Sebi levies Rs 10 lakh fine on Anand Rathi for flouting stock brokers rules

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Monday imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on brokerage firm Anand Rathi Share and Stock Broker for flouting stock brokers' rules and other norms. The order came after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) conducted a comprehensive inspection of Anand Rathi Share and Stock Broker Ltd (noticee), a Sebi-registered stock broker of BSE, NSE, MCX and NCDEX, for the period from April 2022 to October 2023. Based on the findings of the inspection, the regulator found certain alleged non-compliances of Stock Brokers regulations and circulars issued by Sebi, NSE and BSE. In its order, the regulator observed that in 55 instances, there was a short collection of margin/ MTM amounting to Rs 33.16 lakh. However, Anand Rathi submitted that there was no margin shortfall, and they are adequately collecting margins from the clients and adhering to the regulatory guidelines. Further, no supporting documents are submitted by the brokerage firm, therefore, the ..
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