Sebi working to delist companies with no economic activity: Chairman
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- ✓Sebi is working to delist companies with no economic activity from stock exchanges to protect investors.
- ✓Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Saturday, "They pose a potential danger to investors, and therefore, it is necessary to remove them." These inactive firms often get used in risky pump and dump operations.
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- India Economy
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is working towards removing companies with no economic activity from the stock exchanges, as their continued presence in the listed space poses a potential risk to investors, a top official said.
There are a number of listed companies with no economic activity, Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said.
"They pose a potential danger to investors, and therefore, it is necessary to remove them from the listed space. We are making efforts towards their delisting," Pandey said here on Saturday during a programme.
From the perspective of market integrity, it is important to address the presence of such companies, as their continued listing could expose an increasing number of investors to potential risks through social media groups, he said.
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