Capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is probing allegations of fraud and irregularities at Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India (MSEI).

The probe has been initiated after complaints from two whistleblowers who have highlighted issues relating to governance, mismanagement and the siphoning of funds at the exchange.

Over 60,000 retail petrol pump and hundreds and thousands of small and big transporters, bulk users and diesel-consuming industries will soon be able to hedge the price risk in petrol and diesel, as Sebi is in final stages of allowing futures in these two commodities.

ICEX, the third largest Commodity Exchange, has urged the regulator to allow futures trading in petrol and diesel.

Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has won a case against the PACL group in an Australian court.

According to sources, the regulator had appealed in Federal Court of Australia to recover dues worth Rs 4 billion stashed away by the PACL Group using several shell entities. The victory assumes significance since it forms a precedent for Sebi in approaching foreign courts to recover money of the collective investment schemes (CIS) frauds stashed overseas.

Capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Wednesday proposed Unified Payments Interface (UPI)-based payments for retail investors investing in initial public offerings (IPO). The move will help cut down the time taken between closing of an IPO and listing of the security from current six days to just three days, Sebi said. It will also do away with physical movement of application forms.

The Sebi on Tuesday proposed a three-phase process for re-classification of promoters as public shareholders. In the first stage, the concerned promoter shareholder or the company will have to file an application to the stock exchange requesting re-classification. In the next stage, the request will go to the board of directors.

The board will then provide its recommendation, which will be placed before the shareholders.

To deepen the corporate bonds market, the Securities and Exchange Board of India on Friday came out with a proposal that will require large corporates to raise 25 per cent borrowings through this route from next financial year.

The framework is proposed to be implemented from April 1 next year and the large corporates identified as on March 31, 2019 will have to garner at least 25 per cent of their borrowings made in 2019-20 through bond market, Sebi said in a consultation paper.

Markets regulator Sebi has ordered the attachment of bank and demat accounts as well as mutual fund holdings of Exelon Infrastructure and its three directors to recover dues of over Rs 46 lakh. In four separate but similarly worded orders dated July 12, the regulator said the four entities have not made payment of the dues within the stipulated time and there is sufficient reason to believe that they may dispose of the proceeds and securities in the respective bank and demat accounts.

The finance ministry may approach markets regulator Sebi to seek relaxation on the minimum 25% public shareholding norm for some public sector banks (PSBs).

There are 13 PSBs, including IDBI Bank and Bank of India, in which the Centre’s holding is more than 75%.

Sebi on Thursday barred stock brokers from directly accepting cash from their clients as it looks to promote digital payments.

Besides, stock brokers are not permitted to receive cash deposits in their bank accounts from clients.

The markets regulator is considering a proposal for delivery-based settlement of metal derivatives contracts.

Both the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) and National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) had proposals in this regard and these are being discussed with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).

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