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Why SEBI rejected Bain-backed Manappuram unit Asirvad's defence on fundraising

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29 April, 2026

Why SEBI rejected Bain-backed Manappuram unit Asirvad's defence on fundraising

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has penalised a unit of Bain Capital-backed Manappuram Finance Ltd for ......

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Finance

21 April, 2026

Singapore, Abu Dhabi woo GIFT City funds rattled by RBI's foreign asset disclosure norms

The organisations tasked with promoting Singapore and Abu Dhabi as global financial centres have started wooing funds ......

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Finance

13 April, 2026

Why SEBI wants mutual fund-backed AIFs to meet ‘broad-based' fund rules for each scheme

Mutual fund house-backed alternative investment funds (AIFs) must ensure broad-basing at the scheme level, including in ......

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Markets

10 April, 2026

How a brokerage with no client trade was used as a front to run a $270 mn scam

A brokerage that had received its licence in April 2023 was found to have been used as a front for ......

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Finance

02 April, 2026

Explained: How changes in tax-avoidance rules could affect PE/VC funds

Private equity and venture capital funds have received significant relief after a recent amendment to the Income Tax ......

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Markets

31 March, 2026

A failed M&A and other smokescreens: How SEBI cracked down on Kingsman cigarette maker

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has unearthed an elaborate pump-and-dump operation involving Elitecon ......

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Markets

27 March, 2026

How SEBI stopped short of fully accepting own panel's report on conflict-of-interest norms

The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s conflict-of-interest rules differ from several key recommendations made ......

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Finance

24 March, 2026

Explained: What SEBI board meet decisions mean for AIFs, FPIs and InvITs

Private equity and venture capital firms that were unable to surrender their registrations due to ongoing litigation or ......

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Finance

23 March, 2026

How sarcasm cost a firm its SEBI registration and how it got a reprieve

​A little more than nine years ago, a Mumbai-based firm that offered share registry and transfer services snubbed an ......

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Finance

11 March, 2026

SEBI mulls Malaysian model to speed up AIF industry growth

India’s capital markets regulator is considering ways to speed up scheme launches for alternative investment funds (......