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Retail Investors at Risk again: Mutual Fund Folio Concentration Breaches the Red Line
Posted inFinancial Literacy Mutual Fund SEBI

Retail Investors at Risk again: Mutual Fund Folio Concentration Breaches the Red Line

Posted by By Awanish Kumar Mishra July 31, 2025
The mutual fund industry in India is witnessing unprecedented growth, largely driven by retail investors. Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) have become a household investment…
Who’s Afraid of Jane Street? Brokers, Bourses, Regulators, or Retail Investors?
Posted inFinancial Literacy Market Manipulation SEBI

Who’s Afraid of Jane Street? Brokers, Bourses, Regulators, or Retail Investors?

Posted by By Awanish Kumar Mishra July 30, 2025
The U.S.-based trading giant Jane Street operates in more than 45 countries. Remarkably, it has never faced allegations from any regulatory body—except the Securities…
Jane Street’s Profit Play: Market Manipulation or Market Muscle?  What SEBI Isn’t Telling You
Posted inFII Financial Literacy SEBI

Jane Street’s Profit Play: Market Manipulation or Market Muscle?  What SEBI Isn’t Telling You

Posted by By Awanish Kumar Mishra July 7, 2025
The exponential profits earned by hedge fund giant Jane Street through the Indian derivatives market—and the subsequent SEBI Interim Order titled "Interim Order in…
Bhasin Ke Haseen Sapne: SEBI Turns Dream into a Nightmare for Sanjiv Bhasin
Posted inFinancial Literacy SEBI

Bhasin Ke Haseen Sapne: SEBI Turns Dream into a Nightmare for Sanjiv Bhasin

Posted by By Awanish Kumar Mishra June 17, 2025
The vigilant market regulator SEBI has caught yet another heavyweight of Dalal Street in its regulatory net. This time, it’s Sanjiv Bhasin—known for his…
Tuesday Expiry: The Day of Lord Hanuman and the Battle of the Bourses.
Posted inFinancial Literacy SEBI

Tuesday Expiry: The Day of Lord Hanuman and the Battle of the Bourses.

Posted by By Awanish Kumar Mishra May 23, 2025
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has officially applied to shift its derivative contract expiry day from Thursday to Tuesday. Interestingly, the Bombay Stock Exchange…
Did Jane Street Commit Fraud on Dalal Street? Leveraging Market Muscle Isn’t a Crime
Posted inFinancial Literacy SEBI

Did Jane Street Commit Fraud on Dalal Street? Leveraging Market Muscle Isn’t a Crime

Posted by By Awanish Kumar Mishra May 22, 2025
Jane Street is under the scanner for allegedly exploiting Dalal Street and profiting at the expense of retail investors. The firm reportedly made over…
Fraud, Hype, and Collapse: The Anatomy of the Gensol Engineering Debacle. Was it a regulatory overkill?
Posted inFinancial Literacy SEBI

Fraud, Hype, and Collapse: The Anatomy of the Gensol Engineering Debacle. Was it a regulatory overkill?

Posted by By Awanish Kumar Mishra May 19, 2025
The recent developments surrounding Gensol Engineering Ltd have deeply shaken investor confidence in Dalal Street and cast serious doubts on the efficacy of its…
How Spoofing Distorts Market Sentiment: Patel Wealth Advisors and the ₹3.22 Crore Spoofing Scandal
Posted inFinancial Literacy SEBI Spoofing

How Spoofing Distorts Market Sentiment: Patel Wealth Advisors and the ₹3.22 Crore Spoofing Scandal

Posted by By Awanish Kumar Mishra May 8, 2025
The stock market is rife with manipulative practices, and spoofing is one of the most prevalent among them. Manipulators invest heavily in understanding the…
Do Index Levels Matter to Foreign Institutional Investors? FIIs Don’t Follow the Rules, They Write Them.
Posted inFII Financial Literacy SEBI

Do Index Levels Matter to Foreign Institutional Investors? FIIs Don’t Follow the Rules, They Write Them.

Posted by By Awanish Kumar Mishra April 12, 2025
Do Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) ever lose money? Does the index level hold any real significance for them? Why do they buy stocks at…
SEBI Launches Document Number Verification System: A Comparison with Investigation Agencies like CBI, ED and SFIO
Posted inDocument Verification Financial Literacy SEBI

SEBI Launches Document Number Verification System: A Comparison with Investigation Agencies like CBI, ED and SFIO

Posted by By Awanish Kumar Mishra April 3, 2025
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has recently introduced a document number verification system that allows individuals to verify the authenticity of…
Illiquid Options and Tax Evasion: Is SEBI Struggling to Check Market Manipulation?
Posted inFinancial Literacy SEBI

Illiquid Options and Tax Evasion: Is SEBI Struggling to Check Market Manipulation?

Posted by By Awanish Kumar Mishra March 24, 2025
In recent times, SEBI has issued numerous adjudication orders concerning cases related to illiquid stock options. The regulator has also been organizing settlement schemes…
Mutual Fund Industry: Is It Time to Penalize Underperforming Fund Managers?
Posted inFinancial Literacy Mutual Fund SEBI

Mutual Fund Industry: Is It Time to Penalize Underperforming Fund Managers?

Posted by By Awanish Kumar Mishra March 22, 2025
With just a 3000-point correction in the Nifty, mutual fund portfolios have turned red, and Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) returns have slipped into the…
The Hidden Profits of Frontrunning: SEBI’s Failure to Address Grey Market Gains
Posted inFinancial Literacy SEBI

The Hidden Profits of Frontrunning: SEBI’s Failure to Address Grey Market Gains

Posted by By Awanish Kumar Mishra March 22, 2025
Frontrunning has been a significant issue in the stock market, and SEBI has taken a strong stance against it. The regulator has been imposing…
Unclaimed Assets and DigiLocker: SEBI’s Circular Faces Real-World Hurdles.
Posted inDigiLocker Financial Literacy SEBI SEBI

Unclaimed Assets and DigiLocker: SEBI’s Circular Faces Real-World Hurdles.

Posted by By Awanish Kumar Mishra March 19, 2025
The recent circular from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), directing the inclusion of mutual fund folios and demat account holdings in…
What to Do with IndusInd Bank Shares? Dump It? Average It Out? Buy Afresh?
Posted inBanking Financial Literacy

What to Do with IndusInd Bank Shares? Dump It? Average It Out? Buy Afresh?

Posted by By Awanish Kumar Mishra March 13, 2025
A 27% fall in IndusInd Bank's share price has left investors in a state of uncertainty. Mutual fund managers, who hold over Rs 6,500…
Securing the Trading Ecosystem: SEBI’s Proposal for UCC-SIM-Mobile Handset Integration
Posted inFinancial Literacy SEBI SIM Binding

Securing the Trading Ecosystem: SEBI’s Proposal for UCC-SIM-Mobile Handset Integration

Posted by By Awanish Kumar Mishra February 26, 2025
The capital market regulator SEBI has proposed implementing a technological mechanism similar to UPI within the trading system. This proposal involves binding the Unique…
SEBI Extends Timeline for Dispatch of CAS: Easing Compliance or Causing Setbacks?
Posted inDemat Account Mutual Fund SEBI

SEBI Extends Timeline for Dispatch of CAS: Easing Compliance or Causing Setbacks?

Posted by By Awanish Kumar Mishra February 24, 2025
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has extended the timeline for the dispatch of the Consolidated Account Statement (CAS) by a few…
Rs. 250/month SIP: A Step Forward or a Risky Gamble? 7% return comes with 1% exit load.
Posted inFinancial Literacy Mutual Fund SEBI

Rs. 250/month SIP: A Step Forward or a Risky Gamble? 7% return comes with 1% exit load.

Posted by By Awanish Kumar Mishra February 17, 2025
The newly launched Rs. 250/month SIP comes with a penal clause - 7% return with an exit load of 1%. While this scheme may…
Why does ‘watchdog’ SEBI need someone to wake it up? A failing regulator is a curse for D-Street
Posted inFinancial Literacy SEBI

Why does ‘watchdog’ SEBI need someone to wake it up? A failing regulator is a curse for D-Street

Posted by By Awanish Kumar Mishra February 15, 2025
The capital market regulator, SEBI, seems to be in a race to issue circulars without ensuring that the system is ready for the effective…
Algo trading for retail investors: SEBI’s love and concern for retail is a big eyewash
Posted inFinancial Literacy SEBI

Algo trading for retail investors: SEBI’s love and concern for retail is a big eyewash

Posted by By Awanish Kumar Mishra February 5, 2025
The date is out. From 1st August 2025, retail investors will be trading through algo. The capital market regulator SEBI has been generous enough…
Kamlesh Varshney used CDR to nab Parekh, Buch chose to ignore it for the reasons best known to her
Posted inFinancial Literacy SEBI

Kamlesh Varshney used CDR to nab Parekh, Buch chose to ignore it for the reasons best known to her

Posted by By Awanish Kumar Mishra January 29, 2025
Kamlesh Varshney, Whole Time Member (WTM), SEBI earned huge round of applause from all quarters for using digital tools like Call Detail Record (CDR)…
Difficult times for scamsters…Banks adopt a slew of measures to check muling, laundering and swindling.
Posted inBanking Cybercrime Financial Literacy

Difficult times for scamsters…Banks adopt a slew of measures to check muling, laundering and swindling.

Posted by By Awanish Kumar Mishra January 2, 2025
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has implemented a slew of measures to check muling, laundering and swindling. Banks have adopted many such measures…
Single e-mail/mobile number for non-individual trading accounts might open can of worms.
Posted inFinancial Literacy SEBI

Single e-mail/mobile number for non-individual trading accounts might open can of worms.

Posted by By Awanish Kumar Mishra November 3, 2024
The capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has circulated a draft circular regarding use of single e-mail and mobile number…
‘Rounding off’ Paisa to nearest Rupee amounts to Overcharging. Manasha’s fight for 50 Paisa bared it all.
Posted inBanking Consumer Court India Post

‘Rounding off’ Paisa to nearest Rupee amounts to Overcharging. Manasha’s fight for 50 Paisa bared it all.

Posted by By Awanish Kumar Mishra October 29, 2024
In this age of digital payment like UPI Lite, NFC and QR Code, the prevalence of cash payment at several government establishments is unpalatable.…

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Awanish Kumar Mishra
Delhi University, IIM Alumni
Founder, Center for Financial Inclusion and Planning

Mr. Awanish Kumar Mishra straddles the domains of media, finance, academics, policy making, and digital transformation.

An alumnus of reputed institutions like the Ramjas College (Delhi University), the Indian Institute of Management (Indore), the Xavier Institute of Communications (Mumbai), the Indian Institute of Capital Market (Navi Mumbai), and the National Institute of Securities Market (Navi Mumbai), Mr. Mishra is a public intellectual of repute.

After quitting UTI Mutual Fund in 2003, Mishra worked with several major media houses, including Dainik Bhaskar (Resident Editor-Delhi NCR), Dainik Jagran (Corporate Editor) and Amar Ujala(Economic Editor). Later, he founded a personal finance magazine, Money Mantra, which he edited till July 2013.

Currently, Mr. Mishra is working on a project, ‘Risk Mitigation Mechanism in Financial Market.’ The project strives to protect small investors from scams and promote fair play.

For Mr. Mishra, subjects like financial inclusion and financial planning are not just academic matters but also a passion. He wants to enliven www.natfin.org with his enthusiasm and knowledge.

Linkedin profile tag: www.linkedin.com/in/dr-awanish-kumar-mishra-a531151b

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