Latest Market Regulator News & Updates

Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) Market regulator SEBI on Wednesday passed an interim ex-parte order against Rajesh Exports Limited (REL) and its Chairman and Managing Director Rajesh Mehta, alleging large-scale financial misrepresentation, fund-routing irregularities and failures in corporate governance during an ongoing investigation.In its 109-page interim order, SEBI Whole Time Member Kamlesh Chandra Varshney said the regulator had prima facie found evidence of a multi-year pattern involving non-genuin…

Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Monday proposed a standardised framework for managing strike prices of options contracts to ensure contracts remain available close to prevailing market levels during sharp intraday volatility.The move is aimed at improving trading continuity and ease of doing business in derivatives markets, the market regulator said in a consultation paper.A strike price is a pre-determined price at which an options contract can be exer…

New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in a consultation paper on Thursday proposed a sweeping reform in calculation of stock prices during IPO listings and re-listings.Current system of price discovery is artificially suppressing prices and triggering repeated upper circuits once trading begins, the market regulator said.It proposed automatic and faster expansion of price bands whenever strong investor demand emerges, reducing the need for manual intervention by …

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Market regulator SEBI has overhauled its stockbroker regulations for the first time in more than three decades, replacing the 1992 rules with the new Sebi (Stock Brokers) Regulations, 2026. The move is aimed at simplifying compliance, improving clarity, and making it easier for brokers to do business.Under the new framework, stockbrokers will now be allowed to carry out activities that fall under other financial regulators, as long as they follow the rules prescribed by t…

Mumbai, Jan 6 (IANS) India’s market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), on Tuesday proposed a uniform 30-day delay for sharing and using price data of listed companies for educational and investor awareness activities. The move is aimed at preventing misuse of market data while ensuring that educational content remains useful and relevant for learners.In a consultation paper, the market regulator said the proposal seeks to remove confusion caused by its existing rules…