MSMEs committee under UK Sinha submits report to RBI
The eight-member committee was set up in January to review the current institutional framework in place to support the MSME sector, study the impact of the recent economic reforms on the sector and identify the structural problems affecting its growth.
Jun 19, 2019, 14:52 PM IST
Six years at Sebi: Sinha to hang his boots today; Ajay Tyagi to take charge as Sebi chairman
Sebi will see a change of guard on Tuesday with senior IAS officer Ajay Tyagi taking over the chairmanship from U K Sinha, who is leaving with "good memories" after a six-year tenure marked with 'harsh' actions against defaulters and several reforms in capital markets.
Mar 01, 2017, 09:09 AM IST
Six years as Sebi chairman, Sinha to hang his boots tomorrow
Regulator Sebi will see a change of guard tomorrow with senior IAS officer Ajay Tyagi taking over the chairmanship from U K Sinha, who is leaving with "good memories" after a six-year tenure marked with 'harsh' actions against defaulters and several reforms in capital markets.
Feb 28, 2017, 19:03 PM IST
Sebi to beef up cyber security framework for stock markets
To protect securities markets from cyber threats, regulator Sebi is looking to further beef up its policy framework on this front and plans to appoint a chief IT security officer to head these initiatives.
Sep 25, 2016, 17:17 PM IST
Fears about participatory notes overblown, startups not interested to list in India: Sebi Chief
He said that the impact must be watched out closely since it was as per him the most impactful occuring after World War II whose implications will be seen for quite long.
Jul 13, 2016, 09:20 AM IST
50 candidates but govt extended Sinha's term as SEBI chief: Know why!
It was the need for 'continuity' amid an excessive capital market volatility that led to the government giving second extension to U K Sinha as SEBI chief -- a post for which 50 candidates including top bureaucrats, eminent bankers and senior RBI officers had applied.
Jun 06, 2016, 18:25 PM IST
SEBI pitches India to Silicon Valley investors
The head of India`s financial markets regulator visited Silicon Valley this week to promote rule changes in his country protecting minority shareholders and encourage more investment in his country`s thriving technology startups.
Jun 03, 2016, 09:21 AM IST
Sebi to fast-track market reforms, ease startup funding
Seeking to expedite its various reform measures to deepen the capital markets, Sebi is set to usher in easier capital raising norms for startups and remove ambiguities from its takeover regulations
Mar 06, 2016, 17:23 PM IST
SEBI chief U K Sinha gets one year extension
Sinha, a 1976 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre, assumed office as the market regulator's chairman on February 18, 2011 when the previous UPA government was in the power. While Sinha was initially appointed with a three-year term, he was later given a two-year extension.
Feb 15, 2016, 22:36 PM IST
Sebi prefers retail investors coming via institutions: Sinha
Small investors are best advised to enter the stock market through institutions such as mutual funds and pension funds, Sebi Chairman U K Sinha said Wednesday while asserting that he was not worried if smaller investors do not participate in IPOs directly.
Dec 02, 2015, 15:34 PM IST
Open to change norms on exchange-traded funds: SEBI chief
Pitching for more transparency and disclosures with regard to exchange-traded funds (ETFs), SEBI chief U K Sinha Monday said the markets regulator is willing to make changes to norms regulating the financial product based on inputs from market players and experts.
Oct 26, 2015, 17:49 PM IST
Tackling black money growth not SEBI's job: Sinha
Tackling black money growth is not the task of SEBI but it is pro-active in curbing market manipulations and information about tax evasion that comes to its notice is passed on to the authorities concerned, its chief U K Sinha said Monday.
Oct 12, 2015, 19:14 PM IST
Race for Sebi's new chief begins, prominent names come up
Finance Ministry has sped up the search for the new Sebi chairman because Sinha's term is scheduled to come to an end on February 17, 2016.
Oct 09, 2015, 13:59 PM IST
Govt begins search for new Sebi Chairman to succeed U K Sinha
Government has begun the search for a new Chairman of the capital markets regulator Sebi to succeed the incumbent U K Sinha, whose term is scheduled to come to an end on February 17, 2016.
Aug 26, 2015, 23:06 PM IST
SEBI norms for start-ups painless, easy: U K Sinha
Noting that number of start-ups in the country are growing at a rapid pace, SEBI chairman U K Sinha today said the new guidelines by the capital market regulator will help these firms list on the capital markets in a "painless and easy" manner.
Aug 18, 2015, 22:33 PM IST
Not enamoured by size of corporates committing crimes: SEBI
In a stern warning to corporates seeking to settle their capital market crimes, regulator SEBI has said anyone committing a serious offence must face the axe and any settlement plea would not be entertained in such cases, irrespective of the size and stature of the offender.
Aug 02, 2015, 15:27 PM IST
Don't enter commodities market for quick bucks: SEBI to investors
Ready to regulate commodity trading, SEBI has cautioned small investors against coming for quick gains through speculation in this market, which is "risky" and requires a lot of technical expertise.
Aug 02, 2015, 15:06 PM IST
Sebi makes delisting norms easier
Making delisting norms easier, Sebi on Friday said promoters either will have to ensure that at least 25 per cent of minority shareholders participate in such a process or can demonstrate that the entire 100 per cent investors have been approached.
Jul 31, 2015, 20:03 PM IST
Corporates carry clout, but Sebi stands firm: U K Sinha
Often at the receiving end of the companies for its penal actions and 'tough' regulations, markets watchdog Sebi has said the corporates carry a lot of clout and keep testing its resolve, but the regulator has always been firm on its ground.
Jul 26, 2015, 17:38 PM IST
SEBI-FMC merger process to be complete by Sept: Sinha
The merger process of the Forward Markets Commission (FMC) with SEBI will be completed by September this year, said U K Sinha, chairman of the capital market regulator.
Jul 23, 2015, 18:42 PM IST
