Tag: SEBI

  • SEBI’s Interference in a Compliance Officer’s Decision under Insider Trading Regulations – A Recent Informal Guidance

    [Guest post by Suvan Law Advisors, a law firm specializing in regulatory laws. They can be reached at info@suvanlaw.com. Disclosure: Partners of Suvan Law Advisors contributories to Justice Sodhi Committee Report on Insider Trading.] SEBI has issued a ‘path-breaking’ Informal Guidance dated February 3, 2017 to Kirloskar Chillers Private Limited (“Kirloskar Private”), which has been…

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  • SEBI’s Special Treatment to Public Sector Banks

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  • SEBI Order Denying Inter-se Promoter Transfer Exemption

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  • Disclosure of all ‘actions’ against foreign promoters under ICDR Regulations

    [Guest post by Nikunj Agarwal, a fifth-year B.A., LL.B (Hons.) student at Dr. RML National Law University, Lucknow] In recent years, India witnessed a steady increase in foreign investment in the Indian economy. The preceding year also saw many private equity funds and other institutional investors making an exit through the initial public offering (IPO)…

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  • Supreme Court Reinforces Sanctity of a Takeover Offer

    In what circumstances can a takeover offer, once made, be withdrawn? This issue has occupied the attention of the Supreme Court in two previous cases, Nirma Industries v. Securities and Exchange Board of India and Securities and Exchange Board of India v. Akshya Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. In these cases, the Supreme Court took a strict…

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  • Integrated Reporting by Indian Companies

    [The following guest post is contributed by Nivedita Kannan, who is an associate company secretary with a keen interest in corporate law. She can be reached at sh.nivedita@gmail.com] The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), by way of its circular issued on 6 February 2017 (Circular), advised the top 500 listed companies in India…

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  • Listing of Stock Exchanges and Addressing Conflicts of Interests

    A few years ago, we had discussed possible issues that arise out of the commercial operations of a stock exchange. While an exchange is a profit-making institution and is required to act in the interests of its shareholders, it also carries out a regulatory role in selecting companies that are to be listed on it…

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  • Supreme Court on Board Appointments During a Takeover Offer

    Background In Securities and Exchange Board of India v. Burren Energy India Limited (decided on 2 December 2016), the Supreme Court of India was concerned with a couple of issues relating to the technical interpretation of the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 1997 (the “1997 Regulations”). This case involved an indirect acquisition…

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  • SEBI Order in the United Spirits Case

    Over the last year or so, there has been considerable discussion in the press about the allegations of diversion of funds by the erstwhile management of United Spirits Limited (USL) to other companies within the United Breweries (UB) group, including Kingfisher Airlines Limited (KFA). This was also a result of investigations conducted by USL through…

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  • SEBI Order under the Investment Advisers Regulations

    A whole-time member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India passed an order involving CapitalVia Global Research Limited under the SEBI (Investment Advisers) Regulations 2013 (the “IA Regulations”). The case arose out of an inspection carried out by SEBI on CapitalVia, which resulted in an interim order being passed by SEBI on November 11,…

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