The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is the regulatory body for securities and commodity markets in India under the ownership of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. SEBI was established on April 12, 1992 in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992. The Preamble of the Securities and Exchange Board of India describes the basic functions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India as More
At present, SEBI has permitted seven investment strategies across equity, debt and hybrid asset classes under the SIF framework.
SEBI has deferred a proposal to mandate public disclosure of assets and liabilities by senior officials, citing the need for further discussion and concerns around employee privacy.
SEBI's Ruchi Chojer said the regulator has been engaging with wealth managers and industry participants who have flagged concerns around the accreditation process, including the availability of accredited investors and issues related to disclosure requirements
SEBI raised the brokerage cap for mutual funds to 6 bps from proposed 2 bps on equity trades, making compliance easier and cutting cost pressure after feedback that a sharp reduction could curb fund managers' ability to pick stocks
The comprehensive overhaul represents SEBI's commitment to maintaining a regulatory framework that evolves with market realities
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.
The regulator also approved changes to how IPO disclosures are presented, requiring a draft abridged prospectus to be made available at the DRHP stage.
During SEBI's latest board meeting, Tuhin Kanta Pandey said, “We don’t want to prescribe one particular model of capital formation.” Therefore, ruling out any near-term move to impose OFS-specific norms.
Market regulator expects debt issuance incentives to increase retail participation
SEBI's move to expand credit ratings agencies' mandate is aimed at addressing regulatory gaps faced by market participants, while putting in place safeguards to ensure clear separation between SEBI-regulated rating activities and non-SEBI-regulated businesses.
IPO-bound companies must give summary of offer documents while filing DRHP; shares pledged by non-promoters of IPO-bound company are 'non-transferable', decides SEBI
There is broad agreement on implementing an automated framework to improve the process. Public disclosure of certain employees’ assets and liabilities has been suggested, which raises privacy concerns, says SEBI Chairman
SEBI caps mutual fund brokerage at 6 bps; SEBI OKs excluding all statutory levies from MF base expense ratio
SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said the first objective of the overhaul of stockbroker regulations was the “active removal of repetitive and redundant provisions” and alignment with other regulatory frameworks. The new regulations are aimed at modernising market practices, simplifying compliance and bringing clarity to evolving trading models.
SEBI Board Meeting Highlights: There has also been a significant reduction in length of approximately 44%, from 162 pages to 88 pages, says Tuhin Kanta Pandey
Other key items on the agenda include proposals to relax KYC norms for non-resident Indians (NRIs) and the introduction of a closing-auction session in the markets
Legal experts say this judgment materially strengthens the position of investors who were left remediless in broker-cum-DP default cases
Indian markets ended lower with the Nifty slipping below 25,800 amid weak breadth and continued midcap underperformance. PSU banks and IT stocks gained, while metals reversed gains and realty stocks extended losses. Catch Nandita Khemka in conversation with Sandeep Bagla, CEO, TRUST Mutual Fund and Ashish Bahety, Technical and Derivative Research Analyst, ProfitMart Securities
The practice of banning commodities trading damages more than just immediate stakeholders—it undermines the credibility and trustworthiness of Indian exchanges and markets
SEBI’s order penalising the finfluencer is a lesson for investors to steer clear of unlicensed investment advisors
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.
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.
SEBI has retained safeguards such as random action prompts, time-stamping, and geo-location tagging to ensure authenticity of digital interactions
Pandey was speaking at the pilot launch of PaRRVA (Past Risk and Return Verification Agency), a first-of-its-kind global framework designed to independently verify performance metrics of investment advisers, research analysts and trading members
The market regulator is ensuring a rise in compliance standard by resorting to parallel regulatory action, which significantly increases risks for intermediaries