Mumbai: In an effort to discourage the common public from investing in potentially shell companies in the listed space, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) wants exchanges to charge higher transaction fees for trading in stocks of firms that are illiquid (thinly-traded) or not held by too many shareholders.

Two persons, including a regulatory official confirmed this.

Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is considering a proposal to disincentivise algorithmic trading by traders with a ‘congestion charge’ for high volumes along with other restrictions.

The proposal which was made at a recent meeting of an expert panel is aimed at addressing concerns that high-frequency or algo traders have unfair access to the trading system of exchange.

Markets regulator Sebi is considering linking retail investors' exposure to derivatives with their income, a move aimed at preventing them from taking unreasonable positions in risky instruments.

The issue is expected to be discussed at the board meeting of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) this month, officials said.

Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is planning to allow start-ups to list on the small and medium enterprises (SME) platform of the stock exchanges. Sources say start-ups will be given special relaxations on the SME platform in terms of net worth requirements and profitability. The move comes after Indian stock exchanges in coordination with Sebi held several discussions with both the industry participants and to come up with a new framework for start-up listing.

MUMBAI: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is set to buy IDBI BankBSE -5.54 %'s building in Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), Mumbai's financial hub, for close to Rs 1,000 crore.

The capital market regulator will acquire the state-owned bank's seven-storey building, which has 3.21 lakh square feet of super builtup area, close to its existing office, making this the second biggest transaction at BKC since 2013.

Mumbai: The National Stock Exchange (NSE) said on Thursday that the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has returned its consent application in the high profile co-location matter since the market watchdog is investigating the case.

The NSE had filed a settlement application with the market regulator in July last year. It had sought a settlement with the regulator regarding a probe relating to allegations of unfair access given to some brokers to its high frequency trading systems.

Capital market regulator Securities and Exchange of India (Sebi) has 'deferred' implementation of the loan default disclosure framework.

Last year, Sebi had issued a circular mandating listed companies to disclose within 24 hours any bank loan default. The circular, however, was withdrawn a day before implementation due to regulatory complications.

Soon after ordering Axis Bank and HDFC Bank to launch a probe into the recent leak of price-sensitive financial information on WhatsApp, capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has directed Tata Motors to investigate the results leak in a order issued on Tuesday. Prescient price-sensitive information including earnings results of a few listed companies was found floating over WhatsApp messages just ahead of company’s earnings results for December quarter last year.

New Delhi: The National Stock Exchange (NSE) plans to ease listing norms for so-called new-age companies, in an effort to revive its dedicated start-up listing platform, which has struggled to generate interest.

NSE is in discussions with markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to tweak some of the conditions for listing through the platform to make it more attractive to start-ups and investors, Vikram Limaye, NSE managing director and chief executive, said in an interview.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is likely to accept information technology major Infosys’ consent plea to settle charges of disclosure lapses pertaining to the severance package paid to former chief financial officer (CFO) Rajiv Bansal.

According to sources, the matter involves “minor disclosure lapses”, which, according to Sebi rules, could attract a penalty of a mere Rs 800,000.

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