Biz responsibility reports must for top 500 listed companies
To ensure better compliance with corporate governance norms, Sebi has notified new rules making it mandatory for top 500 listed companies to prepare annual business responsibility reports, covering their activities related to environment and stakeholder relationships.
Dec 24, 2015, 16:53 PM IST
Companies garner about Rs 15,000 cr via NCDs in FY'16
Most of the funds have been mobilised for expansion plans, to support working capital requirements and for other general corporate purposes.
Dec 22, 2015, 16:02 PM IST
Fund mop-up via QIPs slump 41% to Rs 12,658 cr in Apr-Oct
Fund raising by listed companies through qualified institutional placement (QIP) route plunged 41 percent to Rs 12,658 crore in the first seven months of the ongoing fiscal.
Dec 10, 2015, 14:15 PM IST
SEBI begins process to give exit route to dissenting investors
Markets regulator SEBI Tuesday began the consultation process to provide an exit option to dissenting shareholders in case of changes to the objectives of listed firms for which they had raised money from public.
Dec 01, 2015, 19:58 PM IST
SEBI to allow stock exchanges to list own shares
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) said it will allow stock exchanges to list their own shares, paving the way for BSE Ltd and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) to conduct initial public offerings.
Nov 30, 2015, 21:11 PM IST
SEBI bans former directors of 10 companies
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) 'prima facie' found that these past directors had illegally mobilised funds from the public through the issue of securities.
Nov 23, 2015, 18:55 PM IST
SEBI seeks vendor for storage, web access to 20 crore Sahara docs
In the high-profile Sahara case, regulator SEBI is looking for a server hosting vendor for the mammoth task of providing electronic data storage and web access services for a database of 20 crore scanned pages.
Nov 22, 2015, 13:05 PM IST
IDR: SEBI comes out with shareholding disclosure format
Listed companies issuing Indian Depository Receipt (IDR) will have to make disclosures about details of such shareholding within 15 days at the end of every quarter in a format specified, said SEBI.
Nov 04, 2015, 22:36 PM IST
SEBI comes out with biz responsibility disclosure format
Coming out with the format for business responsibility report, capital markets watchdog SEBI Wednesday asked listed firms to disclose sexual harassment complaints as well as details about their compliance with various social and governance requirements.
Nov 04, 2015, 22:10 PM IST
SEBI cautions investors against illegal fund raising schemes
Making public a list of 95 entities, which included many from West Bengal, the capital market watchdog asked investors not to invest in their illegal schemes.
Nov 02, 2015, 18:32 PM IST
Open to change norms on exchange-traded funds: SEBI chief
Pitching for more transparency and disclosures with regard to exchange-traded funds (ETFs), SEBI chief U K Sinha Monday said the markets regulator is willing to make changes to norms regulating the financial product based on inputs from market players and experts.
Oct 26, 2015, 17:49 PM IST
Sebi keeping close eye on pulses, looking into role of traders
Amid soaring prices of pulses, Sebi Chairman U K Sinha today said the regulator is closely working with the government and is looking if the traders raided for hoarding have any connection with the commodity markets.
Oct 26, 2015, 16:31 PM IST
SEBI notifies 12 entities as stock exchanges, creates 7 department
With commodities derivatives regulation under its fold, SEBI has notified 12 commodity bourses and associations as stock exchanges and has also created seven departments for effectively regulating this market.
Oct 21, 2015, 23:13 PM IST
SEBI to Trusts: Sell 'Unappropriated Shares' in next 4 years
Capital market regulator SEBI Wednesday said that 'unappropriated shares' held with Trusts, which is not backed by grants but has been acquired through secondary acquisition, need to be offloaded on the stock exchanges in the next four years.
Oct 21, 2015, 22:50 PM IST
SEBI orders attachment of demat, bank accounts of defaulter
Capital market regulator SEBI has ordered attachment of bank and demat accounts of one Shyama Prasad Murarka to recover dues of over Rs 77 lakh for violation of norms.
Oct 18, 2015, 19:06 PM IST
SEBI seeks clarifications from Teamlease, Dr Lal Path on IPOs
SEBI has sought clarifications from merchant bankers of Teamlease and Dr Lal PathLabs in connection with their proposed initial share sale plans.
Oct 12, 2015, 19:37 PM IST
Tackling black money growth not SEBI's job: Sinha
Tackling black money growth is not the task of SEBI but it is pro-active in curbing market manipulations and information about tax evasion that comes to its notice is passed on to the authorities concerned, its chief U K Sinha said Monday.
Oct 12, 2015, 19:14 PM IST
Open offers worth Rs 1,007 crore made in April-August: SEBI
Sebi in its monthly report said that open offers worth more than Rs 1,000 crore were made during the April-August period.
Oct 11, 2015, 15:22 PM IST
BSE shelves plans for commodity bourse
Bombay Stock Exchange have ought an approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India for starting a separate commodities trading segment on its platform. Earlier the exchange had plans to start a separate commodities bourse.
Oct 11, 2015, 15:09 PM IST
Infibeam gets Sebi nod for Rs 450 cr IPO
Infibeam, the first e-commerce firm in India to tap stock market for funds has received Sebi approval for Rs 450 crore IPO
Oct 06, 2015, 13:12 PM IST