SEBI Fines Kalpbut Real Estate for Illicit Fund Raising

SEBI ordered Kalpbut Real Estate to refund the illegally raised Rs 15 crore back to investors along with 15 per cent interest annually on the refund amount.

Recovery under SEBI cannot take place during the moratorium period

Under section 14 of the code, the moratorium order is passed. Accordingly till the time moratorium period exists no other action or suit or case or proceedings against the corporate debtor can take place.

SEBI layout norms for Cos Undergoing Insolvency Proceedings

The regulator is planning to come out with a discussion paper on compliance with SEBI standards by listed companies undergoing insolvency resolution process.

BSE, NSE Plan to grow Business outside SEBI’s Domain

Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) planning to expand business outside the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI’s) purview. The exchanges are seeking approval for the same. The proposal has been sent to the SEBI committee, headed by former Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor. The approval could concrete way for … Continue reading “BSE, NSE Plan to grow Business outside SEBI’s Domain”

SEBI to look into firms inexact classified as shell companies

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has formed a sub-committee under the Secondary Market and Advisory Committee (SMAC) to look into the matter where in companies are complaining that they have been inexact classified as shell companies because of technical errors. Earlier, when Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) disqualified in September, at least … Continue reading “SEBI to look into firms inexact classified as shell companies”

Norms for insolvency resolution professionals code by SEBI

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is working on the guidelines for insolvency resolution professionals under the capital market norms so the recently introduced Bankruptcy & Insolvency Code is implemented better. The new guidelines will be issued this year. Source: Times of India

SEBI to Work on Corporate Governance with the help of Committee

A new committee was constituted by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to work on Corporate Governance in June 2017. This committee formed under the Chairmanship of Mr. Uday Kotak in order to strengthen the guidelines of Corporate Governance of listed entities in India. The committee formed comprises of officials from the government, industry, … Continue reading “SEBI to Work on Corporate Governance with the help of Committee”

SEBI proposed a Consultative Paper titled ‘Corporate Governance Issues in Compensation Agreements’

SEBI proposed a Consultative Paper titled ‘Corporate Governance Issues in Compensation Agreements’ to review the disclosure requirements under SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015. The Paper has proposed curbs on compensation agreements between promoters of a listed entity and private equity (PE) funds. One view is that there is no place at all for such side agreements in case of … Continue reading “SEBI proposed a Consultative Paper titled ‘Corporate Governance Issues in Compensation Agreements’”