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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
The scam around pledging of client securities without consent has set off a blame game and consequent crackdown by SEBI. But are the checks and balances good only till the next fraud happens?
Editor's note: Last month, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank filed criminal complaints against Karvy Stock Broking Ltd for defrauding them of Rs 137 crore, Rs 350 crore and Rs 563 crore, respectively. The Hyderabad Police then arrested Karvy founder and chairman C. Parthasarathy, its chief executive officer and its chief financial officer, among others. The arrests came in the wake of Karvy being declared a defaulter, a fraud loan account and its broking licence being revoked by stock exchanges for pledging client securities without consent. But Karvy is not alone. Since 2018, over 30 stockbrokers have defaulted in complying with the rules and regulations introduced in the wake of the stock market scams of the 1990s. Of these brokers, 19 were found to have misused their clients’ stocks and funds, much like Karvy did. Among them were Allied Financial Services, Anugrah Stock and Broking, Bezel Stock Broking, Quantum Global Securities and BMA Wealth Creators, according to the National Stock Exchange’s website. The series of defaults by stockbrokers forced the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to act. Over the …
The scam around pledging of client securities without consent has set off a blame game and consequent crackdown by SEBI. But are the checks and balances good only till the next fraud happens?
Editor's note: Last month, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank filed criminal complaints against Karvy Stock Broking Ltd for defrauding them of Rs 137 crore, Rs 350 crore and Rs 563 crore, respectively. The Hyderabad Police then arrested Karvy founder and chairman C. Parthasarathy, its chief executive officer and its chief financial officer, among others. The arrests came in the wake of Karvy being declared a defaulter, a fraud loan account and its broking licence being revoked by stock exchanges for pledging client securities without consent. But Karvy is not alone. Since 2018, over 30 stockbrokers have defaulted in complying with the rules and regulations introduced in the wake of the stock market scams of the 1990s. Of these brokers, 19 were found to have misused their clients’ stocks and funds, much like Karvy did. Among them were Allied Financial Services, Anugrah Stock and Broking, Bezel Stock Broking, Quantum Global Securities and BMA Wealth Creators, according to the National Stock Exchange’s website. The series of defaults by stockbrokers forced the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to act. Over the …
The Bengaluru-based contract manufacturer lands in legal hot water with the California-headquartered transformer startup over a trade secret dispute.
The Rs 250 SIP was launched last year by the former SEBI chairperson with one clear goal: financial inclusion. More than a year later, the much-hyped scheme doesn’t seem to have caught on with MF investors.
The central bank’s shift to a 100% collateral requirement threatens to erode leverage, reduce volumes and force a consolidation across prop desks.
The Bengaluru-based contract manufacturer lands in legal hot water with the California-headquartered transformer startup over a trade secret dispute.
The Rs 250 SIP was launched last year by the former SEBI chairperson with one clear goal: financial inclusion. More than a year later, the much-hyped scheme doesn’t seem to have caught on with MF investors.
The central bank’s shift to a 100% collateral requirement threatens to erode leverage, reduce volumes and force a consolidation across prop desks.
