Thursday, 27 September 2018

Sebi issues show-cause notices to 300 brokerages in NSEL case

Sebi. Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has issued a show-cause notice to 300 brokerages whose clients lost significant money in the infamous Rs 56-billion National Spot Exchange (NSEL) scam.

Sebi’s notice alleged that these brokerages no longer meet the “fit and proper person” criteria and hence should not be allowed to continue as intermediaries.

The regulator asked these brokerages to explain why the action recommended should not be taken against them under the prescribed provisions of Sebi (intermediaries) and Sebi (stock-brokers and sub-brokers) regulations.

Sebi’s fit and proper criteria define basic conditions that intermediaries need to fulfil in order to perform their duties and responsibilities. Among key conditions are integrity, absence of any conviction and not being a willful defaulter.

The regulator said that it has initiated adjudication proceeding and appointed designated authority on September 21 to inquire into the alleged violation of the fit and proper norms.

Business Standard

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