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The accounting trick used by companies to make a weak balance sheet look strongIn one recent case, a large investment sat comfortably under equity until the auditor read the shareholders' agreement, found a buyback cla...
ET Alpha Wealth Summit | BSE CEO Sundararaman Ramamurthy on building trust, fighting deepfakes, and why yuva shakti & nari shakti are future of D-StBSE MD & CEO Sundararaman Ramamurthy highlighted India's market evolution from uncertain settlements to a trust-based system, driven by tec...
Explained! Modus operandi and how Sebi cracked whip in alleged pump-and-dump scheme involving 82 stocksSebi has exposed a stock manipulation network that used social media platforms like Telegram, WhatsApp, and X to artificially inflate SME s...
Profit on paper, loss in reality: How a routine accounting tool is used to deceive and take investors for a rideAmortisation is a number most investors skip, but it can shape reported profit. On the surface, it looks routine: A company spreads the cos...
How managements hide debt, losses, and disputes without breaking a single accounting rule – and take investors for a rideA listed company rarely operates alone. Behind it can sit a web of subsidiaries, step-down entities, associates, overseas arms, and special...
How to spot an investment scam before it spots youIndia's digital investment boom is fueling a surge in cybercrime, with financial fraud leading the charge. Criminals are increasingly using...
Stock market scam: 70-year-old Thane resident loses Rs 2 crore in WhatsApp fraudA 70-year-old from Kolshet, Thane, Maharashtra, lost Rs 2 crore in a stock market scam after being added to a WhatsApp group by unknown ind...
Stock market frauds on the rise: 6 ways to protect yourselfWith the growing threat market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and stock exchanges including NSE have been warning ...
Stock market fraud via WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram: Two investors lost over Rs 3 crore; how to identify scam and protect yourselfStock market scams via WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook or Instagram: Two investors lost over Rs 3 crore in separate scams, highlighting a conc...
Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath warns against fake stock tips group on WhatsAppZerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath cautions WhatsApp users about a scam promoting a fake WhatsApp group for stock tips under his name. He urg...
Former Goldman, Blackstone analyst charged with insider tradingFormer Goldman Sachs and Blackstone analyst, Anthony Viggiano, and his associates have been charged with criminal insider trading. Viggiano...
Investors with these mental models are immune to investment scamsCompared to the ‘tip’ and ‘operator’ mental models of investment, very few believe in the model that requires them to observe how much the ...
Sebi top brass divided over utility of AIIf the regulator decides to go ahead with implementing the system, it will have to shell out around Rs 60 crore.
In brokers’ guise, fraudsters trap investors with SMS tipsThe fraudsters send bulk messages to rig up penny stocks, use software to spoof mobile nos.
Indian-origin hedge fund manager charged with insider tradingSanjay Valvani, 44, reaped unlawful profits of nearly $32 million for hedge funds investing in health care securities by insider trading.
BSE asks brokers to be vigilant against on SMS tipstersIt has also asked the brokers to advise their clients not to blindly follow unfounded rumours and tips and invest after conducting appropri...
NSE wants investors' tip-off on stock market riggingSuch tip-offs can be provided through phone using the toll-free number or via email and they will be kept confidential.