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Achuthan Committee recommended substantive changes in Takeover Regulations

Jul-20th-2010

 
Achuthan Committee on Takeover Regulations submits report to SEBI and recommeded substantive changes in the takeover rules, main recommendation are as under:
Triggers for open offers
The Committee has recommended an increase in the acquisition threshold for the initial trigger of an open offer from the current level of 15% to 25% of the voting capital of [...]

SEBI Circular:Revised Exposure Margin for Exchange Traded Equity Derivatives

Jul-8th-2010

SEBI on 07th July 2010 issued a circular regarding Exposure Margin for Exchange Traded Equity Derivatives, Key points of the circular are as follows:
CIR/DNPD/3/2010 July 7, 2010
 Sub: Revised Exposure Margin for Exchange Traded Equity Derivatives
 This is in modification of SEBI Circular No. SEBI/DNPD/CIR-41/2008 dated October 15, 2008 which specified that the exposure margin shall be [...]

SEBI Circular:Account Maintenance Charges collected upfront on annual/ half yearly basis on demat accounts

Jul-2nd-2010

 
SEBI on 1st July 2010 issued a circular regarding Account Maintenance Charges collected upfront on annual/ half yearly basis on demat accounts, higlights of the Circular are as follows: 
CIR/MRD/DP/ 20 /2010
 July 1, 2010
1. The Depository Participants (DPs) have a system of collecting account maintenance charge (AMC) from beneficial owners (BOs) towards maintenance of demat accounts for varied [...]

SEBI Circular: Reporting of Lending of securities bought in the Indian Market

Jun-30th-2010

 
Key Points of the Circular are as under:
Cir No.IMD/FII&C/ 4 /2010 June 29, 2010
Sub:- Reporting of Lending of securities bought in the Indian Market.
1. Please refer to Circular No. IMD/FII&C/32/2008 dated October 16, 2008 read with Circular No. IMD/FII&C/34/2008 dated October 20, 2008 related to reporting of information pertaining to securities lent by the FIIs [...]

Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records of the Nature and Value of Transactions, the Procedure and Manner of Maintaining and Time for Furnishing Information and Verification and Maintenance of Records of the Identity of the Clients of the Banking Companies, Financial Institutions and Intermediaries) Second Amendment Rules, 2010.

Jun-30th-2010

 
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NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 16th June, 2010
G.S.R. 508(E)- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub – section(1) read with clause(h), clause(i), clause(j) clause(k) of sub- section 2 of section 73 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (15 of 2003), the Central Government , in consultation with Reserve Bank of India, hereby makes the [...]