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Highlights of interviews of SEBI Chairman Pandey to various media
This story was originally published at 08:31 IST on 2 March 2026
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MUMBAI - Following are the highlights of the interviews given by the Securities and Exchange Board of India Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey to variosu media outlets over the weekend:
FINANCIAL EXPRESS
--SEBI considering netting mechnanism for same-day buy-and-sell cash-market transactions
--Foreign portfolio investors remain active in primary market despite selling in secondary market
--SEBI to open eight offices to increase on-ground presence and closer coordination with stakeholders
--SEBI to set up Centre for Regulatory Studies under National Institute of Securities Markets
--Report of committee on conflict of interest to be deliberated at next board meet
--Key focus areas are to tackle cyber frauds, increase regional outreach, and to facilitate participation
from smaller cities
BUSINESS STANDARD
--Conflict of Interest Committee issues might require government intervention
--Securities Market Code currently under parliamentary review
--Investor sentiment largely positive on India
--FPI flows cyclical, not structural in nature
THE ECONOMIC TIMES
--Recent SEBI measures not aimed at entire derivatives market, just speculative pockets
--Focus on optimum regulation, prefer regulations that are simpler with lower compliance costs
--Looking to simplify settlement regulations
MINT
--SEBI working with transparency, teamwork, trust and technology
--SEBI on a journey towards optimum regulation
THE TIMES OF INDIA
--Focus remains on transparency, teamwork, trust and technology
--Over-regulation kills innovation
--Goal remains optimum regulation
--Focus to be on investor protection, market regulation, market development
--Commodity derivatives markets is one of the focus areas
--Working on expanding bond market instruments
--Multi-lingual tools have potential to aid investor awareness
--Have a roadmap for quantum-safe technology
--Vulnerability to FPIs now less
--Need liquid public markets for retail participation, private markets not enough
--In talks with Apple on technical constraints for whitelisting of apps
BUSINESS LINE
--Limited scope for further tightening of SME IPO rules
--Aim to improve discipline, not restrict SME fundraising
--"Problem is in the ‘O', including options, weekly expiry and expiry days"
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Compiled by Ruchira Kagita and Shruti Nair
Filed by Vandana Hingorani
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