Tax Management India. Com
Law and Practice  :  Digital eBook
Research is most exciting & rewarding
  TMI - Tax Management India. Com
Follow us:
  Facebook   Twitter   Linkedin   Telegram

TMI Blog

Home

Representation from Whistleblowers at MSEI

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... Representation from Whistleblowers at MSEI
News and Press Release
Dated:- 3-8-2018

Government as well as Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the Regulator for Securities Market in India, has received complaints from whistleblowers at Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (MSEI) regarding irregularities and fraud of different nature. Complaints from two whistleblowers .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... have been received highlighting, inter alia, issues relating to governance, mismanagement, flouting of rules/laws, personnel related issues and on siphoning/misappropriation of funds at MSEI, the quantum of which is not yet ascertained. In their complaints, the whistleblowers have levelled allegations against officials of the exchange which include MD and CEO. Allegations have also been levelled a .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... gainst brokers. The complaints have been examined in detail by SEBI and as an interim measure, directions have been issued to the Governing Board of MSEI, inter alia, to constitute a Committee of Public Interest Directors (PIDs) to examine all the allegations levelled by whistleblowers against the management of MSEI, and based on the recommendations of the Committee of PIDs, to take suitable acti .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... on against the entities/persons found to be involved in the malpractices. MSEI has engaged the services of forensic auditor for the purpose of examination, including on assessing the actual magnitude of fraud. Allegations against brokers are separately looked into. Further, the MD & CEO of MSEI has been directed to proceed on an indefinite leave to ensure fair and uninterrupted examination of the .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... charges levelled in the complaints of the whistleblowers. This was stated by Shri Pon. Radhakrishnan, Minister of State for Finance in a Written Reply to a Question in Lok Sabha today.
News - Press release - PIB .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

 

 

 

 

Quick Updates:Latest Updates