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Sebi Cancels Capital Stroke Investment Services Registration and Bars Firm for Five Years
- •Sebi canceled the registration of Capital Stroke Investment Services and barred it from the securities market for five years.
- •The firm was penalized for multiple violations, including promising assured returns, using misleading representations, and posting false testimonials.
- •Only seven out of 314 employees held NISM certification even though around 35 employees provided advisory services.
- •Other violations included submitting forged documents during inspection, charging arbitrary fees, and repeatedly billing clients for the same advisory service.
- •The five-year restraint period will be calculated after adjusting for the debarment period already served under earlier orders.
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Sebi cancelled the registration of Capital Stroke Investment Services over multiple violations, which included making misleading representations and promising assured returns to clients. The firm also submitted forged documents during inspection, charged arbitrary fees, and flouted various investment adviser norms.
Sebi has imposed a five-year debarment on Capital Stroke Investment Services from the securities market. The final restraint period will be calculated after adjusting for any debarment period already served under earlier interim and confirmatory orders.
Sebi discovered that out of the firm's 314 employees, only seven held NISM certifications, even though around 35 employees were actively providing investment advisory-related services.
