Sebi rolls out validated UPI handles to safeguard investors from cyber frauds

Sebi rolls out validated UPI handles to safeguard investors from cyber frauds

In order to safeguard investors from cyber frauds, the market regulator, Sebi has rolled out a new sub-system of UPI – “Validated UPI handles” have been enabled for securities market, Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Chairman, SEBI said in Kautilya Economic Conclave 2025. According to the chairman, along with the “SEBI Check” facility, any investor can easily … Read more

F&O Talk| Nifty slides nearly 3% to erase 60% of 3-week gains; 6 red sessions push index near 24,400. Is 24k next? Sudeep Shah explains

F&O Talk| Nifty slides nearly 3% to erase 60% of 3-week gains; 6 red sessions push index near 24,400. Is 24k next? Sudeep Shah explains

Equity markets witnessed sharp selling pressure this week, with benchmark indices plunging over 2.5%, snapping a three-week winning streak. Sentiment remained weak from the outset, and selling momentum accelerated in the final session. As a result, both Nifty and Sensex closed near their weekly lows, at 24,654.70 and 80,426.46, respectively. Global trade tensions dictated market … Read more

ETMarkets Smart Talk | Valuations ahead of earnings — Time for bottom-up value picks: Shrikant Chouhan

ETMarkets Smart Talk | Valuations ahead of earnings — Time for bottom-up value picks: Shrikant Chouhan

In this edition of ETMarkets Smart Talk, we caught up with Shrikant Chouhan, Head of Equity Research at Kotak Securities, to decode the current market setup amid rising volatility and persistent FII outflows. As Indian equities trade in a tight range with global uncertainties weighing on sentiment, Chouhan emphasizes the importance of bottom-up, value-driven investing, … Read more

Taxation on capital markets has been rationalised and need to live with that: SEBI Chief

Taxation on capital markets has been rationalised and need to live with that: SEBI Chief

SEBI chief Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Saturday signalled that taxation policies for the capital market are unlikely to be changed while underlining that there is certainty on taxation at present. “If some certainties have already come in terms of taxation, let’s not unsettle it. I think the point is we have to live with what the … Read more

Geopolitical clashes, not economic cycles, now drive market volatility: Viktor Shvets

Geopolitical clashes, not economic cycles, now drive market volatility: Viktor Shvets

“We exited a lot of the risk to outside the system, outside economic systems, I should add. So, in other words, it is much more in the politics, in polarisation, in geopolitics,” says Viktor Shvets, Macquarie Capital.Nikunj Dalmia: Let me start with a very basic question. What is your view of the world given that … Read more

Should investors bet on ICICI Bank stock? Vinay Rajani answers

Should investors bet on ICICI Bank stock? Vinay Rajani answers

“It is not for the intraday or one or two-days trade, but positionally if we were to see, they are likely to do well in the coming times and overall capital market theme is likely to do well from here,” says Vinay Rajani, HDFC Securities.Well, the market is very sideways. The action is really in … Read more

Targeting 7%+ growth for next 2 decades: DEA secretary

Targeting 7%+ growth for next 2 decades: DEA secretary

New Delhi: India isn’t looking for a short burst of accelerated economic growth but a sustained expansion rate of over 7% for at least the next two decades, which requires a whole “reimagining” of its financial sector, economic affairs secretary Ajay Seth said on Tuesday. Delivering the valedictory speech at a Confederation of Indian Industry … Read more

SME market like a casino? Sebi should talk it down & regulate only in case of fraud: Sunil Subramaniam

SME market like a casino? Sebi should talk it down & regulate only in case of fraud: Sunil Subramaniam

Sunil Subramaniam, Market Expert, says that speculation is part of a healthy capital market. It is only when you have these speculative entities like these people come in, that there is liquidity in the market. But if you regulate them and take them out, overall as a market, the liquidity is going to shrink. Should … Read more

Bank of Baroda may raise up to Rs 5,000 crore through infra bonds in coming days

Bank of Baroda may raise up to Rs 5,000 crore through infra bonds in coming days

Bank of Baroda is likely to raise up to Rs 5,000 crore through the issuance of infrastructure bonds in coming days, as the state-owned lender looks to garner long-term funds amidst firm demand for credit. The bank may conduct the debt sale on September 6, with the issuance likely to have a base size of … Read more

SME IPOs: Why tighter norms are needed for merchant bankers & social media

SME IPOs: Why tighter norms are needed for merchant bankers & social media

Ashvin Parekh, Managing Partner, Ashvin Parekh Advisory Services, says we will have to get to a point where the regulator, merchant bankers, and the issuers themselves to start with, and thereafter, the media, social media particularly, will have to play a significant place. Otherwise, what was intended to be a good reform because of the … Read more