Securities Board Of Nepal (SEBON)

a public issue of its securities. To regulate and systamatize the issue, transfer, sale and exchange of registered securities. To give permission to operate a stock exchange to any corporate body desirous of doing so, subject to this Act or the rules and bye-rules framed under this Act. To supervise and monitor the functions and activities of stock exchange. To inspect whether or not any stock exchange is executing its functions and activities in accordance with this Act or the rules and bye-rules framed under this Act, and to suspend or cancel the license of any stock exchange which is not found to be doing so. To issue licenses to conduct the business of dealing in securities, subject to this Act, or the rules and the bye-rules framed under this Act, to companies or institutions desirous of conducting the business of dealing in securities. To supervise and monitor the functions and activities of securities-dealers. To grant permission to operate collective investment schemes and investment fund programs, and to supervise and monitor them. To approve the bye-rules concerning transactions in securities framed by stock exchanges and institutions engaged in the business of dealing in securities, and, for the purpose of making necessary provisions concerning the development of the capital market and protecting the interests of investors investing in securities, issue orders to have necessary alterations made in such bye-rules of stock exchange and institutions engaged in the business of dealing in securities. To systematize the task of clearing accounts related to transactions in securities. To supervise whether or not security dealers are behaving in the manner prescribed in this Act, or the rules and the bye-rules framed under this Act, while conducting business of dealing in securities, and suspend the license to conduct the business of dealing in securities in case any securities dealer is not found to be behaving accordingly. To make or ensure necessary arrangements to regulate the volume of securities transacted and the procedure of conducting such transactions in order to ensure the promotion, development and clean operation of stock exchanges. To make necessary arrangements to prevent insider trading or any other offenses relating to transactions in securities in order to protect the interest of investors in securities. To review or make arrangement for reviewing the financial statements submitted by the corporate bodies issuing securities and security dealers, and issue directives deemed necessary in that connection to the concerned corporate body. To systematize and make transparent the act of acquiring the ownership of a company or gaining control over its management by purchasing its shares in a single lot or in different lots. To establish coordination and exchange cooperation with the appropriate agencies in order to supervise and regulate matters concerning securities or companies. To discharge or make arrangements for discharging such other functions as are necessary for the development of securities and the capital market. The Governing Board of SEBON is composed of seven members including one full time chairman appointed by the Government for a tenure of four years. Other members of the Board include joint secretary of Ministry of Finance, joint secretary of Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, representative from Nepal Rastra Bank, representative from Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal, representative from Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industries, and one member appointed by the Government from amongst the experts pertaining to management of securities market, development of capital market, financial or economic sector. There are seven departments and sixteen sections in the organization of SEBON. Under the Management Department, there are two divisions namely Human Resources Section and Finance Section. There are also four sections under the Planning and Development Department namely Research Section, Training Section, Information Technology Section and International Affairs Section. There are also two section under the Corporate Finance Department namely, Public Issue Section and Collective Investment Scheme Section. Likewise, Under the Regulation Department, there are two sections namely, Stock Exchange Regulation Section and Market Intermediaries Regulation Section. There are also four section under the Surveillance Department namely, Stock Exchange Surveillance Section, Market Intermediaries Surveillance Section, Trading Surveillance Section and Corporate Surveillance Section. Finally, under Legal Department, there are two sections Research and Investigation Section and Enforcement Section. The major financial sources of SEBON are the government grant, transaction fee from the stock exchange and registration fee of corporate securities. Other financing sources include registration and renewal of stock exchange and market intermediaries and the income from mobilization of its revolving fund.