These certificates are used for individual traders who are shown as brokers’ staff and are required as per SEBI’s norms. Regulatory norms state that the NISM Series VIII certificate is mandatory for associated persons functioning as approved users and sales personnel of brokers dealing in equity derivatives.
SEBI’s existing code on conflict of interest for board members was voluntarily adopted by the board in December 2008, when C B Bhave was the Chairman.
There are no agreements, no KYC, and no paper trail but trades happen in full swing, and things are fine until someone defaults, or there is a big loss.
The NSE discontinued the weekly expiry of Bank Nifty from November 13, 2024, while BSE halted Bankex weekly expiry from November 18, 2024, in compliance with SEBI’s October 10 circular.
The circular also clarified that returns or profits shared by investors with fund managers such as carried interest are exempt from the pro-rata requirement.
SEBI cautioned investors that none of the investor protection mechanisms applicable to the securities market would be available for investments in such digital gold or e-gold products.
BSE also stated that this new framework will be in addition to all other prevailing surveillance measures imposed by the exchanges from time to time.
The proposed acquisitions are for an internal reorganization within the promoter family and are intended to streamline succession.
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