The latest amendments to the holding structure of Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvIts) is likely to make the instrument more lucrative for the sponsors of the infrastructure assets to be put under business trust.

Stock markets regulator SEBI on Thursday allowed mandatory sponsor holding in InvIT to be reduced to 10% from current requirement of 25%, subject to certain conditions. SEBI also increased the number of sponsors from 3 to 5.

The board of directors of market regulator Securities Exchange Board of India (Sebi) will meet today to discuss changes to the participatory notes (P-notes) framework. Ahead of the board meet Sebi chief U K Sinha gave sneak peek into what the market regulator might do today.

Speaking on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Real Estate Association Summit, Sinha said, “SIT made some suggestion for us to make out some improvement in P-notes. We had our series of discussion and decision will be taken soon on this. Suggestion is there to get more information on P notes besides KYC norms which is already there in our present regulation.”

Markets regulator Sebi has ordered SPNJ Land Project and Developers India as well as its directors to refund the money raised from investors through illegal schemes in three months.

The company and its directors — Raj Kumar Banerjee, Dolly Banerjee and Mausami Banerjee — have also been barred from the capital markets for four years.

Amid concerns over companies refusing to share extra profit with investors, regulator Sebi has readied a new regulation mandating listed firms to put in place a 'dividend distribution policy'.

The new regulatory framework will be applicable to the top 500 listed companies based on their market valuation initially and would be later expanded to others.

Chennai: Market regulator Sebi has said that it will re-investigate insider trading charges against Murugappa Group executive chairman A Vellayan. The regulator had initiated a preliminary examination and charged Vellayan along with three others for insider trading in May last year.

Acting upon recommendations of the Special Investigation Team on black money, market watchdog Sebi plans to tighten due diligence requirements for issuance and transfer of controversy-ridden P-Notes and put the onus on investors to ensure compliance with anti-money laundering law.

While Sebi (Securities and Exchange Board of India) has been of the view that the regulations have already been strengthened to check any misuse of this route for money laundering like activities, it has decided to put in place additional safeguards as suggested by the SIT.

Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has prohibited Aspen Projects India and its seven directors from selling various movable and immovable properties, as part of its efforts to recover Rs 39 crore dues.

After finding the company and its directors illegally raising funds from the public, the watchdog had earlier asked them to refund the money.

Continuing with improvements in the primary market, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) proposes to reduce the time period for the closing of an Initial Public Offering (IPO) and the date of listing to three days from six days. A decision to this effect is expected to be finalised at its board meeting scheduled for May 20, investment bankers privy to the matter told FE. A reduction in the timeline will help limit risks related to market volatility that may unfold during the period.

Suspecting serious lapses in financial dealings of various listed companies of Vijay Mallya-led UB Group, markets regulator Sebi has expanded its probe into possible siphoning off funds by the promoters.

The matter is also being flagged to other agencies and government departments, including the Corporate Affairs Ministry and its probe agency for white-collar crimes, SFIO (Serious Fraud Investigation Office), a senior official said.

NEW DELHI: Markets regulator Sebi has ordered two Swar group companies and their directors to refund investors' money, which was raised through illegal investment schemes, in three months.

Besides, the firms -- Swar Agrotech India and Swar Agroteak and Housing (India) -- their directors are also barred from the capital market for four years.

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