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Major Misses in SEBIs Regulations on Regulation Making Procedure
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Manal Shah
Feb 287 min read
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Deep Dive 2 - Insider Trading
This blog takes a deep dive to understand the nuances of SEBI's insider trading regulations, including brief case analyses.
Manal Shah
Feb 1523 min read
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Deep Dive 1 – Section 11B of SEBI Act, 1992
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Manal Shah
Jan 2711 min read
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Historical Underpinnings IX - Enactment of SEBI Act, 1992
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Manal Shah
Dec 25, 20246 min read
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Historical Underpinnings VIII: 1991's Creative Destruction
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Manal Shah
Dec 16, 20245 min read
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Historical Underpinnings VII - Need for comprehensive securities market regulation
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Manal Shah
Dec 1, 20245 min read
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An alternative perspective on SEBI's proposal to redefine UPSI
SEBI in November 2024 proposed revising the definition of UPSI. This blogpost provides an an alternative perspective.
Manal Shah
Nov 24, 20248 min read
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Historical Underpinnings VI - 30 years to SCRA
SCRA completed 30 years on statute book in 1986. Patel Committee’s observations were significant and descriptive of this period.
Manal Shah
Nov 16, 202411 min read
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Historical Underpinnings V - Primary Market Regulation shaped by socio-economic dynamics
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Manal Shah
Oct 21, 20247 min read
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Historical Underpinnings IV - A walk through the courtrooms to decode Securities
[Previous parts of the Series are available here ] While the previous blogpost left off at the 1969 notification issued by the Central...
Manal Shah
Sep 29, 202410 min read
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Pradeep Mehta v. Union of India and the confused scope of powers
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Manal Shah
Sep 3, 202410 min read
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Historical Underpinnings III - Three Decadal Ban on Forward Trading Begins
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Manal Shah
Aug 22, 20247 min read
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Historical Underpinnings II - Path to the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956
[Part I is available at https://www.thesecuritiesblawg.in/post/historical-underpinnings-to-indian-securities-market-regulation-part-i-pre...
Manal Shah
Aug 4, 202410 min read
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Historical Underpinnings of Indian Securities Market Regulation - Part I: Pre Independence
The Native Share & Stock Brokers’ Association of Bombay (now the Bombay Stock Exchange (“BSE”) became the first organized stock exchange...
Manal Shah
Mar 17, 20246 min read
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Changing Winds in Investor Protection in the Securities Market
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Manal Shah
Dec 10, 20238 min read
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Navigating Self-Regulation: A closer look at a recent SAT Order
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Manal Shah
Dec 5, 20233 min read
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SAT clarifies company's liability under PIT Regs and highlights need to rightly identify UPSI Period
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Manal Shah
Nov 8, 20233 min read
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Profit by Concocted Complexities - Catching up with Algorithmic Trading & its light-touch regulation
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Manal Shah
Feb 13, 20239 min read
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Blueprint for effective insider trading enforcement
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Manal Shah
Jan 12, 20233 min read
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Can Macro-Stress testing for Climate Risks get the ball rolling for Green Finance Regulation?
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Manal Shah
Nov 7, 20225 min read
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