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

Sebi bars Vijay Mallya from accessing securities market for 3 years

Sebi bars Vijay Mallya from accessing securities market for 3 years

Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has restrained Vijay Mallya from accessing securities markets for a period of three years. According to the order, Mallya is barred from buying, selling or otherwise dealing in securities, directly or indirectly, or being associated with the securities market in any manner. The once famous … Read more

Sebi cautions investors against unregistered entities promising assured returns

Sebi cautions investors against unregistered entities promising assured returns

New Delhi: Capital markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday cautioned investors against placing money with unregistered entities promising assured or exceptionally high returns on investments. While investing in the securities market, investors have been asked to conduct due diligence, verify the registration status of any entity claiming to be a Sebi-registered intermediary, and also verify enforcement … Read more

Sebi comes out with terms of usage of market data

Sebi comes out with terms of usage of market data

New Delhi: With an aim to enhance the ease of accessibility and usability of data disseminated in public by various data sources in securities market, Sebi has asked market intermediaries to make available such data to users, ‘free of charge’ both for ‘viewing’ and for download. Financial markets are traditionally data-rich and data-driven and with … Read more

Sebi signals a new trend: Summons and notices to come via WhatsApp, Telegram

Sebi signals a new trend: Summons and notices to come via WhatsApp, Telegram

Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) will now send show cause notices, summons and orders to securities law offenders via instant messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal, a move that will make the processes speedier and efficient. This will be in addition to the normal mode of communication including electronic … Read more

Kishore Biyani barred from accessing securities market for a year

Kishore Biyani barred from accessing securities market for a year

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Wednesday barred Future Group CEO Kishore Biyani from accessing securities market for a period of one year. Biyani won’t be allowed to buy, sell or deal in securities of for two years. Sebi said that it reached the decision on Biyani after probe into use of … Read more