Sebi’s New Pitch: Allowing Part-Time Professionals to Become Investment Advisors Could Reshape the Financial Advice Landscape
Mumbai, India — In an education landscape often limited to conventional academic pursuits, individuals like M. Pattabiraman, a physics professor at IIT Madras, are breaking molds. Renowned for his financial acumen, Pattabiraman has developed financial calculators so valuable they’ve been featured on the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) investor education site. Similarly, Vijay Malik, formerly a practicing doctor, carved out a new path as a successful equity research analyst and now manages a popular finance blog. This shift signifies a broader trend of professionals diversifying into financial advising, despite regulatory constraints. Currently, Sebi’s … Read more