Sebi relaxes F&O monitoring norms for intraday limits, removes penalty for breach

Sebi relaxes F&O monitoring norms for intraday limits, removes penalty for breach

Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday said that exchanges will monitor a minimum of four position limits for index derivatives intraday from April 1, 2025 while clarifying that a breach of existing position limits will not be a violation amounting to a penalty. It has also directed BSE and NSE … Read more

SEBI mandates advertiser verification on social media to curb investment frauds

SEBI mandates advertiser verification on social media to curb investment frauds

Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday directed all Sebi registered intermediaries uploading or publishing advertisements on social media platforms (SMPs) like Google and Meta, to register on these platforms using their email ids and mobile numbers as registered on SEBI SI Portal. These social media platform providers will then carry … Read more

Rs 250 SIP: Kotak Mutual Fund launches Choti SIP to help more investors in wealth creation

Rs 250 SIP: Kotak Mutual Fund launches Choti SIP to help more investors in wealth creation

Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Ltd (KMAMC) has announced the launch of ‘Choti SIP’, a novel initiative to make mutual fund investments more accessible to Indians. This new offering allows individuals to start investing with a minimal monthly contribution of Rs 250, a move intended to broaden the reach of mutual funds in line with … Read more

MF: Is your investment in a fund worth the risk? Zerodha explains information ratio on returns

MF: Is your investment in a fund worth the risk? Zerodha explains information ratio on returns

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has mandated mutual funds to disclose the Information Ratio (IR) as a new metric for evaluating the risk-adjusted returns (RAR) of equity-oriented schemes. Disclosure of IR, a financial metric used to measure the Risk-adjusted Return (RAR) of a scheme portfolio, will only be applicable to equity-oriented schemes. … Read more

Sebi asks MIIs to resolve whistleblower complaints in 60 days, outlines guidelines on governance

Sebi asks MIIs to resolve whistleblower complaints in 60 days, outlines guidelines on governance

Sebi on Friday came out with guidelines to strengthen accountability and improve governance of stock exchanges and other market infrastructure institutions (MIIs) by asking them to resolve whistleblower complaints within 60 days of receipt. Additionally, Sebi asked MIIs, comprising stock exchanges, clearing corporations and depositories, to adopt RegTech (regulatory technologies) and SupTech (supervision technologies) for … Read more

Non-promoter shareholders allowed to sell stake via OFS: Sebi

Non-promoter shareholders allowed to sell stake via OFS: Sebi

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has modified the existing framework for conducting an offer for sale (OFS) of securities by companies by allowing non-promoter stakeholders to opt for the same. Until now, only promoter and promoter group entities were allowed to sell stake through the offer for sale on bourses. In case … Read more