Securities and Exchange Board of India Current Affairs, GK & News

Securities and Exchange Board of India

February 1, 2021

The Securities and Exchange Board of India or SEBI is a statutory body regulating the securities and commodity market in India. It was established in 1988 and legally backed by the SEBI Act, 1992. The Central Government recently announced that the SEBI will be notified as the regulator for gold exchanges. This is in accordance ..

Gold and Social Stock Exchanges- Key Facts

September 29, 2021

The markets regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) tightened norms for related-party transactions on September 28, 2021 in order to boost corporate governance standards. It approved a framework of spot trading in gold. Key facts With this approval, SEBI has made it easier for start-up founders to retain control. SEBI also eased merger ..

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What are AT1 bonds?

September 4, 2021

India’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) announced on September 3, 2021 that it has raised Rs 4,000 crore through additional Tier 1 (AT1) bonds. Key Points AT1 bonds were raised at a coupon rate of 7.72%. It the first such issuance in domestic market after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) ..

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SEBI Chairman’s tenure extended till 2022

August 6, 2020

The government has extended the term of Ajay Tyagi as the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) by a period of 18 months till February 2022. The tenure of the present chairman was to end on August 31 after getting a six-month extension in February 2020. Now the Appointments Committee of ..

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SEBI Constitutes Committee for Financial and Regulatory Technology

July 22, 2020

The securities market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has formed a high-level committee in order to recommend required changes in the financial and regulatory technology in India. It is going to examine the aspects of technology and unstructured data analysis for surveillance functions and market development. This committee is mandated to make ..

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Girish Chandra Chaturvedi appointed as the Chairman of NSE

December 9, 2019

The leading stock exchange of India, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) has appointed Girish Chandra Chaturvedi as its new Chairman after getting approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India(SEBI) on Friday, 6th December 2019. Girish Chandra Chaturvedi completed his post-graduation from the University of Allahabad in Physics, is a retired Indian Administrative Services ..

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