Silent Regulator News Today

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s ‘White Paper on the Indian Economy’ has presented a detailed analysis of the ‘policy paralysis’ and governance issues of the 2004-2014 period.

The manner in which the Indian government, across political formations, deals with large financial frauds is a wonderland that would stump Lewis Carroll himself. Take the example of Sahara and Pancard Club or even PACL. After the death of Sahara founder Subrata Roy on 14th November, the government has quickly begun to explore the possibility of transferring funds with the market regulator to the Consolidated Fund of India (CFI).

Heera Gold, the ‘halal investment’ opportunity that was described as a ‘Ponzi-like’ scheme by the capital market regulator, is back at its old game of luring people with the promise of high returns. This time, the company and its founder are hawking ‘digital gold’.