The School for Corporate Governance (SCG) of the National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) had conducted a One-Day Workshop on ‘“Insights on Insider Trading and Related Party Transactions’ on April 7, 2018 at NISM Bhavan, Navi Mumbai.

The objective of the Workshop was to provide the Compliance Officers of listed companies with a clear understanding of the nuances of Insider Trading and Related Party Transactions as envisaged under the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

Shri M. Krishnamoorthy, Member of Faculty, NISM and Programme Director, welcomed the participants to the Workshop and requested them to take the benefits out of the knowledge and rich experience of the faculty members.

Shri.G.P.Garg, Registrar, NISM, inaugurated the Workshop and addressed the participants. Shri Garg spoke about the role and responsibilities of Compliance Officers and reiterated that the Compliance Officers act as gate-keepers at the first level and that they are the connecting link between the Regulator and the regulated

Shri Narayan Shankar, EVP & Company Secretary, Mahindra & Mahindra, explained to the participants about the general compliance requirements under the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI Regulations. He gave an industry perspective of insider trading and related party transactions with illustrative case studies.

Shri G Ram Mohan Rao, General Manager, SEBI, elucidated the participants with the nitty-gritties of SEBI (Insider Trading) Regulations, by adopting a regulatory approach and quoting instances from the regulatory action taken by SEBI against errant entities.

Certificate of Participation was issued to all the participants at the end of the programme.

The Workshop concluded with a Vote of Thanks.