Market participants had highlighted the usefulness of zero-coupon instruments, which enable investors to earn returns through the difference between the issue price and face value, effectively providing compounded returns without interim interest payments.
Shares in Japan and Australia dropped along with equity futures for Hong Kong. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 declined 1.9% Wednesday with Nvidia Corp. slipping 3.8% to its lowest since September.
SEBI alleged violations related to delays and errors in freezing and unfreezing of promoter and client accounts, including cases where freezes were imposed late or even after unfreeze instructions were received from stock exchanges.
Board approved sweeping reforms covering mutual fund and stock broker rules, IPO disclosures and lock-in norms, incentives for debt securities, and easier issuance and conversion of physical shares. It also cleared amendments allowing credit rating agencies to rate instruments under other regulators but deffered the code of conflict issue.
Legal experts say this judgment materially strengthens the position of investors who were left remediless in broker-cum-DP default cases
The yen, a traditional safe-haven currency, gained against the dollar to trade around 154.85. The Bank of Japan is expected to lift its key rate to the highest level in three decades on Friday.
The case centred on whether Pranav Adani had disclosed confidential details about Adani Green Energy's planned acquisition of SB Energy before the information became public.
Under the new structure, the ED of Vertical 1 will head "critical operations", while the ED of Vertical 2 will oversee regulatory functions, compliance, risk management and investor grievances.
MSCI Inc.’s index of Asian shares was up 0.9% on Friday, with all its sector sub-indexes advancing. Japan’s Topix led regional gains as shares of SoftBank Group Corp. jumped more than 6%.
Concerns over possible disclosure violations were first raised by former SEBI executive director and Stakeholders Empowerment Services (SES) founder JN Gupta.
Beyond the political noise, BIS exchange rate data exposes the true scale of competitive devaluations, showing why China's surplus is a policy outcome while India's deficit reveals a growth story
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 0.5% in early trade, led by the tech and financial sectors
Currently investors can already access a combined statement of their securities market holdings, such as equities, debt instruments and mutual funds, through the depositories. Pandey said, extending this will empower investors.
Individual investors are dumping small-cap shares, making these vulnerable to more losses in the coming year
SAT upheld SEBI’s July 24, 2024 order, concluding that Linde India’s interpretation of testing materiality on a contract-by-contract basis was contrary to the SEBIs framework.
SEBI alleged compliance officer failed to disclose the initiation of a forensic audit and did not ensure accurate reporting of the company’s shareholding pattern during his tenure. While non executive independent director failed to ensure that the financial statements adhered to accounting standards and presented a true and fair view.
The report said the episode should serve as a wake-up call to corporate boards: “Merely talking about good governance will not enable excellence; one has to walk the talk.” But cautioned that knee jerk reaction like dimissing the board may be counter productive
Under the new structure, SEBI has created AI-only schemes, funds meant exclusively for accredited investors, which will operate with lighter, scheme-specific compliance requirements related to investor protection.
The advance-decline ratio tells the story of the underlying weakness that has been troubling investors across the broader market. Yet, there's a silver lining as this indicator has lingered in oversold territory for an extended period, suggesting a trend reversal may be imminent
SEBI’s May 29, 2025 circular to curb speculation, boost transparency, and strengthen risk management in the fast-growing F&O market took effect in phases from July 1 and becomes fully operational from the trading day of December 8.
Prior to joining Sebi, he was Director General of Income Tax (Investigation) in Pune.
The dollar’s drop overnight puts focus on weaker Asian currencies like the Indian rupee, which slipped past the key psychological level of 90 per dollar on Wednesday.
Join Nandita Khemka in conversation with Nitin Bhasin, Head of Institutional Equities, Ambit and Ashish Bahety, Technical and Derivative Research Analyst, ProfitMart Securities
A backlash erupted after Meesho allotted nearly 25 percent of its QIB portion to SBI Funds Management, prompting several institutional investors to withdraw their applications in protest over what they alleged was a disproportionate allocation despite bidding for similar quantities.
Stock exchanges have overhauled their compliance framework, replacing the earlier penalty-driven approach with a structured Action Taken Report (ATR) mechanism that gives brokers two months to fix audit deficiencies.
