U.K. Sinha, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has the onerous responsibility of being the regulator of the stock markets in India. Although the country may have moved away from the era when stock markets were seen as nothing more than gambling dens and casinos, there are new challenges that confront […]
Though the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) decision to change the allotment process for initial public offerings (IPO) is aimed at providing allotment to all retail applicants, it may have some unintended consequences. Market experts say the new process will lead to a sharp drop in average application size, encourage multiple applications during […]
Though the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) decision to change the allotment process for initial public offerings (IPO) is aimed at providing allotment to all retail applicants, it may have some unintended consequences. Market experts say the new process will lead to a sharp drop in average application size, encourage multiple applications during […]
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has cracked down on the misuse of Employee Stock Option Plans (Esops) and other employee benefit schemes by promoters. In its latest board meeting, the regulator decided such schemes would not be allowed to make purchases from the secondary market. http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/sebi-cracks-downmisuseesops/483995/ .
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has cracked down on the misuse of Employee Stock Option Plans (Esops) and other employee benefit schemes by promoters. In its latest board meeting, the regulator decided such schemes would not be allowed to make purchases from the secondary market. http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/sebi-cracks-downmisuseesops/483995/ .
After a six-month dry spell, retail investors may see a barrage of public debenture issues in the next couple of weeks, as non-banking finance companies sense huge appetite among retail investors after the success of the Rs 600-crore issue of Shriram Transport Finance Company. Religare, India Infoline, Muthoot Finance and Shriram City Union may come […]
Regulatory bans, bad press or the stigma of being named in an Intelligence Bureau report does not seem to have a lasting impact on stock market operators. The Dalal Street grapevine has it that they continue to access the marketplace through a web of fronts; in some cases trading accounts are opened in the name […]
Among the plethora of decisions taken at the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) board meeting last week, quite a few were related to improving processes of the primary markets. Some of these measures seem only incremental, but are significant. The most important one is that non-retail investors will not be able to withdraw […]
Equity mutual funds are hit hard. Fund houses are losing their equity retail investors at a fast pace. So far in the current financial year, the segment has witnessed an average erosion of 8,600 equity folios (including equity-linked saving schemes) on a daily basis. http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/mutual-funds-lose-8600-equity-foliosday/483196/ .
Equity mutual funds are hit hard. Fund houses are losing their equity retail investors at a fast pace. So far in the current financial year, the segment has witnessed an average erosion of 8,600 equity folios (including equity-linked saving schemes) on a daily basis. http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/mutual-funds-lose-8600-equity-foliosday/483196/ .
