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SEBI issued Consultation paper for debt offering through private placement on electronic book

By | December 4, 2015

Consultation paper Primary market debt offering through private placement on electronic book (Brief Extract from above consultation paper) It has been observed from the available data that the majority of the issuances in India take place through private placement route, which are subsequently listed on stock exchange. During financial year 2014-15, private placement accounted for… Read More »

Green Bonds : SEBI Concept paper

By | December 3, 2015

Source : Securities and Exchange Board of India 03.12.2015 Concept paper for issuance of Green Bonds 1. Background A green bond is like any other bond where a debt instrument is issued by an entity for raising funds from investors. However what differentiates a Green bond from other bonds is that the proceeds of a… Read More »

Electronic Book for Primary Market Debt Offering through private placement

By | December 3, 2015

Proposal for seeking approval for initiation of public consultation process on introduction of “Primary Market Debt Offering through private placement on electronic Book” The Board considered and approved the proposal for initiation of public consultation process on introduction of “Primary Market Debt Offering through private placement on electronic Book”. The key benefits of such an… Read More »

SEBI will issue Consultation paper for Green Bonds

By | December 3, 2015

Consultation paper for disclosure requirements for issuance and listing Green Bonds The Board considered and approved the proposal for initiation of public consultation process for disclosure requirements for issuance and listing of Green Bonds, which are in line with the requirements as provided in Green Bond Principles as recommended by International Capital Market Association (ICMA).… Read More »

Trading in last one year Condition relaxed for Delisting of Small Companies Condition of

By | December 3, 2015

Delisting of Small Companies Delisting Regulations provide for simplified procedure of delisting for small companies and exempt them from the requirements of Chapter IV of the Delisting Regulations subject to certain conditions. Currently, one of such conditions is that the shares of the company have not been traded for the preceding one year. Based on… Read More »

Business Responsibility Reporting extended to top 500 Listed Entities :SEBI

By | December 3, 2015

Business Responsibility Reporting by Listed Entities SEBI has, vide circular dated August 13, 2012, mandated Business Responsibility Reporting (BRR) requirement for top 100 listed entities based on market capitalization in their annual reports. The key principles which are required to be reported by the entities include the areas such as environment, social, governance, stakeholder’s relationships,… Read More »