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'Due to various malpractices and multiplied investors grievances the Govt. of India decided to set up a separate regulatory body to protect the interest of investors and to regulate the securities market.'
- Identify the regulatory body set up by Govt. of India for the above-stated purpose.
- State any one objective of the regulatory body identified in (a) above.
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Solution
- SEBI (Securities and Exchange bound of India).
- Objectives of SEBI: The overall objective of SEBI is to protect the interests of investors and to promote the development of, and regulate the securities market. This may be elaborated as follows:
(i) To regulate stock exchanges and the securities industry to promote their orderly functioning.
(ii) To protect the rights and interests of investors, particularly individual investors and to guide and educate them.
(iii) To prevent trading malpractices and achieve a balance between self-regulation by the securities industry and its statutory regulation.
(iv) To regulate and develop a code of conduct and fair practices by intermediaries like brokers, merchant bankers, etc., with a view to making them competitive and professional.
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