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In order to protect the interests of investors insecurities and to promote the development of, and to regulate the securities market, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) vide Circular No. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/DOS3/P/CIR/2022/78 dated 03rd June 2022 has issued notification related to "Investor Redressal Grievance Mechanism" in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 11 (1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 read with Section 10 of theSecurit..

In order to protect the interests of investors insecurities market and to promote the development of, and to regulate the securities market, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) vide Circular No. SEBI/HO/IMD-I/DOF1/P/CIR/2022/77 dated 02nd June,2022 has issued notification related to "Procedure for seeking prior approval for change in control of Portfolio Managers" in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 11(1) of theSecurities and Exchange Board of India Ac..

In order to protect the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate the securities market, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) vide Circular No. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD_RTAMB/P/CIR/2022/73dated 27th May,2022 has issued notification related to Modification in Cyber Security and Cyber resilience framework of Qualified Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents ("QRTAs") in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 11(1) of..

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on 20th May, 2022 has released Consultation paper on introducing Framework of Schemes of Arrangement for entities that have listed only debt securities/ NCRPS'. The term, 'arrangements' has been defined as amalgamation, merger, demerger, etc. which are different from those filed under the Insolvency and bankruptcy code in as much that the former relates to restructuring of companies as opposed to the latter which pertains to bankruptcy..

In order to to protect the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate the securities market, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on notification no. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD_RTAMB/P/CIR/2022/70 dated 25th May,2022 has released issued a circular after reviewed the process followed by the Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents ("RTAs") and the Issuer companies for issuance of duplicate securities certificates, on Simplification ..

Relaxation from compliance with certain provisions of the SEBI (Listing obligations and disclosure requirements) Regulations, 2015 CIRCULAR NO.: SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD2/CIR/P/2022/61 Date: 13/05/2022 The SEBI has relaxed compliance of certain provisions of SEBI( LODR) Regulations, 2015 to align with MCA Circular dated 5th May, 2022 in which MCA has given relaxation to the listed companies for sending hard copies of for the Financial Statements for the year 2022 till 31st December, 2022. The r..

Note: Red text means deleted words from original content; whereas green text is newly added in original content. Notification: The Securities and Exchange Board of India vide its Notification No. SEBI /LAD- NRO/GN/2022/80 dated April 25, 2022 has issued Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2022 The comparative analysis of the above-mentioned regulations before and after the amendment is as follows: - &nb..

The Security Exchange Board of India through Notification No. SEBI/LAD/-NRO/GN/2022/80 dated 25th April, 2022 issued SEBI( LODR) ( Fourth Amendments) Regulations, 2022 for amending SEBI ( LODR) Regulations, 2015. Earlier Securities and Exchange Board of India vide notification dated 13th August 2021 has amended the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("SEBI LODR"), and the said amendment is named as Securiti..

The law relating to Related Party Transactions(RPTs) got murkier and tougher under SEBI Regulations - An analysis of the Amendments made in recent times SEBI has in the year 2021 put through, inter alia, several amendments to the SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)(LODR)Regulations 2015 with critical changes being made which pertain to the domain of RPTs. Some of the changes rung in have already become operational from the onset of the Calendar year 2022 whilst some will app..

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) vide notification no. SEBI/HO/IMD/IMD-I DOF5/P/CIR/2022/10dated 31st January, 2022, in exercise of powers conferred under Section 11(1) ofthe Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, read with the provisionsof Regulation 77 of SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996, to protect the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate the securities market, has issued a notification on “Change in co..

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) vide notification no. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD_RTAMB/P/CIR/2022/8 dated 25th January, 2022, in exercise of powers conferred under Section 11 (1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 to protect the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate the securities market read with Regulation 101 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), 2015, has issued a notification on Issuance of Se..

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on 19th January, 2022 has launched "Saa₹thi", a mobile app on investor education which aims to empower investors with accurate knowledge about the securities market. This application will create awareness among investors about basic concepts of the securities market, KYC (Know Your Customer) process, mutual funds, trading and settlement, recent market developments and investor grievance redressal mechanism, among others.   Key..

The markets regulator on 28/12/2021 (Tuesday), tightened rules for initial public offerings. SEBI has aimed at tackling regulatory gaps and extreme stock price volatility on their trading debut. In the year 2021 Indian companies have raised Rs. 1.19 trillion through IPOs with 63 companies going public. However, the raging bulls have highlighted a few loopholes in the listing process, especially for new companies. SEBI has said that where the objective is inorganic growth, both acquisition ..

SEBI expands the ambit of Business Responsibility Reporting (BRR) by notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2019/45 dated 26.12.2019 (Securities and Exchange Board of India - Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2019. Before discussing the amendments, first we understand the concept and relevant provisions. What is Business Responsibility Reporting? Business Responsibility Report is a disclosure of the adoption of responsible business practices by a lis..

Companies are divided into listed companies and unlisted companies. Listed companies have their shares registered in a particular stock exchange. The Securities Exchange board of India (SEBI) is the main authority that governs the listing of securities and stocks in stock exchanges in India. Therefore listed companies have to be in conformity with the rules related to the SEBI. The Government of India has brought out regulations related to managing of securities in a stock exchange. This regu..

The SEBI (Portfolio Managers) Regulations, 2020 (PMS Regulations) were amended by SEBI (Portfolio Managers) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2021 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2021/58 dtd. 09th November, 2021, to facilitate co-investment by investors of Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) through the portfolio management route.   In this regard the Board has issued the following clarification: Sr. No. Particulars Comments/ Remark..

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) (SIXTH AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2021 Shall come into force from April 2022 (Unless otherwise specified in the respective provision of the regulation)   EXISTING PROVISION NEW PROVISION (SUBSTITUTED/INSERTED/OMITTED) In Regulation 2, In Sub-Regulation (1), Earlier First Proviso in clause (zb): Provided that any per..

SEBI vide its Notification dated 3rd August 2021 made significant amendments in the LODR Regulations effective from 3rd August 2021. Later, SEBI released a corrigendum dated 6th  August 2021 stipulating that the amendments shall come into effect from January 1, 2022, thereby giving some more time to the listed entities to get acclimatized with the significant changes. One of the most contentious amendment concerns the insertion of a new proviso under Regulation 23 (2) of LODR prescribing..

SEBI at its Board Meeting held on 28th September 2021 reviewed the regulatory provisions pertaining to the Related Party Transactions (RPTs) and approved the amendments to SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 [LODR]. These amendments are yet to come into effect as the notification amending LODR is still awaited, however SEBI has prescribed that the amendments shall come into force from April 1, 2022. Even though Companies Act, 2013 has granted certain relax..

Under the provision of the Companies Act, 2013, Board of Directors forms committee so that they can delegate certain matters to the committees set up for the purpose. Committees are formed as a means to improve board effectiveness and efficiency in areas where more focused, specialized and technically oriented discussions is required. Board of the Director are the members of the committee. AS PER COMPANIES ACT, 2013   SECTION NAME OF THE COMMITTEE ..