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The Hyderabad-based digital marketing solutions company remains cagey about sharing information on the ‘missing’ promoter shares, a clear violation of the regulator's rules.

Editor's note: Brightcom promoter Suresh Reddy is getting away with murder and the Securities and Exchange Board of India couldn’t be bothered. In April, it became evident that 19 crore shares held by Reddy and other promoters of the Hyderabad-based digital marketing solutions company had gone “missing” from the shareholding pattern shared with stock exchanges. Whenever promoters sell or transfer shares, they have to intimate stock exchanges under insider trading rules. There was no communication to this effect to the exchanges from Brightcom in the January to March quarter this year, despite over 17% of the promoter holding changing hands. We wrote about it here. The intimation on sale of promoter shares under insider trading rules is an important regulation. It forms the crux of investor trust in a company as investment or divestment by promoters is a marker of their interest in the company. The current rules require companies to report such promoter transactions within 48 hours to stock exchanges. In Brightcom’s case, the promoters were busy spinning a story of quick success, which saw its stock price move from Rs …
The Hyderabad-based digital marketing solutions company remains cagey about sharing information on the ‘missing’ promoter shares, a clear violation of the regulator's rules.

Editor's note: Brightcom promoter Suresh Reddy is getting away with murder and the Securities and Exchange Board of India couldn’t be bothered. In April, it became evident that 19 crore shares held by Reddy and other promoters of the Hyderabad-based digital marketing solutions company had gone “missing” from the shareholding pattern shared with stock exchanges. Whenever promoters sell or transfer shares, they have to intimate stock exchanges under insider trading rules. There was no communication to this effect to the exchanges from Brightcom in the January to March quarter this year, despite over 17% of the promoter holding changing hands. We wrote about it here. The intimation on sale of promoter shares under insider trading rules is an important regulation. It forms the crux of investor trust in a company as investment or divestment by promoters is a marker of their interest in the company. The current rules require companies to report such promoter transactions within 48 hours to stock exchanges. In Brightcom’s case, the promoters were busy spinning a story of quick success, which saw its stock price move from Rs …
Thinly traded listed entities have long served as breeding grounds for stock manipulation, hurting investors. The regulator, the NSE and BSE now want to fix things by focusing on efficient delisting.
The newly announced levy on UPI payments undermines the very foundation of using digital payments for stock market investing. Brokers are in a tizzy.
A month on, CAS has only amplified volatility, manipulation and confusion rather than containing them.
Thinly traded listed entities have long served as breeding grounds for stock manipulation, hurting investors. The regulator, the NSE and BSE now want to fix things by focusing on efficient delisting.
The newly announced levy on UPI payments undermines the very foundation of using digital payments for stock market investing. Brokers are in a tizzy.
A month on, CAS has only amplified volatility, manipulation and confusion rather than containing them.