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3 days ago | 
livemint.com | Ram Sahgal |Neha Joshi
The regulator may also look to modify the market-wide position limit (MWPL) across exchanges and link it to delivery volumes of stocks to prevent manipulation and cornering of stocks by any entity, the people cited above said on the condition of anonymity. MWPL refers to the total number of stock options and futures contracts one can trade across exchanges .
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3 weeks ago | 
livemint.com | Neha Joshi |Ram Sahgal
Markets Summary From 30 April, Sebi will replace separate BSE and NSE contract notes with a common one for FPIs. While aimed at boosting transparency and cutting costs, the move may bring operational challenges for FPIs already burdened by recent regulatory tightening. This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.
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3 weeks ago | 
livemint.com | Ram Sahgal |Neha Joshi
At a meeting last week, close to 10 qualified stock brokers (QSBs) requested that market regulator Sebi extend the 1 May deadline for offering a same-day settlement option to any of their clients desirous of such a cycle. As most top brokers are operationally unprepared for such a cycle, Sebi could extend the deadline for the QSBs to provide their clients with the option of same-day settlement.
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1 month ago | 
livemint.com | Anirudh Laskar |Neha Joshi
Companies Summary Piramal believes that while passing the baton of the group's business, it is crucial for leaders—especially those accustomed to running the show—to know when to step away and allow the next generation to learn from their mistakes. This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.
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1 month ago | 
livemint.com | Anirudh Laskar |Neha Joshi
Mumbai: Mergers and acquisitions in India will likely see a surge in volumes in 2025-26 both because of a volatile equity market and strong corporate balance sheets, said investment bankers and dealmakers at the Mint India Investment Summit. M&A activity in 2024 fell to a four-year low in terms of deal value to $80.5 billion, down 11.4% from the year before, show data from LSEG Deals Intelligence. Last year, however, was India’s busiest dealmaking year with 2,756 deals announced.
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1 month ago | 
livemint.com | Neha Joshi |Devina Sengupta
Passing the baton, knowing the right time to pass it, and knowing whether the scion is ready to accept it are some of the crucial questions that promoters will face. According to Ajay Piramal, chairman of the ₹52,120 crore Piramal Group, it is a decision that can never be forced. "I think it is more important to know that you have to step aside and actually do it...
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1 month ago | 
livemint.com | Ram Sahgal |Neha Joshi
Intraday monitoring of position limits to strengthen the index derivatives framework has to go live on 1 April. It’s the sixth measure that the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) introduced in a staggered manner from 1 October. A change of guard at Sebi has given market participants hope that the regulator would defer the rule until it decides on the implementation of a proposal for determining the position limits.
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1 month ago | 
livemint.com | Ram Sahgal |Neha Joshi
Markets Summary Sebi's proposal for a gross limit in options by using the delta parameter has brokers and prop traders worried. They believe this will reduce liquidity and increase costs in India's derivatives market. Now, the regulator may be about to review the proposal. This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.
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2 months ago | 
livemint.com | Neha Joshi |Shayan Ghosh
Markets Summary A bold regulator, a divided legacy—how Madhabi Puri Buch reshaped Sebi amid pushback and controversy. This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In August 2024, Madhabi Puri Buch, then-chairperson of India’s market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), was on a long-overdue vacation in Turkey when a crisis erupted.
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2 months ago | 
livemint.com | Ram Sahgal |Neha Joshi |Shayan Ghosh
The trading patterns in IndusInd Bank's active futures contract since October, and the sudden build-up in cash market volumes more recently, appear to suggest that segments of the market may have anticipated something amiss much before the exit of the bank's chief financial officer in January, and the surfacing of accounting lapses this week. A day after the bank informed stock exchanges about discrepancies in the derivatives portfolio on Monday, the bank's stock tumbled a steep 27%.
