Mumbai: Market regulator Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch on Thursday said there has been a positive response to small and mid-sized REITs (real estate investment trusts (REITs)) and the industry has come forward for regulation on such entities. Sebi recently introduced regulations for small and medium real estate investment trusts (SM-REITs) aimed at significantly increasing investor interest in fractional ownership of real estate assets.

Speaking at the Global Fintech Fest 2024, Buch talked about compliance and the role of regulators and said the industry has come forward for regulation on small and mid-cap REITs. Sebi receives suggestions from 6,000 stakeholders on F&O trading Sebi Chairperson on Thursday said the market regulator has received suggestions from about 6,000 stakeholders on its consultation paper on futures and options (F&O) trading.

The aim of these measures is to increase investor protection and promote market stability in the derivatives markets. Let us tell you that a few days ago, the SEBI chief had said that families are losing up to Rs 60,000 crore per year in F&O. At the same time, SEBI's research revealed that retail traders suffer losses in nine out of 10 trades in the F&O segment.

Proposal to make UPI block mechanism mandatory for secondary market trading SEBI on Wednesday presented an important proposal, under which qualified stock brokers (QSBs) will have to mandatorily provide UPI block mechanism facility for trading in the secondary market. This is a system that blocks the funds of investors during trading so that the transactions can be completely safe and regular.

This allows the investor's money to be used only when the transaction is completed. To offer this system, SEBI has sought suggestions from stock brokers to make it mandatory to implement a facility like ASBA.