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This is an archive article published on November 17, 1997

CSE bows to SEBI recommendations

CALCUTTA, Nov 16: The Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE) authorities have realised that they have no room to resist the recommendations of the l...

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CALCUTTA, Nov 16: The Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE) authorities have realised that they have no room to resist the recommendations of the latest annual inspection report of the Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI), easily the most aggressive ever delivered to the CSE.

The CSE authorities will ensure that the inspection report’s suggestions are followed strictly, but it is an open secret that business is on the wane. Brokers have lost their clientele and are seen jobbing on their own account for the better part of any trading day.

The magnitude of the problem can be gauged from the reactions of a veteran broker, who said he would like to call it a day sooner than later. There are at least five defaulters on the CSE waiting to hear the death sentence. Ironically, investor protection has lost its meaning in the anxiety to reform the capital markets and greedy brokers in particular.

Feedback from the market suggests that if the present trend continues for a couple of months more, at least 50 brokers would be out of business including some veterans who are thoroughly disillusioned with the topsy turvy market.

 

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