Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) Tuhin Kanta Pandey, chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Saturday said that technology is reshaping trading, distribution and advice as new generation of investors entering the market.Addressing SEBI’s 38th foundational day event here, Pandey said that capital flows are more global and risks are more interconnected.”We are seeing a new generation of investors entering the market—digitally connected, informed, and aspirational. Technology is reshapi…
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Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday called for a major overhaul of know-your-customer (KYC) processes, urging Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to lead efforts toward simplifying and standardising verification systems across the financial ecosystem.Addressing SEBI’s 38th foundation day event here, FM Sitharaman stressed the need for a seamless, secure and portable KYC framework that works across platforms and institutions.“The current system pl…
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)on Friday proposed a revised framework for calculating the net worth requirement of stock brokers, seeking to align capital norms more closely with the scale and risk profile of their operations.In a consultation paper, the regulator said the existing methodology — which ties net worth to 10 per cent of the average daily client cash balances retained by brokers — has lost relevance following the implementation of the upst…
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)on Friday permitted Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) to net funds for same-day cash market transactions, a move aimed at improving operational efficiency and lowering funding costs, particularly during index rebalancing periods.Under the new framework, FPIs will be allowed to use proceeds from sale transactions in the cash market on a given day to fund their purchase transactions on the same day, thereby requiring them to…
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) India’s stock exchange BSE Limited on Friday warned investors about the resurfacing of a fraudulent deepfake video circulating on social media and messaging platforms, which falsely shows its Managing Director and CEO, Sundararaman Ramamurthy, purportedly offering stock market tips and investment advice.Regarding this, the exchange has clarified that the video is entirely fabricated and malicious, using deepfake technology to mislead investors by making false claims of gu…
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has drastically slashed the minimum investment requirement for individual investors in social impact funds to Rs 1,000 in order to lower the barrier for entry from the Rs 2 lakh level that was in place until now, with the aim of increasing retail participation on the Social Stock Exchange (SSE).The reduced threshold of Rs 1,000 allows small investors to participate in SIFs, which are Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) foc…
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) The Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited (MCX) on Monday said it has received approval from market regulator the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to invest in a proposed coal exchange, marking its entry into the segment.The exchange plans to commit capital of up to Rs 100 crore to meet the minimum net worth requirements as per the draft Coal Exchange Rules. The move underscores the commodity exchange’s push to deepen its presence in the energy space an…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) India’s capital markets are increasingly being recognised as a stable, resilient and globally competitive destination for long-term investments, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Friday.Speaking at the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings during an interaction organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the US-India Business Council, Pandey noted that Indian markets have evolved into a structural pillar of the…
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Thursday warned investors about an individual who is not registered with SEBI as a Research Analyst but offers unauthorised services and cautioned investors to stay away from any scheme or product offered by them.An entity named Gourav Dutta, who runs a website Wealth Research, is neither registered as member nor as “Authorized Person of any registered member of the BSE Limited”, the exchange clarified.Alleged entity “engaged in unau…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Centre’s Department of Telecommunications and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to share telecom intelligence to reinforce the security of India’s financial ecosystem, an official statement said on Wednesday.The agreement will strengthen the cooperation between the institutions in tackling the misuse of telecom resources in securities market frauds and investment-related scams.A Communications Ministry sta…