{"id":302571,"date":"2024-06-28T10:34:36","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T05:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=302571"},"modified":"2024-06-28T10:34:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T05:04:36","slug":"sebi-tightens-norms-on-financial-influencers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/sebi-tightens-norms-on-financial-influencers\/","title":{"rendered":"SEBI tightens norms on financial influencers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source-<\/strong> This post on &#8220;<strong>SEBI tightens norms on financial influencers<\/strong>&#8221; is based on the article &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/88563\/OPS\/G7GD014RV.1+GQGD033D8.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEBI tightens norms on financial influencers, eases rules for delisting<\/a>&#8221; published in &#8220;The Hindu&#8221; on 28th June 2024.<\/p>\n<h2>Why in News?<\/h2>\n<p>SEBI which is India\u2019s markets regulator has asked the<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> brokers<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">mutual funds<\/span> to <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">stop using the services of unregulated financial influencers<\/span> for marketing and advertising campaigns.<\/p>\n<h2>The Issue<\/h2>\n<p>The Indian stock market is booming. This is increasing the popularity of so-called financial influencers who advise on stocks and other related investments through their channels on YouTube and Instagram. These influencers have a large number of followers.<\/p>\n<h2>The Guidelines for Financial Influencers<\/h2>\n<p>India has <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">154 million trading accounts<span style=\"color: #333333;\">, <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">which is a near 4 times jump from 36 million trading accounts in April 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to the guidelines, it will be the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">responsibility of the regulated entity to ensure individuals with whom it is associated do not breach the rules of conduct set by SEBI<\/span>. These guidelines stipulate avoiding the promise of assured returns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note-<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Financial influencers engaged in investor education<\/span> will be exempted from the new restrictions.<\/p>\n<h2>Other Guidelines<\/h2>\n<p>1. A <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">new criteria has been introduced to decide on stocks that can be linked to derivative products<\/span>, such as futures and options. With the adoption of these guidelines, the total number of stocks eligible for derivative trading will rise marginally.<\/p>\n<p>2. New guidelines have been approved which make <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">changes to delisting rules<\/span>. This would make it easier for companies to exit from stock exchanges. Currently, delisting is carried out via reverse book-building. Companies <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">can now offer shareholders fixed prices for shares as an alternative mechanism<\/span> to delist from stock exchanges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPSC Syllabus- Indian Economy<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source- This post on &#8220;SEBI tightens norms on financial influencers&#8221; is based on the article &#8220;SEBI tightens norms on financial influencers, eases rules for delisting&#8221; published in &#8220;The Hindu&#8221; on 28th June 2024. Why in News? 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