Tag: Securities Regulation
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2nd GNLU Moot on Securities and Investment Law 2016
[The following announcement is posted on behalf of the Organising Committee of the GNLUMSIL] [Sep 09-11]: Register by July 20 (Revised schedule) ABOUT After successfully hosting the inaugural edition of the GNLU Moot on Securities and Investment Law (GNLUMSIL) in 2015, we would like to invite participation for the 2nd edition of GNLUMSIL, 2016. The…
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The Quest for Liquidity – Recent Measures to Curb Discretionary Restrictions on Redemptions of Mutual Fund Units
[The following guest post is contributed by Arka Saha, who is a 4th Year B.A.LL.B. (Hons) & Executive Student in CS (ICSI) at National Law University Odisha (NLU-O)] One of the key objectives of mutual fund investments, along with returns and security, is liquidity – the ability to liquidate holdings and withdraw investments in units as…
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Recent Measures to Curb ODI Abuse – Do They Represent an Equilibrium Point?
[The following guest post is contributed by Arka Saha, who is a 4th Year B.A.LL.B. (Hons) & Executive Student in CS (ICSI) at National Law University Odisha (NLU-O)] Offshore Derivative Instruments (ODIs) such as Participatory Notes (P-Notes) and equity linked notes constitute a significant chunk of total investments by Foreign Portfolio Investors in India, thus posing…
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SEBI’s Regime on Wilful Defaulters
Earlier this year, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) had issued a discussion paper that proposed tight curbs against wilful defaulters from accessing the capital markets. We had commented on the discussion paper in previous posts (here and here). Pursuant to the consultation process, SEBI last week issued amendments to various regulations in…
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The Need for a Dividend Disclosure Policy
[The following guest post is contributed by Soham Roy & Akhil Nene, who are 5th year students at the National Law University Odisha] In a recent Board meeting, SEBI provided an in-principle nod to mandating the top 500 listed companies in India (according to market capitalization) to disclose a dividend disclosure policy. Such a policy…
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Due Diligence in Corporate Transactions and Insider Trading Laws
In corporate transactions involving shares of listed companies, the ability to conduct a detailed due diligence is constrained by laws that regulate insider trading. In a paper titled “Due Diligence in Share Acquisitions: Navigating the Insider Trading Regime”, I seek to examine this issue in detail. The abstract of the paper is as follows: The…
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SEBI’s Inconsistent Orders on Similar Securities Law Violations
[The following guest post is contributed by Supreme Waskar, who is a corporate lawyer] By way of its order dated April 20, 2016 in the matter of M/s. Krishna Enterprises & M/s. Rajesh Services Centre (“Appellants”), the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) observed that the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is inconsistent in levying penalties…
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SEBI’s Interim Order in the Sharepro Case
Last week, SEBI issued an ex-parte ad-interim order in a case involving Sharepro Services (I) Private Limited, which is a registrar and transfer agent (RTA) for a number of companies. Based on certain complaints, SEBI began investigating into the affairs of Sharepro and found a number of irregularities. For example, dividends which were to be…
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Equity-Based Crowdfunding as an Early-Stage Financing Alternative: Critique of the Regulatory Proposals in India
[The following guest post is contributed by Shwetha Chandrashekar, who is a Senior Associate in Bangalore, India at GameChanger Law Advisors. She can be contacted on shwetha@gamechangerlaw.com.] With over 4200 start-ups, India is the fastest growing start-up ecosystem worldwide. It has the third-largest number of start-ups in the technology sector following the US and the…
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SEBI’s Discretion (or Lack Thereof) in Imposing Penalty – A Twist in the Tale
[The following guest post is contributed by Vaneesa Agrawal, Securities Lawyer and former Legal Officer, SEBI. She can be reached at vaneesa.agrawal@gmail.com. A previous post on this Blog relating to the subject matter can be found here.] Background There has been much furore in the corporate world due to the Supreme Court’s order in SEBI…
