Regulatory sources say their prime objective is to ensure that innocent clients whose funds and securities are stuck with the brokerage are returned safely
Karvy Private Wealth, a unit of the brokerage, issued a note after Sebi's ban to tell its clients that it will continue to provide trading services
A year ago, the PE firm had acquired Karvy group's stake for around Rs 1,000 crore
The rating is based on limited or no updated information on the entity's performance since the time it was last rated in March 2019.
Regulator says looking to tighten related-party transaction norms
The company stopped giving financial information on the group companies, leading to multiple downgrades by rating firm ICRA in November.
If demat holdings are intact, then Karvy's clients have the option to move to another broker. If not, they should complain.
Market regulator Sebi has barred Karvy Broking from taking on new clients over alleged misuse of clients' securities
Tyagi said that, in June, Sebi had made its stance 'explicit' through a circular and hinted that there was no case for entities to indulge in such practices before that as well
Sebi must work with exchanges to reassure investors
Karvy's companies have taken close to Rs 2,900 crore from banks, including ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, and Lakshmi Vilas Bank
Karvy said in a statement over the weekend that there was no "mis-utilisation" of client securities
Rating agency says the investment arm of Karvy Group didn't heed its requests for information about the company's performance.
On Friday, NSE forwarded a preliminary report to Sebi on the non-compliances observed with respect to the pledging/misuse of client securities by KSBL
Sources say the issue is not limited to just Karvy Stock Broking, with over three dozen more brokers under lens for misappropriating client funds to the tune of Rs 10,000 crore
Karvy is among the country's top 10 brokerage companies, with 244,000 customers in the country
KSBL is among the country's top 10 brokerage companies, with 244,000 customers in the country
Execution of big government projects and their realisation will remain key monitorables, CRISIL said
The official said their clients are starting to worry after the Sebi order and the company is reaching out to them to explain the ground reality
India is hardly immune to the global trend of sliding fees and trading commissions.