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  • 02 June, 2020

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Social stock exchange (SSE)

Social stock exchange (SSE)

  • A working group constituted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on social stock exchanges has recommended allowing non-profit organisations to directly list on such platforms while allowing certain tax incentives to encourage participation on the platform.

  • The idea of a social stock exchange (SSE) for a listing of social enterprises and voluntary organisations was mooted by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Union Budget 2019-20.
  • According to a release issued by the capital markets regulator, the group has recommended allowing non-profit organisations to directly list through the issuance of bonds while recommending a range of funding avenues, including some of the existing mechanisms such as Social Venture Funds (SVFs) under Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs).
  • There is a great opportunity to unlock funds from donors, philanthropic foundations and CSR spenders, in the form of zero coupons and zero principal bonds. These bonds will be listed on the SSE.
  • The group has also suggested a new minimum reporting standard for organisations that raise funds on social stock exchanges.
  • The working group has also suggested that the social stock exchange can be housed within the existing national bourses like the BSE and the National Stock Exchange.

Source: TH


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