Sebi makes process of securities payout directly to client account mandatory
To enhance operational efficiency and reduce the risk to clients' securities, markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday decided to make the process of direct payout of such securities to the client's account mandatory. This will become effective from October 14, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said in a circular.
To enhance and reduce the to clients' securities, Sebi on Wednesday decided to make the process of of such to the client's account mandatory. This will become effective from October 14, the (Sebi) said in a circular.Currently, the clearing corporation credits the pay-out of securities in the of the , who then credits the same to the respective client's .
Further, a facility of direct delivery to investors was introduced in February 2001.
After extensive deliberations with the stock exchanges, (CCs) and depositories, has decided that "the securities for pay-out shall be credited directly to the respective client's demat account by the CCs".
Moreover, clearing corporations should provide a mechanism for trading member(TM) or clearing members (CM) to identify the unpaid securities and funded stocks under the facility.
In case of any shortages "arising due to inter se netting of positions between clients" -- internal shortages -- Sebi suggested TM or CM should handle such shortages through the process of auction.
Moreover, in such cases, the brokers should not levy any charges on the client over and above the charges levied by the clearing corporations.
In May 2023, Sebi specified various processes for handling of clients' securities with regard to pay-in and pay-out of securities. This was to protect clients' securities and to ensure that the stock broker segregates securities of the client or clients so that they are not vulnerable to misuse.
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