In recent years, the concept of “sachetization” has been gaining momentum in India’s financial markets. Commenting on this trend, Madhabi Puri Buch, chairperson of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), recently said “We know the entire story about how the shampoo market in India exploded when it moved from bottles to sachets and people could afford …
Among these, dividends stand out as one of the most common forms of rewarding shareholders, involving the distribution of a portion of the company’s profits to its shareholders. Public sector companies are particularly known for their consistent dividend payouts. To capitalise on corporate actions, investors need to stay abreast of the announcements made by companies …
Indian investors love fixed income, and equity. Bonds, however, have not made the cut yet. The discomfort to invest in bonds is further accentuated due to lack of information and illiquidity. Having twin regulators at the helm— with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) supervising government bonds and market regulator Sebi overseeing corporate bonds—has not …
The pressing question on the top of investors’ minds: Will the recent turmoil in small and midcaps, caused by increasing Sebi oversight and regulatory overhang, morph into a manic price correction in the broader space? Or will it be another transient stumble that will subside soon? First, a bit of context on the recent correction, …
The capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has imposed a penalty on Nirmala Devi (name changed) and her son Vijay (name changed) for front-running activities. The case pertains to the trading activities from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022. Who is Nirmala Devi and what does this issue entail? A …
The Securities and Exchange Board of India plans to ask companies floating draft papers for initial public offering to also make an audiovisual representation of the disclosures in the prospectus. The capital market regulator has sought public comments on the same by April 9. Currently, companies who plan to raise capital through a public issue …
In the month of February, there were 5,371 pending investors’ complaints at the start of the month, data released by the markets regulator Securities Exchange Board of India (Sebi) reveals. A total of 4,761 complaints were received in the month of February on SCORES platform out of which 4,471 were disposed as on Feb 29, …
Media company Bloomberg on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court challenging the trial court’s order directing it take down an article on Zee Entertainment claiming that SEBI has found accounting irregularities of nearly US $240 million at the company. The High Court allowed the urgent listing of the matter for March 7, 2024. On March …
Capital market regulator Sebi has approved IPOs of three companies including that of new age insurance company Go Digit, which is backed by star cricketer Virat Kohli. Digit’s IPO has hit multiple hurdles over compliance issues, which delayed approval for the public offer. Sebi had returned the draft offer document twice as the regulator raised …
India’s market regulator has asked the country’s asset managers to give investors more information about the risks associated with their small and mid-cap funds, according to a fund manager and two people with knowledge of the matter. Small and mid-sized funds have seen high inflows, causing concern among authorities about how they would hold up …