The Sound of SEBI’s Silence Will the Factorial Order Change the Rules of the Game

Last month, the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) passed an order in favour of Factorial Master Fund[1] (Factorial). This overturned the order of the SEBI Whole Time Member who had held that Factorial had contravened the provisions of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 (PIT Regulations) by trading in the securities of L&T Finance Holdings Limited (LTFH), while in possession of unpublished price sensitive information (UPSI).Continue Reading The Sound of SEBI’s Silence: Will the Factorial Order Change the Rules of the Game?