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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

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  • SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey suggests a single consolidated statement for all financial assets

    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.

  • NRIs can now complete their re-KYC digitally from overseas, SEBI eases norms

    SEBI has retained safeguards such as random action prompts, time-stamping, and geo-location tagging to ensure authenticity of digital interactions

  • SEBI to ‘bring consistency’ after admitting gaps in live market data norms for educators

    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

  • OPINION | SEBI’s New Era of Enforcement: Incentivising compliance through litigation risk

    The market regulator is ensuring a rise in compliance standard by resorting to parallel regulatory action, which significantly increases risks for intermediaries

  • Sandip Pradhan takes charge as Sebi's whole time member

    Prior to joining Sebi, he was Director General of Income Tax (Investigation) in Pune.

  • SEBI directs impounding Rs 601 crore from Avadhut Sathe in interim order

    In view of the findings, SEBI has imposed interim directions restraining ASTAPL, Avadhut Sathe and Gouri Avadhut Sathe from accessing the securities market, either directly or indirectly.

  • SEBI flags fund diversion at Jindal Poly in NCLT filing, says promoters enriched at minority shareholders’ expense

    SEBI findings say that Jindal Poly misused company funds, diverted value to promoter entities, and violated disclosure and regulatory norms, causing substantial losses to shareholders.

  • Sebi wants regulated entities, agents to display name, registration number on social media

    Sebi said such differentiation is essential to prevent investors from being misled.

  • SEBI bars Droneacharya, promoters for two years over fraudulent disclosures, IPO fund diversion

    SEBI has alleged misuse of IPO proceeds, inflated financials, and misleading corporate disclosures aimed at propping up the company’s share price.

  • From new year, REITs to count as equity for Mutual Funds, says SEBI

    The policy has been tweaked to facilitate greater participation by Mutual Funds and Specialized Investment Funds (SIFs) and promote REIT as an asset class.

  • SAT allows Rohit Salgaocar to cross-examine Ketan Parekh in front-running case

    In its interim order dated January 3, 2025, SEBI accused Salgaocar of benefiting from advance knowledge of large trade orders and barred him, Parekh, and others from trading.

  • SEBI Chairman flags digital-era risks, calls for stronger financial awareness

    Pandey said fraudulent trading apps, deep fake impersonations, and unregistered advisers continue to deceive investors

  • Traders flag abrupt movement in Sensex 86400 call option premium on expiry day

    A sudden spike in the Sensex 86400 call option premium on monthly expiry day sparked trader concerns over volatility, glitches, and potential manipulation.

  • SEBI weighs margin reduction in cash trades; key panel takes up proposal

    Moneycontrol had reported earlier this month that SEBI has sought inputs from stakeholders on ways to deepen the cash market. After collecting the views from stakeholders, the proposal was presented before the SEBIs advisory committee.

  • SEBI clears IPO of ICICI Prudential AMC; check key details

    The launch of the issue comes against the backdrop of rapid growth in India’s mutual fund industry, as households increasingly channel their savings into financial assets.

  • Brokerages meet SEBI to present case for status quo on research fee, raise concerns on MF proposal

    SEBI has proposed a major overhaul of the Total Expense Ratio (TER) framework for mutual funds to improve transparency and lower costs for investors.

  • Sebi grants merchant banking approval to Valmiki Leela Capital

    With offices in Ahmedabad and Mumbai, the firm is currently working on mandates worth over Rs 1,500 crore across sectors including renewable energy, transformers, data centres, defence, power, energy and EPC infrastructure

  • SEBI lays down rules for Debenture Trustees to conduct Non-SEBI regulated activities

    The circular comes into immediate effect and aims to strengthen investor protection and transparency in the functioning of Debenture Trustees.

  • The Wealth Company MF gets SEBI approval for Specialised Investment Fund launch

    According to the AMC, the WSIF platform is designed to combine sophisticated investment strategies with the oversight and transparency of India’s mutual fund ecosystem

  • SEBI proposes exclusion of delisted and ZCZP securities from basic demat service eligibility criteria

    SEBI has called these measures as Ease of Investments and Ease of Doing Business measures and sought public comments until December 15, 2025.

  • SaaS Unicorn Amagi gets SEBI nod for IPO

    The IPO will comprise a fresh issue of shares worth Rs 1,020 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of 3.4 crore shares by existing shareholders.

  • SEBI mulls unbundling broker fees; MF, broking industry flag risk to research universe

    SEBI Board to discuss overhaul of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 and Securities and Exchange Board of India (Stock Brokers) Regulations, 1992 at December 17 meeting, including proposal to unbundle broking fees.

  • Sebi moves to widen REIT market access with early-stage project inclusion, eyes route for index entry

    With REITs already classified as equity for mutual funds, the regulator is now working on rules for limited exposure to under-construction projects and preparing conditions for possible index inclusion

  • SEBI eyes index inclusion for REITs to boost liquidity, investor participation, says chairman Pandey

    The proposed index entry marks the most significant policy signal yet for India’s nascent REIT market, which SEBI believes must play a far larger role in funding the country’s long-term infrastructure needs.

  • Sebi chief not worried about IPOs turning into exit routes for PEs: 'Investors take early-stage risk'

    Tuhin Kanta Pandet said SEBI is working on new reforms to introduce 'concise summary' of all the required information for 'easier comprehension'

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