Days after the Securities and Exchange Board of India, or Sebi, banned six executives of DLF, including Chairman KP Singh, from accessing the capital market for three years for withholding information from investors when the company went public in 2007, the industry is abuzz with talk that the realty giant is planning to sell assets, including projects under construction, to reduce debt. Those in the know say the inventory could be sold at a discount to generate quick cash to boost inflows.

In what could spell more trouble for DLF, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is planning to write to other regulatory bodies about the lapses at the real estate firm.

According to sources familiar with the development, Sebi has decided to make references to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) and the Department of Revenue, citing violations of the Acts these bodies govern. The market regulator came across these violations while investigating the DLF case between December 2012 and May 2013.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) wants other financial sector regulators to emulate its investor awareness and education initiatives. At a recent meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council, apex body for financial sector development and regulation, it expressed concern over the lack of initiatives from its counterparts in investor education, said sources.

Sebi is said to have told the others it had spent about Rs 40 crore on investor awareness programmes last year. And, that other regulatory bodies should begin spending more on this cause.

In a fresh list of terror outfits circulated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to the stock exchanges, market entities have been asked to stay cautious about any funds or entities linked to the infamous ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) finding their way to Indian capital markets.

While no instance of any ISIS-linked activities in the Indian markets has come to the fore so far, the regulator has informed the stock exchanges about the updated Al-Qaida sanctions list of the United Nations Security Council, which has named various ISIS-linked entities in its new list. The stock exchanges have, in turn, informed their trading members about the updated sanctions list.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) plans to revamp the product labelling framework for mutual fund (MF) schemes.

The changes could include further categorisation of equity schemes. Under current guidelines, all MF equity schemes are colour-coded as brown, denoting high riskiness.

Reflecting a record-high success rate for orders passed by Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in various cases, the number of appeals against these directions have almost doubled at the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) while the count of pleas allowed by SAT halved during the last financial year.

According to the latest details available with regard to cases where Sebi orders have been challenged at SAT, the number of appeals dismissed by the Tribunal rose to 117 in the last financial year (2013-14) from 62 in previous year.

Stung by allegations of going easy in the Bank of Rajasthan (BoR) case, market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has shifted the blame on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

In a letter to the department of economic affairs (DEA), Sebi has said merger between the erstwhile BoR and ICICI Bank was approved by the banking regulator despite being "fully aware" of the "surrogate acquisitions" made by the former's promoter entities.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday firmed up regulations that will govern real estate investment trusts, or REITs, and so-called infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) that the market regulator decided to allow last month. Following a board meeting in August, Sebi had cleared a long-pending proposal to allow Indian firms to launch REITs —a move that will enable easier access to funds for cash-strapped developers and create a new investment avenue for institutions and high net worth individuals, and ultimately ordinary investors. All REIT schemes, to start-off with, will be close-ended real estate investment schemes that will invest in property with the aim of providing returns to unit holders. The returns will be derived mainly from rental income or capital gains from real estate. REITs, Sebi said, will be allowed to invest in commercial real estate assets, either directly or through special purpose vehicles (SPVs).

Sustained dollar demand from importers and weakness in local equities on Wednesday pulled the rupee down for a third straight day, with the currency ending two paise lower at 60.97 against the greenback.

Heavy selling by foreign funds yesterday in local stocks and better dollar overseas also kept the rupee under pressure.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) will soon issue a discussion paper to formalise and address issues pertaining to the Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPE) funding.

"Work is going on to make lives easier for private equity players that invest in listed companies. The discussion paper will address issues the industry is facing, and after public consultation, formal guidelines would be issued," said a source.

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