Capital markets regulator Sebi has amended mutual fund norms requiring Asset Management Companies (AMCs) to put in place an institutional mechanism to identify and deter front-running and insider trading in securities.
Additionally, the management of AMCs will be responsible for ensuring the effectiveness of the institutional mechanism. Also, the regulator has directed AMCs to have a whistle-blower mechanism.
This came in the wake of Sebi’s passing two orders regarding front-running cases involving Axis AMC and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).
In a gazette notification dated August 1, Sebi said, “Asset management companies shall put in place an institutional mechanism, as may be specified by the Board, for the identification and deterrence of potential market abuse including front-running and fraudulent transactions in securities”.
Front-running refers to an illegal practice, where an entity trades based on advanced information from a stock broker or analyst before the .
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