sebi:1300354894591
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Facts / Headnote
Interim order directing Shri Samir C Arora not to buy, sell or deal in securities, directly or indirectly, till further orders; objections and personal hearing opportunity granted within 15 days.
Provisions invoked
- s. 11B
- s. 19
Regulations
- Reg. 7
- Reg. 199
- Reg. 13(1)
- Reg. 13(3)
Parties
- Shri Samir C Arora
Holding
The Whole-Time Member of SEBI, prima facie, found that Shri Samir C Arora's conduct as a fund manager was not in consonance with the high standards of integrity, fairness and professionalism expected of a fund manager, and directed him not to buy, sell or deal in securities in any manner, directly or indirectly, till further orders.
Full text
they did not envisage working for other bidders (other than Henderson) in case they won the bid but would negotiate with the other bidders separately. This created uncertainty and speculation with regard to the future of the mutual fund.
17. In the light of the above, I find that, prima-facie, the conduct of Shri Arora is not in consonance with the high standards of integrity, fairness and professionalism expected from a fund manager. His conduct erodes the investors’ confidence and is detrimental to their interests as well as the safety and integrity of the securities market. His association in the securities market in any capacity is prejudicial to the interests of the investors and the safety and integrity of the securities market.
10. The fund experienced large scale redemption pressure forcing the fund to liquidate substantial assets under its portfolio. Given the circumstances of forced selling, the most liquid scrips which make the least price impact are sold first. Such forced selling causes poor price discovery resulting fall in NAV. The quality of asset portfolio will also diminish. Examination of the redemption records reveal that the major proportion of the redemptions were made by corporate and high net-worth unit-holders, leaving the small investors with the fund at a loss. Those unit- holders who redeemed their units also incurred redemption losses/charges due to premature redemption.
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