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Source: Live Mint This framework introduces a mechanism to verify the past performance claims made by investment advisors (IAs), research analysts (RAs), and algo providers (collectively, Regulated Persons). Under the new framework, a registered credit rating agency will be designated as PaRRVA, an independent body responsible for verifying the risk-return metrics of investment advice, strategies,…
Source: Live Mint Mutual funds may be allowed to enter various business areas currently out of bounds for them, with the stock market regulator reviewing regulations that govern asset management companies. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is conducting a major review of mutual fund regulation, which is “the lengthiest of all regulations”,…
Source: Live Mint To strengthen governance standards, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has constituted a high-level committee to review and enhance its conflict of interest and disclosure framework for board members and senior officials. Mint breaks down what the committee is tasked with, the rationale behind its formation, and what it could…
Source: Live Mint Third-party logistics company Delhivery will acquire Ecom Express Limited for ₹1,407 crore. The company informed the exchanges on Saturday, April 5, that the Board has approved to buy nearly 99.4% of shares of Ecom Express. “We wish to inform you that the board of directors of Delhivery Limited (“the Board” and “the…
Source: Live Mint The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) issued a framework for the Past Risk and Return Verification Agency (PaRRVA), designed to independently verify the risk and return metrics claimed by investment advisors (IAs), research analysts (RAs), and algorithmic trading providers. PaRRVA was introduced during Sebi’s board meeting on 19 December to…
Source: Live Mint Investment advisors (IAs) and research analysts (RAs) can charge their fees in advance for one year instead of three months earlier, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said in a circular. Sebi has received a number of representations regarding the restrictions on advance fees. According to stakeholders, the three-month limitation…
Source: Live Mint What makes the process cumbersome? In India, CDSL Ventures Ltd (CVL) is granted recognition by Sebi to act as an accreditation agency for investors. The person will have to carry out the accreditation process on his own, visit the CVL portal, and submit proof of identity, such as PAN, Aadhaar card or…
Source: Live Mint IPO Watch: Mumbai-based logistics and freight firm Om Freight Forwarders Limited filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the markets regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), to raise funds from the Indian stock market. Om Freight Forwarders is a logistics and freight company with offices in China, Hong…
Source: Live Mint The market regulator’s advisory directing only verified intermediaries to publish advertisements on social media may not fully control the menace of misleading claims as fraudsters could still exploit loopholes, according to experts. Despite the efforts by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), fraudsters can still find ways to bypass regulations…
Source: Live Mint SEBI will ‘weed out’ outdated policies, rationalise those which are necessary, the chairman of the markets regulator Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Saturday. Tuhin Kanta Pandey was addressing the Mint India Investment Summit & Awards 2025 when he made the comments. “SEBI will weed out those (policies) which are outdated and rationalise…
