SEBI Proposes Key Changes to Pre-IPO Lock-in Rules: A Big Push Toward Faster, Cleaner Listings India’s primary markets are in the middle of a historic run. With more than 300 companies raising over $16.55 billion in 2025 alone, the appetite for new listings has rarely been stronger. Against this backdrop, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has unveiled a major proposal aimed at making the IPO process smoother, faster, and far less cumbersome—especially when it
Electronic Gold in India: Features, Investment Mechanics & Trading Explained Introduction The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) recently issued a cautionary note warning investors against buying “digital gold” from unregulated online platforms. While these digital offerings promise easy gold ownership, they fall outside SEBI’s regulatory framework and expose investors to serious counterparty and operational risks. In contrast, SEBI has introduced regulated electr
Big Crackdown on Anil Ambani: ED Attaches ₹3,084 Crore Worth of Assets In a significant enforcement action, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached assets worth ₹3,084 crore belonging to the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) . The attachment order, issued on October 31 , marks one of the largest actions taken against a major Indian industrial group in recent years. The attached properties include a
SEBI Penalises 13 Entities for Front-Running Trades Using Non-Public Information Front-running in the securities market refers to an unfair trading practice where a person (like a broker, trader, or insider) uses confidential or non-public information about an upcoming large trade to make personal profits before that trade is executed. Let us understand: If a trader knows that a big institutional investor (like a mutual fund or FIIs) is about to buy or sell a large qua