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Informist, Monday, Mar. 2, 2026

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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