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Source: Live Mint The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Wednesday floated a consultation paper, proposing changes to the rules regarding advance fees charged by investment advisers (IAs) and research analysts (RAs). The market regulator’s proposal seeks to reassess the period for which these professionals can collect advance fees from their clients, with…
Source: Live Mint The market regulator tightened rules for independent advisers and research analysts by imposing deposit requirements and restrictions on the scope of advice to enhance transparency and protect investors. The new guidelines—following the amendment notified on 16 December—aim to reinforce compliance and ensure better segregation of services between independent advisers (IAs) and research…
Source: Live Mint Six months ago, Abhishek Kumar received a complaint against his company on SCORES, the online grievance redressal facilitation platform provided by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). Strangely, the complaint was against Abhishek Chouhan. Kumar, a registered investment advisor, wrote to Sebi through the SCORES platform that “this complaint is…
