sebi:WTM/RKA/MIRSD/53/2013
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Facts / Headnote
Directs Lee Capital to close, terminate and wind up all schemes and refund monies with 10% p.a. interest or promised returns (whichever higher) within three months; restrains the three noticees from dealing in securities market; directs cease and desist from unauthorized activities and removal of all representations.
Provisions invoked
- s. 19
- s. 12(1)
- s. 12A
- s. 12
Regulations
- Reg. 7
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 2(1)(c)
- Reg. 4(1)
Parties
- M/s Lee Capital Services Private Limited
- Mr. Santhosh Kumar K.L.
- Mr. Kunjiraman Pillai
Holding
SEBI prima facie found that Lee Capital Services Private Limited acted as a portfolio manager without a valid certificate of registration, indulged in fund-based activities prohibited for a stock exchange member, and employed fraudulent schemes in contravention of section 12A of the SEBI Act and the PFUTP Regulations, and accordingly directed winding up of schemes, refund of monies, and restraint from dealing in securities.
Full text
Page 2 of 14 Perinthalmanna, Nilambur, etc., and that a large sum of monies has also been collected by it from cities outside Kerala like Coimbatore and Bangalore.
Page 3 of 14 Capital had launched/sponsored various schemes wherein it used to solicit funds from various investors by making false promises of unrealistic returns without making any genuine investments, and used to pay the profit share to the existing investors out of the funds collected from new investors. It was observed that the schemes floated by Lee Capital envisaged profit sharing ranging from 36% to 60% per annum to the investors. Some of the schemes floated by Lee Capital as noted during inquiry are as listed in the following Table:
Page 4 of 14 Name of the Scheme Sub Schemes Minimum Investment (1 unit) Profit-Share per month on the amount Lock- in period Floated in the year opened only after two months Have brochure. Margin DP ₹25000 It was started with ₹1000/- per month Later increased to ₹1200 (per ₹ 25000) per month Nil Nov-Dec 2011 Margin Gold (receipts show as gold trading) ₹100000 ₹5000/- per month No Lock- in Feb 2013 Currency Currency trading ₹50000 ₹3000 per month Not available April 2013
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