INVESTOR ISSUES


Neha Joshi ( Bar  and   Bench) 17 January 2026
The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) today set aside the penalties of over ₹15 crore imposed on Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company Ltd (BDMCL) and its promoters by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) [The Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Co Ltd & Anr v. SEBI]   SEBI has...

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The proposed US$4.45bn (billion) investment by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) in Shriram Finance Ltd has been causing ripples for the scale of the FDI (foreign direct investment) in a non-banking financial company (NBFC).   This investment would secure MUFG a 20% stake in the company,...

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Pammy Jaiswal  and   Saket Kejriwal 08 January 2026
More Indian companies are turning to partly-paid shares again. At first glance, this appears to be a standard approach to raising capital. But dig a little deeper and in some cases, these instruments are starting to behave a lot like share warrants without the checks and balances that usually...

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Moneylife Digital Team 07 January 2026
Setting aside an arbitral award that had gone in favour of a retail trader who earned substantial profits by exploiting a technical glitch in the trading system of Kotak Securities Ltd, the Bombay High Court (HC) ruled that gains made from an erroneous margin credit cannot be lawfully...

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Moneylife Digital Team 05 January 2026
Setting aside a series of arbitral awards that had held stockbroker Sharekhan Ltd responsible for losses suffered by two investors in futures and options (F&O) trading, the Bombay High Court has ruled that regulatory lapses by a broker do not automatically translate into civil liability when...

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On 23rd December, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced a $32bn programme of liquidity injections via purchases of government bonds and dollar–rupee swaps. In normal times such largesse would have lifted spirits on Dalal Street. Instead, equity indices fell that very day and continued to...

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Moneylife Digital Team 02 January 2026
The directorate of enforcement (ED) has issued a second provisional attachment order (PAO) worth Rs33.66 Crore in connection with a large-scale investment fraud involving Birla Emporium Pvt Ltd, Ira Finance Pvt Ltd, the company director Yumnam Irabanta Singh and other associated entities in...

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Moneylife Digital Team 30 December 2025
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed penalties totalling Rs6 lakh on three cooperative banks and one non-banking financial company (NBFC) for failing to comply with the directions issued by the banking regulator. The highest penalty of ₹2.40 lakh has been imposed on Valuecorp Securities &...

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KBS Sidhu 29 December 2025
Updated on 31 December 2025 at 1pm to include a clarification from the author   Infosys’s 53.5-Acre Mega Land Deal in Bengaluru Raises Troubling Questions Infosys wants India to see it as a modern technology enterprise an institution that rode the software-services wave and is now “moving...

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Market regulator Tuhin Kanta Pandey appears genuinely keen on protecting investors by ensuring that they have access to corporate information in an easy-to-understand format. In a recent media interview, he signalled that the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) will take on this task...

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Abhay Datar 26 December 2025
The Senior Citizens Savings Scheme (SCSS) is meant to be one of the safest financial harbours for India’s elderly. Backed by the government, offering an attractive interest rate with quarterly payouts, and insulated from market volatility, it is widely promoted as an ideal post-retirement...

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Moneylife Digital Team 26 December 2025
In a move aimed at easing investor compliance and streamlining market processes, market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has announced a set of reforms covering the issuance of duplicate securities and the basic services demat account (BSDA) framework.   To make the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 23 December 2025
Punjab's former inspector general of police (IG) Amar Singh Chahal is in critical condition after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot injury at his residence in Patiala, with police probing allegations that he was defrauded of ₹8.1 crore in a sophisticated online investment scam.   Mr Chahal,...

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Moneylife Digital Team 22 December 2025
The Mumbai bench of the income tax appellate tribunal (ITAT) has allowed a cooperative housing society (CHS)’ claim for deduction on interest income earned from fixed deposits (FDs) placed with a cooperative bank, reiterating that such income qualifies for relief under Section 80P(2)(d) of the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 18 December 2025
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) have issued a series of fresh warnings cautioning investors against unsolicited stock tips, unauthorised trading services and social media channels offering assured or guaranteed returns in the securities market.   In a statement...

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Moneylife Digital Team 17 December 2025
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has initiated recovery proceedings to recover ₹18.14 crore from finfluencer Mohammad Nasiruddin Ansari, popularly known as ‘Baap of Charts’, along with Rahul Rao Padamati and Golden Syndicate Ventures Pvt Ltd, for running...

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Moneylife Digital Team 15 December 2025
Individual traders incurred net losses of ₹105,603 crore in the futures and options (F&O) segment during financial year (FY)24-25, Parliament was informed on Monday, underlining the scale of retail losses in India’s fast-growing derivatives market even as regulators step up enforcement against...

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Moneylife Digital Team 13 December 2025
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has dropped insider trading charges against Pranav Adani and six other entities, bringing to a close a prolonged probe into trading activity ahead of Adani Green Energy Ltd’s (AGEL) US$3.5bn (billion) acquisition of SB Energy in May...

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Moneylife Digital Team 12 December 2025
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has once again postponed the implementation of Phase III of its circular on revising and revamping nomination facilities in the Indian securities market. The earlier deadline of 15 December 2025 has now been placed on hold, and SEBI...

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Moneylife Digital Team 11 December 2025
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has removed the mandatory geo-tagging requirement for non-resident Indians (NRIs). The geo-tagging required proof of physical presence in India during the renewal of know-your-customer (re-KYC) for NRIs. With this change, NRIs can...

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