Disclosure Requirements: Mandating companies and financial products (like mutual funds) to provide comprehensive and accurate information to investors (e.g., offer documents, annual reports, NAV disclosures).

Fair Trading Practices: Preventing market manipulation, insider trading, front-running, and other unfair trade practices.

Regulation of Intermediaries: Licensing, monitoring, and setting conduct standards for brokers, advisors, mutual fund distributors, and other market intermediaries.

Grievance Redressal Mechanisms: Establishing platforms like SEBI's SCORES (SEBI Complaints Redress System) and investor helplines for investors to lodge complaints and seek resolution.

Investor Education and Awareness: Conducting programs and campaigns to educate investors about market risks, investment products, and their rights and responsibilities.

Protection against Mis-selling: Regulations to ensure that financial products are sold appropriately to investors based on their risk profile and financial goals.

Corporate Governance Norms: Mandating good corporate governance practices for listed companies to protect minority shareholders' interests.

Capital Adequacy Norms: Ensuring financial intermediaries maintain adequate capital to absorb potential losses.

Segregation of Client Funds: Mandating that client funds are kept separate from the intermediary's own funds to prevent misuse.

Fee Caps and Transparency: Regulating the fees and charges levied on investors (e.g., mutual fund expense ratios) to ensure they are reasonable and transparent.

Disclosure Requirements: Mandating companies and financial products (like mutual funds) to provide comprehensive and accurate information to investors (e.g., offer documents, annual reports, NAV disclosures).

Fair Trading Practices: Preventing market manipulation, insider trading, front-running, and other unfair trade practices.

Regulation of Intermediaries: Licensing, monitoring, and setting conduct standards for brokers, advisors, mutual fund distributors, and other market intermediaries.

Grievance Redressal Mechanisms: Establishing platforms like SEBI's SCORES (SEBI Complaints Redress System) and investor helplines for investors to lodge complaints and seek resolution.

Investor Education and Awareness: Conducting programs and campaigns to educate investors about market risks, investment products, and their rights and responsibilities.

Protection against Mis-selling: Regulations to ensure that financial products are sold appropriately to investors based on their risk profile and financial goals.

Corporate Governance Norms: Mandating good corporate governance practices for listed companies to protect minority shareholders' interests.

Capital Adequacy Norms: Ensuring financial intermediaries maintain adequate capital to absorb potential losses.

Segregation of Client Funds: Mandating that client funds are kept separate from the intermediary's own funds to prevent misuse.

Fee Caps and Transparency: Regulating the fees and charges levied on investors (e.g., mutual fund expense ratios) to ensure they are reasonable and transparent.