARKETS
Sebi to sensitise regulators on insider trading and price-sensitive info post-CERC issue
Sources said Sebi believes that enforcement alone cannot address every challenge. Hence, a new approach of engaging with stakeholders through sensitisation sessions is being adopted.
MARKETS
SAT rejects Elara’s appeal against Sebi over SpiceJet warrant conversion
Elara had sought a status quo from the SAT and pleaded that there is risk of appropriation and write off by the company.
MARKETS
After rationalisation of exchange penalties, brokers seek similar relief on clearing penalties
Clearing brokers face penalty from clearing corporation on breach of norms. After easing of penalties and standarisation by exchanges now clearing brokers are expecting an intervention from Sebi for clearing corporations also.
MARKETS
SEBI developing tech tools to swiftly identify pump-and-dump patterns, says chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey
Speaking at an event organized by the BSE Brokers Forum (BBF) Pandey asked for strengthening of commodities market and developing cash market further.
MARKETS
Brokers App will soon have a genuine verification tick at App Store, says SEBI WTM Varshney
Varshney cited big opportunity for brokers in revival of commodity market and also the big business scope in expanding business and adding the people who want to join the capital market.
BUSINESS
Can an open offer be allowed for less than six percent shareholders? Case against Sebi order reaches SAT
3A Capital Services has moved SAT against Sebi’s refusal to exclude non-selling promoters from its open offer in Sri Sarvaraya Sugars. Sebi has argued that once the 25 percent threshold is breached, an open offer to all eligible shareholders is mandatory.
MARKETS
IndusInd Bank ex-Deputy CEO Arun Khurana says resigned but not allowed to go, put under suspension
Arun Khurana, ex-MD&CEO Sumant Kathpalia and three others were barred by SEBI for insider trading allegation in IndusInd Bank shares. Khurana had challenged the SEBI order, SAT gave him partial relief.
BUSINESS
Sebi proposes key changes on IPF, tightening norms for exclusively listed companies
Sebi, in a consultation paper, has recommended removing obsolete provisions, clarifying timelines, delegating certain operational powers, harmonising Investor Protection Fund (IPF) rules, and segregating clearing-corporation and broker-related norms.
BUSINESS
Sebi's Ananth Narayan says in early talks to explore netting framework for FPIs to ease portfolio rebalancing
The initiative, if implemented, could be another step in Sebi's ongoing efforts to enhance the ease of investing for foreign portfolio investors, following the Swagat platform introduced earlier this year to streamline registration and operational processes.
TRENDS
Complaint against ICICI Prudential AMC over non-disclosure of trademark dispute in IPO papers
ICICI Prudential AMC clarified the company has disclosed the details in accordance with applicable law.
MARKETS
Sebi Special Court rejects Ketan Parekh’s plea to travel abroad
Interestingly, the Sebi Special Court had permitted Parekh last year to travel abroad between December 20, 2024, and March 20, 2025, to destinations such as the UK, UAE, Singapore, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Japan and the EU.
MARKETS
Stricter F&O rules from October 1: MWPL linked to cash, single stock position during ban, intraday monitoring of options
These steps are part of the regulator’s broader push to curb excessive speculation and strengthen market stability in the equity derivatives segment.
BUSINESS
FIR filed against Marcellus Investment Managers' CFO for alleged misappropriation of funds
The FIR adds that Gupta allegedly admitted to diverting funds worth Rs 1.18 crore to settle personal credit card bills and other private expenses.
MARKETS
Sebi weighs slab-based limits to brokers’ derivative bets to prevent excessive market exposure
In October last year, Sebi had enhanced the overall position limit for brokers, and now, the regulator wants to align the same with a delta-based measurement, or an option's sensitivity to changes in underlying asset's price.
MARKETS
Sebi rejects ‘kidnap ransom’ drama by Seacoast promoters to hide fund diversion, slaps securities ban
Sebi found that despite negligible fixed assets and inventory, Seacoast had reported inflated revenues, misleading investors and fuelling a sharp rise in retail participation.
MARKETS
Brokers rejoice the afternoon Muhurat Trading for the first time after 1957
Muhurat Trading, a long-standing tradition in Indian stock markets, is held every year on Diwali but it was happening in evening and for the first time the timing it has been shifted to afternoon.
BUSINESS
Sebi keen to relax punching errors in trades but concerned over tax evasion, circular trading
Uniform penalty structures for modifications beyond such FPI groups is also being discussed, alongside exemptions for ETF market makers transferring trades to asset management companies (AMCs) to enable smoother settlement.
MARKETS
Sebi turns down ‘anonymous’ RTI for Options data, says it will reveal the ‘mind of the regulator’
Sebi declined to share the internal communications, arguing that these documents reflect the subjective views of various officials involved in policymaking and contain confidential strategic deliberations.
BUSINESS
NSEL commodity brokers seek fresh relief from SAT over disqualification from settlement
In the SAT, Sebi had argued that if an entity is named in a chargesheet by an investigative agency, then it becomes not 'fit and proper', and disqualified from any settlement scheme.
BUSINESS
Market participants seek protocol after September’s last-minute holiday change shook the settlement system
Earlier in September, while the stock exchanges were open, due to a holiday at banks and clearing houses, the settlement of trades was impacted, leaving investors waiting for their funds.
BUSINESS
Sebi’s Jane Street order based on wider probe, sources cite legal precedent to withhold internal notes
Sources familiar with the matter said that Sebi's interim findings are based on an expanded data review, with past SAT rulings in similar cases backing the limited disclosure of the regulator's internal communications.
BUSINESS
SAT hearing on Jane Street vs Sebi: Regulator says final order may be much wider, next hearing on November 18
Jane Street had moved SAT against market regulator’s order barring the algo trading firm. In its argument, Sebi said that it had already supplied 10 GB of data to Jane Street.
BUSINESS
SEBI to consider proposals to boost ease of doing business on September 12
The regulator may clear proposal of easing stake dilution norms for very large companies by allowing smaller initial offerings and longer timelines to meet MPS rules
BUSINESS
Jane Street Vs SEBI case shifted to September 9 in SAT
The change of date followed the Maharashtra Government’s revision of the holiday calendar, which shifted holiday on 8th September in place of 5th September 2025 for Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburbs.
