sebi:WTM/TCN/162/ID3/JAN/09
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Facts / Headnote
Warning issued to CPL under Regulation 28(2) of the SEBI (Intermediaries) Regulations, 2008
Provisions invoked
- s. 19
Regulations
- Reg. 4
- Reg. 13(2)
- Reg. 15
- Reg. 28(2)
Parties
- Competent Professionals Ltd (CPL), formerly Tandon Financial Consultants Limited, sub-broker, Regn. No. INS 230504636
Holding
CPL, a sub-broker, was found to have contravened the PFUTP Regulations and the Code of Conduct for Stock Brokers and Sub Brokers by not exercising due diligence in dealings with its client, thereby allowing the client to create a false and misleading appearance of trading in the scrip of EIL. A penalty of warning was imposed on CPL.
Full text
2 2000 (“Investigation Period I”) and April 2000 to August 2000 (“Investigation Period II”)[hereinafter both the periods referred to as “the relevant period”]into the buying /selling/dealing in the scrip of EIL. Investigation revealed that trading in the scrip of EIL was not very active at both BSE and NSE during the above investigation period. It was found that only 200 shares at BSE and 1,800 shares at NSE were traded during the period January 1998 to August 1999. During September 1999 to March 2000, 6,500 shares and 3,04,200 shares were traded at BSE and NSE respectively. During September 2000 and March 2001 the trading at BSE was nil whereas 26,295 shares were traded at NSE.
3 during the first period. The bank records, revealed the flow of funds on a continuous basis from group or associate company of EIL to the accounts of brokers/sub-brokers etc.
4 recommending a penalty of suspension of certificate of registration of CPL for a period of four months. 2.2 Based on the recommendations of the Enquiry Officer, a show cause notice dated November 11, 2003 was issued to CPL under Regulation 13(2) of the Enquiry Regulations asking it to show cause as to why appropriate action including penalty as recommended by Enquiry Officer should not be imposed upon it. A copy of the Enquiry Report was also forwarded to the broker along with the said show cause notice.
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