Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will soon come out with a concept paper on peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, and will hold consultations with capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) before finalizing the rules, deputy governor R. Gandhi said on Monday.

“A concept note on P2P lending will be put up on the RBI website for public comments shortly,” Gandhi said at a non-banking finance company (NBFC) event organized here by an industry body. Based on the feedback, the contours of P2P lending will be decided in consultation with the Sebi, he said.

The Securities & Exchange of India (Sebi) has proposed new norms to allow distribution of cash benefits including dividends, interest and redemption payments through depositories.

Currently, cash benefits are distributed directly by issuer companies to investors mostly through their registrar and transfer agents (RTAs). The proposal comes within a month after the alleged fraud by share transfer agent Sharepro Services which transferred dividends payable to shareholders to fake demat accounts by fraudulent means.

Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) chairman UK Sinha will meet stock market brokers on Thursday to discuss methods to improve retail participation in the capital markets, especially in derivatives segment. The meeting will be attended by representatives of the BSE Brokers’ Forum and the Association of National Exchanges Members, sources told FE.

This meeting is a part of the regulator’s effort to increase penetration of capital markets in the country. The same issue was discussed in the annual brainstorming session of Sebi held from April 6-8 at Lonavala.

Mumbai: The capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is trying to shorten the gap between an initial public offering (IPO) and the listing of shares to three days from the current six days, according to two people familiar with discussions held by the regulator.

The matter was discussed at a meeting between Sebi officials and market intermediaries late last month, they said.

To make it easier for investors to get dividend and redemption payments on a fast-track basis, regulator Sebi on Monday proposed new norms to allow depositories to distribute all securities market related cash benefits.

A final decision on the issue will be made after taking into consideration the views of all stakeholders. The regulator has sought public comments till May 5.

Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is looking at ways to limit the advantages of co-location and high-frequency trading (HFT), according to two people familiar with the developments.

Discussions to create a level-playing field for those not using algorithmic trading (algo trading), which have been going on for more than a year now, could lead to the regulator introducing ‘non-disruptive restrictions’ on such trading.

For months, the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE) had dismissed allegations that one of its trading members had unfair access to its market data and trading systems. It even slapped a defamation case against Moneylife magazine, when it wrote on these allegations citing a whistleblower’s letter.

But now, the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi’s) technical advisory committee has found evidence that NSE violated norms of fair access and allowed some brokers to benefit.

Mumbai: The capital markets regulator has rejected a mutual fund industry proposal to allow them to isolate risky assets from the rest of their holdings and cap redemption, saying that it will encourage fund managers to take unnecessary risks, three people directly familiar with the developments said.

The Association of Mutual Funds of India (Amfi) in March approached the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to set rules for the creation of a so-called side pocket when a specific investment faces a credit risk as a way to insulate the broader portfolio from redemption pressure.

MUMBAI: Very soon, you may see Amitabh Bachchan, Sachin Tendulkar, M S Dhoni or Virat Kohli promoting investments in mutual funds.

In a dramatic shift in its strategy to boost mutual fund investments in the country, markets regulator Sebi is seriously considering the option of allowing celebrity endorsement for the fund industry as a whole under trade body AMFI, a top Sebi official said. However, the regulator will not allow brand ambassadors for individual fund houses.

The Government of India’s plan to help public sector banks (PSB) make a fresh start is well intentioned, but could face road blocks created by its own past rules and regulations. Replenishing lost capital is necessary, but it comes with several constraints, says a report by proxy advisory firm Institutional Investor Advisory Services (IiAS).

According to the Indradhanush scheme, banks need Rs 1.8 lakh crore in the next four years to become well-capitalized, of which the budgetary allocation for support is only Rs 70,000 crore – banks will need to raise the remaining Rs 1.1 lakh crore from the market by FY2019.

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