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The remarks came a day after Sebi (Securities and Exchange Board of India) chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Thursday clarified that the capital markets regulator will not intervene in IPO valuations.
Top strategists see selective opportunities in financials, construction, and IT stocks as India’s markets enter a mature bull phase.
Pandey concluded that SEBI’s regulatory stance is clear. 'We are first and foremost the guardian of trust in our markets. But we are also a facilitator of capital formation, enabling both investors and enterprises to participate with confidence and with ease of doing business'
Moneycontrol had reported that SEBI is exploring ways to deepen the cash market and had sought views of all stakeholders including exchanges, clearing corporations and brokers.
SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said at the Global Leadership Summit 2025 that although 53 percent of Indian households are aware of mutual fund products, actual participation remains at just 6.7 percent.
He added that SEBI remains committed to simplifying and accelerating the capital-raising process to provide faster
SEBI now proposes to remove the exemption for 'Principal Individuals ' category structure entirely and replace it by a new single combined criterion, minimum age 50 plus minimum 10 years of relevant domain experience as on date of examination / CPE.
SEBI will further rationalise IPO offer document summaries, streamline pledging related lock-in and push retail participation in corporate bonds and commodities. At the same time, SEBI is tightening market integrity, with stronger cyber resilience, AI-driven surveillance, secure UPI pathways and cleaner social media environment.
The move is aimed at strengthening boardroom standards and modern governance practices. The move is expected to bring together independent and non-independent directors and professionals under one platform.
SEBI said that this reinforcement of responsibility at the platform level will be a critical layer in addressing the rapid growth of mis-selling, misinformation, pump & dump activity, illegal profit-sharing schemes.
Under this, the regulator has increased total reservation in the anchor portion to 40 per cent from 33 per cent earlier
Tuhin Kanta Pandey said SEBI’s main role is that disclosure should be robust and the market regulator is ensuring it.
SEBI's crackdown on weekly options has triggered a revenue crisis across Indian brokerages and exchanges, with 26 lakh active clients exiting in the September quarter alone—prompting desperate appeals to restore Bank Nifty trading
The order underscores the regulator’s focus on real time material event disclosure discipline under listing regulation. Under settlement regulation, parties can settle the issues without admitting or denying the guilt.
Pandey explained that MIIs have an established standard operating procedure (SOP) as per SEBI regulation
SEBI has received wide range of suggestions on the proposal to further deepen the cash market volume in equity segment.
Real differentiator for market institutions will not be how they comply with regulations, but how meaningfully they internalise them, says Tuhin Kanta Pandey
The listing will see partial exits by marquee investors including Elevation Capital, Peak XV Partners, and Y Combinator, even as Meesho looks to strengthen its tech and brand infrastructure.
This steady increase in participation and liquidity has established GIFT Nifty as a key global gateway for trading Indian index derivatives, the NSE International Exchange based out of GIFT City said in a statement.
SEBI is concerned about the delay in identifying the cause for the trading halt and could direct MCX to improve its system capacity, says report
The exchange has identified a predefined parameter limit related to reference data, including Unique Client Code (UCC) configurations, as the root cause of the October 28 incident. It assured that trading systems remained unaffected and corrective measures have been implemented to prevent recurrence.
The mutual fund industry remains concerned about the potential impact on profitability due to the new proposals, as well as on distributor commissions. Industry insiders said that if profitability is hit, fund houses may reconsider expanding their branch networks.
Finding lapses in maintaining net worth and due diligence failures in the Jayant Infratech IPO, SEBI barred the merchant banker for 21 days. The regulator termed the violations substantive, citing weak verification and disclosure practices.
T+0 settlement was introduced for faster liquidity so that investors can get their money or shares on the same day. It also reduces the counter party risk or chance of default because settlement is immediate.
SEBI has allowed Investment Advisers to charge up to 2.5% per annum for providing a second opinion on assets under existing distribution arrangements. Advisers must obtain annual client consent and disclose that clients will also bear distributor-related costs.