Sebi’s proposal seeks to reassess the period for which investment advisers (IAs) and research analysts (RAs) can collect advance fees from their clients, with the possibility of extending it to a maximum of one year. Currently, IAs can charge fees for a maximum 6 months and RAs for 3 months.
2 min read12 Feb 2025Compliance with laws is the baseline indicator of responsible governance. Sebi’s changes focus both on external assurance exercises on compliance as well as robust in-house compliance.
3 min read7 Feb 2025On 14 July 2020, Sebi’s surveillance system flagged unusual trading activity. Investigations followed. A former Wipro executive allegedly profited from insider information when Infosys announced its largest contract with Vanguard that day. We have the inside story.
9 min read6 Feb 2025The announcement of a high-level panel on regulatory reforms is a breath of fresh air. Regulations should be guard-rails, not booby traps. It’s time to slash red tape, simplify laws and inject logic into governance.
3 min read6 Feb 2025The impact of regulatory action needs to be assessed, for which expertise drawn from academia can help. With such reports openly available, let parliamentary panels oversee regulators.
2 min read30 Jan 2025While Damodaran pitched shareholder activism, he said the activism done in foreign jurisdictions is not the same
4 min read28 Jan 2025The market regulator imposes deposit requirements and restrictions on the scope of advice to enhance transparency.
3 min read8 Jan 2025AIFs are valuable to the Indian economy for the value they generate, but their over-regulation has dealt them a harsh blow from which they may not recover—unless the government comes to their rescue.
4 min read6 Jan 2025Sebi clarified that share transfers among immediate relatives will not be considered a change in control. Immediate relatives, as defined by Sebi’s (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, include spouses, parents, siblings, and children.
2 min read27 Dec 2024Mutual Funds: Investments in open-ended schemes may continue perpetually until the investor approaches the fund house concerned for redemption or transfer. To solve such problems, Sebi plans to launch a service platform called MITRA.
2 min read17 Dec 2024The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared