The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has ended insider trading proceedings against Kokila Dhirubhai Ambani, promoter in three companies of the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group.

Sebi in 2014 had alleged inadequate disclosure by Kokila Ambani relating to holding of shares in some companies, including Reliance Capital, Reliance Communications and Reliance Power.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) may impose trading restrictions on shares of companies that are undergoing insolvency proceedings. The move, which is also a demand by industry players, is aimed at reducing volatility in stock prices and curbing manipulation or misuse of price-sensitive information.

Sources said the market regulator would lay down a compliance framework for listed companies undergoing insolvency resolution. The announcement will likely be made at Sebi’s board meeting next week.

Markets regulator Sebi today exempted the central government from making an open offer for the shareholders of Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank and four other state-owned lenders following capital infusion.

The exemption has been given with regard to Syndicate Bank, Vijaya Bank, Bank of Baroda and Union Bank of India also.

The market regulator is weighing tighter oversight to check leakage of privileged company information in the wake of unpublished financial results finding their way into WhatsApp groups, two people aware of the development said.

Mumbai: In an effort to discourage the common public from investing in potentially shell companies in the listed space, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) wants exchanges to charge higher transaction fees for trading in stocks of firms that are illiquid (thinly-traded) or not held by too many shareholders.

Two persons, including a regulatory official confirmed this.

Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is considering a proposal to disincentivise algorithmic trading by traders with a ‘congestion charge’ for high volumes along with other restrictions.

The proposal which was made at a recent meeting of an expert panel is aimed at addressing concerns that high-frequency or algo traders have unfair access to the trading system of exchange.

Markets regulator Sebi is considering linking retail investors' exposure to derivatives with their income, a move aimed at preventing them from taking unreasonable positions in risky instruments.

The issue is expected to be discussed at the board meeting of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) this month, officials said.

Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is planning to allow start-ups to list on the small and medium enterprises (SME) platform of the stock exchanges. Sources say start-ups will be given special relaxations on the SME platform in terms of net worth requirements and profitability. The move comes after Indian stock exchanges in coordination with Sebi held several discussions with both the industry participants and to come up with a new framework for start-up listing.

MUMBAI: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is set to buy IDBI BankBSE -5.54 %'s building in Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), Mumbai's financial hub, for close to Rs 1,000 crore.

The capital market regulator will acquire the state-owned bank's seven-storey building, which has 3.21 lakh square feet of super builtup area, close to its existing office, making this the second biggest transaction at BKC since 2013.

Mumbai: The National Stock Exchange (NSE) said on Thursday that the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has returned its consent application in the high profile co-location matter since the market watchdog is investigating the case.

The NSE had filed a settlement application with the market regulator in July last year. It had sought a settlement with the regulator regarding a probe relating to allegations of unfair access given to some brokers to its high frequency trading systems.

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