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  "id": 3975271,
  "title": "SEBI proposes scrapping merchant banker mandate for small-value debt issues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/sebi-proposes-scrapping-merchant-banker-mandate-for-small-value-debt",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-28T13:49:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindu BusinessLine",
    "slug": "hindu-businessline",
    "url": "https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/sebi-proposes-scrapping-merchant-banker-mandate-for-small-value-debt-issues/article71400696.ece"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mandatory merchant banker appointments raise costs, cause delays and hurt price-sensitive debt issuances as market yields can move quickly",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindu BusinessLine",
        "title": "SEBI proposes merchant banker exemption for small-value private debt issues by eligible listed issuers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/sebi-proposes-merchant-banker-exemption-for-small-value-private-debt",
        "published": "2026-08-28T03:43:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}