Listed Firms

Sebi issues consultation paper on disclosure requirements for listed firms

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Monday came out with a consultation paper on streamlining disclosure requirements by listed entities. In its consultation paper, Sebi is looking to address the challenges faced with regard to submission of the financial result for the first time by newly listed firms and related to timeline to fill up vacancy of directors, Compliance Officer, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in listed entities. Also, it is looking to address the issue of freezing of demat accounts of the Managing Director, Whole-time director and CEO of a listed entity for continuing non-compliance with the LODR Regulations or non-payment of fines by a listed entity. In order to provide adequate time to newly-listed entities to disclose their first financial results post-listing, Sebi has proposed that at least 15 days from the date of listing may be provided for such disclosures to newly-listed entities. "Listed entity, post listing, shall submit its

Sebi allows two more avenues to hike public float at listed companies

The new methods include transfer of shares held by promoters to an ETF run by a Sebi-registered MF, exercising options and allotment of shares under ESOP programmes

'Vanishing act' by more than two dozen listed cos; BSE reaches out to firms

Companies had been non-compliant with listing requirements

Subramanian Swamy alleges differential treatment by market regulator Sebi

Seeks the Sebi chair's intervention and probe in specific cases of violations

Smart pickup in good jobs

The estimated 0.7 million additional jobs created by listed companies may easily more than offset the recent layoffs seen in tech companies

Q2 earnings: Corporate profits decline, a first in nine quarters

The combined net profit of 2,725 listed companies across all sectors was down 6.3 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in Q2 -the first contraction after eight consecutive quarters of YoY growth

Market regulator Sebi plans to streamline disclosure framework

Suggests halving disclosure timeline to 12 hours; proposes mandating top 250 listed firms to confirm/deny media reports

BSNL tops list of CPSEs with highest pending dues to small firms

The micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) ministry has created a portal where these firms can file applications online regarding delayed payments

Listed firms managing liquidity challenges well, says India Ratings

Given the tightening liquidity conditions and higher cost of borrowings, corporates with a weak credit profile are likely to tap a loan against shares facility to meet their funding requirements

India's top listed companies may log strong double-digit growth in Q1

Business Standard analysis is based on the numbers of 47 Nifty companies, excluding Bajaj Finserv, HDFC Life, and SBI Life

Listed firms can't act like start-ups

Start-ups don't care that mad-money funding comes to a hard stop after an IPO

Operating profit growth of listed firms decelerated in Q4 of FY22: RBI data

Operating profit of manufacturing companies decelerated sharply to 7 per cent in the fourth quarter of last fiscal as against 70 per cent in the corresponding quarter of the preceding fiscal

IFCI invokes promoter Kishore Biyani's stake in two Future companies

Biyani stake in group companies falls steadily

India Inc's profit-to-GDP ratio rebounds to highest in a decade

Huge improvement in share to 4% from just 1.6% in FY20, shows study by ICICI Securities

Decoded: What is SPAC and is it the real thing or a misplaced hype?

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, or SPACs, are listed shell companies created with the sole purpose to acquire unlisted or private companies and then merge with the latter

Unlisted companies having listed subsidiaries face greater oversight

May be asked for regular financial results

Singapore Ex tightens audit rules for listed firms after market criticism

Singapore Exchange's regulatory unit will tighten requirements for listed company auditors and raise standards on valuation reports, introducing a regulatory code of conduct for auditors.

Tata Sons overtakes govt as largest promoter of listed companies

Tata Sons stake in the group's listed companies is now worth Rs 9.28 trillion, up 34.4 per cent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis

Listed entities to make disclosure about initiation of forensic audit: Sebi

To boost repo trading in corporate bonds, the board also approved the proposal to facilitate setting up of a limited purpose repo clearing corporation.

India Inc can move Sebi over grievances against proxy advisors

Experts said move is expected to improve accountability at proxy advisory firms who have gained clout in influencing how minority shareholders vote on resolutions