SEBI questions ownership of Sahara properties: Sources

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 11, 2015, 22:32

Officials at Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), which is seeking redress for millions of investors it says were burnt in conglomerate Sahara`s illegal bond scheme, say the group may not wholly own some of the properties in India it listed as proof of its ability to repay the savers.

PM promises fair taxes, growth-focussed policies to investors

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 3, 2015, 22:38

Modi said the priority of his government is "growth and jobs" and to establish global benchmarks in areas such as governance, transparency and taxation.

Industry visits to North Block down as biz climate improves: FM

Last Updated: Thursday, January 22, 2015, 16:09

Telling investors about improving ease of doing business in India, Finance Arun Jaitley on Thursday quipped that the number of industry leaders visiting his office has come down drastically as they do not need to come to seek permissions.

Sebi for protection of all investors in corp bond market: Sinha

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 21, 2015, 15:35

Sebi has written to the government asking for access to recovery mechanisms to other investors beyond banks and financial institutions.

SEBI mulls checks on high upfront commissions to MF agents

Last Updated: Monday, December 22, 2014, 20:04

To check mis-selling of mutual funds, a SEBI panel is considering stronger checks against high upfront commissions paid by the fund houses to their distributors as it might be leading to forced movement of investors from one fund to the other.

Sebi, exchanges tighten noose on SMS tipsters

Last Updated: Monday, December 8, 2014, 16:10

As investors and general public get bombarded with SMS tips promising huge stock market gains, regulator Sebi and stock exchanges have beefed up their surveillance to keep these scamsters in the check.

Sebi norms for research analysts to come into effect on Monday

Last Updated: Friday, November 28, 2014, 18:44

To safeguard investors from misleading advice coming from unregulated entities, a new set of regulations for research analysts in capital markets would come into effect from Monday.

Inflation indexed bonds to be modified: RBI DG

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 17:21

Worried by the tepid response to inflation-indexed bonds, the Reserve Bank today said they will be modified and made more attractive to investors.

Sluggish start to 2014; Sensex slumps to 2-week low

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 15:36

The new year started on a tepid note for the domestic stock market, which is expected to remain cautious over political developments leading up to the elections.

MF accounts drop by over 24 lakh during Apr-Nov

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 13:48

Mutual fund industry has lost an estimated over 24 lakh investors, measured in terms of individual accounts or folios, in the first eight months of the current fiscal.

FIIs buy Indian shares, derivatives worth $1 billion

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 09:20

Foreign investors were buyers of 24.73 billion rupees in Indian equities on Monday, their biggest single day buying since September 19, regulatory and exchange data show.