SEBI slashes routine broker inspections by two-thirds, shifts to risk-based checks
SEBI announced it will cut FY27 inspection visits for stock brokers and depositories to about one-third of last year’s count. The regulator will now conduct joint, risk-based inspections, prioritising firms flagged by alerts, complaints or high-risk scores, while compliant intermediaries face fewer visits. This aims to ease compliance burdens and sharpen oversight of risky players.