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Sebi’s options on SME IPOs: Curfew or catch the guilty?

Sebi’s options on SME IPOs: Curfew or catch the guilty?
Sebi’s options on SME IPOs: Curfew or catch the guilty?
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Sebi’s proposals to counter unscrupulous practices in SME IPOs need a rethink.

How does a city police commissioner handle major law and order problems? He can either declare a curfew locking up people inside their homes, or catch hold of the troublemakers and prosecute them. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) appears to be caught in a similar dilemma. A raging bull market brought with it a lot of unscrupulous elements to the market, much like a flooding river that leaves filth and garbage behind. In this
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The Economic Times