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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley formalizes merger of FMC with SEBI

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley formalizes merger of FMC with SEBI

India Blooms News Service | | 28 Sep 2015, 07:03 pm
New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS) Regulation of commodities derivates on Monday came under Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)'s jurisdiction, as the Forward Markets Commission (FMC) formally merged with the SEBI.

The Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley formalized the merger by ringing the Customary Bell in Mumbai.

Speaking on the occasion, the Finance Minister said that amalgamation of FMC and SEBI would bring convergence of regulations in the commodities and equity derivatives markets.

Jaitley said, “The merger will increase the economies of scope and scale as there are strong commonalities between all kinds of trading. I am sure that SEBI is prepared to regulate the commodity derivatives market”.

The Finance Minister said that markets thrive where there is confidence and integrity and this requires transparency and good regulations.

Jaitley said, “Market participants and regulators have to brace themselves to face the challenges thrown by global developments and integration of markets”.

The Finance Minister Shri Jaitley further said that the regulator must ensure that manipulative activities are curbed in this market.

He further cautioned that since the physical market for commodities was widespread, fragmented and unregulated for certain goods, SEBI needs to have a proper mechanism to capture any aberrations in the physical market that would disrupt the derivatives market.

He said that farmers, producers and consumers need to have confidence that derivatives market is free from manipulations and market abuses. 

“It would be a challenge for SEBI because this is an additional responsibility, but SEBI has matured over the last two decades to take on such responsibilities,” the Finance Minister said.

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