While we should avoid errors of non-regulation, over-regulation is not the answer, says Sebi chief Tuhin Kanta Pandey
Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Chairperson, SEBI, in conversation with Nikunj Dalmia of ET Now. Pandey says stricter regulations may not eliminate fraud. Greed can lead to misconduct even under surveillance. Overregulation to prevent a few cases can cause type II errors. This hinders business operations. Avoiding type I errors, where risky activities are allowed due to lack of regulation, is important. However, excessive surveillance leading to tighter rules is not the Solution I must put it on record that one of the big reasons why Indian markets are trading at a premium to global markets is thanks to the efficient regulator we have, I mean that is a hidden premium and which always is captured in the PE multiples of the Indian stock market. Thank you for this regulatory framework that we have. You are open to expansion of the market, which means more and more products, more and more intra-products would be there. Are we looking at the derivative market in India expanding?Tuhin Kanta Pandey...