The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on July 04, 2024, issued a circular regarding the Measures to instil confidence in the securities market –Brokers’ Institutional mechanism for prevention and detection of fraud or market abuse.
It has been decided that stock brokers shall comply with the following obligations/mechanisms as laid down in Chapter IVA of the Broker Regulations:
• Systems for surveillance of trading activities and internal controls
• Obligations of the stock broker and its employees
• Escalation and reporting mechanisms
• Whistle Blower Policy
The standards for implementation of the same including operational modalities shall be formulated by the brokers Industry Standards Forum (ISF), in consultation with SEBI.
The provisions of this circular shall come into force in a risk-based, staggered manner to ensure smooth adoption and effective implementation for all the stock brokers by providing enough time for stock brokers, based on their size, to make necessary changes.
The effective date for implementation for different stock brokers has been prescribed in the table.
[Circular No. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD-PoD-1/P/CIR/2024/96]
