SEBI’s FPI Framework Revamp: A Structural Reset for Faster, Cleaner Foreign Investment India’s foreign portfolio investment regime is finally getting the overhaul market participants have quietly been waiting for. In its new consultation paper, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed a comprehensive revamp of the  Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) framework , targeting three long-standing conflict points: slow onboarding, duplicative compliance, and frag

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

SEBI Cracks Down on Insider Trading in IEX Shares: ₹173.14 Crore Gains Impounded    Understanding SEBI’s Insider Trading Regulations The  Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)  regulates insider trading through the  Prohibition of Insider Trading (PIT) Regulations, 2015 .These regulations aim to ensure  fairness, transparency, and equal access to information  for all investors in the securities market. Under these rules: Insiders  — such as company management , execut