SEBI - Corporate Law Reporter

Guidance Note on Board Evaluation

CIRCULAR SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD/CIR/P/2017/004 January 5, 2017 To All listed entities Sir / Madam, Sub: Guidance Note on Board Evaluation 1. The Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (“SEBI LODR”) contain broad provisions on Board Evaluation i.e. evaluation of the performance of: (i) the Board as a whole, (ii) individual directors… Read More

Reference to Circular no. FITTC/FII/02/2002 dated May 15, 2002- In regard to credit of proceeds due to write off of securities held by Foreign Portfolio Investors/deemed Foreign Portfolio Investors.

CIRCULAR IMD/HO/FPIC/CIR/P/ 2017/ 001 January 02, 2017 To, All Designated Depository Participants ("DDPs")/ Custodian of Securities All Foreign Portfolio Investors through their designated Custodians of Securities Sir / Madam, Subject : Reference to Circular no. FITTC/FII/02/2002 dated May 15, 2002- In regard to credit of proceeds due to write off of securities held by Foreign… Read More

Sanction of Additional Working Capital Limits to Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs)

RBI/2016-17/200 FIDD.MSME & NFS.BC.No.20/06.02.31/2016-17 December 29, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir / Madam, Sanction of Additional Working Capital Limits to Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) Please refer to our circular FIDD.MSME & NFS.BC.No.60/06.02.31/2015-16 dated August 27, 2015 on ‘Streamlining flow of credit to Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) for… Read More

Introduction of Interest Rate Options in India

RBI/2016-17/199 FMRD.DIRD.12/14.01.011/2016-17 December 29, 2016 To All eligible market participants Dear Sir/Madam Introduction of Interest Rate Options in India As announced in the fourth bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2016-17, it has been decided to introduce Interest Rate Options in India. 2. The Reserve Bank of India has accordingly issued a Notification No. FMRD.DIRD. 11/2016 dated… Read More

Continuous disclosures and compliances by REITs

CIR/IMD/DF/146/2016 December 29, 2016 To All Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) All Parties to REITs All Stock Exchanges Dear Sir / Madam, Sub: Continuous disclosures and compliances by REITs 1. Regulation 23 of the SEBI (Real Estate Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014 (‘the REIT Regulations’) prescribe disclosures to be made by a REIT to the Stock… Read More

Review of the position limits available to Stock Brokers / Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) – Category I & II / Mutual Funds (MFs) for stock derivatives contracts

CIRCULAR SEBI/HO/MRD/DP/CIR/P/2016/143 December 27, 2016 To, All Stock Exchanges (except for Commodity Derivatives Exchanges). Dear Sir / Madam, Subject: Review of the position limits available to Stock Brokers / Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) - Category I & II / Mutual Funds (MFs) for stock derivatives contracts The position limits for Trading Member / Foreign Institutional… Read More

Filing of Forms PAS-4 and PAS-5 in case of issuance of debt securities on private placement basis

CIRCULAR SEBI/HO/IMD/DF1/CIR/P/2016/140 December 23, 2016 To All Issuers proposing to issue debt securities Dear Sir / Madam, Sub: Filing of Forms PAS-4 and PAS-5 in case of issuance of debt securities on private placement basis 1. Please refer to Rule 14(1) and Rule 14(3) of Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities Rules), 2014 on the… Read More

System-driven Disclosures in Securities Market

CIRCULAR CFD/DCR/CIR/2016/139 December 21, 2016 To All Listed Entities All Registered Registrar & Share Transfer Agents All Depositories All Nationwide Stock Exchanges Dear Sir/Madam, System-driven Disclosures in Securities Market 1. SEBI, vide circular dated December 01, 2015, had introduced the system-driven disclosures in securities market detailing the procedure to be adopted for its implementation with… Read More

Guidelines for public issue of units of REITs

CIRCULAR CIR/IMD/DF/136/2016 December 19, 2016 To All Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) All Parties to REITs All Stock Exchanges All Merchant Bankers Dear Sir / Madam, Sub: Guidelines for public issue of units of REITs 1. SEBI (Real Estate Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014 (“REIT Regulations”)provides as under: a) Regulation 14(24) states that ‘The Board may… Read More

Enhanced Supervision of Stock Brokers / Depository Participants

Securities and Exchange Board of India CIRCULAR SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD2/CIR/P/2016/138 December 20, 2016 The Managing Directors of all Recognized Stock Exchanges and Depositories Dear Sir/Madam Sub: Enhanced Supervision of Stock Brokers / Depository Participants Please refer to SEBI Circular No. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD2/CIR/2016/95 dated September 26, 2016 regarding the captioned subject. Following representations from Exchanges as well as market… Read More

Streamlining the Process for Acquisition of Shares pursuant to Tender-Offers made for Takeovers, Buy Back and Delisting of Securities

CIRCULAR CFD/DCR2/CIR/P/2016/131 December 09, 2016 To All Recognised Stock Exchanges All Depositories All Registered Merchant Bankers All Registrars to the Issue Dear Sir/Madam, Sub: Streamlining the Process for Acquisition of Shares pursuant to Tender-Offers made for Takeovers, Buy Back and Delisting of Securities. 1. SEBI had issued circular No. CIR/CFD/POLICY CELL/1/2015 dated April 13, 2015… Read More

SEBI Infrastructure Investment Trusts (Amendment) Regulations, 2016

GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY PART – III – SECTION 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI, 30th November, 2016 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 30th November, 2016 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT TRUSTS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2016 No. SEBI/LAD/NRO/GN/2016-17/021.-In exercise of the powers conferred by section 30 read with sections… Read More

Securities and Exchange Board Of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY PART – III – SECTION 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI, 30th November, 2016 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 30th November, 2016 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2016 No. SEBI/LAD/NRO/GN/2016-17/022 .─ In exercise of the powers conferred by section… Read More