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SEBI relaxes KYC norms for foreign investors

In a bid to attract foreign investors to Indian capital markets, stock market regulator SEBI eased registration and disclosure norms for low-risk foreign investors and exempted low-risk overseas...

September 16, 2013

SEBI auctions Govt. debt securities worth $9.34 bn

With the aim to attract foreign investors towards Indian debt market, market regulator SEBI auctioned government debt securities worth $9.34 billion (Rs 58,264 core) and it received bids...

August 22, 2013

SEBI to go in for a major revamp

The market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has decided to go in for a major refurbishment of its role, vision and organisational set up with...

August 20, 2013

CCEA nod to create Special National Investment Fund

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a mechanism to bring down the government shareholding in its six sick companies to the required 90% or less. As...

August 6, 2013

President announces Securities Laws Amendment, 2013

President Pranab Mukherjee has announced the Securities Laws Amendment regulation, 2013. The ordinance was promulgated by the President following the powers granted to him by Clause 1 of Article 123 of Constitution. Securities and...

July 24, 2013

SEBI tightens buyback rules

SEBI has released new buyback norms and a number of other market friendly measures. Under the new rules: It is mandatory for companies selling shares to purchase at...

June 27, 2013

SEBI relaxes foreign investment norms; a new category Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) approved

In a bid to attract a larger number of foreign investors to Indian capital markets, SEBI approved a slew of changes. Among the major changes are simplification of registration and...

June 27, 2013

Fact Box: 'Diaspora Bonds'

India thinks over ‘Diaspora Bonds’ India is examining to introduce “Diaspora Bonds” to attract investment from NRIs (Non-Resident Indians), to facilitate greater inflow of funds in the infrastructure sector. The...

June 25, 2013

SEBI talks tough on non-compliance of minimum public shareholding

Taking action against stock exchange listed companies who have not yet complied to the minimum shareholding rule of market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the...

June 13, 2013

SEBI to double charges for Algorithmic (Algo) trading

Market regulator SEBI has announced that it will double the charges for orders based on Algorithms (algo) in stock exchanges from May 27, 2013. What is Algo Trade?...

May 23, 2013

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