07.05.2014 - FMC tightens commodity exchange investment norms
Tightening shareholding norms of commodity exchanges after the National Spot Exchange (NSEL) crisis, the Forward Markets Commission (FMC), on Tuesday, said no resident individual could hold more than 5 per cent stake in them and scrapped the concept of promoters and anchor investors for such bourses. In an eight-page document laying out shareholding norms for national-level commodity exchanges, the FMC said at least 51 per cent of the shares of any commodity exchange will have to be held by the public. This is to ensure broader participation in commodity bourses...............................................Full Article: Source
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