a. Where do I get data on primary issues? (issuer, total issues, issue size, the intermediaries, etc., during a given period)

SEBI brings out a monthly bulletin that is available off the shelf at bookstores. A digital version of the same is available on the SEBI website under the “News/Publications” section. The Bulletin contains all the relevant historical figures of intermediary issue and intermediary particulars during the given period placed against historical figures.

b. What are the relevant regulations and where do I find them?

The SEBI Manual is SEBI authorized publication that is a comprehensive databank of all relevant Acts, Rules, Regulations and Guidelines that are related to the functioning of the Board. The details pertaining to the Acts, Rules, Regulations, Guidelines and Circulars are placed on the SEBI website under the “Legal Framework” section. The periodic updates are uploaded onto the SEBI website regularly.

c. Will SEBI answer my queries online in case of doubts and clarifications?

The “Feedback” section on the SEBI website has a provision for the visitors to the site to ask questions on clarifications on smaller issues pertaining to the availability of information and a facility for users to provide feedback on the same. However, if the queries are legalistic and deep in nature, they are to be referred to SEBI under the SEBI (informal Guidance) Scheme, 2003.