Valuation Practices Under Regulatory Lens as Sebi Flags Concerns

Valuation practices under regulatory lens as Sebi flags concerns

Sebi WTM Ananth Narayan urged chief financial officers to help create a capital formation framework.

Sebi's Ananth Narayan says CFOs must deliberate on valuation mismatch of businesses

Sebi's Ananth Narayan raised the issue of corporate governance, valuation and trust at an event of CFOs, highlighting fund siphoning, account practices, and instances of insider trading in his speech.

SEBI to CFOs: “Stop the valuation games — Investor trust at Risk!”

At the ETCFO NextGen Summit, Ananth Narayan Whole-Time Member at SEBI delivered a blunt message to CFOs: “Valuation practices in India are all over the place. We can’t afford to keep playing with numbers.” He called out valuation shopping, conflicts of interest, and demanded a radical shift in mindset. SEBI wants accountability from CFOs. The era of loose valuations is over. So, what’s really going on? India is seeing a wave of startup IPOs, M…