sebi:WTM/GA/78/IVD/07/06

SEBI · SEBI · 1999-06-01 · Shri G. Anantharaman, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Suspended both certificates of registration for a period of one month, effective after 21 days from the date of the order

Provisions invoked

• s. 19
• s. 12

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 13(4)
• Reg. 4
• Reg. 5(1)
• Reg. 13
• Reg. 2

Parties

• M/s Credit Suisse First Boston (India) Securities Limited

Holding

Both certificates of registration bearing Nos. INB 010970631 and INB 230970637 of M/s Credit Suisse First Boston (India) Securities Limited were suspended for a period of one month for allowing CML to act as unregistered sub-broker and failing to observe the Code of Conduct under Schedule II r/w Regulation 7 of Broker Regulations.

Full text

Home » Enforcement » Orders » Orders of Chairman/Members Enforcement Enforcement▼ ORDER (Under Regulation 13(4) of SEBI (Procedure for Holding Enquiry by Enquiry Officer and Imposing Penalty) Regulations, 2002) 1.0 FACTS 1.1 M/s. Credit Suisse First Boston (India) Securities Limited (CSFB), is a SEBI Registered Stock Broker having the membership of both, The Stock Exchange, Mumbai (BSE) as National Stock Exchange (NSE) as per the afore mentioned SEBI registration numbers. 1.2 Securities and Exchange Board of India (hereinafter referred to as SEBI) conducted investigation into the trading in the scrip of South East Asia Marine Engineering and Const Limited (SEAMECL), which was formerly known as M/s Peerless Shipping and Oilfields Limited, for the period June 01, 1999 to May 31, 2000 (investigation period). 1.3 Findings of the investigations were as under :  1)     During the investigation period (June 01, 1999 to May 31, 2000) the scrip of SEAMECL was traded on BSE, NSE and Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE). The price scrip at the aforesaid three exchanges shows that the price of the scrip moved from Rs.15 to Rs.389 within a period of around 8 months. The total quantity traded period at these exchanges was 5,24,52,600 shares. 2)     The investigation further revealed that during the investigation period, CSFB traded in the scrip of SEAMECL on behalf of M/s. C. Mackertich Limited (‘CML’- BSE), M/s. Kallar Kahar Investment Limited ( ‘KKIL’- CSFB’s associate/group company), M/s. Milh

7)                 During the course of investigation it was observed that CML acted as a sub-broker to CSFB and bought 15,71,700 shares and sold 16,18,600 shares statement before the Investigating officer it was stated on behalf of CML, that it had executed most of the transactions on behalf of its director Shri Ajay Kum that though CSFB was aware that CML was a member of the same exchange, it allowed trades conducted by CML as its sub-broker without signing any agre alleged to be in violation of SEBI circular no.SMD/Policy/CIR-/98 dated January 16, 1998 as also in violation of Clause A(2) of Schedule II (Code of Conduct) o and Sub-Brokers) Regulations, 1992.

stock exchanges. This however should not be construed as my approval on the trades executed by CML through CSFB, as such trades were inherently irregular a not have allowed CML to execute trades from its terminal in view of the clear statutory restraint, in relation to allowing trades through unregistered sub-broker.

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