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Sebi member raises concerns over valuation practices
Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday raised concerns about current valuation practices.
"There are some perceived challenges around valuations like those faced earlier with credit ratings. A perceived conflict of interest-valuers are hired and paid by the very entities whose assets they value," Sebi whole-time member
Ananth Narayan
said. He was speaking at the ETCFO NextGen event here.
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He highlighted the wide divergence in valuations due to differing assumptions, often with minimal disclosure, and lack of accountability when valuations change sharply over time.
"Just as
credit rating agencies
now disclose rating histories and are held to standards, it may be time for valuers to disclose assumptions, sensitivity ranges and track records, and be held accountable for egregious deviations," he said.
He also urged
chief financial officers
to reduce the time lag between financial results and annual reports.
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