The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is probing suspected insider trading by some institutional investors and other regulatory lapses at Fortis Healthcare amid a takeover battle and boardroom upheaval at the hospital chain, officials said.

Apart from the Sebi probe that also includes investigation into suspected disclosure lapses, the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) and registrar of companies are also looking into alleged financial irregularities at Fortis and other promoter group entities including Religare, they added.

Market regulator the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is planning to ease the norms for mutual funds (MF) participation in the derivative markets. According to the sources, the regulator is considering measuring such as, allowing domestic funds to 'write' options and increasing cap on F&O investments. The move is a part of Sebi’s efforts to deepen the Indian derivative markets.

Overseas investors plan to meet market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) this week to seek clarity and highlight lacunae in the recent circular on foreign portfolio investors (FPIs).

In the circular, aimed to curb round-tripping, Sebi said the ultimate beneficiary of a fund will be determined by both shareholding and control.

With an aim to deepen the commodity derivatives market, regulator Sebi on Friday proposed allowing trading in this segment by foreign entities with exposure to the Indian physical commodity market.

To begin with, foreign entities may be allowed to hedge their exposures with derivatives trading in only those commodities where India has a large production, consumption or export share globally, barring the sensitive commodities.

Markets regulator Sebi today further extended the deadline till June 1 for putting in place a new system for depositories to monitor the foreign investment limits in listed Indian companies.

Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has extended the last day for the second time after taking into consideration representations from various quarters.

NEW DELHI: Regulator Sebi has closed its adjudication proceedings against three group firms of defaulter businessman Vijay Mallya for alleged disclosure lapses in a 17-year-old case citing liquidation of a holding company, but did not rule out any penal action at a later date.

Market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) as well as stock exchanges have stepped up surveillance to keep a close tab on possible manipulations and excessive volatility in the markets ahead of assembly elections results in Karnataka.

The results of the single-phase assembly elections will be declared on May 15. However, before the formal announcement of the results, several agencies conducted exit polls, predicting the outcome.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has asked the boards of the companies to split the post of chairman and managing director. The regulator has also asked them to have at least six independent directors, including a woman.

The changes need to be put in place in phases, the Sebi said, while setting a deadline of April 1, 2019 for the independent directors. The companies will have more time to split the CMD post, for which the deadline is April 1, 2020.

Reliance New Power has filed a draft red herring Prospectus (DRHP) with Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) to raise Rs 2,600 crore.

The IPO has fresh issue of shares and an offer for sale of 9.43 crore shares by existing shareholders, including Global Environment Fund, Green Rock Energy and GS Wyvern Holdings, an investment arm of Goldman Sachs.

The first good thing about that the entire development is that it brings the equity derivative market in line with the commodity derivative market. Both markets will now have similar trading hours, which will reduce systemic risk in the markets.

The second aspect, the extension of trading hours will result in providing a hedging facility to portfolio investors. Today, this facility is denied particularly at a time when global news drives markets.

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