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Sebi frames guidelines for AIFs for declaring first close of a scheme

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Thursday came out with guidelines for Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) for declaring the first close of a scheme. Also, the regulator has specified the manner of calculating the tenure of a close-ended scheme of an AIF and prescribed a fee for change in control of the manager or sponsor. The new guidelines would come into force with immediate effect, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said in a circular. With regard to the first close of schemes of AIFs, Sebi said that the first close of a scheme is required to be declared not later than 12 months from the date of the capital markets regulator's communication for taking the Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) of the scheme on record. In the case of open-ended schemes of Category III AIFs, the first close would refer to the close of their Initial Offer Period. "Corpus of the scheme at the time of declaring its first close shall not be less than the minimum corpus prescribed in AIF

Sebi to auction properties of Saradha Group of Companies on Dec 16

Markets regulator Sebi on Thursday said it has lined up three properties of Saradha Group of Companies for an auction on December 16, at a reserve price of Rs 5.21 crore. The move is part of Sebi's efforts to recover money raised by the company from the public through illicit schemes. In a notice, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said the auction will be conducted between 11 am to 12 pm on December 16, 2022. The properties to go under the hammer include land parcels located in West Bengal. The total reserve price of these properties is pegged at about Rs 5.21 crore and the regulator has appointed C1 India as the e-auction provider. Online registration and e-auction will be conducted through Quikr Realty. The Calcutta High Court had passed an order in June, whereby it directed Sebi to proceed with the auction of the properties of Saradha Group of Companies. The entire exercise was directed by the High Court to be completed within three months. Saradha Group of .

Sebi notifies rules on dividend, redemption proceeds to MF unitholders

Capital markets regulator Sebi has notified new rules for asset management companies (AMCs) pertaining to transfer of dividend and redemption proceeds to mutual fund unitholders. Under this, every mutual fund and asset management company would be required to transfer to the unitholders the dividend payments and the redemption or repurchase proceeds within a period specified by Sebi, the regulator said in a notification made public on Thursday. In case of failure to transfer the proceeds within the specified period, the AMC would be liable to pay interest to the unitholders for the period of such delay. "Notwithstanding payment of such interest to the unit-holders...the asset management company may be liable for action for failure to transfer the redemption or repurchase proceeds or dividend payments within the stipulated time," Sebi said. It further said that physical despatch of redemption or repurchase proceeds or dividend payments would be carried out only in exceptional ...

Rating agencies raise red flag: QIP monitoring may hit disclosure wall

Disclosures around utilisation of issue proceeds not as exhaustive as IPOs: Rating agencies

Market regulator Sebi proposing to revamp the share buyback process

Currently, companies can buyback only 25 per cent of the paid-up capital and free reserves under the tender route

FHRAI writes to Sebi to stop OYO from launching IPO after CCI penalty

Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India on Tuesday said it has written to Sebi to stop OYO from launching its IPO in the wake of a penalty imposed by the Competition Commission of India on the hospitality and travel-tech firm for unfair business practices. OYO, however, said the Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) is misrepresenting the CCI order and the letter to Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is to distract attention from the executive committee meeting of FHRAI being held as null and void by the NCLT, which has also ordered a court-monitored AGM of the hospitality industry body. In October this year, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) slapped penalties totalling more than Rs 392 crore on online travel firms MakeMyTrip, Goibibo, and hospitality services provider OYO for indulging in unfair business practices. "Now that OYO has been found guilty of indulging in anti-competitive and unfair business practices ...

Sebi's tougher disclosure regime may be a challenge for India Inc

Compliance burden could go up manifold if new proposals get implemented, say legal experts

NDTV promoters may not challenge Adani group's open offer in court

On Tuesday, NDTV shares closed trade on the BSE at Rs 384.10 apiece, after hitting the 5-per cent upper circuit during the day

Confidential IPO filing: How it will work and why it is being introduced

Under this mechanism, the information in the DRHP is made available only to the regulator, not to the public at large

Firms pre-filing for IPOs may get to market to institutional investors

New clause to help issuers gauge institutional investor demand

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

Sebi approves Adani's open offer for 26% additional stake in NDTV

Last week, the Adani group had revised the open offer timeline to Nov 22; offer price of Rs 294 a share is at a 24% discount to NDTV's closing price of Rs 365.85 on Monday

McLeod Russel Sept qtr net up 6% to Rs 131 cr despite dip in revenues

Revenues from operations at Rs 425.06 crore were lower by 13.93% from the same period last year

Sebi forms detailed regulatory framework for online bond platform providers

Market regulator Sebi on Monday came out with a detailed regulatory framework for online bond platform providers in a bid to streamline their operations. Online Bond Platform Providers (OBPPs) would be companies incorporated in India and they should register themselves as stock brokers in the debt segment of the stock exchange, as per the framework that would be effective immediately. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said that an entity acting as an OBPP prior to the new rules coming into force, cannot offer products or services on its platform except listed debt securities and debt securities proposed to be listed through a public offering. "With the bond market offering tremendous scope for development, particularly in the non-institutional space, there is a need to place checks and balances in the form of transparency in operations and disclosures to the investors dealing with such Online Bond Platforms (OBPs), measures for mitigation of payment," Sebi said. Las

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Future Retail saga explained: From rise & fall to Amazon-RIL court battle

As 15 entities including Reliance file their expressions of interest for Future Retail, here's all you need to know about the company and Amazon's legal battle against its deal with Reliance

ESMA logjam: India, EU differences may impact trade between two countries

ESMA has this week said Indian clearing corporations will not be recognised as such in Europe because "no cooperation arrangements" could be signed between it and the Indian regulators

Sebi introduces regulatory framework for online bond platform providers

Capital markets regulator Sebi has introduced a regulatory framework to facilitate providers of online bond platforms that are selling listed debt securities. Under the new rules, no person would act as an online bond platform provider without obtaining registration certificate as a stock broker from Sebi, the regulator said in a notification made public on Friday. Such a person would have to comply with the conditions of registration and such other requirements specified by the regulator from time to time. The move will also enhance the confidence among investors, particularly non-institutional investors, as the platforms would be provided by Sebi-regulated intermediaries. A person acting as an online bond platform provider without registration certificate prior to the date of this regulation coming into force can continue to do so for a period of three months. The regulator has defined online bond platform as any electronic system, other than a recognised stock exchange or an ...

Sebi seeks to protect public shareholders' interests during CIRP

Non-promoter entities in bankruptcy-hit firms to be given opportunity to acquire shares